Yep I felt the cold just walking the dog. Glad I did my long ride yesterday.
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Yep I felt the cold just walking the dog. Glad I did my long ride yesterday.
Wow that was cold! Finally got the 100 km done for this month. Very pleased as I’m away next weekend so I knew today was now or never. A slow hilly ride to Windermere which I’m going to feel in the knees later.
Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7344443
Post in thread 'Your ride today....'
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.173254/post-7344443
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Well done.
Fair play heading over Gummer's Howe.I'm still missing having the scene in the third photo as my "office".
bluenotebob
Veteran
- Location
- central Brittany, France
Well done .. but I think you posted your ride in the HMCAM challenge by mistake. The cold can do that to you ..
Oops! Thanks for pointing this out, have made an entry into the 100 km list as well. Time for a lie down.
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
So: so far (Biden presidency era): @bluenotebob @13 rider @Sea of vapours @Ajax Bay @Norry1 @cyberknight @Dogtrousers @geocycle @Willd
@footloose crow, @ukbabz, @UphillSlowly - the 100km road calls!
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I got out yesterday and ticked off 100km, a very wet cold event with frozen hands at the café stop but got it done :-)
bluenotebob
Veteran
- Location
- central Brittany, France
I’d planned this ride for Tues (4th Feb) but I felt good enough to do it today. I was always behind the game as I had a late start (1.15pm) so it was close to 8pm when I got back to the van. That meant the last 90 mins were in the dark – no problem but my new front light isn’t holding its charge and it was on its last legs by the end of the ride. Tony (at the LBS) has a better one on order for me and hopefully I’ll be able to replace it next week.
Today’s route was (if anyone’s interested):
Mauron (ZIPV), Ploërmel, Malestroit (gare), Pleucadeuc (gare), off the V3 and onto the D112, Pleucadeuc (town), D774 to la Pierre Longue, half right at Pierre Longue, looped around to come into Bodevrel from the east then N to the C2, west on the C2 to la Muterne, then N on the D149 to reconnect with the V3, Pleucadeuc (gare), Malestroit (gare), Ploërmel, Mauron (ZIPV)
About 102km on the clock when I got back to the van – did another 3km to make it 105.08km.
There’s a lot of water in the river Oust at the moment
La Pierre Longue (about 4km SSE of Pleucadeuc)
Today’s route was (if anyone’s interested):
Mauron (ZIPV), Ploërmel, Malestroit (gare), Pleucadeuc (gare), off the V3 and onto the D112, Pleucadeuc (town), D774 to la Pierre Longue, half right at Pierre Longue, looped around to come into Bodevrel from the east then N to the C2, west on the C2 to la Muterne, then N on the D149 to reconnect with the V3, Pleucadeuc (gare), Malestroit (gare), Ploërmel, Mauron (ZIPV)
About 102km on the clock when I got back to the van – did another 3km to make it 105.08km.
There’s a lot of water in the river Oust at the moment
La Pierre Longue (about 4km SSE of Pleucadeuc)
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I had planned to go out yesterday but family had other ideas 😞 cutting back on weekend overtime after today so I will potentially get a day every weekend to get out as currently with shifts and every Sunday at work I lose 2 weekends a month before I even try to ride.Dont get me wrong the money is nice but it's never going to be long term and I m knackered most of the time anyway
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I took one look at the rather splendid frost yesterday morning and went straight back to bed. I did virtually ride up the Tourmalet later on. The virtual weather was much nicer.
Am I getting wimpier or have we had a particularly cold start to the year?
Am I getting wimpier or have we had a particularly cold start to the year?
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
No it's definitely been mostly cold with a couple of 1-2 day 'gaps' of 'warm enough'. Down on the south coast it's warmed up today: frustratingly not free. It goes cold agin later in the week so maybe tomorrow, with some gusty wind, and drizzle from 2pm.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Two things work together make me less likely to go out on my bike these days:
1) I'm definitely wimpier and more risk averse, especially when it comes to ice.
2) I own a turbo which has video simulations of nice places.
1) I'm definitely wimpier and more risk averse, especially when it comes to ice.
2) I own a turbo which has video simulations of nice places.
The_Weekend_Report_Guy
Pablo's Cycling Tours
- Location
- Coín, Málaga
OOOOOOOhhhh!
I am a sucker for challenges!
I am definitely in! Also this might push me to get out and find an extra reason to push a bit farther.
I did not read all the posts yet but.
How do we track this?
I am a sucker for challenges!
I am definitely in! Also this might push me to get out and find an extra reason to push a bit farther.
I did not read all the posts yet but.
How do we track this?
Ajax Bay
Guru
- Location
- East Devon
The thread for recording monthly (or any) rides of 100+km is the one linked below - hopefully my post #1 will be clear. Just because you didn't ride 100km in January doesn't mean you can't join in.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-2025-metric-century-a-month-challenge.300827/
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
That was not the most enjoyable ride I've done. The first 50k was very cold and wet. I arrived at Lingfield with a full on glove emergency. There was no way I could keep going with freezing, saturated hands. Fortunately a glove change over for 100% waterproof rubbery work gloves was OK. It's hard for me to get gloves onto the hideous claws I have for hands. The second half of the ride was flatter, a degree or so warmer, but still wet.
But it's done. I'm not in great shape at the moment. My speed over regular routes is way down. I was thinking, when I reached 80km how, not so long ago, I'd stop for a celebratory half-way (50 mile) snack, feeling good. Today I was thinking "nearly there, if I can just hang on for 20k.
But it's done. I'm not in great shape at the moment. My speed over regular routes is way down. I was thinking, when I reached 80km how, not so long ago, I'd stop for a celebratory half-way (50 mile) snack, feeling good. Today I was thinking "nearly there, if I can just hang on for 20k.
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