BrianEvesham
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- South Littleton, Evesham.
Lovely day but I had a good headwind nearly all the way round
http://www.strava.com/activities/140966592
http://www.strava.com/activities/140966592
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Didn't slow you down much!Lovely day but I had a good headwind nearly all the way round
http://www.strava.com/activities/140966592
That's another reason I like getting out early. Sometimes get round before it picks up.
I pass a cottage that has peacocks on the road I usually head out and there was a hen on the road this morning that looked like it had been hit by a car
It was too early (5.30am) to wake anyone up to tell them so I just had to encourage it off the road onto the verge and hope it had just been stunned and would recover. Still sitting there when I returned though so I phoned the lady when I got in and she said she would deal with it.........not sure whether it would get to the vet or be despatched???? She was very grateful that I had let her know and I think, and hope, that she will take it to the vet as it looked bright enough.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Same here re the segments, I do every now and then chase one that I think I can improve on, though in the main I prefer to just get the miles in as that benefits me more than a position on a leaderboard.
BrianEvesham
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- South Littleton, Evesham.
Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
@Supersuperleeds Knees worse than every today.
First half was ok today, coming home a bit lethargic, got chatting to a guy on an old Raleigh which slowed me a little, though to be honest I think he could have done with a drink. Also the most
Difficulty Level 4 (10.3) on the Bryton site, usually never gets above Level 4 (1,0) so I guess an avg of 14.8mph is ok. That might be way it was more difficult coming home 6mph N, still first time over 500ft this year slight more elevation than yesterday by just short of 100ft, 2019ft (rwgps) which puts it at 53.26ft/mile, certainly the difficult ride since Nov, however my avg HR was only 134bpm compared mid to high 140's a month or so ago @SpokeyDokey so you see it doesn't take long, this is about where it was last Sept/Oct. 13p.b's but I suspect these were aided by the north breezy that slowed me on the way home.
Apart from this cat4 Seckar Ln were kept an avg cad around 80 most of the way dropping to an overall 77
http://www.strava.com/activities/141010108
First half was ok today, coming home a bit lethargic, got chatting to a guy on an old Raleigh which slowed me a little, though to be honest I think he could have done with a drink. Also the most
Difficulty Level 4 (10.3) on the Bryton site, usually never gets above Level 4 (1,0) so I guess an avg of 14.8mph is ok. That might be way it was more difficult coming home 6mph N, still first time over 500ft this year slight more elevation than yesterday by just short of 100ft, 2019ft (rwgps) which puts it at 53.26ft/mile, certainly the difficult ride since Nov, however my avg HR was only 134bpm compared mid to high 140's a month or so ago @SpokeyDokey so you see it doesn't take long, this is about where it was last Sept/Oct. 13p.b's but I suspect these were aided by the north breezy that slowed me on the way home.
Apart from this cat4 Seckar Ln were kept an avg cad around 80 most of the way dropping to an overall 77
http://www.strava.com/activities/141010108
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
@Nigelnaturist Looks a good ride Nigel. This whole elevation thing is a bit crazy. I even tried recording the same ride with my Garmin Edge 200 and the iphone with the Strava app and there was always at least a couple of hundred feet difference there too. I wonder which device actually gives the most accurate elevation measurement??
Effyb4
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Lovely day for a ride today. The sun was shining and I had a lovely stop for a drink and sandwich in a country park. My furthest ride to date. I almost cracked 30 miles (29.6 ). Next time maybe.
http://www.strava.com/activities/141010087
http://www.strava.com/activities/141010087
Nigelnaturist
Guru
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- Pontefract
@Effyb4 i would have just done that for the sake of it, well done though, and add another mile and make it a metric half century.
@Mo1959 for my own data I have always used rwgps, if you map a ride on the strava route thing it gives almost the same elevation as rwgps mapping and almost the same as the ride, another 215ft or so http://www.strava.com/routes/340438 so how strava then only gives 1667ft is beyond me.
Though its ride time projection is close at 2:30:39 actual ride time was 2:33:53 from the unit and on strava 2:34:56
@Mo1959 for my own data I have always used rwgps, if you map a ride on the strava route thing it gives almost the same elevation as rwgps mapping and almost the same as the ride, another 215ft or so http://www.strava.com/routes/340438 so how strava then only gives 1667ft is beyond me.
Though its ride time projection is close at 2:30:39 actual ride time was 2:33:53 from the unit and on strava 2:34:56
Effyb4
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@Nigelnaturist I had already added a couple of miles to try and get it to 30 miles. Next time I will have to make a route approximately 32 miles long. A metric half century sounds good. 
Kins
Über Member
- Location
- Ystradgynlais, S. Wales
Absolutely gorgeous day here in Wales. Went out for my normal ride of around 7/8 miles and ended up doing 15. Still not very fit after long layoff from my bad back (about 9 or 10 rides so far) but it aches less and less. Bad news one of my bottle cages seems to have snapped and lost it and the bottle somewhere today. Very strange I didn't hear or feel it go.
Sitting here and sweating like a pig. Seems sweat more after a ride than during it.
Sitting here and sweating like a pig. Seems sweat more after a ride than during it.
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Just been for a spin round the block to test the 810 is all up and connected OK
https://www.strava.com/activities/141094240
https://www.strava.com/activities/141094240
Had my reply off the taxi firm and they are going to speak to the driver about his future conduct. Hopefully he wont be in such a rush next time a cyclist is in front of him. I also got 2 lines of an apology on the drivers behalf.
Anyway, onto today... a completely external incident free ride. I say external because my legs were just not with it today. Planned 30ish but after the first 5 miles just could not get into it. So I dropped a gear and just had a slow ride around which eventually got me in the mood for about 5 miles. Ended up with 21.1 miles and saw some good scenery. Pictures are on my instagram. Handle is matthalliday if you want have a nosey. Back to the 5.5mile commute tomorrow, here is hoping my legs want to work then haha. Have fun guys.
Anyway, onto today... a completely external incident free ride. I say external because my legs were just not with it today. Planned 30ish but after the first 5 miles just could not get into it. So I dropped a gear and just had a slow ride around which eventually got me in the mood for about 5 miles. Ended up with 21.1 miles and saw some good scenery. Pictures are on my instagram. Handle is matthalliday if you want have a nosey. Back to the 5.5mile commute tomorrow, here is hoping my legs want to work then haha. Have fun guys.
Mr_K_Dilkington
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A new lap record for me in Richmond Park after work today - 18 minutes 32 seconds for the 6.7 miles with personal records all over the place. This is around a minute better than my previous best, around 3 minutes fast than my best from a month and a bit ago, and around 6 minutes faster than my best effort 2-3 months ago. Very happy with my progress! Really looking forward to trying to crack into the 17 minute somethings over the next month or two.
Strava link here: http://www.strava.com/activities/141140621/
Strava link here: http://www.strava.com/activities/141140621/
Phoenix Lincs
Über Member
- Location
- Sleaford, Lincs
Went out for a ride this morning and the first half really flew along, then came the second half - the least said about that the better! Hey Ho, at least I got out
Then, I finished work a bit earlier than expected so suggested to lovely hubby that we took the mountain bikes for a bit of a spin. Really enjoyed it. Not very far or fast, but we enjoyed it so that's the main thing for now I think
Now it's time for bed zzzzzzzzzzz. Night night folks
Then, I finished work a bit earlier than expected so suggested to lovely hubby that we took the mountain bikes for a bit of a spin. Really enjoyed it. Not very far or fast, but we enjoyed it so that's the main thing for now I think
Now it's time for bed zzzzzzzzzzz. Night night folks
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
To put this into context my PR is around 30 minutes
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