Good Weather This Weekend - where is everyone off to?

westerburk

Flasheart wrote:

I took took the afternoon off and did a 35 mile round trip ride to Lepe (hants)

Shame the temperature made me sweat so much that my eyes were stinging most of the ride. Better than sitting at my desk staring at a PC screen though
I pushed it and had an av of 19.2mph

Then I went and sat in the pub around the corner....perfect afternoon.+ my GF text me to ask me out to dinner ..her treat.....bargain

What a turna around Flash. Actualy im getting a little jealous :oops:

markos1963

First opportunity to ride this weekend will be the Norwich100 and guess what? its going to p*ss down on sunday

holmeboy

Running the Haddington 5 miles tommorrow afternoon,(Have got this strange desire to run another marathon maybe next year) don't know about Sunday yet, probally cycle locally, not to far

Pretre

I'll be sitting on my sofa recovering from a double pelvic fracture (which is the same thing I've been doing for 8 weeks now - boring!) & feeling extremely jealous of the lot of you out on your bikes or even just sitting outside enjoying the sun

Enjoy the weather - 28C on Sunday & no clouds in London according to the Met Office

verylonglegs

MattC59 wrote:

I'm off to my other half's nieces 18th birthday party. Turns out is't a pool party............
I won't be in the pool, but I will be enjoying the scenery with a cold beer or two. I suspect that dark glasses may be necessary.
Need I say more ?

Other than I'm obviously going to hell (If there was such a place !!)

Dark glasses and probably some loose fitting shorts too.

I don't know whether to plan my riding for saturday or sunday. I plan to visit winesville too but I'm half hoping I meet Mr. Moderation there as well. Would like to go to thetford forest too one day this weekend to try my new camera out.

SteveR_100Milers

Merthyr 25 TT tomorrow down the "ski slope" , then rest of the weekend at girlfriends house in South Pembs.

freehub

I'm gonna go ride my bike 114 miles.

Could not resist the sun on Wednesday and did this on my own, I never did the TT the next day.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35467916

Tuesday and Thursday I went out too, just did interval sort of training on Thursday, totally sunburnt, probs get roasted tomoz.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35370735
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35677289

Airwave

Like Freehub the sun's out&gonna ride me bike for 100+miles,off to Dorchester/Abbottsbury.My fave loop.When it's crappy in the winter you dream of these days..hot,light breeze..ahhh!

freehub

Airwave wrote:

Like Freehub the sun's out&gonna ride me bike for 100+miles,off to Dorchester/Abbottsbury.My fave loop.When it's crappy in the winter you dream of these days..hot,light breeze..ahhh!

I thought you was mad then as I misread Dorchester as Doncaster and thought whose fav loop would go through Doncaster.

drewfromrisca

I'm gutted cos I planned to go out on my new frame but my front derailleur hasn't shown up and my bottom bracket tool hasn't arrived to fit new one on plus next chance to get steerer tube cut is on monday. I bet when it's all done it'll persist it down!!!
Oh well I'll just crack on fettling my TT position on time trial bike.

Matt the Tester

goin on a club ride tomorrow hoping to get some hills in!

Cumulonimbus

Yesterday, cycled out to Leith Hill, did a hill repeat session and then came back via Ranmore and Box Hill... 65 miles in total, first time over 50 this year. I was carrying more bottles than a tour de france domestique* but still suffered.

*ok slight exaggeration

freehub

Did 118 miles today, mixed.

Went to Dalby Forest and we was on a track for around 5 miles that was nothing but gravel and crap lol.

Was quite slow at 17mph avg so I made up for that by doing the first 12 to the square at nearly 22mph avg then the last 11 miles at just under 20 and a half mph avg into a headwind and my legs are knackered now.

Airwave

I did 110miles solo,not through Doncaster as that's just a little to far away.Had a bit of a mishap when i was trying to clean my shades in a small stream by the side of a lane when i lost my balance.One foot went into the stream,as i steadied myself i fell side ways into stinging nettles.Got stung all down my right arm&leg ouch!Good job no one was about to see me,as it would've looked quiet comical.Later on i had to do an emergency stop at 30 odd mph,as a car(idiot)decided for no good reason to stop in the middle of a lane(downhill).Ended up in the verge as i could'nt unclipp fast enough.Once again bloody stinging nettles,but this time my left arm took the brunt.When i got home i found an array of plant life in my rear pockets,twigs,leaves etc.Bit of unusual day as normaly nothing of note happens when i go out.That's hopefully the bad trip out of the way for the year.I still enjoyed the ride though

Frank the tank

dmclite wrote:

I'm racing at betteshanger saturday afternoon, 25 deg C, woohoo.

Betteshanger, I've relatives who live there. As I recall it makes your average ex-pit village look like Las vegas.

It's so very small, I assume it's the start point dmc.

nolf

freehub wrote:

I'm gonna go ride my bike 114 miles.

Could not resist the sun on Wednesday and did this on my own, I never did the TT the next day.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35467916

Thats quite a nice loop, quite flat tho.
The sheriff hutton loop is great fun, killer climbs and a sweet descent down terrington bank.

If you head East a bit from bulmer bank towards castle howard, then over to Kirkham priory, then down through sand hutton towards York, it shouldn't be much longer and is quite a nice alternative.

freehub

nolf wrote:

freehub wrote:

I'm gonna go ride my bike 114 miles.

Could not resist the sun on Wednesday and did this on my own, I never did the TT the next day.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35467916

Thats quite a nice loop, quite flat tho.
The sheriff hutton loop is great fun, killer climbs and a sweet descent down terrington bank.

If you head East a bit from bulmer bank towards castle howard, then over to Kirkham priory, then down through sand hutton towards York, it shouldn't be much longer and is quite a nice alternative.

I did that route cause it's a 10 mile TT course and part of the 13 miles, I only averaged like abit over 19mph for that hilly bit, was disappointed, I manage to average nearly 22 on the same bit in a TT, amazing what a number does.

That's what I did yesterday, I was looking back and was surprised I did most of it technically solo as I was miles off the front on the hills and on the flats, was just 3 other people, they did not mind though.

I seem to perform better on hills when the whole ride is hilly too, on the ride yesterday, after all the flat the hills where buggering me up for some reason.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/35916205