skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
I was wondering why it took so long for my cuppa !
Your ride today.... (part 1)
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
40 miles night ride, went with mrs to work at bury. Set off at 9pm and went bury, Rochdale, littleborough, Blackstone edge, cragg vale, mytholmroyd, Hebden bridge, todmorden, cliviger gorge, burnley, rossendale.
Pitch black over Blackstone edge and cragg, totally deserted......just me and the road...AWESOME!!
Really chuffed with my new dynamo set up.
Bloody cold again tho!
Pitch black over Blackstone edge and cragg, totally deserted......just me and the road...AWESOME!!
Really chuffed with my new dynamo set up.
Bloody cold again tho!
Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border
It's coldest just before dawn.
Couldn't let a beautiful day slip by so decided a longish ride was in order. Left around 9.10am and found a couple of patches of ice.
The weather was beautiful apart from a 21km headwind on the way back. I was pleased to have covered 93km, my longest ride this year.
The weather was beautiful apart from a 21km headwind on the way back. I was pleased to have covered 93km, my longest ride this year.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I went out with the local club for some chaingang and race training around the local circuit. It was a little bit icey in places but good fun nevertheless. 44 miles in total.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Went out with the local club's earlybird ride, it was icy in places but nothing major except this Neanderthal couldn't cope with a few degrees change in temperature 
IIRC my ave speed fell from 18mph to 16.8mph until I took the cap off, I then got it back to 17.1mph, in the last 15miles before I hit congestion in town.
IIRC my ave speed fell from 18mph to 16.8mph until I took the cap off, I then got it back to 17.1mph, in the last 15miles before I hit congestion in town.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
How was the cake?
took a wee run out tdy done about ten mile out to meet someone and there was a lot of icy bits on the country lanes i was on ,heading back i stopped at wallaces well and took a few pics
this was the first time iv used the road bike for a while ,iv hardly been out in ages, i spent a while fettling it the other night ,fitted new bar tape ,changed the saddle and fitted gatorskins , i stoped and got a few pics ,went to move off and thought somethings not right ,100 yds up the road back tyre was totally flat
and i know .i know ,in had no pump .own stupid fault ,i changed rucksaks before i left and the one i had with me had a spare tube and pr kit but no pump (need to get another one and keep it in that bag ) so i had to walk a good bit (prob about 3 ml)
anyway ,was good to get out ,and i got a couple of pics
this was the first time iv used the road bike for a while ,iv hardly been out in ages, i spent a while fettling it the other night ,fitted new bar tape ,changed the saddle and fitted gatorskins , i stoped and got a few pics ,went to move off and thought somethings not right ,100 yds up the road back tyre was totally flat
and i know .i know ,in had no pump .own stupid fault ,i changed rucksaks before i left and the one i had with me had a spare tube and pr kit but no pump (need to get another one and keep it in that bag ) so i had to walk a good bit (prob about 3 ml)anyway ,was good to get out ,and i got a couple of pics
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Mileage had been light in Jan due to weather, then went on a business trip to China for ten days. Massive drinking and eating and zero exercise. Did an easy 20 Wednesday and felt ok so pushed the boat out and did a regular 58 mile/ 5,500 ft loop yesterday. Snake Pass, Abney, Froggat and back over Snake Pass.
Weather was OK and took on Snake Pass, only about 15 minutes from home. Strong tailwind but....something felt wrong....no energy and needed a gear lower than a still day. Ho hum, see how it goes. Abney is a long slow grind and into a headwind so couldn't tell how I was doing compared to usual. Choccie bar at the top was my reward. Froggat is another long gradual climb but felt ok-ish. Fast descent into Hathersage, then things started to go badly wrong. Felt thirsty, a bit hungry, a bit tired. Still about 20 miles and Snake Pass into the wind to go.
There's a cafe with about 15 miles to go and by then I was crawling. Sausage & Bacon sandwich, snickers, hot chocolate and a bottle of water.
All to no avail. Most miserable experience dragging up the Snake into a 20mph headwind. Totally shot. Strava told me it was my slowest ever ascent
Lesson learned. Don't drink bottles of 50% alcohol and massive meals for 10 days and expect your body to just accept it. Mind you, it was fun at the time
Weather was OK and took on Snake Pass, only about 15 minutes from home. Strong tailwind but....something felt wrong....no energy and needed a gear lower than a still day. Ho hum, see how it goes. Abney is a long slow grind and into a headwind so couldn't tell how I was doing compared to usual. Choccie bar at the top was my reward. Froggat is another long gradual climb but felt ok-ish. Fast descent into Hathersage, then things started to go badly wrong. Felt thirsty, a bit hungry, a bit tired. Still about 20 miles and Snake Pass into the wind to go.
There's a cafe with about 15 miles to go and by then I was crawling. Sausage & Bacon sandwich, snickers, hot chocolate and a bottle of water.
All to no avail. Most miserable experience dragging up the Snake into a 20mph headwind. Totally shot. Strava told me it was my slowest ever ascent
Lesson learned. Don't drink bottles of 50% alcohol and massive meals for 10 days and expect your body to just accept it. Mind you, it was fun at the time
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
How was the cake?
Strangely it all started off in a coffee shop selling copious amounts of cake. Unfortunately I was too late to sample any.
tug benson
Survived the Tour O the borders 2013
- Location
- Alloa
Biggest ride of the year so far, the back roads had a lot of ice on them so had to take it really easy,also first ride since January 23rd
http://app.strava.com/activities/39466388
http://app.strava.com/activities/39466388
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Slacker !Strangely it all started off in a coffee shop selling copious amounts of cake. Unfortunately I was too late to sample any.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Could have bought some and put it in your panierStrangely it all started off in a coffee shop selling copious amounts of cake. Unfortunately I was too late to sample any.
MissTillyFlop
Evil communist dictator, lover of gerbils & Pope.
17 miles (ish) cold but lovely!
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