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  • Registered Users Posts: 156 ✭✭jober


    106km today at the skoda boyne classic. 27k average .it was a very wet day. Had planned on doing the longer route but wanted to get home in time for the gaa,so i cut it short .I think alot of others decided to do the same.spent the first half of the cycle trying to keep up with Stephen roche .had a cup of tea and Sandwich with him at the food stop.made it back just in time for the dubs game throw in


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,160 ✭✭✭nilhg


    nilhg wrote: »
    Lucky enough to be able to get a short trip to the Alps in, arrived Wed evening and collected the bikes the next morning before heading up to the Glandon/Croix de Fer then back down and home via Villard Reculas and Huez before dropping a few bends back down to where we are staying at bend 12.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/713282215

    Yesterdays spin was a bit of a bonus, the forecast gave heavy rain but it never arrived and we got to take the Balcony road up over Bourg and around to the Col de Saronne before dropping back into the ski station. We headed off up to the lakes after lunch but met the rain so turned and headed for home.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/714252064

    Currently pissing rain here and cold so todays spin may just be the 21 bends of the Alpe but we'll see after breakfast.

    So the rain eased off a little so we got a little more ambitious and decided to take in the Col de Ornon as a warm up for our trip up Alpe itself, it's a nice climb, not as tough as some of the others that we'd done over the previous couple of days and as we went up conditions seemed to be improving and if anything I was too warm with the gear I had on but that changed when we turned to come back down into Bourg des Oiseans, the tem dropped and the rain started up again, not very heavy but enough for the road to be slippy and I was cold by the time we cot back to Bourg for coffee, having to mind the bikes meant we had to sit outside, one of the cafe's had patio heaters so it wasn't too bad but some of the lads must have looked bad enough cause the owner brought them out blankets.....

    Onwards to the start of the Alpe climb and I stripped off some layers to what I thought would be a good balance between the temp starting off and what I might meet up top and it worked reasonably well at least until I got above Huez village and out a bit more into the wind, even with the effort I was putting in then it was chilly and got worse up to the TDF finish, and the rain started to come down as well, at the finish my garmin was reading 7C, I wasn't long layering up again to wait for the others to come up and I was quite happy to be able to give the bikes back to the hire shop up top and go across the road to the bar for soup, sambos and a pint, by the time we came out for our lift home it was 4.5c and starting to sleet, the first snow of the season fell up there last night.

    The climb of the Alpe itself is tough but doable if you pace it ok, and while it's a must do for it's history it's not the most pleasurable experience, the road has quite a bit of traffic and the finish of the climb is not on top of anything, just outside a carpark on a nondescript road at the edge of the resort, we had done the Col de Sarenne the previous day and that's much better i thought.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/715409880/overview


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭jaqian


    I didn't hear any mention of specific groups. :confused: I just signed on and cycled off.

    There were signs up Group 1 avg speed 29kph and Group 2 27kph left at 9:20


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,012 ✭✭✭route66


    Did the Peter McVerry Welcome Home cycle yesterday - from UCD in Dublin to just outside Wexford Town.

    136 KMs @ 26 kmp/h. Spent most of the day solo so very happy with that.


    And all for a very good cause - link


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    jaqian wrote: »
    There were signs up Group 1 avg speed 29kph and Group 2 27kph left at 9:20
    Didn't see that. I was under the impression that they wanted people to leave gradually between 8.30 and 10.00. The link on the their site said it was a 'non mass start' event? :confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    route66 wrote: »
    Did the Peter McVerry Welcome Home cycle yesterday - from UCD in Dublin to just outside Wexford Town.

    136 KMs @ 26 kmp/h. Spent most of the day solo so very happy with that.


    And all for a very good cause - link

    That link's not working, unfortunately. A big fan of McVerry's work and his country-doctor approach to it. Interviewed him years ago and thought him sound.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,903 ✭✭✭micar


    Did the boyne Valley classic.

    Missed the right turn for stackallen as I was following guys up ahead of me. There was a marshal at the junction but said nothing to us. I did see the arrow that was stuck in the ditch on far right hand corner. Thought it was for the guys doing the longer distance.

