Kuro Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Gnash said: Another option is gloves with padding. I've got street cred to think of -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Kuro said: I've got street cred to think of Most cyclists I know wear them. Not a street cred issue. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_mfc Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Racing in the Glentress Seven tomorrow, cant decide If i'm looking forward to it or not! -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 14 minutes ago, stu_mfc said: Racing in the Glentress Seven tomorrow, cant decide If i'm looking forward to it or not! Solo or in a team? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_mfc Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Solo or in a team? Doing it as a pair. No way I have the legs to do it solo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 63 miles @16.5mph today before the shite weather comes in. Starting to feel I'm on the right track fitness wise for the Bealach Mor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Did the Cairn o'Mount challenge today. 82 miles of brutal climbing, seethe inducing headwinds and only about 10 miles of enjoyable downhill. 7000+ feet of ascent was quite testing as well, as was the route. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 The tubby diabetic with the most predictable post of all time there [emoji38] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 ^^^ Thuggery apologist / AKA cyclist. Less of the fat shaming and mocking genetically inherited illnesses, please. "Back on track" not my words P & B but the words of Grahame Obree when he crashed out the velodrome. [emoji38] Fat c**t 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endieinreekie Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 19:09, jupe1407 said: Did the Cairn o'Mount challenge today. 82 miles of brutal climbing, seethe inducing headwinds and only about 10 miles of enjoyable downhill. 7000+ feet of ascent was quite testing as well, as was the route. My car struggles up Cairn o'Mount so I can't even imagine cycling up it!! Great effort. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 10 hours ago, endieinreekie said: My car struggles up Cairn o'Mount so I can't even imagine cycling up it!! Great effort. Cheers. It's just a long grind (seems a lot longer than 2 miles). The worst bit is definitely the steep ramp which cuts hard left before the viewpoint car park. I think it's about 18%. The worst climb of the day though was the road up to the Caterthuns a few miles before the end. I'd mapped the route on Strava at about 6400 feet total ascent. I got to the bottom of the climb with the Wahoo showing I'd done 6150 feet. "200 feet? Piece of piss". A mile of 10-11% later and I was fucked. Also pretty seething to discover the route was actually 7000 or so 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnash Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 (edited) 113 miles through Perthshire today as part of my mate's ironman triathlon training. My legs feel surprising ok at the moment... that may change tomorrow. Edited June 9, 2019 by Gnash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Having done the Forfar and Montrose triathlon over the last couple of years, signed up for the Muthill Sportive along with my pal, with no idea or concept as to how far 18 miles was. Turns, out, not very, and our leisurely pace saw us finish first and second against a bunch of kids and middle aged folk by about 8 minutes like a couple of p***ks. 34 or 70 next year seems a more suitable distance. Any suggestions for routes through Lanarkshire hugely appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Rover Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, thisGRAEME said: Having done the Forfar and Montrose triathlon over the last couple of years, signed up for the Muthill Sportive along with my pal, with no idea or concept as to how far 18 miles was. Turns, out, not very, and our leisurely pace saw us finish first and second against a bunch of kids and middle aged folk by about 8 minutes like a couple of p***ks. 34 or 70 next year seems a more suitable distance. Any suggestions for routes through Lanarkshire hugely appreciated. I recently took a splendid run with the Glasgow ctc group. Starting at Carluke we wound our way through lots of wee places to West Calder. Lunch at the wee zoo there, then returned via Fauldhouse and Shotts. Up high and windy but well worth the effort. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisGRAEME Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bold Rover said: I recently took a splendid run with the Glasgow ctc group. Starting at Carluke we wound our way through lots of wee places to West Calder. Lunch at the wee zoo there, then returned via Fauldhouse and Shotts. Up high and windy but well worth the effort. I'd literally just bumbled across them on meet-up, that sounds ideal. Cheers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 My daughter has just learned how to ride her bike, so I'm thinking that I'm going to get myself a bike so I can take her away for bike rides during the summer. I'm looking for suggestions for an inexpensive, but decent quality bike. I'm not sure what type I'd want though. I think either a mountain bike or Hybrid type? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 My daughter has just learned how to ride her bike, so I'm thinking that I'm going to get myself a bike so I can take her away for bike rides during the summer. I'm looking for suggestions for an inexpensive, but decent quality bike. I'm not sure what type I'd want though. I think either a mountain bike or Hybrid type?Likely a hybrid, or if you can do a bit of combing gumtree, the ideal might be an old steel 90s MTB - Kona Cindercone, Specialized Rockhopper, something like that. Inexpensive MTB usually means adding weight in suspension that doesn't work. By the same token, assume any second hand bike suspension won't have ever been serviced properly unless it's something high end and not inexpensive. Folks here seem to like Decathlon for bikes but I skipped the country not long after they opened in the UK so can't vouch personally. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Anyone doing Ride to the Sun on Sat night/Sunday morning? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statts1976uk Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Off to the Fife Cycle Park with Statts Jnr and his Spesh. I bought a set of Campagnolo Bullets 50 this week as they were a decent price and want to do some speed runs there. I’ve fitted them to the SuperSix just now but probably have them permanently fitted onto one of my other bikes unless I prefer them to the Cosmic Carbone. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar P Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Anyone doing Ride to the Sun on Sat night/Sunday morning?Not going to bother this year.Cheers.Icarus. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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