Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

Bloggsie

ford2600 wrote: »

Not for good time girls and weed

or good time guys if you fancy!

godtabh

Seaswimmer wrote: »

is Amsterdam not the wrong direction??

Don't want to make it easy

Bloggsie

godtabh wrote: »

Brussels

was in brussels a few years ago for my 30th found a bar that opened pretty much all day, the beer menu was extensive over 200 beers very good if your not planing on cycling for a couple of days, I had a head on me the following day like hollyhead(all over the place, very windswept & not very intersting)

slideshow bob

Shocking commute home this evening in wind and rain worthy of a mid-winter storm. Walked the bike over an exposed bridge for the first time ever as the side wind freaking scary.

Flew past the traffic though as a small compensation.

Unknown Soldier

slideshow bob wrote: »

Shocking commute home this evening in wind ..

Yesterday was a tough one for me. Possibly in the top three tough cycles I have done to date.

It was on the Lucan to Tallaght bypass or whatever it is. I had to go into the lowest gear on the flat and contemplated just stopping, the headwind was that bad*. I was dreading doing it this evening but it was just normal "bad"

It did make me wonder though... if there was that type of wind in the Giro etc would they just continue on or halt the particular day. You'd be talking two or maybe three times the normal completion time?


*I was wearing a light rain jacket which may have been acting as a parachute brake, never again! I am OK with getting wet tbh.

Rambling Man

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

Yesterday was a tough one for me. Possibly in the top three tough cycles I have done to date.

It was on the Lucan to Tallaght bypass or whatever it is. I had to go into the lowest gear on the flat and contemplated just stopping, the headwind was that bad*. I was dreading doing it this evening but it was just normal "bad"

It did make me wonder though... if there was that type of wind in the Giro etc would they just continue on or halt the particular day. You'd be talking two or maybe three times the normal completion time?


*I was wearing a light rain jacket which may have been acting as a parachute brake, never again! I am OK with getting wet tbh.

It would continue. Wind is like cycling a gradient and the pros don't have an issue with that. My weather app had it at 32kph, gusts maybe higher. Was planning to cycle last evening but watched a documentary about frogs instead.

magicbastarder

i was banjaxed getting in yesterday evening. came southbound down the old N2, so wind was coming from maybe 1 or 2 o'clock.

smacl

Was breezy yesterday evening ok, did a short circuit of home - Lamb Doyles - Barnaculla - Cruagh which was sheltered enough, but the side wind on the bridge over the M50 was a shocker.

tampopo

Going from Cypress Grove road to Wainsford road this morning, some gob****e coming off Templeville road failed to yield or stop and nearly ran into me. the thick eejit.

godtabh

200km from Amsterdam to some where near Turnhout in Belgium. Was only meant to be 175km but I got lost a bit

shaka

completely bonked and had to turn for home on a charity cycle with 30k to go , got 60km done with 28.4 average including bonk.

Three weeks off the bike and lots of Portuguese wine and pastry has taken its toll , will have to kill myself for next few weeks for rebel tour

crosstownk

72km today out to Blessington & Naas and home via Rathcoole. I wasn't expecting the rain that started when climbing the Embankment and didn't stop till just before Naas. Soaked but glad to get it done. Just over 26km/h.

Kinet1c

184k, 24.5km/h, climb (not a whole lot) 1000m, 7.5 hours. Tired, nap time now. http://www.strava.com/activities/187379671

G1032

Brought my wife's nephew out for a training spin with Covey Wheelers this morning. He's just 10 years old and had a great time.
Many thanks to the guys there for making him feel so welcome. One if them also brought along a bike for him to ride today. Specialized, DuraAce groupo, Ultegra wheels. Light add a feather too. Lovely morning.

lukegjpotter

Abbeyknockmoy, Tuam, Claregalway, Oranmore, Athenry, Monivea and home - 75km

http://www.strava.com/activities/187470531

godtabh

127km from North Belgium to Brussels. 569km for the week. A few well deserved pints and now bed.