    Came onto slane to navan Road... All the guys were turning right. Followed them up the hill....Maybe about 10 guys ahead of me. Spoke to two guys, said they were doing the longer distance. Told them that should have turned right where the marshal was. So the three of us turned around.

    I headed to towards slane. Spoke to another two guys heading the same direction. Again they said they were doing the longer distance. To them they had to go back.

    I continued went through slane and onto Drogheda. Some Chap came up beside me...who obviously missed the turn as well and both of continued to Drogheda.

    None of the guys had seen the arrow.

    There must have 16 + guys who went by that marshal and nothing was said to us.

    Always had it in my head that I was doing 88km. Estimated that by Drogheda I would hit 88km. So never thought anything of it. Got back to the finish bang on 12.


    Didn't realise that I should have taken the right turn where the marshal was until my sister came home who was also doing the shorter distance.

    Cycle from home and back added 12km. So at least I got in 100km.

    Also missed the first food station at collon. Was with the main group with the lead car. Never saw a sign for that. The car did stop 2 km outside and were all told about the food stop. I didn't bother go back....just continued.

    When I got my medal at the end I wasn't informed that there was food inside. Just took the medal and went home.

    Rant over.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    micar wrote: »
    Did the boyne Valley classic.

    Missed the right turn for stackallen as I was following guys up ahead of me. There was a marshal at the junction but said nothing to us. I did see the arrow that was stuck in the ditch on far right hand corner. Thought it was for the guys doing the longer distance.

    Came onto slane to navan Road... All the guys were turning right. Followed them up the hill....Maybe about 10 guys ahead of me. Spoke to two guys, said they were doing the longer distance. Told them that should have turned right where the marshal was. So the three of us turned around.

    I headed to towards slane. Spoke to another two guys heading the same direction. Again they said they were doing the longer distance. To them they had to go back.

    I continued went through slane and onto Drogheda. Some Chap came up beside me...who obviously missed the turn as well and both of continued to Drogheda.

    None of the guys had seen the arrow.

    There must have 16 + guys who went by that marshal and nothing was said to us.

    Always had it in my head that I was doing 88km. Estimated that by Drogheda I would hit 88km. So never thought anything of it. Got back to the finish bang on 12.


    Didn't realise that I should have taken the right turn where the marshal was until my sister came home who was also doing the shorter distance.

    Cycle from home and back added 12km. So at least I got in 100km.

    Also missed the first food station at collon. Was with the main group with the lead car. Never saw a sign for that. The car did stop 2 km outside and were all told about the food stop. I didn't bother go back....just continued.

    When I got my medal at the end I wasn't informed that there was food inside. Just took the medal and went home.

    Rant over.

    Arrows should be colour coded by kilometre length, and there should be a series of them with declining kms to when the turn happens. Food shoud be signaled with a big "FOOD!!!!" sign. Well done.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭jaqian


    Didn't see that. I was under the impression that they wanted people to leave gradually between 8.30 and 10.00. The link on the their site said it was a 'non mass start' event? :confused:

    True but also gives two different distances for same route lol


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Chuchote wrote: »
    That link's not working, unfortunately. A big fan of McVerry's work and his country-doctor approach to it. Interviewed him years ago and thought him sound.

    Just dropped a load of grub off at one of his places tonight. As always the staff are so pleasant to deal with


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Lunch time spin up to Masseys. Long drag up the outer edge of the woods defeated me and I got off for the last steep 100m or so of tree roots and mud to find it was a dead end and that my descending skills also needs some serious work. Back wheel skidding all over the place at little more than a snails pace. Great spot though and plenty challenging for someone of my limited ability.

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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    Planned on heading out to Enniskerry at lunch but somewhere around Whitechurch the bike had other ideas and took me up Kilmashogue and into the woods instead. Great weather for a bit of a climb, though getting blowy enough further up. Recent work done on the front brake hasn't made as much difference as hoped, went way too wide on a hairpin on Ticknock and nearly ditched. Time to change the pads, getting due anyway.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 118 ✭✭pats22b


    got out of work early today and arranged a spin with me usual cycling companion. planned going from around marley park out towards tallaght, climb up bohernabreena, featherbeds , down into glencree , devils elbow to johnny foxes and up over glencullen mountain and home.

    not the best of evenings out there but plenty of climbing to keep us warm. to my surprise the only other person we saw up the mountains was nico roche in his sky gear with the irish flag colours on it heading back towards the featherbeds - got the friendly wave from him.

