Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

jober

68k today
Tallaght lucan dunboyne around a few back roads I'd never been before maynooth celbridge and back to tallaght . Nice day for a cycle, temperature getting better hopefully spring weather gets here soon

crosstownk

I made the most of today's sub tropical 10 degrees. It was great to get a longer spin done without my feet turning into blocks of ice. It was a bit windy which slowed things down on the way out.

80km, 550m @ 24.1km/h around the Blessington Lakes.

devonp

40Km today 90mins
headwind for 1/2 of it but as others have said feet weren't blocks of ice, duct taped the sole vents and tin foil around the toes....i really should get some overshoes

sullzz

Did the galway cycle training in maynooth today , and when cycling home I got a blow out on my rear wheel between maynooth and leixlip , tyre destroyed , only had put about 600km on them too , the better half wasn't too impressed with me ringing for a lift home , when I got home I checked the tyre and removed a lot of glass from front and rear tyres , I usually do this once a fortnight , was very surprised how much I removed today

wanderer 22

First decent-ish spin of the year today - Rathmines-Killiney-Roundwoood & back..Was hoping to reach 100k to satisfy my inner Strava nerd but had to settle for 85k in the end with 1000m climbing.

G1032

Got out this morning with a friend.
Shortly into the ride, the local club (i'm not a member) came up behind us and asked if we'd like to join them, so we kindly accepted the offer
Had a great 80km spin and think I'll join the club now!!:)

Daroxtar

Nice day for a spin, a bit blustery but warm and no rain. Longwood - Kinnegad - Coralstown, then the canal path into Mullingar. Give my luck I was expecting a puncture or possibly even fall into the canal but thankfully no dramas today. Then headed up to the car park by the lake and turned for home via the N4.
80.7 km in 3:05:50 @26.1 kmph

https://www.strava.com/activities/245894241

Garzard

Furthest spin of 2015 so far - 71.5km. Left a bit too late in the day though [3:20pm] and was already running out of daylight by the time I got to Greystones. Can only count myself lucky that I remembered to take all three lights and a bit of high-viz. Always do so for insurance.

Aside from the saddle digging into me I enjoyed today and was thankful for the balanced temperature. Route: Knocklyon - Dun Laoghaire - Greystones - back towards Cabinteely - Stillorgan - Rathfarnham - Knocklyon.

not yet

Out last night on the sauce in town, parked the car up at my dad's..

Dunboyne into town, cup of tea, wheels off and bike in back of car and home..

Borderfox

First spin after a bout of the flu

https://www.strava.com/activities/246001216

yop

Windy as hell, dirty side wind all from Westport. I'm doing the Tour of Sufferlandria as well so I had 80km done on Friday and Saturday, so went on the road yesterday with the club for my first Sunday spin with them in over 2 years. Clicked up 70km. A lot of newbies to group cycling so had some mentoring to do Took 6 PR's on Strava with the wind
From now until Sunday next I've 9 or 10 hours on the turbo to do

Skrynesaver

Positively balmy out there this morning.

Threw in a detour to catch a few hills on the way in this morning, lovely day out there, seems a pity to be stuck in the office looking at 3 rock...(not going to go on the hop...I swear)

fran oconnor

Was more last night, but first time back on the road bike in ages. Decided to go out for an hour or so. Before setting off I said to herself to wish me luck with not getting punctured, well I was only out a half hour and the dreaded glass soon put a stop to things. Headed out towards Lucan and was coming back in the Palmerstown direction and him what must have been the top of a beer bottle or something along those lines, Gaterskin Tyre ballsed tube ripped to peaces and me at the side of the road effing and blinding like mad..

I really don't know what's with Irish people, but we (or some wa*kers) just like to smash glass and are generally just dirty. This isn't the first time I have had the same luck, and to be honest I'm finding it more and more off putting. Anyway rant over :-) I'll try my luck again when I get a new rear tyre and spare tubes.

Koobcam

fran oconnor wrote: »

Was more last night, but first time back on the road bike in ages. Decided to go out for an hour or so. Before setting off I said to herself to wish me luck with not getting punctured, well I was only out a half hour and the dreaded glass soon put a stop to things. Headed out towards Lucan and was coming back in the Palmerstown direction and him what must have been the top of a beer bottle or something along those lines, Gaterskin Tyre ballsed tube ripped to peaces and me at the side of the road effing and blinding like mad..

I really don't know what's with Irish people, but we (or some wa*kers) just like to smash glass and are generally just dirty. This isn't the first time I have had the same luck, and to be honest I'm finding it more and more off putting. Anyway rant over :-) I'll try my luck again when I get a new rear tyre and spare tubes.

