Your ride today.... (part 1)

[coffeejo]

18 miles in the pouring rain with a bitterly cold easterly wind, just to make life that much more interesting. I was amazed by the fact that my coat and waterproof trousers did their job - just wish my boots had done the same thing.

Did I say 18 miles in the rain? I meant 17 as on the last stretch, the downpour was downgraded to a drizzle before stopping altogether as I turned up the drive. Just the weather gods' little joke, I guess. Hilarious. I was laughing from my shrivelled and shivering fingers (numb enough to make changing gear a bit "challenging" but not numb enough to stop them aching from the cold) to the tips of my equally shrivelled toes, sloshing around in what felt like several litres of water.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

18 miles in the pouring rain with a bitterly cold easterly wind, just to make life that much more interesting. I was amazed by the fact that my coat and waterproof trousers did their job - just wish my boots had done the same thing.

Did I say 18 miles in the rain? I meant 17 as on the last stretch, the downpour was downgraded to a drizzle before stopping altogether as I turned up the drive. Just the weather gods' little joke, I guess. Hilarious. I was laughing from my shrivelled and shivering fingers (numb enough to make changing gear a bit "challenging" but not numb enough to stop them aching from the cold) to the tips of my equally shrivelled toes, sloshing around in what felt like several litres of water.

It's annoying when the weather plays these tricks on you.

This deserves a like though for persevering despite the weather.

 

[coffeejo]

If the promised snow comes over the next few days I should be able to get some proper pics.

Can I put in an advance order for photos of a snowy Caer Caradoc? Wish I'd had more time to explore the area when I was up there. Would love to have gone up there.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Can I put in an advance order for photos of a snowy Caer Caradoc? Wish I'd had more time to explore the area when I was up there. Would love to have gone up there.

I'll see what I can do. If you get the chance in future it is worth climbing up there. The view is quite special.

 

[ColinJ]

Kirkstone Pass looks a really nice descent, apart from a few potholes in the surface, and the odd sheep wandering about.

That scared the poo out of me just watching it!!!! And you did this on the bike featured in your Avatar??? Amazing

He only did 42 mph!

I'd probably have done about 55 mph in places on that one, more because it's hard to keep my speed down on fast descents than my desire to go fast - I call it 'lard power'!

I start to get nervous above 50 mph though, after a very near miss years ago when I hit a raised manhole cover at 56 mph. I've now given up any ambition to go at 60 mph or faster!

 

[PaulB]

This is mine from today. I did a 43 last week but for some frustrating reason, my Garmin won't upload it onto my dashboard. You can read it on the handset but not look at it online. Maddening.

Anyway, today. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/261063099

 

[HLaB]

This is mine from today. I did a 43 last week but for some frustrating reason, my Garmin won't upload it onto my dashboard. You can read it on the handset but not look at it online. Maddening.

Anyway, today. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/261063099

Can you upload it to Strava or RWGPS download it and upload it manually to GC. Or perhaps you can copy the .fit file (or however the 705 stores history) directly from the unit to your pc and similarly upload it manually. I've also had GC autosync not work but I've been able 'Upload Selected Activities'

 

[arranandy]

58 miles today 'roon the Douglas' Bloody cold, my Garmin recorded the average temp. as -0.3C Might go out tomorrow but the forecast for here is snow so it might just be an intervals session on a spin bike at the gym

 

[KEEF]

numb toes is all I can say

 

[vernon]

Sixty nine and a smidgin miles today on a 100km DIY audax from Wetherby to Market Weighton and back. Averaged 13mph and was traumatised by the discovery that the butchers shops were shut when I arrived in Market Weighton. To compensate, a pal made me a bacon sandwich when I dropped in for a cup of tea in Pocklington.

The last ten miles or so were ridden with a very slow puncture in the rear wheel. I didn't fancy changing the tube in the dark and successfully prayed for enough air to be retained in the tube to get me back to Wetherby. All of my car windows were iced over when I get back and the temperature was barely above freezing point all day.

I'll have to set off earlier next time.

 

[totallyfixed]

A cold 32 miles today, first time I can remember in a very long time a true easterly wind but at least dry with no wet roads apart from one flooded section that refuses to go away. Tomorrows ride is going to be colder though, still not quite glove weather.

 

[EltonFrog]

This is mine from today. I did a 43 last week but for some frustrating reason, my Garmin won't upload it onto my dashboard. You can read it on the handset but not look at it online. Maddening.

Anyway, today. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/261063099

Mine does that some times, are you uploading with blue tooth USB, or wired? I find moving the device away from the pc, shutting down Garmin dashboard and leavineg it min, then coming back a bit later, then it works

 

[PaulB]

Mine does that some times, are you uploading with blue tooth USB, or wired? I find moving the device away from the pc, shutting down Garmin dashboard and leavineg it min, then coming back a bit later, then it works

My Garmin watch never gives any problems using the ANT+ and is very easy. Just switch on my laptop and it automatically extracts the data. The bike-mounted 705 uses USB and prior to last week had never had any problems at all. I thought it might have a cut-off dat of Dec 31st 2012! Of course, it never but I did use it in the exact same way I always have but still, the data is not uploading. Very odd!

 

[Hacienda71]

25 miles for me this morning. My feet by the end felt like blocks of ice Didn't feel fast and the legs felt sluggish, combined with watching out for icey patches, my average was just over 19 mph and I would normally be closer to 21/22 mph on a ride like that, but it felt a damn site better than sitting in the house and it was........

 

[coffeejo]

still not quite glove weather.

I bet dr_pink really appreciates you rubbing it in like that.