77 miles ID on my own equipment. Felt strong after weeks of being off the mark.
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Did 74 today, the temps were awesome at 75 , wind basically nothing at 5 or 6. Such a different compared to yesterday
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Today rode a total of 30 miles, 4 different bikes. I have been making some pretty major changes in my bike set ups, mostly due to chronic spinal issues that have become much more prevalent. I am doing away with traditional and compact drop bars, going to Ritchey Beacon handlebars and VO Porteur bar, 2 of each. I am about 100 miles short of 1000 ytd.
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Originally Posted by delbiker1
(Post 22805738)
Today rode a total of 30 miles, 4 different bikes. I have been making some pretty major changes in my bike set ups, mostly due to chronic spinal issues that have become much more prevalent. I am doing away with traditional and compact drop bars, going to Ritchey Beacon handlebars and VO Porteur bar, 2 of each. I am about 100 miles short of 1000 ytd.
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Originally Posted by jaxgtr
(Post 22805929)
Hope you get your back issues figured out.
Thanks, jaxgtr. I have been dealing with spinal issues for 30+years, including 4 surgeries. I have known for a long time that it is quite likely my spine issues would get to where they are now. They are not going away, but I can make changes to, hopefuly, minimize the impact on my quality of life. As long as I can still ride in comfort, I am ok with the changes. If/when it gets to the point that I cannot ride, that will be a tough one to accept. |
I'm putting in 20-25k after work each afternoon this month. Just to kill a bit of time, to maintain fitness, to accumulate distance: and because it gets me out of the house.
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Originally Posted by delbiker1
(Post 22806048)
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Thanks, jaxgtr. I have been dealing with spinal issues for 30+years, including 4 surgeries. I have known for a long time that it is quite likely my spine issues would get to where they are now. They are not going away, but I can make changes to, hopefuly, minimize the impact on my quality of life. As long as I can still ride in comfort, I am ok with the changes. If/when it gets to the point that I cannot ride, that will be a tough one to accept. Might have to get a smart bike type of thing, I have a Stages Bike SB20 that I use with Rouvy for my indoor riding and it is super easy to adjust and being able to connect to the apps, does not make it stupid boring. |
last minute 33 miles OD as the temps steadily dropped & the wind kicked up in the face. Later, after the ride, the temps popped back up above freezing.... Story of my life.
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Originally Posted by Troul
(Post 22806868)
last minute 33 miles OD as the temps steadily dropped & the wind kicked up in the face. Later, after the ride, the temps popped back up above freezing.... Story of my life.
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Originally Posted by jaxgtr
(Post 22808077)
Popped up above freezing? It was in the upper 80's here today... Had to turn the AC on.
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No where bc I'm trying to pick a new bike!!
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I've managed 23km after work each day this week. I'm feeling proud (OK, smug) and will celebrate with a big long ride out tomorrow morning with the cycle gang. Maybe 100k or so. Living the dream!
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17. Trying to work my way up to 30, three times a week.
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Did 75 today. Very warm today, got up close to 90 by the time I finished. The 15 miles I rode along the beach was much cooler as the wind coming off the water dropped the temps about 10 degrees.
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61 very cold miles. was hoping that some of the alleged snow that fell on our higher hills was still there - but nope!
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Originally Posted by BBB_Adrift
(Post 22809452)
I've managed 23km after work each day this week. I'm feeling proud (OK, smug) and will celebrate with a big long ride out tomorrow morning with the cycle gang. Maybe 100k or so. Living the dream!
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Originally Posted by one4smoke
(Post 19077952)
(The way it's said in the south by us old guys. :p)
32 miles for me... |
32 miles @ 17 MPH @ 42*F.
Tried out my aero design bike bag and water bottle cover. Had a pair of aero socks that were just about impossible to put on, so re-purposed them. Think I saved an extra .0025 Watt. Or maybe its the Hunts. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d8fa25133.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b7461adfe.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4b9699349.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b0c4965a6.jpeg |
20 miles on a balmy 32-34°F day and got a flat otherwise would have went for 30 miles but it was a slow leak and I my front tire was so muddy I did not want to mess around with fixing as it would have been a nightmare. for the last 6 miles of the ride I had to stop and pump it up every 1/4 mile or so. got home and hosed the bike off and cleaned the tire up and it was small like really small sharp rock that was the culprit.
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Today I ran a distance of 19 miles.
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Originally Posted by bedolaga
(Post 22817045)
Today I ran a distance of 19 miles.
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got in 25. windy and spitting snow and I ran into a someone who wanted to hog the bike path...literally lol.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...37debc85ff.jpg |
1 real hour faking it on Makuri Island.
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slipped in 22 miles before the snow flakes flew in. Chill 25F out with a 12mph headwind.
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Originally Posted by Troul
(Post 22818622)
slipped in 22 miles before the snow flakes flew in. Chill 25F out with a 12mph headwind.
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Weather was iffy this morning, so I ran some errands, and then rode 45 miles in the Italian countryside on Rouvy. 4k total elevation gain for a flatlander is tough, legs are feeling it tonight.
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Originally Posted by Troul
(Post 22818622)
slipped in 22 miles before the snow flakes flew in. Chill 25F out with a 12mph headwind.
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it's been so long that i'm longing for saddle soreness.
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I decided to work on my climbing ability seeing that I have none of that here and bridges are just not long enough, so did another rouvy route. For some reason, I decided that gaining 2200 ft in elevation in 7.1 miles was a good idea. I was wrong, it was a horrible idea, but I did that, so I can mark it off my agenda. However, I did see where they had a tour of the Alps, so I signed up for that. 5 rides of varying distances between 18 and 25 miles, with all of them having elevation gain over 3800 ft, 1 is 4500-ish if I recall..... that might take a me a while to get to the finish line :thumb:
Oh and my wife came into my bike room and said, you are not allowed to die before me, so just keep that in mind. I guess the 14 to 18% incline sections I was huffing and puffing a little too hard for her liking. |
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