Scotland : Ayrshire & Arran CC Arran Cycle - Sat 6th July 2013

[Col5632]

You'll be fine. It's a while off yet - just ride some more hills. It's all about pacing yourself and finding a comfortable rhythm. I looked at your Strava ride and reckon you just killed yourself on that climb in Dollar - gloom hill? - 0.8km at 15.3% ave, that would truly shred the legs and deplete your glycogen leaving you feeling wrecked for sure!

I think i went off too fast aswell, although my first hour was flat i still done an 16.8 avg speed which is a good bit more than i can really cope with, i think its fine if i was just doing my usual 40 mile route but i wanted to do about 80 on saturday

 

[edindave]

I think i went off too fast aswell, although my first hour was flat i still done an 16.8 avg speed which is a good bit more than i can really cope with, i think its fine if i was just doing my usual 40 mile route but i wanted to do about 80 on saturday

There you go then!
Case closed.

 

[Col5632]

Attending
1.Col5632
2.Edwardoka
3.Rasmus
4.Tug Benson
5.Jazloc
6.Edindave
7.Louch
8.Clockhammer
9.Fubar
10.GBC
11.The Cappuccino Kid
12.Seamab

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2.Mr Messy
3.Harry_Palmer79

 

[Louch]

Development point from yesterday.....lets swap some numbers before going anywhere

 

[Col5632]

Development point from yesterday.....lets swap some numbers before going anywhere

Defo, i had Rasmus ask me for Jamie's number then Jamie asked me for Rasmus number, thought you guys would have atleast sorted numbers out

 

[Scoosh]

Unfortunately I can't make it, as I've got another cycling "appointment" on 6th July .. training as a British Cycling ride leader, and am told we'll be riding a grand total of 10-15 miles around Edinburgh . I shall be on my best behaviour .

T

I, too need to be trained to British Cycle standard 1 level**, so am not available to join you on your sunny jaunt round Arran - 'Scotland in miniature'.

Have a lovely day and eat lots of CAKE !


**I might even be awarded something - if I'm good enough

 

[Fubar]

I, too need to be trained to British Cycle standard 1 level**, so am not available to join you on your sunny jaunt round Arran - 'Scotland in miniature'.

Have a lovely day and eat lots of CAKE !


**I might even be awarded something - if I'm good enough

In other words Cycling Proficiency...

 

[Scoosh]

I think it is - isn't it ?

 

[tug benson]

Well after a terrible saturday on the bike, i'm tempted to change my mind to route 2, maybe feel better after a good day on the bike but saturday showed me im not ready for 'big' hilly miles just yet

The castle campbell road is tough and isn`t like any other climbs, you don`t really get a break in it, it maybe be short but it`s very steep, i doubt we will have anything like that in Arran....get yourself over to the hills out of dunning...just maybe stay away from the dragon just now

 

[Edwardoka]

The castle campbell road is tough and isn`t like any other climbs, you don`t really get a break in it, it maybe be short but it`s very steep, i doubt we will have anything like that in Arran....get yourself over to the hills out of dunning...just maybe stay away from the dragon just now

Sorry to disappoint, but there are plenty of short nasty climbs in the south of the island...

 

[Seamab]

I think i went off too fast aswell, although my first hour was flat i still done an 16.8 avg speed which is a good bit more than i can really cope with, i think its fine if i was just doing my usual 40 mile route but i wanted to do about 80 on saturday

Welcome to Dollar Colin! The only way is up...
What road did you go up - Law Hill? I take it you didn't go up to the Castle as thats a dead end but stupidly steep.

Longer rides are all about pacing (especially at the start) and climbing within your capabilities and it takes quite a while to build up stamina. I've done very few long rides the past couple of years and it shows. The Arran trip is a CC Ecosse ride (NOT A SPORTIVE) so i expect that we all wait at the top of the hills to regroup. I'm going to have fun and enjoy Arran never having cycled there before - I'm not aiming to go round at a blistering pace. Hills are as hills are - if you're feeling good then you go up at a good pace if not just select the granny gear grimace and spin.

Plenty of time yet to build that endurance. Maybe we need a June ride to prepare?

 

[edindave]

Welcome to Dollar Colin! The only way is up...
What road did you go up - Law Hill? I take it you didn't go up to the Castle as thats a dead end but stupidly steep.

Longer rides are all about pacing (especially at the start) and climbing within your capabilities and it takes quite a while to build up stamina. I've done very few long rides the past couple of years and it shows. The Arran trip is a CC Ecosse ride (NOT A SPORTIVE) so i expect that we all wait at the top of the hills to regroup. I'm going to have fun and enjoy Arran never having cycled there before - I'm not aiming to go round at a blistering pace. Hills are as hills are - if you're feeling good then you go up at a good pace if not just select the granny gear grimace and spin.

Plenty of time yet to build that endurance. Maybe we need a June ride to prepare?

^This

(or to be more precise, at the end of the Strava segment )

And can we also wait and regroup at the bottom of the descents?
Some of us are slightly lacking in Potential Energy

 

[tug benson]

Sorry to disappoint, but there are plenty of short nasty climbs in the south of the island...

doubt we will hit anything this steep

http://app.strava.com/segments/983273

 

[Edwardoka]

There's always http://app.strava.com/segments/1502627
Im not ashamed to admit that I got off and pushed. I'd been flying at 22-24mph for miles and my legs simply couldnt readjust from pushing my biggest gear as hard as possible to struggling up in bottom gear...

 

[Col5632]

I get the feeling I will want to stop every 2 minutes to take pics