    If anyone is going near the devils elbow be careful its being resurfaced at the moment and is completely covered in a thick layer of grit - thankfully we were climbing it as otherwise wed have been walking down it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭triggermortis


    First commute to work tonight in the new job. Heavens opened after 10 minutes so I arrived soaked to the skin.
    My last job had showers and lots of locker space but this one is lacking so a quick wipe down with baby wipes and paper towels and I'm good (enough) to go.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Miklos


    Did a flat 140km out around Meath/Kildare, highlight of the spin being a 50c can of Coke from An Siopa Caislean in Trim! 50c!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 231 ✭✭oconnpad


    Miklos wrote: »
    Did a flat 140km out around Meath/Kildare, highlight of the spin being a 50c can of Coke from An Siopa Caislean in Trim! 50c!

    You've posted this in the wrong thread mate, it should be in the bargains one :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,514 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    https://www.strava.com/activities/722992524

    First spin in 2 week, a 50k loop in 2 hrs from dublin to maynooth and back via celbridge and lucan. Weather wasnt as bad as forecast - it rained, but not that windy. Forgot how much i enjoy cycling in the rain when its not cold.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭Chuchote


    Cycled in to the Repeal the 8th march. Watched the march pass at Parnell Square from the first to the last - 55 minutes altogether. Wheeled the bike with the march at the end. At Merrion Square, crossed through the square, cycled on, a bit cold and very wet, but happy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭zl1whqvjs75cdy


    First spin back in 18 months today. Just the 23 km from dundrum to enniskerry and back. 240 m up. Was pretty happy with the pace etc and managed the hills well once I realised that I (still) ain't Sean Kelly. Probably will only manage to get out at the weekends but I really enjoyed it today. Weather is also fabulous so that helped.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    That's a fun wind out there. The spin from the naul back down past roganstown was a messy one.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Having a lazy day yesterday I totally misjudged what time it was when I left. I thought it was about 5, turns out it was closer to 7.
    I left Dublin and headed for Naas, going into Sallins, Clane then back in through Celbridge and Lucian. By the time I got to Clane it had gotten dark.

    Nice cycle though, 65kms with a couple of hundred metres of climbing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭secman


    Headed to killenagh, ballycanew,Gorey, inch, Arklow, back on the coast road to Castletown, Tara hill, Ballymoney, courtown. Up to Ballygarrett as far as kilmuckridge and back to the house 71 km Avg 26.1 kph. Had a nice tail wind for first 3o km down the old n11 to Arklow, Avg was 28.9 kph but the next 40 km was on the heavier coast road and into a head wind so Avg dropped to 26.1 kph. Lovely morning in the sunny southeast except for the wind. Still dry up to now.
    Looks like I was lucky enough with the weather today, shortslieves and bib shorts in 16 degrees sunshine , a bit windy though.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    well, i'm glad i went out this morning in NCD and not this afternoon.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Did the Pieta100 in Dublin today, including getting to Swords and back I got 125km in @25kph. The headwind was a bit savage and had some scary moments with crosswinds in the rain going home by the airport. Hello to the Boardsie I was chatting to briefly between the Naul and Balbriggan.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/724468123


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,827 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    Time tissues again this Sunday so no club spin again, feels like ages since i went with the boys.

    Off out at Sunrise which was in around 07.10, bloody nippy out as well. All this meant i got to wear my Galibier Minstral jacket i got ages ago, just a SS Jersey with it and i was toasty as hell all spin long. Well impressed tbh. Add in my shorts, leg warmers and skull cap from Galibier as well, great gear.

    Spin itself was tough as i was carrying a chest infection albiet minor all week. Had planned to go The Vee and onto Mt Mellary but after getting to The Vee and feeling my dodgy hamstring once more, tight and crampy, i decided that Mellary was a step too far.

