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  • #102
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Finally back on the bike after 2 weeks in Germany eating my bodyweight in pork products washed down with beer. My Raleigh needs repairs so went out on the single speed. Picked up a new Bianchi Pista and making a few little changes before I put it on the road. Looking forward to it. :)

    Mon: Rest
    Tue: Rest
    Wed: Rest
    Thurs: Rest
    Fri: Rest
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: 42km commute

    Weekly total: 42km
    YTD: 11,323 km


  • #103
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    RT66 wrote: »
    Finally back on the bike after 2 weeks in Germany eating my bodyweight in pork products washed down with beer. My Raleigh needs repairs so went out on the single speed. Picked up a new Bianchi Pista and making a few little changes before I put it on the road. Looking forward to it. :)

    Mon: Rest Lazy
    Tue: Rest Lazy
    Wed: Rest Lazy
    Thurs: Rest Lazy
    Fri: Rest Lazy
    Sat: Rest Lazy
    Sun: 42km commute Less Lazy

    Weekly total: 42km
    YTD: 11,323 km

    Fixed that for ya :P


  • #104
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    More or less back to normal this week. Still not feeling fantastic, with the remnants of a cold still lingering. My new Bianchi is nearly ready for service, possibly will start using it tomorrow. Meanwhile I've been using the Benotto single speed.

    Mon: Rest
    Tue: 52km commute
    Wed: 51km commute
    Thurs: 35km commute
    Fri: 17km commute
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: 25km commute

    Weekly total: 180km
    YTD: 11,503 km


  • #105
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Lazy week mostly, but at least I got the new bike on the road. I put a 16t freewheel on it so it's running 48x16 now. Will be changing the front ring for a 50T, possibly even a 52. We'll see. Took it up to Howth on Monday, and for one of the Swords club spins yesterday, but other than that just the few commutes.
    I also got a new cadence sensor, which I'm trying to get working reliably. It worked this morning, but not this evening, so probably just needs a little tweaking.

    Mon: 37km Howth spin
    Tue: 50km commute
    Wed: Rest
    Thurs: Rest
    Fri: 50km commute
    Sat: 73km club spin
    Sun: 42km commute

    Weekly total: 252km
    YTD: 11,755 km


  • #106
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,534 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Dermot Illogical wrote: »
    I also got a new cadence sensor, which I'm trying to get working reliably. It worked this morning, but not this evening, so probably just needs a little tweaking.
    If you go fixed rather than Single Speed you would be able to work it out as you go along, based on your speed ...


  • #107
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Beasty wrote: »
    If you go fixed rather than Single Speed you would be able to work it out as you go along, based on your speed ...

    As in "my cadence was 85 right up until the moment I went on my arse"? :)
    I've tried running bikes fixed around town and I've come to the conclusion it's really not for me. My maths skillz wouldn't be up to all that arithmetic either.


  • #108
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    September
    Count: 26 Activities
    Distance: 1,120.02 km
    Time: 42:43:06 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain: 6,177 m
    Avg Speed: 26.2 km/h
    Avg HR: 135 bpm

    October
    Count: 24 Activities
    Distance: 603.58 km
    Time: 22:57:47 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain: 1,981 m
    Avg Speed: 26.3 km/h
    Avg Bike Cadence: 73 rpm


  • #109
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Was quite sick this week, so very little cycling.

    Mon: 43km Commute
    Tue: 50km commute
    Wed: 42km
    Thurs: Rest
    Fri: Rest
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: Rest

    Weekly total: 135km
    YTD: 11,890 km


  • #110
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Still not fully recovered, but back on the bike at least. :)

    Mon: 43km Commute
    Tue: 74km commute
    Wed: 50km commute
    Thurs: 50km commute
    Fri: 34km commute
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: Rest

    Weekly total: 251km
    YTD: 12,141 km


  • #111
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Not feeling too great at the moment. Think I might be borderline manflu material. All single speed at the moment until I get finished doing a little bit of work prepping the Raleigh for winter.
    Aiming to get a new racer in the next few weeks, so that's something to look forward to. :)

