paisleysaints Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Anyone heading down to Langholm on Sunday for the evans ride it event? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Got round the Etape Caledonia in just over 5 1/2 hours on Sunday. Delighted! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. X Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Cycled to work for the last eight years, 14 miles a day, rain hail and sometimes snow. Packed it in about 6 months ago no more aches and pains, no more frozen fingers, no more bugs in my mouth, no more Lycra, no more risk of being crushed by stupid car/lorry/bus drivers, never felt better. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I've been doing the monthly Strava challenge which was to cycle 16 hours in 8 days. I've done around 13 hours already - over 140 miles since Sunday and I'm almost at 400km for May. Road bike making a major major difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Cycled to work for the last eight years, 14 miles a day, rain hail and sometimes snow. Packed it in about 6 months ago no more aches and pains, no more frozen fingers, no more bugs in my mouth, no more Lycra, no more risk of being crushed by stupid car/lorry/bus drivers, never felt better. But you come onto the PnB cycling thread - missing it, X? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofarl Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Went out today. Not been out in about 2 weeks as I've been drinking and eating like crap on my hols. Still got a few pbs and after that agonising 20 mins of feeling stiff and sore I felt great. Having a tailwinds awesome. I was taking it easy today as to get back into it. Looking at getting a new bike soon. Was looking at this which seems nuts for its price. Full Ultegra 11 speed groupset. http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXSLPULT6800/planet-x-pro-carbon-shimano-ultegra-6800-road-bike 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Just back from the evans ride it in langholm 60 miles and alot of climbing. Last 10 miles uphill into a brutal head wind 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Absolute belter of a day. Absolute belter of a ride. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Absolute belter of a day. Absolute belter of a ride. where when lol Langholm? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sermani Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Out of intrest was there many entries at Langholm? There was a sportive based in Dumfries yesterday, 150+ entries, well it went past my house and no 150 odd was the highest number i saw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Not sure on the exact number but there was alot of cyclists over the weekend both on and off road. There was a festival on at the weekend the mucklefestival which included walks runs cyclists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sermani Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I know it was the muckletoon festival at Langholm at the weekend, just wondered what the numbers were like with the solway sportive and a duathlon at Newton Stewart on the same weekend. Three events in D&G in the one weekend, if only every weekend was like that. I do a bit of mountain biking and fancied giving the saturday event a go but i was down to work saturday so that was a no go and i've not really done a lot of miles on my road bike this year so i gave sunday a miss as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Lol sorry turned into a langholm rep there. Numbers were quite good need to wait for the rider times to be published to see. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 For years I've driven past the start of the cycle path at Dalwhinnie and thought about doing it. Today, on the spur of the moment, I drove up to Pitlochry, jumped on a train to Dalwhinnie with the bike and cycled the 30 miles or so back to Pitlochry. Great fun and some stunning views. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_T_Y Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I have had 3 punctures in the last two weeks. No surprise people cycle on the road when there is so much shit on the cycle paths.Broken bottles and glass mainly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I completed my 16 hours in 8 days challenge with a 40 mile jaunt which took in: Kilmarnock - Tarbolton - Annbank - Ayr - Prestwick (how bad is the cycle route through Prestwick?) - Troon - Irvine - Kilmarnock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I completed my 16 hours in 8 days challenge with a 40 mile jaunt which took in: Kilmarnock - Tarbolton - Annbank - Ayr - Prestwick (how bad is the cycle route through Prestwick?) - Troon - Irvine - Kilmarnock. Sounds good, Dindeleux! Did you enjoy the climb up to Tarbolton past the Craigie quarry? Tester! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) I actually didn't go that way, I took the other road out of Shortlees/Bellfield that takes you over the bypass instead of under it for what I thought was a longer but less hilly route. I was wrong, and by the time I could see Tarbolton my legs were burning. ETA - I have cycled over the Craigie Quarry hill before though and it's quite tough. It's almost a straight climb from my house to the end of Shortlees and then straight onto Craigiehill. Edited May 22, 2014 by Dindeleux 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 100 miles yesterday up to Crieff and then back over Dunning Common climb , over to Saline then home over the Clacks bridge. Seven hours in the saddle and suffering today. Training ride for two mates who are doing Lands End to J O'Groats in August. Rather them than me! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 A wee thirty-odd mile jaunt to Girvan and back, going one road, back another today. A familiar run for me and nice before the rain came on. But I wanted to talk about last Sunday. One of my sons and I cycled from his house in Paisley, down to Greenock, over to Largs and back to Paisley. I'm looking for your respect: is there a cyclable steeper hill than the climb up past Whinhill Golf Club in Greenock, anywhere? And plaudits, please, for the ascent of the Hayley Brae - fortunately we were near the top before a monsoon opened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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