Your ride today.... (part 1)

[roadiewill]

joe how the hell do you cope with 6th form and that many miles daily??

 

[Joe24]

Well basicly, i just go out.
Homework is done in the evening, or free lessons(or not at all) and i finish at 2:30pm at the latest, do a paper round and go riding. Time management(focusing more on cycling)
How i see it, if you likedoing something then you go do it. I do it prett quick now so i still have loads of time for school work

 

[4F]

Really struggled today, legs felt heavy on both the commute in and back and even had to decline the opportunity of a commuter race home

 

[craigwend]

10 miles in the dark tonight, first time in years I've ridden in the dark (trying to avoid the turbo as long as possible)

I discovered:

• It’s really bl***y dark in the middle of the country

• Cars don't dip their full beams and you nearly crash or just have to stop

• There’s a lot of traffic at night - though might have been all the tractors harvesting

• However well you know the route it's very different at night

• My lights are good

• I enjoyed it

• Amazing what I took for granted for years before the car

• I will probably end up choosing a better lit route next time

 

[gbb]

10 miles in the dark tonight, first time in years I've ridden in the dark (trying to avoid the turbo as long as possible)

I discovered:

• It’s really bl***y dark in the middle of the country

• Cars don't dip their full beams and you nearly crash or just have to stop

• There’s a lot of traffic at night - though might have been all the tractors harvesting

• However well you know the route it's very different at night

• My lights are good

• I enjoyed it

• Amazing what I took for granted for years before the car

• I will probably end up choosing a better lit route next time

You'll find that all the time craig....
I have my front halogen set so i can just tilt it a little. When a car appears in the distance, invariably with full beam, i tilt the light a couple of times so it flashes them..gets their attention earlier.
Doesnt always work of course, but if you can reduce the dazzling by 10%..its worth it.

 

[HLaB]

You'll find that all the time craig....
I have my front halogen set so i can just tilt it a little. When a car appears in the distance, invariably with full beam, i tilt the light a couple of times so it flashes them..gets their attention earlier.
Doesnt always work of course, but if you can reduce the dazzling by 10%..its worth it.

If I know I'm going to be cycling dark lanes I like to have my Cateye (EL 410, I think ) fitted to my helmet because I can aim this at driver it seems to get their attention more, well most driver's and they drop their beams earlier.

 

[trio25]

Since today is our summer I am just back from a nice ride to the ice cream shop and back. 10miles each way and a nice chocolate ice cream in the middle, while sat outside.

 

[Joe24]

29.34 miles in 1:31:25, average of 19.26mph. Bit slow today, but lots of traffic on the road which slowed me down.
Bit boring though, didnt go as far as i had hoped, traffic ment i had to keep going slower and nothing out of the ordinary to look at

 

[numbnuts]

29.34 miles in 1:31:25, average of 19.26mph. Bit slow

I wish I could average that
I did a slow 47.2 hilly miles in 3:46mins.......YES I was cycling and NOT walking

 

[trio25]

that sounds like my usual average! Although I can often be slower. managed 15mph today, but it was nearly flat!

 

[gbb]

Did a quick 10 to 15 miles tonight as soon as i left work..before it gets dark.
This route takes me round the back of water treatment works, alongside the river Nene.
Between me and the works are a series of three fields, lots of stubble and rows of straw...and amongst it all were HUNDREDS of huge mushrooms (possibly puffballs), the size of freekin footballs.
Amazing...ive picked mushrooms years ago, the size of dinner plates, but ive never seen so many , this size, in one place.
I think the land around there is used for muck spreading ...god, i wished could have got to them...and had my camera.

 

[mr Mag00]

• It’s really bl***y dark in the middle of the country

yes it is

• Cars don't dip their full beams and you nearly crash or just have to stop

i dont find this a problem around me i too lift up my light to the equivalent of main beam and they soon get the message, i use lumicycle lights which are great

no ride to day as travelling tonight so a 5 mile this morning at 630 what a wonderful time of the day!

 

[primalcarl]

You struggle to get average speeds above 18mph here in Devon.

Today I did a hilly ride 47 miles and 4000ft of climbing and some 1/3 climbs near Exmoor. Gorgeous day though. Average was just over 17mph

 

[ComedyPilot]

5 mile commute. Out tomorrow for a 50+ miler hopefully.

 

[Joe24]

29.40miles in 1:33:55 so an average of 18.84mph. Not bad to say i was on the fixed. Brilliant ride in the sun, nice and relaxed. Saw a girl that goes to my 6th form in a car, she didnt see me so i sprinted off from the lights, when the car went to come past i was looking at her. She had to take a double take