Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

dunworth1 · 04-06-2016 05:54PM

Boscoirl wrote: »

140km with 1000m of climbing. Around the Shannon estuary. Absolutely fantastic day. I need a pint now.

https://www.strava.com/activities/598269598

Me too.. But mine is longer

Check out my 142.5 km Ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/598276378

godtabh · 04-06-2016 07:18PM

went for a quick spin in the countryside

https://www.strava.com/activities/598455824

smacl · 04-06-2016 08:02PM

godtabh wrote: »

went for a quick spin in the countryside

https://www.strava.com/activities/598455824

Legend. Major congrats. Woke at about 7:30, remembered some crazy boardsies were going to spend the day climbing all the most obnoxious ramps in the area, though fark that for a game of soldiera and read my book instead. Was harsh enough on the normal hills today, that route must have been soul destroying today.

Garzard · 04-06-2016 08:17PM

Just in the door from a 102km struggle from Knocklyon - SG - Laragh - Roundwood - Lough Tay - through the Gap again and down the same route I took from Knocklyon. Then continued onto Phoenix Park and back.

Chuffed with today but to put it bluntly, I'm b*lloxed. Even more amazed how the bike made it back in one piece.

ezra_ · 05-06-2016 12:16PM

Got a new cassette fitted; 25->28

Feels like a new bike; did a 60k odd hilly route today and found the hills a lot more enjoyable. Even on the flat I was able to spin a lot more and save the muscles.

750m climbing, 23k average.

G1032 · 05-06-2016 12:39PM

Joined the local club earlier in the year and got 2 spins in with them a couple of months ago. Between one thing or another I haven't been out with them on a Sunday in about 9 or 10 weeks.

So today I turned up and I was expecting the 30km/hr or so average of the previous rides I did..........

But oh no, that didn't happen.

5 of us headed off and 83km later and 2hrs 23minutes I got back. 35km/hr average. I'm not used to anything like that for such an extended period. But even though I was hanging on at times there was no way in hell I was going to quit.
No hiding place for the last 15km or so as the group was down to 2!!
I also reckon we had 50+km into the wind.
Just such tough going. I expect my HR should return to normal sometime towards the end of the week

Recovery ride beckons tomorrow.

https://www.strava.com/activities/599104793

dahat · 05-06-2016 01:23PM

Coast Road Spin with the club today. Nowhere to hide, flat to the boards at times n struggled with some lumpy bits but all in all a great spin.

131km at 31.4avg with in around 800m elevation, the 8km to the meet up really was hard work on the return journey.

Also we picked up a lad wearing UCD gear along the way, nice guy and pretty decent on a bike I'd say.

DMW22 · 05-06-2016 01:34PM

Did the Kilbeggan Festival Cycle today. Beautiful day with the sun breaking out to improve my cyclist's tan

95km plus my cycle in and home.

144km, 401m, 33.1 km/h

https://www.strava.com/activities/599247518

Eponymous · 05-06-2016 01:59PM

First 100k+ ride today. 50 was my best prior to this. Had an 80k route worked out, then between Rathdrum and Glenealy the adrenaline must have kicked in and we decided to divert to Brittas Bay.

Speed nothing like any of you but ton up!

http://www.strava.com/activities/599193399

thesimpsons · 05-06-2016 02:19PM

club sunday spin - after 4 years I've finally made it and can keep to the main bunch (apart from where they go on mad sprinting sprees !!) 27.9 avg over 100km. what more - the spin was 80k but I voluntary did 24k extra to be sure I got to the 100k mark. gotta love this cycling lark - especially on weeks like we've been having.

triggermortis · 05-06-2016 02:27PM

Just back from tour of Louth. 105km in about 3 1/2 hours, which was good for me I thought. Can't upload until tomorrow as not at home yet. Chatted briefly to a couple of boardsies along the way. Would have liked a bit less wind, but was an enjoyable spin and well marshalled with good food at the end. And a medal

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1200932661

misterdeeds · 05-06-2016 02:56PM

cycled 60k this morning in 2hrs, v warm and i was tired after my 50k cycle yesterday . I am new to cycling and only did 3 months last summer so good to be cycling again and hope to do more this summer :-)

rollingscone · 05-06-2016 04:54PM

Saw two or three different lads descending the featherbeds towards Dublin in full aero tuck this afternoon.

Seems a bit risky to me.

Dcully · 05-06-2016 05:20PM

I normally shy away from climbing if i can,really hate it but recently ive been doing a few solo spins up hills the likes of the swan and wolfhill in laois spins of roughly 80k with 530m climbing.

So when i embarked Hollywood bound on the club spin yesterday and saw a few of our club mountain goats and racers in the group i was very worried as i knew what was ahead of me but as they say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
I definitely need to change my gear setup,while going up Hollywood even in my easiest gear i was grinding and needed more gears while my brother beside me was spinning,made it so much harder.
I never done Hollywood before so its nice to have done it now.
I felt tired but okay when we got home but i reckon i overdone it on the fluid intake as i felt like puking for a while afterwards,was so hard to judge fluid intake needs on such a hot day and more climbing than I'm used to i definitely over compensated.

Happy enough with 915m in 80k.
https://www.strava.com/activities/598063452

Bob_the_dog · 05-06-2016 05:39PM

Happened to be in Dublin yesterday morning(normally based in Galway) with the bike in the car and a spare 2hrs so I decided to go searching for Stocking Lane after hearing much about it. Well holy sh#te, flat terrain of North Galway has nothing like it.