    92kms with 880 of elevation and avg of 29.1km.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    Crap day on the bike today.

    I'm usually anal about paying attention to the weather forecast but I slipped up today. I'd been watching the forecast up to yesterday but this morning I brought my son to his rugby training and forgot my phone so didn't get to check the forecast.

    After the training I'd arranged to meet a buddy at 1200 for a spin. We were planning to go out the N81 and up to Sally Gap and take things from there.

    It was a balmy 17C when we left and I was dressed in a pair of bib shorts and my trusty Boards.ie jersey with a pair of arm warmers in my pocket in case it got chilly up at Sally Gap.

    As we passed Jobstown a small shower passed which reminded me that I'd forgotten my rain jacket - BIG mistake. The rain stopped after a few minutes and we carried on.

    At Brittas we turned left to head to the Firing Range. As we climbed at Talbotstown the heavens opened but it was a short deluge. Closer to the Firing Range the heavens opened properly and we started to get a bit cold so we turned left for Ballinascorney abandoning the Sally Gap plan.

    Fcuk me the rain got heavier as we climbed. When we got to the summit the rain was still pelting and the Garmin indicated that the temperature was now 5.5C :eek: and me like a fool dressed for summer :eek: :eek:

    So the descent began and all I was thinking was 'get me down off this mountain' hoping that the temperature would increase as we dropped lower. After a brief spell at 60km/h I really started to get cold. Passing by Ballinascorney Golf Club, I started to shiver which wobbled the steering so I had to slow down considerably. All the time the rain kept coming down in sheets. When we got to the Firhouse crossroads I was still shivering and the damn red lights just wouldn't change quick enough. I carried on shivering the last few kms home.

    Then as Murphy's Law would have it, 200m from the house the rain stopped and I could feel the heat from the sun but I didn't care - I just wanted a hot shower. I couldn't feel my fingers anymore but I felt the pain in the shower as they warmed up.

    Thanks be to jaysus I didn't go with the original plan to go up to Sally Gap.

    Oh, and I forgot to mention that damn wind.

    37.6km / 522m


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 235 ✭✭whacker00


    P_1 wrote: »
    Did the Pieta100 in Dublin today, including getting to Swords and back I got 125km in @25kph. The headwind was a bit savage and had some scary moments with crosswinds in the rain going home by the airport. Hello to the Boardsie I was chatting to briefly between the Naul and Balbriggan.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/724468123

    I think that was myself, we were chatting after the first water stop on the road back to Balbriggan, pleasure to meet you. Wind was bad at times alright but a good spin all in all


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Crocked


    Out for a spin yesterday morning for a loop around Glencree, luckily before the heavens opened as I hadn't spotted that in the weather forecast. The crosswinds on the Featherbeds were still hairy enough though.

    I was going down towards Powerscourt and I was wondering who was the FKW coming up towards me in the fake Irish national champion jersey. As they got closer I realised it was the man himself, Nico. Gave him a good morning as he passed.

    He was then going down from Glencree towards Enniskerry as I was going back up.

    He looked to be going decidedly easy but no doubt still going way faster then a mere mortal like myself.

    Also saw two lads coming back across the featherbeds both in Saxo jerseys but didn't cop if they were in full kit, any of those lads in town as well or likely to be just two mates who didn't call each other first to make sure they didn't go out wearing the same jersey!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 585 ✭✭✭ShaunieVW


    Much more settled weather today so hoping to get out in the afternoon. I was all ready to rock yesterday after a long week at work. Finally off, I head out for a bit I thought. There I was dressed in all my cycling gear. Backpack, banana and water at the ready heading out the door when I see it's raining fecking sideways. Gutted, I've no waterproofs, new enough to cycle so decided not to risk it. But today is a new day and I'm aiming for 45k.

    Also Ive been cycling since June, I bought a mtb as I love the forest trails. However, I'm also now doing road mileage which I didn't expect to do. So I now want a road bike. I can still avail of my btw scheme as I didn't use it for the mtb. I'm looking at the Boardman team carbon any users on here? It seems to get great reviews.


  • Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭alexinkildare


    Done the 100 km spin yesterday. Very well organised and great guys to cycle with.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,442 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Headed from home to Maynooth, Clane, Sallins, Naas, Johnstown, Kill and back in to Dublin. 70kms on the nose, 27kph avg anf 326metres up

    Whatever is going on with me I always seem to really struggle for the first 15kms and then I get a rhythm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭secman


    secman wrote: »
    Headed to killenagh, ballycanew,Gorey, inch, Arklow, back on the coast road to Castletown, Tara hill, Ballymoney, courtown. Up to Ballygarrett as far as kilmuckridge and back to the house 71 km Avg 26.1 kph. Had a nice tail wind for first 3o km down the old n11 to Arklow, Avg was 28.9 kph but the next 40 km was on the heavier coast road and into a head wind so Avg dropped to 26.1 kph. Lovely morning in the sunny southeast except for the wind. Still dry up to now.
    Looks like I was lucky enough with the weather today, shortslieves and bib shorts in 16 degrees sunshine , a bit windy though.

    No thanks at all !...... just cos I was in sunshine! :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭secman


    Ah thanks ..:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭alexinkildare


    Tipped down to Kinnegad for a lovely night spin with the lads there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    Headed from home to Maynooth, Clane, Sallins, Naas, Johnstown, Kill and back in to Dublin. 70kms on the nose, 27kph avg anf 326metres up

    Whatever is going on with me I always seem to really struggle for the first 15kms and then I get a rhythm


    Same myself if off the bike for a week it takes 10km for full body services to function in sync :o


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    flat 45k this evening - glasnevin, out the old N2 to the nine mile, and swung for kilbride just before ratoath, and home. lots of relatively rash overtakign manouevres from 7 series beemers for some reason.
    the wind had dropped off a bit, from what i could see. 27.2km/h.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭secman


    Managed a short 30km last night, with the light fading these days. Got as far as turn for Manor Kilbride and back to Kilnamanagh. Avg 25.8 kph. Lovely evening too, nice to get it in and still managed to get to TPS camera club for 8 bells.


  • Registered Users Posts: 27 jalock20


    Bought a proper Scott racing bike second hand two weeks ago. Over the past few months I've been bitten by the bug and have swallowed some amount of cycling books, docs etc so bit the bullet and bought a bike. Only got time for my first proper spin this morning and it was the business! I can well and truly say I'm smitten haha. Took it from Swords, through Man-O-War, into Skerries and back home to Swords through Lusk.

    Was going grand until I got to the hill with the GAA pitch at the top in Man-O-War. Serious gear issues....in that I hadn't a clue whether or not I was in the right one. Had to dismount half way up and take the walk of shame to the top. This was a bit of an issue throughout the spin. I'm a complete novice when it comes to bike gears etc and found myself struggling a bit even up the smallest of bumps at times. I don't think it's a fitness issue as I play a high level of Gaelic football and train 4 times a week for that. Basically, which gear should I be using going up hills and down hills?? The gears with the highest cadence or the lowest ones? Forgive me, I know it's the most stupid of questions but I'd apreciate all the help.

    Outside of the gear trouble, everything else went grand. Had a lovely tailwind coming into Skerries, which manifested itself into a monster of a headwind of course, all the way home.

    Happy enough overall for a very first spin though. Strava (it's a great yoke!) tells me I did 38.9km at an average speed of 22.3km/h. Took me 1hour 44mins, including the 3/4 stops for a minute due to water breaks (still getting used to taking the bottle out, in motion) and traffic issues. I'm also a complete newb at cycling on main roads so I played it safe.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,263 ✭✭✭robyntmorton


    Higher cadence is your friend. You will find it so much easier to spin a lower gear at 90-100, than grind a bigger gear at 60.

    As for which gear is which: At the back, the bigger cogs are lower gears, while at the front, the smaller chainring is lower. It is all down to the ratio of front to back.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 231 ✭✭oconnpad


    jalock20 wrote: »
    Basically, which gear should I be using going up hills and down hills?? The gears with the highest cadence or the lowest ones? Forgive me, I know it's the most stupid of questions but I'd apreciate all the help.

