Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

traprunner · 13-03-2016 01:46PM

First spin in a while apart from my short commutes. My fitness has definitely disappeared over the winter. Found it tough enough even though there was hardly a breeze. 9 personal bests on Strava though.

Distance 30.87km
Avg 23.9km/h
Elevation 161m

Thud · 13-03-2016 04:51PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Any idea what the letters 'POD' are for in the title of that segment?

(The reason I ask is that several segments here in North County Dublin are also prefixed with 'POD' in the title. )

http://world.std.com/~Jimf/biking/slang.html
Potential Organ Donor :eek:

dahat · 13-03-2016 05:03PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Any idea what the letters 'POD' are for in the title of that segment?

(The reason I ask is that several segments here in North County Dublin are also prefixed with 'POD' in the title. )

Not got a clue, there is alot of segments with that prefix around my area. I will enquire in work though as i was rather curious myself.

Daroxtar · 13-03-2016 06:14PM

Lovely day for a spin. I wasn't the only one thinking that, loads of cyclists out today. First time up Kippure this year. I got PRs on Stocking Lane and Kippure itself and a few more segments so the turbo climbing sessions have paid off.
My endurance needs some work though, legs were well shot by the time I got back to base. They weren't even in great shape a few k before that. I think I pushed a bit hard for the first hour or so and suffered afterwards. I had intended to go back up Cunard to the featherbeds but I kept going on towards Glassmucky and back to the start.

Spring has put me in good form. Can't wait to get more miles in.

72km with 1300m climbing.

https://www.strava.com/activities/515988668/overview

Unknown Soldier · 13-03-2016 07:16PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Any idea what the letters 'POD' are for in the title of that segment?

(The reason I ask is that several segments here in North County Dublin are also prefixed with 'POD' in the title. )

Possibly the segment makers initials.

ford2600 · 13-03-2016 07:36PM

dahat wrote: »

Went out for a handy spin yesterday and somebiw ended up doing The Vee and Melleray again, an enjoyable spin and what i needed after Seskin did my confidence in.

The descent off Melleray is quite sharp and my new found love for descending put me in 4th place overall on Strava, 20secs off the KOM which I think is gettable as i nearly ditched the bike on a bend.

https://www.strava.com/activities/515044895

Vee and Mellary is a great training loop, used do it a lot a few years ago.

I'd be inclined to leave that KOM go though;between narrow and very steep road with occasional jeep with trailers it's pretty dodgy. The biggest hazard is the gravel close to bottom washed down from minor road.

Your old enough to ignore of course ☺

Wishbone Ash · 13-03-2016 07:40PM

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

Possibly the segment makers initials.

Possibly but there doesn't seem to be anyone with those initials well placed. I suspect the ones here have been created by someone in my club.

A few examples:

https://www.strava.com/segments/9488405
https://www.strava.com/segments/9488412
https://www.strava.com/segments/9519350

dahat · 13-03-2016 08:40PM

ford2600 wrote: »

Vee and Mellary is a great training loop, used do it a lot a few years ago.

I'd be inclined to leave that KOM go though;between narrow and very steep road with occasional jeep with trailers it's pretty dodgy. The biggest hazard is the gravel close to bottom washed down from minor road.

Your old enough to ignore of course ☺

Strong feeling that you are spot on with your advice but its probably the only KOM I'll ever have a chance of getting so i might try it once more...

Ever try Shanhrans Climb around that area? How does it compare to Seskin if so.

Bolloxology · 13-03-2016 08:47PM

cjt156 wrote: »

How's the surface looking around that area now?

The surface down to Oonagh bridge is poor.Basically a dirt track.Risking a puncture.
From the bridge up to the really steep section at the start of the climb is OK. It was dry yesterday,which helps on that ridiculous ramp..from then on to the top of Balinagee it was fine.
I'd swerve that area in damp conditions.

ford2600 · 13-03-2016 09:33PM

dahat wrote: »

Strong feeling that you are spot on with your advice but its probably the only KOM I'll ever have a chance of getting so i might try it once more...

Ever try Shanhrans Climb around that area? How does it compare to Seskin if so.

Shanrahan is tough, much longer than Seskin about 8km v 3km. Very steady around 8% whereas Seskin is two hard long ramps.

Give it a go.

