Invite sent Phil. See you in the morning.

Not sure if I'll be there for 6-45am, if I'm awake and moving then I'll be there!

Thanks- I'll try to be there - makes sense to get a session in before the heat builds up!

I did the mountain, forward and reverse route this morning...I was dripping. Really feel it when its warmer, the fan seems to do nothing.

I’m on a recovery week this week before a ramp test on Sunday. Got a 45 min ride planned tomoz but will be 170w max!

Didn't get my act together and missed the start...

Looks like I'm riding solo. Hope it was a good one chaps.

Glad I managed to join in time - but that's a horrible route!!

Sorry we missed you Craig, it was though, as Phil rightly points out, a horrible route. On the upside being set to only half an hour meant a very good excuse to bail at the bottom of the (2nd time on) silly magic road climb and I think there were only three of us in New York

Is anyone doing a commute in the morning?

Not if it’s a repeat of this morning 😂

That was a kicking and found myself doing 275-325 watts on the descents just to catch up!

Back from your run already?

I think so robbo. Hoping not to have to be in the office tomorrow.

Haha sounds like it was good that I missed it, I'm not a fan of new York anyway.
Ended up doing forward and reverse of the yorkshire route which seems to be hill, hill, hill....it was hot in the pain cave today.

I might take a day off tomorrow but may be tempted in a short commute if it's a decent course.

the yorkshire route which seems to be hill, hill, hill….

What we lack in altitude we make up for by not having a single flat stretch of tarmac outside of [s] North Lincolnshire [/s] sorry [s] scumberside [/s] sorry East Yorkshire

I'd be up for a commute ride in the morning

Brian I lived half of my life in Calderdale so I know exactly what Yorkshire hills are all about!

I'll put one up for something flat tomorrow then!

I’ll put one up for something flat tomorrow then!

Epic KOM or the Alpe?

so I know exactly what Yorkshire hills are all about!

So what on earth made you think a forward reverse in Harrogate was going to be anything but up down, up down up down for ages.

I wish I had your optimism first thing in the morning 😂

What do they say about us Yorkshire folk? "Thick in't head" so I just thought the legs would remember and tough it out 🙂

Still having the thought that the more hills I do the easier it will get...it's still not working!!

Back from your run already?

It would be fair to describe it as a leisurely affair. Not sure how much of it was spent standing in the sea, but that did seem to be the best part today,

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The sea by you Shaun looks to be clearer than the one by me, where is it?

The sea by you

The sea is not a bayou and the bayous are rarely that clear so I'm fairly sure it's just the sea you can see in that photo.

I have put in an early one for the morning before it starts heating up but can modify if required.

I'm in

I'll be a last minute addition if I can make it. I'll accept and hopefully see you there.

Glad it's a flat one, hopefully not too fast...

Sorry I didn't make it this morning. I turned my alarm off and passed straight back out

I was tempted to do that but I made it. nice gentle one this morning. Was already really hot!

I was tempted to do that

I'm not even sure I had chance to be tempted this morning 😂

Too warm for me this morning, that and tired shoulders after getting the Packraft out for some coastal bimbling last night meant I also ignored the alarm.

I can’t remember the last time I slept in as late as 7am!

@oop north I’m in Fife, pretty much opposite Edinburgh.

Think I'm having a lie in myself in the morning, it's been a while. Give the legs a rest so I'm good for the weekend.

Any plans for a Sunday hills ride this week?

I’m off work so out for a few days beyond trying to make my parts bin special operable.

Besides, it’s too darn hot!

Any plans for a Sunday hills ride this week?

Nothing planned - we've agreed to meet the in laws somewhere but so far nothing more concrete than the weekend had been forthcoming so I'm hostage to that at the moment.

A lie sounds good though all going to plan 7am should be a lunch ride for me tomorrow as I've a few hours of stuff to do that I can't really do whilst people are in the office so planning an early start. I'll probably wake up so late I only just make the 7 o'clock ride and have to do that data crap of the weekend instead 😂

Ok no worries. Enjoy the weekend chaps, if you find yourself at a loose end on sunday morning give me a shout, otherwise I'll do a solo ride.

I'll certainly join you if I'm not getting dragged out somewhere.

Hopefully a bit cooler by then too. Commute this morning has become a run as even that sounds preferable to being in the office on the turbo!

Just put an invite out for anyone interested in a Sunday hills this weekend. The PRL Half, a bit repetitive, 4 times around the London loop, up box hill, so nothing too steep and a finish on the Mall for the sprinters. Approx 2hrs I reckon.
Just one I need to tick off.

If anyone needs an invite then let me know and follow me Craigpin Oop North

Also one I want to tick off.

Ive got the Zwift bike built with a 38 up front and 11-42 (might be 11-40 not checked) on the back. So if that works I hope to be there.

Found a crankset that’s a 104BCD so might end up with a 2x with a small spend.

I have accepted but not sure if I will make all 4 laps. Wife has an online class at 10 so prob need to be done by then so depends what pace I can keep up!

Thanks for the invite but I've declined Sunday's ride.

I can't see me sitting on the turbo in this heat at the mo...!

Cheers for the invite, although my turbo is still buried under boxes of campervan conversion stuff just now. I might dig it out by Sunday though.

Whilst a turbo ride is deffo on my list, it's not that one i'm afraid.

One day we will have you on a "Sunday Hills" Weeksy, but I know it's not your thing 🙂

If anyone would prefer a time change let me know, but I also need to be done by 10ish as I have a date with installing a Kitchen floor...
I've done 2 laps previously and it was around an hour, so should be there or thereabouts by 10am.