    Up Hill
    Smallest cog on the front chainrings and biggest cog on the back cassette.
    SPIN SPIN SPIN

    Down hill
    Biggest cog on the front chainrings and smallest cog on the back cassette.
    SPEED SPEED SPEED


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭shootermacg


    I'm still getting to grips with the really long, steep hills myself, but going on my limited experience, I've found, if I spin a cadence beyond 90 I get seriously out of breath, whereas if I'm trying to spin at under 80, then I'm killing my legs. My lungs will recover, but gassed out legs means game over.

    A cadence sensor would be handy and cheap. Find out what cadence you usually spin along at, but aim to get it up past 80 at least, that way you're not gassing the legs but instead you're working the heart / lungs.

    There's a sweetspot there somewhere, which I'm still trying to find myself.

    I use Wahoo sensors, really cheap cadence / speed sensors they work with your phone, computer etc. I'm sure there are cheaper ones that can recommended here, but that's what I currently use.


  • Registered Users Posts: 76 ✭✭alexinkildare


    I got a cadence sensor in Lidl for 30 quid. Was ideal for getting my cadence right.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i didn't use a sensor, i just realised that i was knackering myself too soon, so would deliberately pick one gear lower than normal and found i didn't fatigue as quickly.
    i'd kinda settled into a 'this gear for easy flats, that gear for reasonable headwinds or slight uphills' so worked off those as a reference. saw an immediate 5%+ increase in my average speed over about 40k spins.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,011 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    jalock20 wrote: »
    ...Was going grand until I got to the hill with the GAA pitch at the top in Man-O-War. Serious gear issues....in that I hadn't a clue whether or not I was in the right one....
    Were you on the big ring at the front?

    Is it a 53 (i.e. 53 teeth) or a 50 (compact)? I'm wondering if you bought a bike with a racing set-up (i.e. geared highly) as that climb isn't particularly steep.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,514 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Straight out from work in ballsbridge, to snadyford - johnnie foxes - cruagh...had planned to go left at mt venus and go up stocking lane and home but got notions that i hadnt been up kilmashogue im a few months so tackled that. It really is a nutbuster, and an all over the shop wimd doesnt help either. My brakes are shot so descending was hairy as hell...had them clamped on the whole way down cruagh and kilmashogue.

    39k, 650m vertical, only 19.3kph due to the slow descending and a trip to tesco in terenure.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/728098788


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 188 ✭✭golfer555


    retalivity wrote: »
    Straight out from work in ballsbridge, to snadyford - johnnie foxes - cruagh...had planned to go left at mt venus and go up stocking lane and home but got notions that i hadnt been up kilmashogue im a few months so tackled that. It really is a nutbuster, and an all over the shop wimd doesnt help either. My brakes are shot so descending was hairy as hell...had them clamped on the whole way down cruagh and kilmashogue.

    39k, 650m vertical, only 19.3kph due to the slow descending and a trip to tesco in terenure.

    https://www.strava.com/activities/728098788

    Nice little spin there to get out for a few hours. Are those roads past the M50 fairly quiet after work? I don't know them at all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,514 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    In the hour or more between belarmine turnoff up to glencullen to coming back under the m50 at whitechurch, i met about 20 cars, and around the same number of cyclists. So quiet enough.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,684 ✭✭✭triggermortis


    https://www.strava.com/activities/728466880/segments/17870347407

    commute home last night with mostly a tailwind was a blast. Not quite the same this morning at 05.00 going the other way though.. wind was a killer and I was almost stationary around the back of the airport...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,845 ✭✭✭shootermacg


    Puncture on the way to work. Those bloody Giant SR2s wheels are a real pain when it comes to getting the tyre off. Pulled into a garage which had a grass area, fixed the puncture.

    Lovely day today. Sat there for five minutes, leaning against a tree, watching the sun come up, perfectly happy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    Bought myself a fatbike today. Took it about the trees in the St Annes Park. Never had so much fun on a bike though the headwind was very tough to build up any speed into.


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