Next time after Vee don't turn left for Mellary but takes next left nice gentle climb which brings you down by pub in Newcastle.

Nire climb is tough enough to especially up by bog.

Don't forget Ticincor in a few weeks!

dahat · 13-03-2016 09:38PM

ford2600 wrote: »

Shanrahan is tough, much longer than Seskin about 8km v 3km. Very steady around 8% whereas Seskin is two hard long ramps.

Give it a go.

Next time after Vee don't turn left for Mellary but takes next left nice gentle climb which brings you down by pub in Newcastle.

Nire climb is tough enough to especially up by bog.

Don't forget Ticincor in a few weeks!

Long and steady with no big ramps will suit me better i think. It's included in The Vee Valley Challenge which I'm keen to do and will now.

iAcesHigh · 13-03-2016 10:12PM

Went from Sandyford through Tallaght to (R133-->N81) and to Blessington Lakes, took a picture, ate some home made bars and head back - was just wondering, is there any other flat-ish way back (I would head to Sally Gap and mountains in general as part of a different training), round the same km mark (so 60-90 in total)...

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retalivity · 13-03-2016 10:17PM

Ballinascorney, bohernabreena, ballycullen, woodstown, rockbrook, along m50/marley park to lamb doyles. would be lumpy but not too bad, skirting the bottom of the dublin mountains.

iAcesHigh · 13-03-2016 10:28PM

retalivity wrote: »

Ballinascorney, bohernabreena, ballycullen, woodstown, rockbrook, along m50/marley park to lamb doyles. would be lumpy but not too bad, skirting the bottom of the dublin mountains.

That's practically what I did, thought there might be some other way...

Borderfox · 14-03-2016 06:48AM

45km @29.9kmph on Saturday around rathfeigh bellinteer and bedtime

55km on Sunday but had a problem with Garmin freezing. Cleared out history and updated firmware to fix.

Got a Rotor Q ring for my inside ring to try out and seems to be a lot more comfortable to use even when at high cadence. I've lost the dead spot in my crank and power is up. Cadence on Saturday was 98 avg and power was 210w with 237w np

Kintarō Hattori · 14-03-2016 10:06AM

So when I started this job 4 years ago I pretty much gave up on cycling, even in the evening and at the weekends as I was a bit of a workaholic and the job was draining. It's gotten easier so decided to attempt the commute back in, 35km door door- Balbriggan to Thomas Street. Got in, in about 2 hours. Painfully slow I know but that's on a mountain bike and it's been four years so I'm out of shape.
Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and with one of the main guys here having discovered cycling works out better for him than taking the car, I'm going to try and do this at least once a week.

It was great, at least out in the countryside, I forgot that North County Dublin can be so nice on the bike.

loudymacloud · 14-03-2016 10:27AM

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

So when I started this job 4 years ago I pretty much gave up on cycling, even in the evening and at the weekends as I was a bit of a workaholic and the job was draining. It's gotten easier so decided to attempt the commute back in, 35km door door- Balbriggan to Thomas Street. Got in, in about 2 hours. Painfully slow I know but that's on a mountain bike and it's been four years so I'm out of shape.
Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be and with one of the main guys here having discovered cycling works out better for him than taking the car, I'm going to try and do this at least once a week.

It was great, at least out in the countryside, I forgot that North County Dublin can be so nice on the bike.

It really is such a nice place to be on the bike, i only recently moved out that direction, so many places to go cycle

Kintarō Hattori · 14-03-2016 10:44AM

loudymacloud wrote: »

It really is such a nice place to be on the bike, i only recently moved out that direction, so many places to go cycle

That's for sure. NCC is lovely in itself but then you have Louth and Meath on your doorstep too and you're spoiled for country lanes to cycle.

P_1 · 14-03-2016 12:47PM

Took on Howth Head from the village side this morning. Beaut of a day. 11 minutes to the summit, 40km in 1:48.

Luxman · 14-03-2016 01:49PM

I took to Howth also, twice up from Howth village. Gorgeous day. My starva fly by shows a bunch of people in Howth. 90K at 28.9k avg. Good day.

Alek · 14-03-2016 01:56PM

It must be a Howth day today! I went from the village too before work, trying the granny gear on my tourer. Same effort but slower, pointless if you're not hauling load. But since the extra gears are there, its really hard to refrain from using them!

brownian · 14-03-2016 02:17PM

OK, so it's yesterday...but had a really nice spin from Deansgrange to Enniskerry and Glencree, then up to the top of Kippure (smashing view), then back over the feather beds to Rathfarnham (to collect car after late night boozing session).

