Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

blobbie

PeterMcC wrote: »

http://www.strava.com/activities/167867477

What are "mi" and "ft" ??

PeterMcC

blobbie wrote: »

What are "mi" and "ft" ??

Miles & Feet

quozl

PeterMcC wrote: »

Miles & Feet

I know what 'feet' are - they're for pedalling - but this 'miles' thing?

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#24

PeterMcC

quozl wrote: »

I know what 'feet' are - they're for pedalling - but this 'miles' thing?

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#24

Apologies.

As stated a novice at this.

Fixed now

http://www.strava.com/activities/169919551

Garzard

Got 28km out of today from Knocklyon - Rockbrook - through Glencullen - left turn past Johnnie Foxes and finally onto Taylor's Lane where my back tyre punctured, then suddenly gave way in the middle of the roundabout. Was hoping to continue onto the city centre and back to Knocklyon to get a few more km in. Still, I was pretty lucky to be as near to the house as I was when my tyre came off, let alone just happening to not be in heavy traffic.

The tax man

If that was yourself on a black hybrid wearing a green Boards top, I saw you on the roundabout. The back tyre letting go would explain the strange line you took going past me.

Garzard

The tax man wrote: »

If that was yourself on a black hybrid wearing a green Boards top, I saw you on the roundabout. The back tyre letting go would explain the strange line you took going past me.

If this was about 1.5 / 2 hours ago it may well have been! Yeah, black and green MTB, the original front wheel was damaged a while back so fitted a narrower tyre to a new wheel to make cycling a bit more efficient on the road. Apologies if I made any unexpected manoeuvres or got in the way, the tyre went extremely quickly. No wonder why considering I'm repairing it now and just pulled out a 1.5 inch nail lodged in it.

smacl

Lovely spin up to the Sally gap via Cruagh and back for a very relaxed 42k @22kph. Climbing getting slower, descending getting faster, average speed staying the same. Fair number of cyclists in around the Military road this evening.

The tax man

Yeah would've been just after 5pm. No apologies needed.I was coming from Scholarstown direction and was waiting to enter the roundabout as you passed by.Just saw you coming around taking a very wide line but with a tyre deflating I can understand your line.

lukegjpotter

Rapha Rising Day 6: Cruagh Rd. and RTE Mast at Kippure.
1,003 meters climbed over 43.9km.

http://www.strava.com/activities/170459720

Borderfox

Rolling spin from Dunshaughlin out to Bective and up Tara preparing for the An Post tour at the weekend. Very warm day and cross headwind for most of the spin. 29kmh average

The tax man

More of the same this evening.
http://www.strava.com/activities/170482166
36kms 1,104m climbing.

The tax man

lukegjpotter wrote: »

Rapha Rising Day 6: Cruagh Rd. and RTE Mast at Kippure.
1,003 meters climbed over 43.9km.

Were you passed by two motorbikes and a bike just before the roundabout coming down Stocking Lane?

brownian

Quick hop from laragh to aughavannagh and back this evening. Sunset over lug really pretty. Met about six cars total. Should have taken pictures really!

Get In There

58km @ 25km p/h in 2 hours 20min. 783m gain.

Glorious day for a ride. Cycled from town to howth, climbed the right hand side of the church twice, once from the village to the summit and another from the other side to the summit before returning back to clontarf and onwards to finglas. Recorded a few personal bests today so it made for a nice ride.

http://app.strava.com/activities/170395039

Peterx

Taylors to the masts again today for me. More lovely hot sunshine and finally finished the Rapha challenge after last night's punctures. Rest day tomorrow.
Pints in Taylors on Sunday now just seems the thing to do, I've cycled past enough times in the last 6 days!

The tax man

Well done Peterx on completing the challenge. Was up there again myself this evening. I've 5,357m on the clock. Rest day tomorrow and some major suffering on Saturday.

neris

I havent been on my bike in nearly 6 months due to pure lazyness. Went out this morning thinking I could be Rafa Majka and go over Howth hill the Village side. Got as far as the back of the church and did a U turn. Enthusiasm and been 2 stone overweight dont go well.

G1032

Day off work today so got a spin in this morning. 73km and was in home at about 20 past 9!!
Fabulous morning. Real heat in the air even at 9am

Peterx

The tax man wrote: »

Well done Peterx on completing the challenge. Was up there again myself this evening. I've 5,357m on the clock. Rest day tomorrow and some major suffering on Saturday.

