Best riding day of 2012 so far...
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Just got back from a fantastic ride with Colin (Pokerface), weather was beautiful, finally got to wear shorts/summer jersey and I even took my mudguards off.
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Best ride so far was my 4th at the BC Tameside Season Starter race.
Next best was an awesome day at Dalby Forest Red (with a lickle bit of Black too). My wife loved riding past all the flabby MTBers of their expensive DH rigs.0 -
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NWLondoner wrote:
It's probably not quite so humiliating if the bloke dropping you is a bona fide world champion!"I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)0 -
Best here was at the end of February - full summer kit, no wind, absolutely gorgeous.
Today is OK, fairly warm and some sun, but dreading the commute home as I had a really good tail wind coming in this morning (my fastest ever average on the route in either direction). Hopefully the breeze has dropped for the return! It's my first commute of the year with I've ditched the Night Vision jacket though as I was over-heating in it on Tuesday.0 -
Still a bit chilly up in my bit.. went out on Sunday in shorts with Speedybird and found out the long sleeved Giordana top I bought at the end of the summer is not really windproof... nice day but not yet warm enough even when climbing.0
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On more than 1 occasion :Pinkyfingers wrote:NWLondoner wrote:
It's probably not quite so humiliating if the bloke dropping you is a bona fide world champion!0 -
Has Colin been at the celebratory doughnuts or is he just carrying quite a bit of gear in his back pockets
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Colin was out for 4 hrs so had a fair bit of food/tools on him. I just did 2.40.Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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Fingers crossed, it's going to be this Sunday. The weather forcast looks good, I've got a new route saved into the Garmin, recceed some of it the other day and the lanes are clean and traffic free......... can't wait !!!Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
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Yesterday was my best day, glorious ride over The Longmynd whilst on holiday, only 28 miles as I didn't want to leave my wife alone too long (left a at 7:08am) but 3000ft of climb with scary descents
I did another short run this morning but had to walk up the steepest climb :oops:
I'll post the Strava route tomorrow but when I planned the route last week and saw the vertical part in the climb graph I thought it was a glitch - it wasn't! [edit] this is the segment I had to walk http://app.strava.com/segments/739488
I set out at 7am this morning and there was frost and fog. Only 20 minutes of climbing the Shropshire Hills got me above the fog and the temperature began to rise. A great day, but yesterday was better!Summer - Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 Team
Winter - Trek Madone 3.5 2012 with UDi2 upgrade.
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Best was last sunday. Not at work, and had a lovely 80mi ride around the steps/ worlds end/ Horseshoe pass and home again0
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my best day was today -> 16C and Sunny when i went out at 2.30pm. and it was a good ride despite the headwind ruining my strava segments
Tomorrow is going to be a cracker though -> 17C at a similar time with lower wind!0 -
Today definitely my best day! 103 miles and first sunburn of the year (oops!). Was aiming to do 100km but when I reached that the sun was still out and I still had some fuel left in the tank so I just started doing laps of my local area til I reached the century miles marker! Chuffed
http://runkeeper.com/user/nweststeyn/activity/76984994
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I was out today too - but had to be in work for 8:50am so just did 31 miles and home by 8am. It was quite chilly at 6:15 this morning when i headed out!!
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I am rather chuffed that I received mild sunburn today. Roll on summer!!"That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college! " - Homer0
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Not today, as I opened my kit bag in the office I realised I had not packed my lycra shorts. Cycling home in my boxers under my endura trousers was far from comfortable...0
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Gizmodo wrote:this is the segment I had to walk http://app.strava.com/segments/739488
Mate - if it makes you feel any better on the JOGLE I did, over 300 people tried to get up that and only 20 people did so without walking. I think that will be in Simon Warren's next 100 cycling climbs book.http://www.georgesfoundation.org
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com/
http://www.12on12in12.blogspot.co.uk/0 -
Best day for me was a week ago last Sunday, fantastic weather not as nice as today but I couldn't get out due to "life" getting in the way.
Tail end Charlie
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i hated today Temps were as low as 1 degree in the morning and I was underdressed then come afternoon I was boiling in a bag. DId you use Pokerface as a wind shield all the way around? Ugh Hard work. Nice piccy. 0
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Crimmey wrote:DId you use Pokerface as a wind shield all the way around? Ugh Hard work. Nice piccy.
Pretty much! I rode the 14miles to meet him into a block headwind, uphill. It mear killed me as I had to be there for a certain time.Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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Perhaps an even better ride today. Another fairly flat easy spin with a good mate, stopped in Alderley Edge for a coffee and watched the Wags wander by. Less windy than yesterday and warmer too. Brill Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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Crimmey wrote:i hated today Temps were as low as 1 degree in the morning and I was underdressed then come afternoon I was boiling in a bag. DId you use Pokerface as a wind shield all the way around? Ugh Hard work. Nice piccy.
and thats why you have arm warmers, knee or leg warmers, gilet, long fingerd gloves which can all be got rid of into the back pockets when the temps at this time of year can be quite a gap.. better to start out a little on the cold side and use the bike to keep you warm.. if you are planning a day of it as many are , I think this Sunday.
Continuing to overdress for long rides and boil is a choice of course.... oh and the above can be done without a humungous growth hanging off your saddle.... that in the pic is not humungous of course...0 -
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Sorry to disappoint. We were met with a stunner bending over petting a friend's dog and a good view of said stunner's designer G String.
I think Dan and I tried so hard not to make it obvious we were staring but, well, even with sunglasses I think we failed...
Some nice cars out and about too...Insta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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you're brave, I went through alderley edge on the bike the other day and thought about a coffee stop but everywhere looked far too high-class for a sweaty lycra-clad man to besmirch. Fortunately when I got to the top of the wizard there was an ice cream van parked up in the picnic area. That made it the best ride this year.0
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Tatton Park?NapoleonD wrote:Just got back from a fantastic ride with Colin (Pokerface), weather was beautiful, finally got to wear shorts/summer jersey and I even took my mudguards off.
Rode through yesterday afternoon myself, was an amazing day to be out on the bike.0