    Mon: Rest
    Tue: 50km commute
    Wed: 42km commute
    Thurs: 50km commute
    Fri: 43km commute
    Sat: 50km commute
    Sun: 42km commute

    Weekly total: 277km
    YTD: 12,418 km


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  • #112
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Still not feeling great, but not ill enough to be off the bike. We're not quite at the manflu stage, yet.
    I had a very lazy week which was only saved by doing the Drogheda Wheelers Louth Coastal Challenge. That put a veneer of respectability onto a seriously despicable week. Broke a spoke on that spin, so changing back to single speed until I get it fixed.
    I had let my Dublin Bike membership lapse but reactivated it last week and got back using it on Thursday. It's probably the most useful card in my wallet. It's a very handy service to have.

    Mon: Rest
    Tue: 50km commute
    Wed: 7.5km pottering around
    Thurs: Did a few unrecorded km on Dublin Bike
    Fri: Lazy
    Sat: Even more lazy
    Sun: 168km including Drogheda Wheelers Louth Coastal Challenge.

    Weekly total: 225km
    YTD: 12,643 km


  • #113
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Count: 36 Activities
    Distance: 902.23 km
    Time: 34:11:24 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain: 3,201 m
    Avg Speed: 26.4 km/h
    Avg Bike Cadence: 72 rpm


  • #114
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Ticking over.

    Mon: 50km commute
    Tue: 50km commute
    Wed: 24km commute
    Thurs: Rest
    Fri: 32km commute
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: Rest

    Weekly total: 156km
    YTD: 12,799 km


  • #115
    Lusk Doyle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,365 ✭✭✭Lusk Doyle


    Dermot Illogical wrote: »
    Ticking over.

    Mon: 50km commute
    Tue: 50km commute
    Wed: 24km commute
    Thurs: Rest
    Fri: 32km commute
    Sat: Rest
    Sun: Rest

    Weekly total: 156km
    YTD: 12,799 km


    13k by the year end. Nice work.


  • #116
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Lusk Doyle wrote: »
    13k by the year end. Nice work.

    Yeah, should have been 14+ but had some interruptions and a few lazy spells. At least I've left myself an obvious goal for next year.


  • #117
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Feck this, I'm off to Zaytoon for a kebab.


  • #118
    colm_gti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,505 ✭✭✭colm_gti


    Dermot Illogical wrote: »
    Feck this, I'm off to Zaytoon for a kebab.

    Didn't know that place existed before 3am in the morning....


  • #119
    Dermot Illogical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭Dermot Illogical


    Well, I finished with 13,260km, 78km vertical in 517hrs of cycling.
    It wasn't a bad year, but all my silly goals were soon forgotten about and replaced with random activity. :)
    The last few months were very difficult due to travel and illness. Hopefully we'll be back to business as usual soon enough.

    Highlights of the year:
    Purchase of a new commuter, a Bianchi Pista steel.
    Mileage achieved. Very happy with the year's total. It's up a couple of thousand on last year.
    Taking the bike on holidays. I managed to get in 860km of cycling on my holidays. This in particular stands out as my most enjoyable day on the bike. I left the bike behind and intend to visit it regularly.
    Commuting speed. Got overtaken just once this year on my commute. In my defence the guy was in full racing gear out on a training spin. I was on a single speed, carrying a rucksack and was spinning out trying to keep up. I will get bigger gears on my single speeds to stop this happening again.
    Racing. I managed to get in a couple of races before the Swords league was called off. Thoroughly enjoyable.
    Strava. I have managed to finish the year with 4 strava KOMs in Ireland and a further 10 in Italy. The Italian ones don't really count as Strava hasn't quite taken off in the area I was in. For anyone who wants to have a go, the Irish ones are Pearse Sprint (49.1km/h), North Strand (38.5 km/h), Carrickhill Rd (38 km/h) and Watermill Rd (35.5 km/h). I took Watermill Rd with my last spin of the year. I hope to have a better go at it this year when I get a new bike with gears. :)


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