Ride your bike for at least 30 minutes at least three times a week, every week, for a year

[Ming the Merciless]

Week 4

Ride 1 - Tue 25th Jan. A couple of days recovery after long ride Saturday. Out for just under 1.5 hours. Temps 2-3C with no ice, slight mist. Clothing just right for temps and duration. Any longer I’d probably wanted a stop for a hot drink.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm going to join in the spirit of this thread by doing the 30 minutes, 3 times a week on my home trainer. I shan't post because, well, the photos won't be very interesting!

Fact is, I need to do some form of rehabilitation and it's an impossibility to keep my heart rate down cycling the roads around here. But rest assured that I shall be thinking of picturesque vistas as I pedal steadily to no destination!

Good luck.

 

[FrothNinja]

Week 4 Ride 2 - Gentle ride this arvo, freezing cold in the Ribble valley around Sawley and up in the hills behind Grindleton. Bailed on dirt I was aiming for as it had turned into deep mud. Managed to lose one of the studs off my boots - after less than a 100 miles of use - gits.
Came across this left over, from a clubbie I presume.

 

[Gibbo9]

Week 4

Ride 2 - I hr 56 mins. Finally the weather has improved enough to get out for a proper ride. A beautiful sunny day, although the cloud did threaten rain toward the end of the ride. A really enjoyable couple of hours.

Riverside cycle path was incredibly quiet today.

View back into the city

 

[figbat]

W4R2 - 26 Jan - 1:56
Night MTB ride, risked going onto the Ridgeway which is usually off-limits this time of year due to mud but was delightfully dry and running fast last night.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Week 4

Ride 2 - Thu 27 Jan . Fitted new headset bearings pre load rings to my recumbent. Bolts had seized on old ones. Then of course a ride. A little under 2.5 hours and mix of showers and sun. Warmer than of late and didn’t need to wear my mitts or gloves.

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 4

Ride 2 - Thurs 27 Jan 3hrs 16mins/55.35km - a bit warmer here too. Full route info in the 2002 HMCAM thread .. but basically two loops (one around Guilliers, the other around Brignac) and trying to ride N/S as much as possible to avoid the W wind

 

[FrothNinja]

Week 4 Ride 3 - Out and about around Wiswell, Whalley, and Clerk Hill. Couple of lungbuster climbs - 1st was only 0.2 mile but over 11% average, 2cnd was a mile at 6%. Great views though.

 

[bluenotebob]

Week 4

Ride 3 - Fri 28 Jan 1hr 24mins/20.34km - a damp and dreary day here today - but not cold: it's around 10C. Because the roads are wet and muddy, I intended to go out on the older of my two hybrids - the Urban Shaper with 32mm tyres but it was only after I'd cycled nearly 3km, I realised I'd come out on the Shaper 200 with 28mm tyres .. oh, the delights of getting old. I'm glad you've changed your avatar, Ming - I was getting a bit tired of seeing my face every time you posted - my beard was so long in December that, one afternoon when the school bus arrived at our village, a young child leant out of the bus door and shouted "Hey, Father Christmas - where's my present?".

I could have done with the slightly fatter tyres for a bit more traction today but it was just about OK, if even slower than normal. Maybe my older hybrid will get a ride tomorrow ..

 

[Spinney]

Here is a challenge for everyone, even if you haven’t been on your bike much in recent years. The aim is to get out on your bike at least 3 times a week, for at least 30 mins at a time. The primary purpose is to aim to get back into a regular riding routine if it’s slipped of late.

What I don’t want to make this, is about distance , or average speeds, which will put many off. Post your rides, include photos if you have any, and include the time you were out for, and which ride (1,2,3 etc) of the week it was.

Too late for me - I've only just come across this!
But as well as going for the Half-century a month challenge (which resulted in only that 1 bike ride in the month a couple of times last year), I've also decided to try to get in 20 miles a week (not necessarily all on the same ride). We'll see how that goes....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Week 4

Ride 3 - Fri 28 Jan Can feel a bit warmth in the sun now. The seasons are turning. Out for almost 3 hours this morning, meandering in the lanes.

 

[figbat]

W4R3 - 28 Jan - 1:22

And that’s the week closed out with a pleasant ride over largely dry, off-road tracks. This time of year I usually stay off the Ridgeway as it’s usually boggy and rutty but it’s nice and dry at the moment and running beautifully. The other benefit is that getting to the Ridgeway is the only real climbing around these parts, so winter rides are generally quite flat, but tonight I fitted in one of the bigger climbs to the top, which is nice.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Too late for me - I've only just come across this!
But as well as going for the Half-century a month challenge (which resulted in only that 1 bike ride in the month a couple of times last year), I've also decided to try to get in 20 miles a week (not necessarily all on the same ride). We'll see how that goes....

Don’t worry about missing first 4 weeks. Get stuck in.

 

[Cyclo2022]

I am also too late for this thread as I only joined today. I bike ride 4 times a week on a journey that takes around 3 hours. Distance is around 30 mile which includes break time and calories burned are around 1500. I will monitor this interesting thread 👍🏻

 

[slow scot]

I am also too late for this thread as I only joined today. I bike ride 4 times a week on a journey that takes around 3 hours. Distance is around 30 mile which includes break time and calories burned are around 1500. I will monitor this interesting thread 👍🏻

You should also check out the “50 Kilometre Monthly Challenge” thread which sounds right up your street.
I should warn you however that @13 rider who organises it is an evil man who will be on your case if you miss a month.
You have probably already done a qualifying ride for this month.