Wishbone Ash

Totally drained the tank of all fuel today in 5,284 metres of climbing. I lost the will to live on the ascent of the Col de L'Iseran. By a long margin, the most difficult day ever on the bike.

http://app.strava.com/activities/187496887

Jakey Rolling

Flattish 59km spin on the MTB around Cahir, Mitchelstown, Ardfinnan - 2h36m @ 22.6km/h, 300m ascent.

Fairly fresh at 8 degrees when I set out, but lovely to see the early morning sun rising through the mist on the fields.

mjsc1970

Donabate>Howth>Howth Summit, that bit killed me, Sutton>Malahide>Donabate, about 50km, smashing morning, i ain't used to them hills though. Wish there were more days like this though.

blankblank

Yesterday I did my first ever proper cycle since I bought a bike about two months ago - 20km from rathgar out to phoenix park, nice trip around the park and back again.

Dead chuffed with myself - although sore :O

aFlabbyPanda

82km today with a 25km/h average. Very happy with myself. Lovely morning in Cork too.

The tax man

Out and back to Hollywood on the N81. Left all the modern stuff behind and hit the road on some Colnago steel. Passed an incident the far side of Blessington with someones day about to end in the back of an ambulance. Hope it wasn't too serious.
http://www.strava.com/activities/187832731

Vizzy

Jakey Rolling wrote: »

Flattish 59km spin on the MTB around Cahir, Mitchelstown, Ardfinnan - 2h36m @ 22.6km/h, 300m ascent.

Fairly fresh at 8 degrees when I set out, but lovely to see the early morning sun rising through the mist on the fields.

Are you doing this on the road or on the trails?

Planet X

91k solo av23.9kph. First spin in a while. Brought out my steel also, Thorn Audax. Generally around Roundwood area. Straight into the sauna afterwards to soak these old bones.
Nice day, c'mon de Dubs!

rizzodun

Bonked for the first time ever today on my spin over the Sligo Way, struggled on the return over the mountain but luckily the team car (wife) was nearby with some backup.

Met a guy suffering a puncture on the way up too, first time I've ran into someone on the trails I cycle, gave him a lend of my pump as he thought his was fecked, turns out it was the tube, so left him with the long walk back to his car to get spares, still always nice to meet someone with the same interest and shoot the breeze for 5 minutes, met his friend on the return from far side of the mountain (he hadn't waited for his mate), who warned me of some low branches on the descent with the best route around them "stay to the right after the next corner, keep your head down to get under the branches, but most important, maximum speed", advice I took!

http://www.strava.com/activities/187881221

G1032

Got 69 km in today. Soaked wet. Again. Tough enough winds too.

zindicato

skoda event in louth 28 kmh average cramped around the 90km mark could be due to the cold and flu tablets and cough syrup im taking anyways enjoyed the whole event :-) and i think sweating the whole day actually made my chest and breathing much better now.
http://www.strava.com/activities/187956667?fb_action_ids=10152664472073622&fb_action_types=fitness.bikes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B698239036920596%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22fitness.bikes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Jakey Rolling

Vizzy wrote: »

Are you doing this on the road or on the trails?

On the road, with Continental Travel Contact 26x1.75 tyres. They've a slick centre section so reasonably easy rolling. If you can show me a route to do this on trails I'll give it a go!

Inquitus

Solo Spin, 96km, 30kph avg, spent listening to the radio, heard my Spurs get beat 3-0 by Liverpool, followed by my Dubs getting beaten by 6pts in the AI Semifinal by Donegal. Cycle was grand, sporting results however sucked!

Vizzy

Jakey Rolling wrote: »

On the road, with Continental Travel Contact 26x1.75 tyres. They've a slick centre section so reasonably easy rolling. If you can show me a route to do this on trails I'll give it a go!

I'd say that there isn't a single trail to do this but you would be spoilt for choice if you took to the trails from either Cahir, Ardfinnan or Mitchelstown.
60km on an MTB is good going anyway, well done.