Cycling

[Lee909]

Fuck that

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

NINE HOURS?

 

Fuck.

[Champ]

I'm fucking done in.

 

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2714569430

That’s some ride, DD. What were you thinking about?!?

[Champ]

It’s less than 2 weeks to my C2C (Whitehaven to Tyneside over 3 days) ride now and the nerves are starting to kick in. I came off my bike about 3 weeks ago which knocked my training off. I’m hoping bloody mindedness will make up for what I’ve lost in miles in the saddle

[Dougie Do'ins]

That’s some ride, DD. What were you thinking about?!?

The local cricket team I follow were playing away in a Lancashire Cup tie. I put the destination in my Garmin and that's the way it took me. Got their for the last two hours of play.  Didn't fancy retracing my outward route as for some reason I prefer cycling round courses so headed home down the East Lancs.

[Dougie Do'ins]

It’s less than 2 weeks to my C2C (Whitehaven to Tyneside over 3 days) ride now and the nerves are starting to kick in. I came off my bike about 3 weeks ago which knocked my training off. I’m hoping bloody mindedness will make up for what I’ve lost in miles in the saddle

So what are the finer details of this C2C ?

[Jose Jones]

I don’t know how you do those long trips all by yourself Dougie.

It’s so much easier when there’s other people to share the load.

[lifetime fan]

My brothers mate told me of a quicker route on a new road through the industrial estate that isn’t opened yet which knocks a couple of miles off.

 

Alarm going off at 5:30 this morning and cycling in with a hangover wasn’t fun and showed in my time.

 

 

[Dougie Do'ins]

I don’t know how you do those long trips all by yourself Dougie.

It’s so much easier when there’s other people to share the load.

Each to their own mate. I quite enjoy the solitude and that I can pretty much go by whatever route I want. I set of when I'm ready and go at my own pace. Thursday was a good example. I set out intending to just do a few miles and ended cycling along the North Wales coast to Llandudno and then got the train home. 

 

I've been a lazy bastard the last few months. I'd not done anything since the London to Brighton last September. I got into the habit of using the car for work and then my hybrid got nicked. I replaced it and it just sat there collecting dust so I had to get back on the road. 

[Champ]

My brothers mate told me of a quicker route on a new road through the industrial estate that isn’t opened yet which knocks a couple of miles off.

 

Alarm going off at 5:30 this morning and cycling in with a hangover wasn’t fun and showed in my time.

 

 

8 miles? I thought it was a 34mile round trip?

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

8 miles? I thought it was a 34mile round trip?

Wish I could cut 60% of the miles from my commute. I might actually start cycling again!

[lifetime fan]

8 miles? I thought it was a 34mile round trip?

 

First route the app gave me was 18.5 miles.

[Lee909]

8 miles is that it

I was walking 6 half miles to work each morning in the summer the other year

[lifetime fan]

It’s easily doable in decent weather.

 

Just need to build up fitness and get those times down.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

You'll be laughing, with that 8 miles. 5 consecutive days will still be tough at the start but you'll piss it after a couple of weeks.

[Dougie Do'ins]

It’s easily doable in decent weather.

 

Just need to build up fitness and get those times down.

Why do you want to get the time down ? Anything you do shave off is hardly going to make any great difference. You'll be putting in a load more effort to shave off five or ten minutes. Just do it at a pace you are comfortable with and enjoy it.

[lifetime fan]

Getting in I don’t care about now.

 

Coming home the route is a cunt though.

[lifetime fan]

Why do you want to get the time down ? Anything you do shave off is hardly going to make any great difference. You'll be putting in a load more effort to shave off five or ten minutes. Just do it at a pace you are comfortable with and enjoy it.

 

More for fitness and although I’m a fat cunt, I’m a competitive fat cunt.

[cloggypop]

Getting in I don’t care about now.

 

Coming home the route is a cunt though.

Yeah but when you finish it you are home rather than work.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Getting in I don’t care about now.

 

Coming home the route is a cunt though.

Is it a different route or is it up hill ?

[lifetime fan]

Is it a different route or is it up hill ?

 

Uphill!

 

 

EDIT: Slightly different route but I doubt it’ll be any longer.

I’ve not done the home route yet, we got let out an hour early so chucked my bike in the boot of my brothers car, had a lift home.

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Why do you want to get the time down ? Anything you do shave off is hardly going to make any great difference. You'll be putting in a load more effort to shave off five or ten minutes. Just do it at a pace you are comfortable with and enjoy it.

I'd guess with the frequency he's cycling he could get the time down to about 25-30 mins within a few weeks to a month.

[Heggemony]

Was s/he not referring to the width of the tyres for riding on tarmac?

Wouldn't slimmer tyres mean new wheels and brake system though?

[lifetime fan]

Tried to ‘cycle’ home this afternoon. Had to get off and walk up 3 hills.

 

 

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

You still made it home. Winning. And it'll only get easier.