The first glimpse of Spring :-) :-)

[johnnyb47]

Hi.
I Haven't posted much of late, as my cycling has only really amounted to burning of the pounds on the Turbo trainer..A necessary evil ,thats kept the old legs turning whilst the weather has been grim.
This weekend though, the first signs of spring had started to make an appearance, and like a typical deprived sun starved "Brit" arriving at there holiday resort and eager to over indulge in sun , sea and you know what, the bike was released from the shackles of the Turbo trainer to hit the great outdoors once again.
It's been a breath of fresh air to get back out on the roads again and take in all the sights and social aspects that a turbo trainer doesn't offer.
Yesterday after work was a day of hill climbing and the views over the tops of the welsh mountains where stunning, and today's ride was equally enjoyable minus the long climbs. As much as I've appreciated the Turbo trainer when the weather was grim, it's been so much better and enjoyable to get out there and enjoy cycling for what it is. Meeting different people and seeing new places.Cycling outdoors somehow adds the third dimension that you miss out on with the Turbo trainer..
So it's glasses held up high, to another great year of cycling :-) :-)

 

[Randomnerd]

You poor thing, shackled indoors to that machine. Dump it and come out all winter in all weathers with us: round here you will have been seeing snowdrops for about ten days or so, and the first primroses have poked their yellow noses up in the woods. Finches flitting alongside you in the hedges are, as the yoof would have it, some good outdoor shizz.

 

[johnnyb47]

Haha :-) :-) I think I could seriously lose interest in cycling if it was just reduced to the Turbo trainer. Keeping fit using one is all well and good ,but it's not what I would call enjoyable compared to being outdoors. It's made me realize that cycling is equally about experiencing the sights and sounds of your surroundings and the fitness benefits come as a bonus of it :-)

 

[biggs682]

Saw these Crocus today growing wild , now this is a better first glimpse of spring

 

[Venod]

I too have been hitting the turbo most of January but managed a decent ride on Friday, it was good to see a carpet of Snowdrops in Cawood Churchyard, I don't think my turbo days are over this year just yet thou, and the sad thing is I am enjoying the turbo using GPX files, I have ridden places I never ride in real life, just done the Ring Of Kerry previously done in a car.

 

[Drago]

Spring is here - the doggers are back in the forest car park of an evening.

 

[Randomnerd]

just done the Ring Of Kerry previously done in a car.

Did you stop for an ice cream in Sneem? Thought not

 

[irw]

And here was me thinking this was going to be about @User9609 's swallows!

 

[ADarkDraconis]

Aaaah, I am jealous! We had a nice day here last week but now it is back below freezing with snow in the forecast again tomorrow. We won't see Spring until March if we are lucky, usually more like April. Everything is brown and dreary and cold.

 

[biggs682]

Ring Of Kerry previously done in a car.

Heard about the ring of Kerry for years actually drove around it once 16 years ago , it's on our bucket list

 

[Heigue'r]

Kerry is some spot.May be slightly biased.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Kerry seems great, in laws went some years ago and rode there, same experience with tour coaches crowding the roads.