J4MIE_P
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I think some of the additional speed depends on who you are riding with.
Suggesting another faster paced group maybe more beneficial?
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Suggesting another faster paced group maybe more beneficial?
philinmerthyr
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I've got a classic Brecon Beacons loop planned for tomorrow. The forecast looks good so I'm looking forward to a great ride.
Phoenix Lincs
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- Sleaford, Lincs
Happy birthday
Phoenix Lincs
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- Sleaford, Lincs
Home from Skegness, was a great ride and awesome time/speed. was 19.1mph avg up until 75miles where the wind was getting the better of us slightly. Group of 3 stuck together taking turns on the front really helped!
Even managed a KOM and 2 top 10's lol. Well until the other riders upload their rides haha!
Ride completed in 4hr19mins!
http://app.strava.com/activities/57540157
Fantastic. Very well done
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RWright
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Yes, stronger riders can pull longer and harder than the weaker ones. Only problem with trying it with riders that are too strong is getting dropped.
If you are with a faster group I am almost certain it will make your times faster as long as you can hang on.
uclown2002
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- Harrogate
Home from Skegness, was a great ride and awesome time/speed. was 19.1mph avg up until 75miles where the wind was getting the better of us slightly. Group of 3 stuck together taking turns on the front really helped!
Even managed a KOM and 2 top 10's lol. Well until the other riders upload their rides haha!
Ride completed in 4hr19mins!
http://app.strava.com/activities/57540157
Wow great effort; I notice your average HR was 174 bpm; I can't get my maximum over 170 bpm although I assume I'm significantly older
A hard ride for me today; not much left in the tank:-
http://app.strava.com/activities/57478789
DaveyM
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- Northumberland
Home from Skegness, was a great ride and awesome time/speed. was 19.1mph avg up until 75miles where the wind was getting the better of us slightly. Group of 3 stuck together taking turns on the front really helped!
Even managed a KOM and 2 top 10's lol. Well until the other riders upload their rides haha!
Ride completed in 4hr19mins!
http://app.strava.com/activities/57540157
RIGHT! get out of the beginners section NOW! you are officially too fast
Great effort young man
RWright
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- North Carolina
SWSteve
Guru
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- Bristol...ish
Home from Skegness, was a great ride and awesome time/speed. was 19.1mph avg up until 75miles where the wind was getting the better of us slightly. Group of 3 stuck together taking turns on the front really helped!
Even managed a KOM and 2 top 10's lol. Well until the other riders upload their rides haha!
Ride completed in 4hr19mins!
http://app.strava.com/activities/57540157
Bloody well done!
SWSteve
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- Bristol...ish
That was nice if them, but sorry your cough improving troublesome
Get well soon
Nice ride Steve
Thanks for the support, the cough should clear in a week hopefully. The ride was pretty good, but I really suffered on the second climb (The mountain on the profile view) - I stopped at the top for a couple of minutes as I felt dizzy and incredibly thirsty.
RWright
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- North Carolina
I had a good ride (for me) a little earlier this evening. I did 50k on the Blue Meteor at an average over 15 MPH, got a PR on a Strava segment that I just yesterday realized was on the route, saw a bobcat running beside the road, and scalped an older dude that looked like a wino (he was quite a bit younger than me but that is what too much fortified wine can do to you I guess). Normally the only people that I see on my rides that look like unkempt homeless people that live on the streets is myself.
I scalped him when I was making my usual end of ride downtown cruise to see if any bands are playing at the outside stage at the old train station. He was riding on the wrong side of the road when I blew by him and waved, he started yelling HEY SLOW DOWN, YOU ARE GOING TOO FAST, I just smiled and waved again. It was fun, to me a scalp is a scalp, if you are able to ride a bicycle you are scalp bait (plus I got scalped yesterday and I am still not very happy about it).