May need to go back and recover my lungs from the side of the road

Hauki · 05-06-2016 07:14PM

Another big ride around Wicklow today. 2x Sally Gap and 1x Wicklow Gap with 164km and 2020m of climb. Weather was just ridiculously good!

https://www.strava.com/activities/599633660

Don't Chute! · 05-06-2016 07:45PM

102 kms this morning with a very early start at 5-30. Wanted to avoid the heat! Headed up Red Lane from Greystones and out to Laragh. Then headed up Shay Elliott and Slieve Maan down to Aghavanna and turned around to go back over the other way and home. Wanted to get some good climbing in before the Alps next week and actually felt quite good. 193 kms for the week so happy with that.

https://www.strava.com/activities/598999955#kudos

Daroxtar · 05-06-2016 09:59PM

105 km with 1830m climbing today. Bohernabreena, Cunard and then up Kippure before heading down the Gap to Laragh. Did Shay Elliot and back up the Sally Gap and home.
Hope this weather sticks around for a while longer, it's fantastic for cycling.

https://www.strava.com/activities/599223287

P_1 · 06-06-2016 04:43PM

70km out to the folk's place and back. Pretty happy with my 26.5kmh average speed though it was quite the flat track. Glorious conditions.

devonp · 08-06-2016 02:28AM

Holiday spin , San Fran Golden gate repeats!!
Tourist crap bike, abandoned by my domestiques who returned SF by ferry, I as team leader of course finished, sweaty and burned, some of the hills here would make the Evil seem easy(i'll have a go on my return) , anyone cycled any of the Bullet hills in the city ??

https://www.strava.com/activities/602253665

breakingaway80 · 08-06-2016 07:38AM

I cycled 12km to my office .. it took me 22 mins to reach there.

BrookieD · 08-06-2016 08:06AM

another cycle from Ashbourne to office in Camden Street, 1hr4mins over 25km (just) feeling beeter on each cycle, fitness getting better and can notice certain sections become easier each time. Not to tar all with the same brush but Bus drivers and White Van Drivers are plane crazy and dangerous.

Getting a little Polaroid Cube to use as a helmet cam just in case

magicbastarder · 08-06-2016 08:41AM

do you use that crazy elevated pedestrian crossing where the N2 meets the M50?

BrookieD · 08-06-2016 09:49AM

yep, only safe way to cross over the m50......

magicbastarder · 08-06-2016 09:59AM

i hate those things. in your case, i'd be tempted to swing off at kilshane cross, head for the end of the runway, and turn right and come down in the back of charlestown shopping centre and back onto the N2 at the roundabout beside lidl. would add 1.5km to the trip.

helimachoptor · 08-06-2016 10:03AM

Cycling on the rock road today, coming up the woodbine road junction, green light for me so im going through, a Van had pulled out almost the lights and a guy comes zipping up the inside and takes a left towards town, we were both going pretty fast, would have been a nasty collision

Seaswimmer · 08-06-2016 11:33AM

Had my nephew over from Kansas and he wanted to do some cycling. He is 18 and does triathlons at home.

So last Thursday both of us and my son left Blackrock to head to Enniscorthy. Went down coast road from Greystones, stop in Wicklow town for coffee and on via Brittas, Arklow, Coolgreany into Gorey and then mixture of backroads and N11 to Enniscorthy where we stayed the night. About 120kms

Day 2 left Enniscorthy and headed to ferry at Ballyhack via Adamstown, Ramsgrange, Aurthurstown and crossed over to Passage East. Took coast road then via Tramore and on to Dungarvan. 112kms

Truly spectacular weather which made everything look nice. Big surprise for me was the stretch of Waterford coastline between Tramore and Dungarvan. Lots of ups and downs but lovely beaches and coastal scenery. Its a part of Ireland I hadn't been to before.

The 2 lads really enjoyed it. longest cycle for both of them. They got a lift home from Dungarvan with bikes while I went on to Lismore

noby · 08-06-2016 12:40PM

Seaswimmer wrote: »

Big surprise for me was the stretch of Waterford coastline between Tramore and Dungarvan. Lots of ups and downs but lovely beaches and coastal scenery. Its a part of Ireland I hadn't been to before.

Sshhhh. That's a local secret.

cdaly_ · 08-06-2016 01:57PM

BrookieD wrote: »

another cycle from Ashbourne to office in Camden Street, 1hr4mins over 25km (just) feeling beeter on each cycle, fitness getting better and can notice certain sections become easier each time. Not to tar all with the same brush but Bus drivers and White Van Drivers are plane crazy and dangerous.

magicbastarder wrote: »

in your case, i'd be tempted to swing off at kilshane cross, head for the end of the runway, and turn right and come down in the back of charlestown shopping centre and back onto the N2 at the roundabout beside lidl. would add 1.5km to the trip.

Nicer route off the main roads... https://goo.gl/maps/nGRBTFM81L12

Also more sheltered in windy weather...

uck51js9zml2yt · 08-06-2016 04:09PM

Took my new wheels(mavic aksium) for a spin in the phoenix park today. 22 km in an hour compared to my 15 km in an hour last week on my stock shimanoes.

I'll put the improvement down to the wheels, though it was probably me being a bit fitter.:)

Running on yksion elite guards.

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