I'm sure some people also put glass in cycle lanes deliberately. Pretty annoying and it's kind of made me avoid cycling lanes as much as possible

fran oconnor

Koobcam wrote: »

I'm sure some people also put glass in cycle lanes deliberately. Pretty annoying and it's kind of made me avoid cycling lanes as much as possible

It was actually in the bus lane, but I say you are right. Like I said it been a while since I have taken the Road bike out, but these situations are frustrating at best.

clod71

Koobcam wrote: »

I'm sure some people also put glass in cycle lanes deliberately. Pretty annoying and it's kind of made me avoid cycling lanes as much as possible

Ugh... Why would people deliberately put glass in cycle lanes?

Garzard

32.1km today from Knocklyon - Walkinstown - Crumlin - stopped in DIT Bolton St for a coffee - through O'Connell Street - onto Rathgar - Tempelogue - Knocklyon. Much colder than yesterday I thought and took a fair while to warm up even after the coffee and with 2 sets of gloves on!

100.69km today. Cycled to work, took a 9 hour break, then cycled home a long way to crack 100. Really wanted to get a century under my belt as the weather looks wintry from Wednesday onwards.

About 21kph so not setting the world alight but it's more about distance for the legs at this time of year.

Alek

Very early morning spin (5:20am)

Home > around Bohernabreena reservoirs > Ballinascorney > Seskin > Home > Work

60km total, 1024m climbing.

Descending Corbally Descent, pitch black, with city lights at the horizon below flickering through branches - this was a truly magic experience.

Felt very smooth and safe, only later I discovered the average was 48kmh :eek:

All that on studded tyres, why oh why.


http://app.strava.com/activities/246759330

Don't Chute!

64kms this morning. Greystones to Stepaside. Up Cruagh to Glencullen. Kiltiernan back to Greystones. Slight drizzle around Cruagh but other than that, a great spin.

smacl

Lunch time Rathfarham - Blue light - Foxes - Cruagh spin. Only 22k @ 23kph, helped by a 65k descent on Pine forest road. Love going down that hill!

zl1whqvjs75cdy

70 minutes on the turbo for the weekly endurance training. Hill training on Thursday. Already dreading it.

triggermortis

minus 4 on the ride home this morning! Quite icy in patches so had to take it easy - just as well as I was wrecked after a full nights work (not used to it..)

yop

Doing SufferFest - Have 3 stages done in last 3 days, 3 hours covering 87km.

simonrooneyzaga

Went out for a few loops of cruagh and stocking to try and box off the strava climbing challenge for January.

Went up cruagh, down stocking and was half way back up stocking when a snow blizzard hit in hard. Kept going to viewing point and by then it had got even worse.

Descended via cruagh very slowly but just got past the glencullen turn off when I had to get off and walk such was the road snow cover.

Thankfully a couple of lads on the way back from a walk stopped and gave me a lift down to the bottom. Was perfect weather again five minutes later looking back over the mountain. Just shows you how you can get caught on the hop so quickly in the hills. Thanks again to the lads if they are reading!

https://www.strava.com/activities/247320126

25 k with 690m, the climbing challenge will have to wait til tomorrow to be done and dusted!

Don't Chute!

41 kms this afternoon. Greystones to Deansgrange and back. Literally all four seasons, wind rain snow and glorious sunshine. And that was before i even got over Bray Head!

Koobcam

Just under 50km from Newbridge to UCD this morning. I got a puncture in Tallaght, just opposite the stadium. Thing is, this is the THIRD puncture I've had in almost the same spot in the last two weeks, all in the rear wheel, but all on different wheels. What is the story? Very bad day to puncture also as I then almost froze to death-my hands still haven't fully recovered. Might stick to the indoor spin bike until this cold snap ends...

Bloggsie

black and amber wrote: »

41 kms this afternoon. Greystones to Deansgrange and back. Literally all four seasons, wind rain snow and glorious sunshine. And that was before i even got over Bray Head!

thats a grand spin up & over wingates to get your heart rate up and running, nice on a good day, can imagine it was a biatch on a bad windy rainy/snowy day.

M.J.M.C

Cycling home from work today in the snow - bitter cold and I met a fellow cyclist in his mid 50's with only one glove. Very nice and friendly.
He was gutted the poor man. My fingers froze with 2 pairs of gloves so I don't know how he managed.
I can't stop thinking about him, hope he got home ok.

Don't Chute!

Bloggsie wrote: »

thats a grand spin up & over wingates to get your heart rate up and running, nice on a good day, can imagine it was a biatch on a bad windy rainy/snowy day.

Actually wasn't too bad, even managed a personal best coming back over!