Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

Daroxtar

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

115 for the day out cycling with the Laurels crew. Great group to go out with tbh.

I should be in bed, asleep.

Look at all the weird data I collected .

No idea what it all means.

I'm a nerd

http://di2stats.com/rides/view/1933

After looking at that link I'm just thinking thank christ I dont have Di2. I'm bad enough with Veloviewer

crosstownk

Daroxtar wrote: »

After looking at that link I'm just thinking thank christ I dont have Di2. I'm bad enough with Veloviewer

Me too. But I'm a sucker for stats and recently upgraded to 105 5800 but seeing that data has me tempted to go Di2...............

I'll have to shred the credit card or else face Di2vorce.

wanderer 22

crosstownk wrote: »

Di2vorce.

Genius :pac:

LennoxR

Took the hybrid out off-road for the second time in recent weeks. Did about 50km on and off the Wicklow Way, Absolutely love the peace and quiet of off-roading. Really feel good after it. Road riding can be kind of stressful at times with the traffic etc.

Was thinking of getting a mtb or maybe one of these new 'expedition' bikes which are like a relaxed cyclocross bike. I like the idea of something that can handle a bit of off road but isn't too slow on the road either. I wouldn't be into driving to trails, mainly as I don't have a car.

Gearsofwars

Gearsofwars wrote: »

Nice 102k solo spin today Wexford-Kiltealy-Mount Leinster-Bunclody-Enniscorthy-Wexford, 1,103m just over 4 hours really nice sunny and warm and no wind!!!

Done the same again today really happy with 2 long spins this week, much colder this morning, think my feet are only back to normal now!!

Mercian Pro

88k around NCD and a bit of South Meath today taking in Garristown, Julianstown, Stamullan and The Naul.
Annoying that it's so much easier to up your average on the way out than on the way home (especially at this time of the year!)

devonp

Longest spin ever today
Leixlip Celbridge Newcastle Kilteel Manor Kilbride Sally Gap Laragh Glendalough Blessington Kilteel Newcastle Celbridge Leixlip
Garmin ranout of power on trip back

https://www.strava.com/activities/269223618

the missed bit was 20Km with 103m climbing

is there an external USB power supply for the Garmins?

Scrappy600

11k to keep the legs spinning before it got dark, sit bones are protesting the 6 months i took off!

Unknown Soldier

devonp wrote: »

Longest spin ever today
Leixlip Celbridge Newcastle Kilteel Manor Kilbride Sally Gap Laragh Glendalough Blessington Kilteel Newcastle Celbridge Leixlip
Garmin ranout of power on trip back

https://www.strava.com/activities/269223618

the missed bit was 20Km with 103m climbing

is there an external USB power supply for the Garmins?

There is an external power supply but you should be able to get at least 200km out of that 810? if not more?

Did you turn off BT and Wireless? You can turn wireless back on when you "pause" the ride when you get home and then save it so it uploads automatically.

I'm no expert btw. On a bit of a learning curve with my new one too.

devonp

Unknown Soldier wrote: »

There is an external power supply but you should be able to get at least 200km out of that 810? if not more?

Did you turn off BT and Wireless? You can turn wireless back on when you "pause" the ride when you get home and then save it so it uploads automatically.

I'm no expert btw. On a bit of a learning curve with my new one too.

dont use BT at all, just manually upload after getting home through Garmin connect etc
dont know where wireless setting are?
maybe i've a dodgy unit -thats why i got it as a bargain for 303e ?

Unknown Soldier

devonp wrote: »

dont use BT at all, just manually upload after getting home through Garmin connect etc
dont know where wireless setting are?
maybe i've a dodgy unit -thats why i got it as a bargain for 303e ?

I doubt it's a cheap and therefore dodgy unit.

To get the best time out of it you'd be safer googlin'

You can reduce the backlight and turn off maps and all sorts of stuff to increase battery life.

As I said above, I'm no expert and on a bit of a learning curve myself I managed to have 50% left after 110km on Saturday versus 15% the Saturday before that.

devonp

cheers
yes i'll reduce backlight and turn off basic map that came with it as i installed a better open streets map of Ireland and GB
and of course Googlin...

cdaly_

Went out on Saturday to do the Dying Sow 300k but felt crap after a cold so ended up only doing the 200k Dying Cow. Took 13 hours for 200k so not my fastest spin ever. OTOH, bike behaved beautifully and was a joy to ride...

Wishbone Ash

devonp wrote: »

cheers
yes i'll reduce backlight and turn off basic map that came with it as i installed a better open streets map of Ireland and GB
and of course Googlin...

http://www.amazon.com/Gomadic-Portable-Battery-designed-Garmin/dp/B00BDBXGAQ

rushfan

Second annual St Patrick's Day cycle today, Swords to Malahide, Ballyboughal, Oldtown, St Margarets, Airport, and back to Swords. 55km total. Plenty of cyclists out too. Thought I'd manage without my overshoes, definitely got that one wrong.

A nice quick spin to glencullen and back earlier today. Lots of cyclists out.

funnights74

A fabulous day to be out, 35 Kms around Carrigaline and 5 mile bridge with a few hills thrown in. The fitness is coming along nicely. Hopefully the weather will stay decent and we can really clock up the miles.

