printer Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) Evans Ride It at Callander this Sunday, 87 miles including the Duke's Pass twice. Hoping to beat 6 and a half hours.Only completed 78 miles, leaving out the last little loop. Averaged 13mph. Happy with that, especially given the weather. Felt quite strong for the first 55 miles. Coped much better than I would have done last year with the 1,500m climbing, especially in terms of recoveryWinter training has clearly done some good. Edited April 13, 2015 by printer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This is a question I should've asked about 2 years ago. If I'm on a multiple lane bypass and coming to a roundabout looking to take the last exit (right turn).............do I: Do as you would on a car, move across the bypass at the very end before approaching roundabout and move to right hand lane and follow normal traffic around to that exit. Stay in the left lane and stay left all the way around the roundabout until my exit? Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This is a question I should've asked about 2 years ago. If I'm on a multiple lane bypass and coming to a roundabout looking to take the last exit (right turn).............do I: Do as you would on a car, move across the bypass at the very end before approaching roundabout and move to right hand lane and follow normal traffic around to that exit. Stay in the left lane and stay left all the way around the roundabout until my exit? Cheers Number 1. Number 2 can be OK if you are nearer the middle of the road, but it risks you getting sideswiped by someone exiting the roundabout who isn't expecting you to continue round. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Number 2 also puts you more at risk of the SMIDSY crowd flattening you at every junction. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Cheers - thats what I thought and I have been following option 1. Its not easy getting across 2 lanes to an exit due to the amount of absolute arsehole drivers you get. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver eight Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This is a question I should've asked about 2 years ago. If I'm on a multiple lane bypass and coming to a roundabout looking to take the last exit (right turn).............do I: Do as you would on a car, move across the bypass at the very end before approaching roundabout and move to right hand lane and follow normal traffic around to that exit. Stay in the left lane and stay left all the way around the roundabout until my exit? Cheers 3. Stick to cycle paths and GTF off major roads. Arsehole. -5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 This is a question I should've asked about 2 years ago. If I'm on a multiple lane bypass and coming to a roundabout looking to take the last exit (right turn).............do I: Do as you would on a car, move across the bypass at the very end before approaching roundabout and move to right hand lane and follow normal traffic around to that exit. Stay in the left lane and stay left all the way around the roundabout until my exit? Cheers http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/safe-cycling-multi-lane-roundabout/ At some point you will have to cross the flow of the traffic, better to do it approaching the round about than in it . Read the road, try to move with the flow of the vehicles, it is much better to be on the right hand side of left turning vehicles for a number of reasons including you are far more likely to be seen and the driver will not be crossing your path. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 3. Stick to cycle paths and GTF off major roads. Arsehole. Cycle paths on a road bike? Nae bither mate. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I normally go for number 1, but the transition across lanes when you get to the exit can be a bit hairy. A lot of people seem to think that the rule at roundabouts is "give way to the right, unless it's a bike in which case just plough straight on." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I normally go 1, but I'm still a bit of a pussy. Don't know if anyone of you have driven in Aberdeen but some of the roundabouts seem like a complete no go area for bikes to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver eight Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Cycle paths on a road bike? Nae bither mate. Thanks. Good luck way saving up for your first car bud. I remember when I could only afford a push bike. lols. -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Thanks. Good luck way saving up for your first car bud. I remember when I could only afford a push bike. lols. I'm on my 5th car in 11 years, minus a year out banned. Lols. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver eight Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I'm on my 5th car in 11 years, minus a year out banned. Lols. ^ fooling no-one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I normally go 1, but I'm still a bit of a pussy. Don't know if anyone of you have driven in Aberdeen but some of the roundabouts seem like a complete no go area for bikes to me. Used to cycle from my house off King Street to work out near the airport. The Haudagain was a bit of an adventure during rush hour, and for the first month of making the commute I'd take a big detour to go up Mugiemoss Road instead (although that wasn't much better). Aberdeen is full of maniacs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Mega miles this weekend. Very sunburnt and broken tonight. Had a chain snap near Rutland Water, had a chain tool and spare pin but the after the fix the chain was jumping like mad and would not sit in the big ring on the front gear. Had a great couple of days but by 6 I was broken and reduced to crawling at maybe 10mph, so with that and the chain I chucked the bike on a train to get home in time for some beers. And they are lovely cold ones. Edited May 4, 2015 by dorlomin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisleysaints Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 On the coutdown to Etape Caledonia this weekend. Fitness isn't really where it should be so hoping its not to hard going. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Cycled over the A77 to Killie yesterday. The wind was really strong. Newton Mearns to Fenwick- of which my fastest time on Strava is 35 minutes - took me 1 hour and 5 minutes. Felt like I was cycling in treacle! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Completed the Tour de Yorkshire Ride medium route on Sunday. Bonked with about 8 miles to go and could barely walk up the final steep hill. Had punctured, lost time and didn't refuel at the last feed station with the cut off closing in. Fortunately the run in was largely downhill. I thought the route was just to hilly to be enjoyable. Glad I did it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 On the coutdown to Etape Caledonia this weekend. Fitness isn't really where it should be so hoping its not to hard going. Hope you get decent weather. I did it last year and went too fast at the start, despite promising myself I'd take it easy. Enjoy and let us know how you get on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifespud Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 On the coutdown to Etape Caledonia this weekend. Fitness isn't really where it should be so hoping its not to hard going. How did you get on Paisleysaints? I was 4.43 - miles off my best but it was a shitey, shitey day. Thought it was pretty scary to be honest. Saw a lot of crashes, a couple looked quite serious. When it's like today some folk need to realise you're unlikely to beat your PB so just concentrate on getting round in one piece and don't jeopardise any of your fellow riders. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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