Today Monday is just such a nice day - why am I in front of a computer?

mr spuckler · 14-03-2016 02:20PM

feeling a lot of howth jealousy with it being such a beautiful day

think the week is due to be good till thursday so will aim to head up tomorrow morning

loudymacloud · 14-03-2016 02:27PM

Definitely a lot of Howth jealously going on today

Rogue-Trooper · 14-03-2016 02:29PM

Alek wrote: »

It must be a Howth day today! I went from the village too before work, trying the granny gear on my tourer. Same effort but slower, pointless if you're not hauling load. But since the extra gears are there, its really hard to refrain from using them!

Hmmmmmm.........I gave a nod to someone this morning around Howth-way on a tourer with red panniers on the front. Was that you by any chance? Probably would have been around 7.30ish.

Great morning for it. Ditched the Mistral jacket and went for gilet & armwarmers - so glad I did!

Alek · 14-03-2016 02:33PM

It was me myself and my Torpedo Badger with medium load of food, clothes and locks

Nice to meet you!

(was it on the way in to the village?)

wanderer 22 · 14-03-2016 03:01PM

What a day for a spin- did stocking lane-glencree-devils elbow- city centre.60k @slow km/h. Wanted to do more but legs were having none of it :-/

Rogue-Trooper · 14-03-2016 03:55PM

Alek wrote: »

It was me myself and my Torpedo Badger with medium load of food, clothes and locks Nice to meet you!

(was it on the way in to the village?)

*Tips hat

Now that I think about it, I've no idea where I saw you - but it was definitely going in the opposite direction! It was the bike & the red panniers out front that stuck out in my mind!

Unknown Soldier · 14-03-2016 07:09PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Possibly but there doesn't seem to be anyone with those initials well placed. I suspect the ones here have been created by someone in my club.

A few examples:

https://www.strava.com/segments/9488405
https://www.strava.com/segments/9488412
https://www.strava.com/segments/9519350

You're thinking about this wrongly, people well placed don't create them, they bleedin hammer them! Us lesser mortals create them

I'd hazard a wild guess that it might be this fella, but maybe not. He was the first one I came across with the initials POD on both segments.
https://www.strava.com/activities/304592467#7173273844
https://www.strava.com/activities/232687687#5489861686

My investigation stops here.

Until my OCD kicks in later in the week and I JUST HAVE TO KNOW

iAcesHigh wrote: »

The one and only time I scratched my AL9.0 was leaning it like that against a sign post. Lesson learned! Always try and use the saddle now!

Anyways... after a lot of procrastinating this weekend I did feck all cycling and managed to get around to cleaning my winter bike yesterday. It was badly in need of it tbh.
Took a while and I got there in the end!

I forgot how nice, smooth and in general, easier, it is to cycle with a clean chain and cassette. I'm convinced that after a couple of weeks of grime and dirt attaching themselves to your chain and cassette , you "lose" a gear or two. E.G. Your rear "25" runs like a "23" etc.

All that aside had a lovely morning out this morning, although due to the weather over the weekend I didn't think of checking for the weather this morning.

I was very fupping surprised to see the temp drop to -1.8 and me with no neck/face warmer.

It was bleedin freezin'!

Proper fuppin freezin'!

But it was great to have daylight back in the mornings. I love getting out at dawn. First light was at about 5:50am, "no lights to see your way" @ about 6:15am and full on daylight at 6:30am

It really is a fantastic time of the day in my opinion. Well worth the 15 minute head debate at 5am and the painful dragging of one's ass out of bed, which is the hard bit tbh.

18.6km done with 314m climbed up stocking etc.

Bring on the Dawn!

secman · 14-03-2016 07:51PM

No broadband in wexford so only posting now
Sat nice spin from killenagh to gorey
.inch... Castletown. .. Ballymoney. ..courtown..killenagh .home 55 km Avg 24kmh

Sunday. Killenagh... kilmuckridge ... Blackwater. ..Curaclow. ..Castlebridge ... coast road is a such a lovely rolling meandering road... so came back the same route... 60 km Avg 23.7 km

Lovely spring weather....

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