Best of luck tomorrow. As you are suffering away just think of Johnny McCabe doing it on fireroads on a mountain bike, that should help!

SMacX

neris wrote: »

I havent been on my bike in nearly 6 months due to pure lazyness. Went out this morning thinking I could be Rafa Majka and go over Howth hill the Village side. Got as far as the back of the church and did a U turn. Enthusiasm and been 2 stone overweight dont go well.

Hi Neris.

At one stage in my life I was 21 stone in weight, 42 inch waist, 6 foot 2 inches in height and all fecked up health wise.

I got back cycling, did my first Galway Cycle, was told to hop on the bus as I couldn't keep up with the group and felt like sh$%.

8 years later, just under 16 stone, 34 inch waist I am still too heavy, but I will never put my foot down again. In fact I am doing the Race Around Ireland at the end of August in the company of some of the finest people/cyclists I know who have each pushed themselves to do this. (Team Average Joes by the way )

I know, this sounds like I am taking the Micheal with you, but what I want to say to you is, keep going. Don't let any preconceptions hold you back. It doesn't matter if it takes a minute to turn that pedal round, don't give up. Every turn of that pedal gets you closer to being healthier, gives you enormous confidence and will help you all round.

I know that every cyclist I have encountered has always encouraged me, well except for one and I have dealt with that >:-).

Again apologies if I am being preachy, but if I saw you on the road I'd help you keep going, as I think every boardie here would.

Keep her lit and the pedals turning!

ROK ON

190k
Dublin - Limerick
6h50m

Felt great until Birdhill and then died horribly with very bad cramp for last 40k.
Heat exposure.

Otherwise a great cycle and one that I have wanted to do for years as I am originally from Limk.

Next goal is Kerry to Dublin.

Raam

ROK ON wrote: »

I am originally from Limk.

Explains a lot.

lennymc

ROK ON wrote: »

190k
Dublin - Limerick
6h50m

Felt great until Birdhill and then died horribly with very bad cramp for last 40k.
Heat exposure.

Otherwise a great cycle and one that I have wanted to do for years as I am originally from Limk.

Next goal is Kerry to Dublin.

I'll be doing that trip later on today myself. I have sense and will be doing it in a car.

Inquitus

Swords - Stocking Lane - Sally Gap - Laragh - Wicklow Gap - Blessington Lakes - Sally Gap - Stocking Lane - Swords

160km
2330m of goodness
26kph avg

What a day for it!

TonyStark

Home from work early. Just about to head out.... :-)

rollingscone

Guh. After a fairly sparse two weeks (got out for a nice 50k last Saturday with occasional boardsie Radial) I set off triumphant into the sun today.

My familiarisation with keos continues to be a battle and the sunny weather brought ought even more impatient drivers than usual. Gave up by Ashtown and headed home. My gps unit only recorded the last .3 of a metre.

Ftw

Garzard

With my original tube & tyre beyond repair from yesterday's little incident I was able to salvage another usable one from the other old and banjaxed MTB. Got it pumped, fitted and made adjustments to the bike, then as a test continued on from where I left off at Taylor's Lane - City Centre - circled back to Rathfarnham from Harold's Cross & Rathgar - past the Broadford area [where I got a ''Boardsie'' shout!] - then finally onto Kingstown - Three Rock where I decided to call it quits with the flies and heat. Replacement tyre and tube held out fine though.

Overall I got in 42km. Fair play to Inquitus, ROK ON and others for managing such distances in this heat!

NamelessPhil

Garzard wrote: »

past the Broadford area [where I got a ''Boardsie'' shout!]

That was me towing my daughter in the trailer back from Stillorgan to Rathfarnham. You were in the lime green Boards kit.

We'd been podding peas fresh from her grandad's garden. Nothing quite like a bit of child labour on a summer's afternoon.

macnab

I had a "mid life crisis" ride today (46 tomorrow) I cycled 45km into work this morning at a nice comfortable pace. I was surprised to see 29.5kmh average but there was little or no wind.
The mid life crisis element of the ride was the return journey this evening. Average speed of 31.5kmh and 19 Strava accolades including a 9th overall between Blanch and Clonee. Given that Dublin 4 to Summerhill in Meath is uphill most of the way I am a very happy 45.9999 year old man ;-)