My segment PR was fun even though I didn't know exactly where it started. I think I may have done at least an extra half mile or so but that is ok, it made the ride a better workout. I know I am not going to ever get a KOM on this one because it is loaded with a lot of very good riders and a pro triathlete, even if she is a girl she is only seconds off the KOM time and three minutes ahead of me on a 2.3 mile segment.
I know I am not fast but these people are flying. My next goal is to get off the last page of the segment rider list. I think I can keep getting a little faster and I am happy with my progress so far. This forum has been great motivation and help and they haven't even banned me for all this weird stuff I ramble on about.
http://app.strava.com/activities/57600984
I scalped him when I was making my usual end of ride downtown cruise to see if any bands are playing at the outside stage at the old train station. He was riding on the wrong side of the road when I blew by him and waved, he started yelling HEY SLOW DOWN, YOU ARE GOING TOO FAST, I just smiled and waved again. It was fun, to me a scalp is a scalp, if you are able to ride a bicycle you are scalp bait (plus I got scalped yesterday and I am still not very happy about it).
My segment PR was fun even though I didn't know exactly where it started. I think I may have done at least an extra half mile or so but that is ok, it made the ride a better workout. I know I am not going to ever get a KOM on this one because it is loaded with a lot of very good riders and a pro triathlete, even if she is a girl she is only seconds off the KOM time and three minutes ahead of me on a 2.3 mile segment.
I know I am not fast but these people are flying. My next goal is to get off the last page of the segment rider list. I think I can keep getting a little faster and I am happy with my progress so far. This forum has been great motivation and help and they haven't even banned me for all this weird stuff I ramble on about. http://app.strava.com/activities/57600984
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
You always manage to make your rides sound so interesting Rocky I was out at the crack of dawn as usual. Beautiful morning, slightly chilly then the sun came up and it was really pleasant. Actually met another early morning cyclist coming towards me around 6am.......someone else who enjoys the early morning peace and quiet no doubt.
No bobcats on my route but if you look at my ride you will see I pass a place called Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre and it is at the side of the road and there is these weird things that look like little white kangaroos. Must take a camera one morning and get a picture of them.
Felt like hard work this morning. I think Friday's long run is still in my legs. I find it is often the second day after I do a hard effort that the fatigue and muscle soreness hits me. Still managed just over 15mph too so not too bad.
Just some dog walking later then over to my Dad and stepmums for the rest of the afternoon/evening.
Hope the weather is as nice everywhere else today and you all get out for a while
I was out at the crack of dawn as usual. Beautiful morning, slightly chilly then the sun came up and it was really pleasant. Actually met another early morning cyclist coming towards me around 6am.......someone else who enjoys the early morning peace and quiet no doubt.No bobcats on my route but if you look at my ride you will see I pass a place called Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre and it is at the side of the road and there is these weird things that look like little white kangaroos. Must take a camera one morning and get a picture of them.
Felt like hard work this morning. I think Friday's long run is still in my legs. I find it is often the second day after I do a hard effort that the fatigue and muscle soreness hits me. Still managed just over 15mph too so not too bad.
Just some dog walking later then over to my Dad and stepmums for the rest of the afternoon/evening.
Hope the weather is as nice everywhere else today and you all get out for a while
The speed surprised myself. Amazing what a group of 3 friends of same abilities chainganging and a super flat route can do.He must have been holding onto the support car when getting his water bottle.
In all seriousness I think this was a group ride and its surprising how much speed you can gain from chain ganging. Still a great achievement never the less, I'm guessing they didn't stop to get a speed like that!
Just need to start working out my next goal in cycling now. Hhmmm??
RWright
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- North Carolina
I just looked at Mo's ride, great ride Mo. You are making some nice progress too.
You are making some nice progress too.
RWright
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- North Carolina
It takes some great effort to maintain that for that distance Reece, even with two others, that was one heck of a ride.
The flats create their own special type of obstacle to me, takes a little different approach for me, not easy to do and I think it might work me just as hard as a few hills. You don't get much rest on the flats. - Status
