Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

Plotted a hilly (but not too high) 40 km route in South Dublin before setting out yesterday: link The elevation gain is 836 metres according to my phone's Strava App Vs 425 in Mapmyride.

It doesn't look like much but it was, with some serious grinding on the peddles required to make it up some of the steeper inclines - including "The Full Wall".

Having read various reports of the nice conditions up around Sally Gap, I ventured up there today; a lovely 60km ride and my first time up there since October.

I'm too embarrased to provide any Strava links. I'm 20% slower than at my peak in August last year :eek:

Surprisingly mild out, though the mist made surface a bit greasy. Nearly hit the deck after deciding to take a slightly different route, which I hadn't been down before, and rolling across a manhole on a corner. Back wheel slid out, I unclipped, but thankfully I stayed mostly upright and kept going.

Very misty morning - couldn't see Howth from the Clontarf cycletrack at all.

My commute has shortened by 0.4km after they opened a new road :-( or :-)

Commuted in this morning and hit the deck at the roundabout after Blake's Cross - went into it too fast and back wheel slid from under me. Luckily, I got away with a couple of cuts and bruises so I count myself lucky!

After checking my stats on Strava I saw I had a few achievements and PRs for some of the segments before this. Going to save this form for drier conditions next time

Cycling home after work, got a puncture just after Ranelagh on my new skinnys. I've been waiting for this to happen, I think the tyres are too fragile against all the glass on the commute (23mm Conti Ultra Sport), so I've been carrying all puncture repair gear in my saddlebag.
It was raining and a little cold, but I was quite looking forward to my first chance of fixing a puncture at the side of the road.
Turned my bike upside down, got my tyre levers out, smugly eyed my spare tube and co2 canister then realised I didn't have my allen keys to take my front wheel off the bike, for some reason I had left them in the shed this morning.
If I couldn't take my wheel off, I couldn't take off the old tube, so I packed everything back up and trudged back to the bike shop in Ranelagh.
LBS guy (Jack) said he could fix it no problem, I realised I didn't have any money so went across the road to the atm to get some cash.
Searched through my bag, no purse, I could see it on the mantlepiece at home.
Ran back over to Jack, told him I'd forgotten my purse but cycled past twice a day and could drop off the money in the morning, he got a bit shifty and said unfortunately so many people have said that to him and never turned up with the money (how bad is that?!) and asked did I have anything I could leave him until I dropped in the money.?
I left him my saddlebag with everything to change a puncture except the allen keys.

1750W wrote: »

Got up at 7am had a low carb breakfast. Started to get dresses HR Strap on everything ready and decided to put on my shoes, as I went to look for them I felt a nasty twinge hit my knee. At that moment I realised I had left the shoes in the car and they were soaking wet since yesterday. Decided not to start a 4hr spin wearing wet Shoes! Turns out it was a great decision, the 3km descent all the way down from my house was covered in a massive oil slick.

Why low carb?

got a KOM on the way into work.
It's one of those short little sub one minute ones so wildly inaccurate. Great

Seemed to be a lot of very inexperienced cyclists out today especially on the Clontarf cycle track. Loads of them heading outbound in groups taking both sides of the track while looking at the ground in front of them. I felt it was left to me to take evasive action again and again - not particularly easy with the joggers and pedestrians on the other side.

A little bit of manners folks - I know it may be nice to have a chat when heading to Howth but it's rude to continue to do so on the wrong side with oncoming traffic!

Cycled 72k around quiet country roads in kildare and meath today with my OH. Nice to be able to share the cycle and day but 'different' to not go at my own pace.
Loving my edge 800, being able to plan the course the night before and have it repeated back turn by turn when cycling the next day, a far cry from the written notes I took out with me on a piece of paper a few months ago, they wouldn't have lasted long in today's rain. Great days cycle.

Decided to a flat spin today so went Rush-Lusk-swords-malahide-bayside-sutton-clontarf and back. Tough day though it was with rain and wind on my face for most of it. Enjoyed it though. Covered just under 75km in the end.