So I have a ramp test planned for 9 am in the morning. Can’t do it later in the day due to planned family activities. Only issue being I have just cracked open a 12% special from vocation brewery. Don’t think I am going to see an increase! 😂

Cheers for the invite but heading to the Surrey Hills on Sunday for a change.

Well I made a modest 5w bump on the ftp today from 268w to 273 w. Shame I weigh a tonne! 12 weeks of base fitness training ahead now (including Sunday hills!)

I'll be there... looks a good route... will stay until the kids get tangled in the chain/ wheel!

DrP

I won’t be there, this gearing is a big old nope from me.

Im off to find the cheapest front double option I can find!

I know what you mean Robbo, if I was weighing in at 75kg I'm sure I'd do alright and be fairly quick haha 😉

For anyone joining in the morning log on early for the update. It is a bit bigger than normal due to the new worlds.

It is a bit bigger than normal due to the new worlds.

Which is a bit annoying given we can't actually ride them at all.

That was a good a ride this morning. It goes quite quickly on a course like that. Was ready to quit after the first time round but kept going. Cheers all who came. Pancakes for lunch now!

I still don't do hills lol. Sorry fellas. That first time up was enough

Good ride this morning, think that's the longest zwift route I've done. Thks for organising Oop North.

Thanks again lads, that would have been a chore if it was a solo ride, keeping up with others makes the time pass. When we got down the second time I was still seeing we were nowhere near halfway and I was doubting my capability to finish! Glad we got there and not too much over the 2 hours.

Anyone up for some commutes this week?

Tuesday and Thursday are prob good for me for commutes. Doing a proper commute tomoz so can’t do then.

I've just put up a commute for tomorrow. I'm in the office the rest of the week so if I do any it'll be early start half hour sessions again.

Oooh that's a killer start for the week...more hills.

I should be there but it will be a sedate pace for me.

I've also taken the liberty of putting up a Tuesday social.

London clasique, 175-200w group with sprints. In theory alternate laps but happy to run them every lap of that's consensus.

Oooh that’s a killer start for the week…more hills.

Ah yeah, I'm the only one who didn't do Sunday hills aren't I?

Happy to change it for a flat one if people would prefer. (I've also signed up to an innsbruck Hill climb race at 17.40,so maybe i'd prefer too!)

Should be good for Tuesday although you have only done it for 4 miles so will be pretty short!

Should Tuesdays meet up be for more than 1 lap? Or are we going balls out mini-crit styleee?

Ahem. Yes

1hour not one lap.

Fixed.

Thank you for the heads up.

I did wonder about that.

@Dangeourbrain sorry Brian I'm not going to make it this morning, something has come up, so no biking for me today.
I'll see you tomorrow if you want to do an early one.

Sorry for late notice

It's ok Craig, nothing too serious I hope.

As is there were no other takers so I went for a walk with mrs brain instead anyhow.

I actually hurt a bit after yesterday's race, thinking the bike not being anchored properly has seen me over extending our something,either way, the walk was a better choice this am I think.

Just kids issues, nothing major. Just meant it took my biking time away.

Hope the niggle is not too bad and like I say, if you want to ride tomorrow I'll be there.

I am good for a commute in the morning. What course are people thinking?

not that I fancy it tomorrow but the London Loop is a pretty good commute course. It is a 30 min loop and the climb isn't too bad if you pace it.

How about some trees for a Tuesday? Could do sand and sequoias, don't think we've had that since commute number 1.

It'll need to be a 7.15 finish for me though as I've got to go to the office which I reckon means about a 6.40 start

Works for me. Cheers

I'm in, I always like that route but must admit that I prefer the reverse direction through the sequoias, the hills isn't as long and it's more flowing.

Wasnt being rude chaps, I lost all comms on back half of sequoias. Then the app wanted to update which its never done before. Laptop is too far away to message.

Very glitchy today probably due to recent upgrades.

Anyhoo cheers for the ride, the legs were not ready for that today!

No worries - that woke me up! Good start to the day though. See what I have left for sprints tonight.

Good to see you both and no offence taken Craig.

Once we got to the puddles I just put my head down a bit to make curfew any how.

Well done both of you on PBs too.

Cheers for the invite again.

My Zwift sub ends today, outdoors beckons, I’ll see you all in the autumn!

Unless we get properly locked down again.

See you Shaun, enjoy the fresh air, you're welcome back anytime 😉

will try to make tonight... if its raining I'll be on the turbo.. but 1815 MIGHT be a bit tight to get back from work for...hmm....

will see!

DrP

Cheers for the invite again.

My Zwift sub ends today, outdoors beckons, I’ll see you all in the autumn!

Unless we get properly locked down again.

Rode outside. Graphics were shit.

Thks for invite dangeour but doubt I can get on it tonight - having a bit of a clear out of the MTBs and need to do some spannering.

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Cheers for the invite again.

My Zwift sub ends today, outdoors beckons, I’ll see you all in the autumn!

Oh and Shaun...can I borrow your Tron bike over the summer?? I'll take good care of it...

I'll be there tonight! Weather outside looks shit anyway 😂

Rode outside. Graphics were shit.

😀

Oh and Shaun…can I borrow your Tron bike over the summer?? I’ll take good care of it…

Honestly, it’s actually a bit annoying having that glowing thing in the middle of the screen! Bit garish frankly.

So.. it's looking horrible out there tonight, so likely will Zwift...Anyone fancy a climb up Alp du Zwift after the london flats??

DrP