[Closed] Tuesday night South Manchester road ride

If I can get away from work and cycle the 3 miles to Stretford I'd be keen to join.

Usually ride billy-no-mates, so would be good to have a rest behind somebody 🙂

Can't do next Tuesday. Planning a mission on Sunday morning though...

I'm doing this on Sunday

http://maplorer.com/gpx-view/gpx_view.php

Given current fitness levels, I'm nervous already

Well that didn't work....

http://maplorer.com/permalink.php?file=2014-05-30_17_34_11_b_124km Dids 2400m.gpx

Just me then this week. I'm doing Thursday too if your about Bregante. Might start a little later tonight now. If its just me theres no pub stop (or stopping) 8)

Afternoons all week hora so I can't unfortunately. Did a nice 60 odd miler on Sunday morning up and around rivi and have some splendid tan lines now 🙂

I took my top off/kept on my Gilet on Sunday as I was very conscious of my dark forearms/wifebeater upper pale arms 8)

Just to let you know, if you're doing anything more than 90 minutes then 20 mph is not that steady.... And cadence is irrelevant.

Good or bad? I'm totally new to all this.

Rogan Josh - Member
Just to let you know, if you're doing anything more than 90 minutes then 20 mph is not that steady.... And cadence is irrelevant.

This is Cheshire mate, we don't have any of those 'hill' things to get in the way

E.g. 129.5mi 8:07:37 2,478ft (so about 16 mph avg with a bloke that had never ridden more than 40 miles before)

Well, 20mph unless you have a raging tailwind, is not a steady pace, I'd suggest that's probably putting some people off. If you're new to it and want a steady ride I'd suggest 17mph/18mph for 2hours depending on where you live and HOW steady you want.

I have to press on pretty hard to do 20mph for a couple of hours, certainly wouldn't want a pint in the middle! And it's hard to do that with a group cus there is always one that is struggling a little.

And my comment about cadence was that one persons steady 17mph ride could be at 90rpm and another persons at 130rpm.

Edit: ah Cheshire, ye, I live in the lakes so I'm used to sh1t roads and grippy hills. Maybe more achievable but still I'd say that quoting 20mph as steady would put a lot off.

Oh piss,
If I'd seen this message earlier I'd have been well up for it. But I drove in today so can't make it.
Did you say you're going out Thursday as well?
Or can do Wednesday.

cheers

Yep Thursday as well. My old bestmate from childhood who is now a committed roadie said 'you mountain bike at weekends, what about the road riding'.

Erm, two nights a week is for roading.. Roading is my mistress. Mountain biking is my wife (is that a horaclanger brant?)

Would like to have made it tonight, but:
a) I'm working
b) It looks like it's gonna piss it down 🙂

On the speed front, I did a pretty flat 70 miles / 110k on Sunday (took in Wizard but only 1752 ft / 534m overall) and averaged 15.5mph / 24.2km/h.

I lost my big ring halfway round so say that would have been 16.5mph. Basically 20mph is a 'head down, take it in turns at the front, smash some gels on the hoof' sort of speed. Well for me anyway.

Like eightyeight, I did 63 miles on Sunday. 2000ft of climbing on a solo ride and I averaged 15.5.

A normal Cheshire flat ride (35 miles, 800-1000ft) would be 17.5- 18.5 for me on my Tod. Maybe a bit more in a small group.

hora, you're just too awsumz. We're all intimidated!

Bregante - phew I was beginning to think I was really slow.

First time I've ever had saddle sore this week (didn't get it after doing 1000km across France last summer). I'm assuming it's just a case of breaking the new saddle in? It was my fourth ride of the new steed.

(Don't really want to start a 'Saddle sore' topic, apologies for high jacking)

Maybe 20 is max 😳

(Don't really want to start a 'Saddle sore' topic, apologies for high jacking)

I could always take a few snaps of my "heat rash" if you like? 😉

I'll pass thanks Bregante.

I do have some spiffing tan lines now. Razor sharp.

Me in the pool >>>>

"Yea, I cycle. What of it?"

17.5/18.0 max on my fixy for 30-40 miles.. Any faster than than that and i'd likely get a strop on and throw my bike in a hedge.

Why are my arms stiff- hard to reflex at the elbow towards the end?

Tonight was a breeze otherwise

Arm lock. My bars/stem is too low?

hora - Member
Arm lock. My bars/stem is too low?

*moves £650 into current account. Ready to pounce. 🙂

Git 😆

I was thinkin mid ride...what wide chinese carbon drop bars..

Bregante draw some more out.... planetx have increased their pricing by 200 😉

Just one word; peloton. <sigh> #bloodybegginers 🙂

Stem too long likely to be the bigger issue.

Agree that 20mph isn't steady in anyone's book. Are you actually doing 20mph, or is that willy waving?

See the embarrased face above? 🙂

This morning I had tingling in my third and fourth fingers. Might be time to try 100mm

Certainly more likely to be a cause of elbow pain than bar height. Finger numbness could be height though - too much pressure on your hands.