The 1st Day of Spring on Saturday

slowmart
slowmart Posts: 4,516
edited March 2015 in Road general
In waving goodbye to the winter is anyone aiming to welcome Spring with a monumental bike ride?*


*Monumental is relative to the individual. :D

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A pic to get you in the mood and unfortunately nothing to do with me except for googling spring bike ride...
“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”

Desmond Tutu

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  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,292
    Are shorts mandatory?

    Because on this mornings ride, 4 or 5 days (whichever way you count it) prior to Spring springing, my Garmin recorded zero degrees.
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  • bernithebiker
    bernithebiker Posts: 4,148
    Was quite cool this morning, but now full sun and 14'C (Brittany).

    Just did a cheeky 2 hours in full summer gear....hooray!
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Just done a cheeky 3 hours in near full winter gear
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,168
    homers double wrote:
    Are shorts mandatory?

    Because on this mornings ride, 4 or 5 days (whichever way you count it) prior to Spring springing, my Garmin recorded zero degrees.

    Same here :(
  • slowmart
    slowmart Posts: 4,516
    Many moons ago I organised a summer solstice crudders ride over Cannock Chase to watch the sunrise.

    Early start, night lights and we froze our knackers off. On the plus side we took some portable BBQ's for a fine breakfast.....i remember the sunrise but also my mates bumping their gums regarding the temperature...
    “Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring”

    Desmond Tutu
  • nicube
    nicube Posts: 175
    I'm planning on doing 100 miles over the weekend if I get the time, 30 Saturday morning and 20 in the afternoon and the same on Sunday, the misses thinks I'm mental :P
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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    First road race this Sunday.. it will be done in thine longs, or a 1cm coating of Ozone Thermogel.
  • rob21
    rob21 Posts: 284
    did 100K ride Thursday temp was 3.2c didn't feel much like spring..
  • CYCLESPORT1
    CYCLESPORT1 Posts: 471
    British Summer Time starts next Saturday (29th) :!:
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    CYCLESPORT1 wrote:
    British Summer Time starts next Saturday (29th) :!:

    Clocks change then but it is now (apparently) spring

    http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/march-equinox.html
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  • dilatory
    dilatory Posts: 565
    Got excited that I might be able to wear shorts a moment ago, sun beaming, blue skies, house felt quite warm from the sun... then I took the bin out and I'll stick to the leggings for a while.
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    Out yesterday, leggings and long sleeves required, bit of a cross wind, only 20 odd miles but a lovely ride. :)
  • pastryboy
    pastryboy Posts: 1,385
    Wearing shorts all winter. I had ditched the knee warmers but had to get them back out again. Very poor show from mother nature this year.
  • mattyarse
    mattyarse Posts: 65
    It was un springlike this morning! 50 miles and when I got back at 8.30 and it took me 10 minutes to warm up the shower!
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    I hate this time of year, the last bit of winter really drags on
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  • Pituophis
    Pituophis Posts: 1,025
    Couldn't get out 'till gone 1 pm and shorts were the order of the day. :D
    Mind you on the walk to scrounge a meal from my folks at 5 pm it was bloody freezing again! :cry:
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Slowmart wrote:
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    Is that Norfolk or Lincolnshire ?
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Er yeah, Norfolk is well known for it's snow capped mountains :?
  • KevChallis
    KevChallis Posts: 646
    ben@31 wrote:
    Slowmart wrote:
    5695224792_6b2975cc45_b.jpg

    Is that Norfolk or Lincolnshire ?

    :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

    LMAO :D:D
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  • KevChallis
    KevChallis Posts: 646
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Er yeah, Norfolk is well known for it's snow capped mountains :?

    I feel it was said very tongue in cheek, those being probably the two flattest counties in the UK :D:D
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  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    I think he just looked at the long flat road and failed to notice the background but who knows.
  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    Verylonglegs... Even the road in the foreground has more accent than Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Driving along the A153 and A17 is like being on a giant snooker table, I've never seen anywhere so open and flat.
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  • KevChallis
    KevChallis Posts: 646
    ben@31 wrote:
    Verylonglegs... Even the road in the foreground has more accent than Norfolk and Lincolnshire. Driving along the A153 and A17 is like being on a giant snooker table, I've never seen anywhere so open and flat.

    The wolds is more bumpy lol, but no lounge climbs
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  • Downward
    Downward Posts: 179
    4 degrees here at 8am. Sunny though until I got back home.

    Saw a total of 7 cyclists out and about.
  • nicube
    nicube Posts: 175
    30 miles yesterday morning it didn't get above 7 degrees up here and cloudy, certainly didn't feel like spring :cry:

    By contrast 40 miles today in pure sunshine and 12 degrees :D I'd forgotten what it's like, great ride 8)
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  • iron-clover
    iron-clover Posts: 737
    I had my third TT of the year this morning- blimey it was a major departure from the last 2 weekends TTs and club runs! Saturday 2 weeks ago was the first time the bare legs came out, and last Saturday was mild(ish).

    But this morning was very wintry again- it was 5C and breezy riding to the start at the crack of dawn, and reached a sweltering 6-7C out on the course, the winter kit had another outing!

    At least it tends to get mild if not warm in the afternoons though- the Sun seems to finally have some of its warmth back.
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    Windy old day! Rode down to the New Forest and back for my first double century of the year and longest ever ride on fixed. Lovely day, but feeling it now.
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  • Ber Nard
    Ber Nard Posts: 827
    200 miles fixed? Nutter...

    Still felt very much like winter here this morning. Average temp. 3.3c according to Garmin. Turned into a lovely afternoon though but I wanted to be back for MSR.
  • marcusjb
    marcusjb Posts: 2,412
    Ber Nard wrote:
    200 miles fixed? Nutter...

    Several parts of my body agree completely! Hell of a lot harder than with gears, especially with the wind on my nose for good amounts of it.
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  • scott_w1987
    scott_w1987 Posts: 316
    Got some early tan lines this year on my Saturday morning ride from East Lothian over soutra and the granites... :shock:

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