Nic Barnes
Member
Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
User status: Offline
|
I don't mind the rain and the cold so much. Sundays ride out round bits of open coast line involved some 25mph gusts of wind. In the few weeks I've been out biking definitely say a cross wind or head wind is the worst weather.
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
Wind is horrendous as no kit will help you. Having to pedal downhill into a head wind really ruins your enthusiasm. But it gets you fit. No pain no gain and all that!
|
Simon
Member
Registered: 24th Apr 03
Location: Oxfordshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Get out in all weather's. Thats the idea of mud tyres, spiked tyres, and more outdoor clothing types you can shake a stick at.
Riding in tougher conditions i.e. mud etc gets you fitter and stronger too.
Same here.
Clocked up just shy of 350 miles this year already.
I kind of think if I persist in the wind/rain/snow I will be rewarded with a good summer. Thats how it works, right?
Did you sign up to the strava Jan Challenge? I'm only just going to make the first target of 200miles, may do a long route home tonight which should finish it for me
|
Matt L
Member
Registered: 17th Apr 06
User status: Offline
|
well... my january total is just 22.4miles 
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
I certainly did. I was hoping for 400 but its looking like I am going to fall short.
The leader of the challenge the other day had clocked up 15000 miles  I looked on his profile and it looked like he had tracked a flight he had been on. Cheating bastard
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
I wonder how many calories he burnt running/cycling that far that fast
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
it got deleted. Top guy now looks legit, smashed out 3000 miles this month alone.
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
I suppose 100 miles per day is dooable - if you're a Tour de France rider and been to the Lance Armstrong School of Cycling.
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
210 miles this month from commuting so far, joined up to Strava last night, looks quite cool.
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
I suppose 100 miles per day is dooable - if you're a Tour de France rider and been to the Lance Armstrong School of Cycling.
I did some snooping. Seems he's a retired geezer, just goes out on his bike in FLorida everyday.
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by willay
210 miles this month from commuting so far, joined up to Strava last night, looks quite cool.
Nice one. 
|
Gary
Premium Member
Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Bit warmer this week. Might brave taking the bike out
|
Nic Barnes
Member
Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
User status: Offline
|
Due to car failures i guess I'm biking to work starting tomorrow pmsl.
|
Cole
Member
Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
User status: Offline
|
Make sure you wear that helmet
|
Nic Barnes
Member
Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
User status: Offline
|
i will be cole as im riding through town and on main A roads. depending on how long it takes to sort out a claim i could be riding to work for quite some time.
|
Matt L
Member
Registered: 17th Apr 06
User status: Offline
|
Im hoping to get out on mine at the weekend weather permitting
|
Simon
Member
Registered: 24th Apr 03
Location: Oxfordshire
User status: Offline
|
My replacement spokes turned up yesterday but without the nipples 
Another few days till I can get out now
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Due to car failures i guess I'm biking to work starting tomorrow pmsl.
best way man, thats why I'm riding
|
Cole
Member
Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
User status: Offline
|
Due to me having a nasty car accident today I'm off the bike this week didn't sustain any injuries I'm just very sore from the impact
|
Nic Barnes
Member
Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
User status: Offline
|
Bottled it today and went to work in the corsa. Watched the fuel gauge dropping and decided tomorrow I'm going to get out of bed in the middle of the night, about 6:45am, and get ready to leave about 7:10 for work. This will hurt. Not the biking, just the early morning.
|
Nic Barnes
Member
Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
User status: Offline
|
Oh if anyone uses endomondo be nice to see what other people can manage etc
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
Went off road in the dark tonight was fun
|
smcGSI16V
Member
Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
User status: Offline
|
Night riding is ace.
|
Ben J
Member
Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
User status: Offline
|
If I go riding at night where I usually go i'll end up interrupting doggers etc.
Sod that.
|
Jamie Walby
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 04
User status: Offline
|
Any excuse not to go riding Ben
|
