Your ride today.... (part 1)

[puddleglum]

19 miles to mother's and back, was rather windy. Poor punkypossum did it twice. And it's not even her mother. Never have I seen her so knackered

 

[mr Mag00]

gentle 1.5 hours on the road

 

[HLaB]

Just got back from a quick 16miles. The Forth Road Bridge was a bit hairy with 21mph wind and 43mph gusts (met office) but with that wind behind me the Muirhouse Parkway (30mph Urban Dual Carriageway) was great. A car went to overtake but couldn't, it was then caught braking the speed limit

 

[gbb]

The wind ...thats all i need say. Jesus H Christ.

 

[mr Mag00]

nothing today a rest day i think

 

[BigonaBianchi]

serious wind here...(how do I type a fart noise?)

 

[mr Mag00]

*parp*

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[Auntie Helen]

Well what a difference pumping the tyres up makes! I have some new Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres and had them at 60psi yesterday. In all that wind it felt like treacle and I struggled to get my average over 12mph for the 20 mile circuit.

Today I put the tyres up to the recommended max (70psi), did a similar route and averaged 13.4 mph (with slightly less wind, admittedly). The bike felt MUCH better, if a slightly rougher ride.

 

[ianrauk]

I've just swapped from my hybrid to my road bike fro my commute.. a difference in pressure from 100psi to 120psi.. and gawd my botty knows it

 

[Auntie Helen]

...you know the obvious answer to that

 

[TheDoctor]

That's the ICE bike, isn't it?
They're very nice to ride.
*wants*

 

[Auntie Helen]

Yeah, it's the ICE B1. I haven't seen one in action but it clearly shares the same rear suspension system as my trike.

 

[mr Mag00]

did a 50 min run this morning, no ride

 

[gbb]

18 miles after work...a bit overloaded with a rucksack and heavy clothes, a bit windy, a bit sluggish after a low mileage winter...i need the summer, the heat, some miles...and time i never seem to have.
Moan over ....nice ride anyway.

For the first time in about 8 trips to Cyprus, i saw loads of roadbike riders..noticeaby around Akrotiri. I felt overwhelmingly jealous

 

[ianrauk]

normal commute today, very cold and nasty headwind this morning.
But this evening... wow... you gotta love the combination of a road bike and a tailwind... fastest time this year for homeward journey.