Orion

Cycled from Maynooth to Celbridge then on to Blessington where we did a tour of the lakes including Hollywood Hill. 660m of climbing which is 25% of my total climbing for the year so far. Great day out.

Strava link

crosstownk

61km today. Out from home on the N81, up Sally Gap and back over the Featherbeds. I used the decent(ish) weather and the time off from work to get as much bike in as possible over a four day period. 42km on Saturday, 102km on Sunday and 61km today. My legs were fcuked today. After the Embankment my right quads were showing the kms from the previous days but I plugged on regardless.

There was a decent breeze in my face up the R759 to the gap which didn't help. By the time I reached the final climb to Sally Gap there was no way I could pedal sitting in the saddle as my legs were screaming so I had to climb the final stretch from the Liffey bridge out of the saddle. Not once did I sit down. To keep as comfortable an effort (and cadence) as possible I climbed it in a 34x19. Usually I'd be sitting in a 34x23. The climb back up to Featherbeds was also tough for me today.

61km, 700m @ 21.6km/h.

Total since Saturday is 205km, 1,424m @ 23.3km/h average. That's the longest distance I've done (I think) in a four day period.

'No pain, no gain' was today's lesson.

gambeta_fc

Great cycle today but please tell me I'm not the only one who gatecrashed a St Patricks day parade

Heading through Ballybofey in Donegal there was a garda on duty at a junction but I just got a hello and waved on through. Got towards the main street and both sides were lined with people ready for the parade which was just starting ... first sign of action was me rolling through in the wrong direction. Few confused looks from kids at the front wondering where I was going and questioning the quality of this years participants in the parade All I could picture was the garda having a good laugh sending me through the town.

Thankfully didn't meet the parade head on until I got to Stranorlar, there was a big steam engine yoke leading them off and I was in the clear after a zig zag through a marching band.

Other than that 151.7km with 1800m climbing at 27.3km/h:
Letterkenny / Convoy / Castlefin / Castlederg / Ederney / Kesh / Pettigo / Donegal Town / Ballybofey / Letterkenny.

neris

Got out nice and early this morning 60km baldoyle - ballyboughal - lusk - swords - baldoyle. Chilly enough and the legs felt like concrete. passed a good few others out especially on the way back from swords - baldoyle. think i must have passed the full membership of a cycling club going the other way. Wind in the face the whole way from Malahide home was no fun

yop

Due to looking after all the moany bi*CHes from boards etc over the weekend (I'm kidding btw) I had to be political today and just do 2 hours.
Was a class morning down here, easterly wind made the leg out nice, averaged just under 31kmph for the 26km. Dirty fog so headed towards Louisburgh. Turned on then and did a few various detours to clock up towards the 2hours. Clicked up 53km in hr 1.46. Really would have loved to have got 3 or 4 hours but I had to be fair to the wife and kids with my lack of presence over the weekend and then dying a death yesterday!
Back and legs weren't in great shape, any standing up on the hills sent shots down my thigh and shins.

Great to be alive on days like this.

manafana

not being getting much cycling done so decided this week was a good one to get an early start to the week and get on track for another 5,000km + year.

75km with few detours out up the long hill and back.

http://www.strava.com/activities/269608750

godtabh

Did a 50km loop around Athlone, Moate, Athlone, Glassson, Athlone.

The morning was fantastic. Not warm but very sunny with a touch of wind. Is spring here?

dragratchet

gambeta_fc wrote: »

Great cycle today but please tell me I'm not the only one who gatecrashed a St Patricks day parade

just about managed to cycle up the stepaside village parade in dublin before it kicked off. not so lucky on the way back. had to negotiate the crowds on foot, jammed up there

wanderer 22

dragratchet wrote: »

just about managed to cycle up the stepaside village parade in dublin before it kicked off.

Same here - think I may have spotted you? I was in a red jacket going towards Dundrum, you going the other way

dragratchet

colm18 wrote: »

Same here - think I may have spotted you? I was in a red jacket going towards Dundrum, you going the other way

yeah that was me, bit surreal riding through the the village with crowds watching from behind the barriers

manafana

dragratchet wrote: »

just about managed to cycle up the stepaside village parade in dublin before it kicked off. not so lucky on the way back. had to negotiate the crowds on foot, jammed up there

we probably crossed paths I got through about 12.30 going back to dundrum

Wishbone Ash

What a beautiful spring day. Almost perfect cycling conditions. Took a saunter up to the Sally Gap (first visit of 2015). Surprised there were so few cyclists out given the conditions. I didn't meet a single cyclist from Rathfarnham to Roundwood.

https://app.strava.com/activities/270171047

wanderer 22

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

What a beautiful spring day. Almost perfect cycling conditions. Took a saunter up to the Sally Gap (first visit of 2015). Surprised there were so few cyclists out given the conditions. I didn't meet a single cyclist from Rathfarnham to Roundwood.

https://app.strava.com/activities/270171047

A 130k saunter off tomorrow so I hope I'm as lucky with the weather.