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[Michael Burnley]

This is mine when new, used for my commute to work, usually go a bit further than straight home after work .

I've changed the tyres for maxxis and gone tubeless, added a rear mudguard.

 

[Hopperty]

30 year old and 80,000 miles

 

[Galena]

30 year old and 80,000 miles

Steel is real :)

 

[trummy]

Polcho re back box. When I needed a box I found a shopping wire basket - it was just the job to carry produce, just zip tied it to the rear rack, .

Galana If mid May a black Wester Ross touring bike comes by you, followed by a lady on an Crossfuse electicic bike say 'hello' (No chance of it being that way round but do say say hello if you pass us labouring up somewhere steep)

 

[alfajerry]

Not quite as the same level as you guys!
Gets me over to Mum's and back.
£18 four years ago.

 

[Galena]

Not quite as the same level as you guys!

A bike's a bike, all welcome here.

 

[Galena]

Galana If mid May a black Wester Ross touring bike comes by you, followed by a lady on an Crossfuse electicic bike say 'hello' (No chance of it being that way round but do say say hello if you pass us labouring up somewhere steep)

Cheers, I usually say hello to fellow cyclists, (though so many don't these days) I will try and do that.

 

[AlDaviz]

I have not been to that part of Spain for many years and never cycling though it has been on my radar to cycle round the Picos for sometime. I have an Orbea now so just need to learn a little Spanish.

I need to get the bike out, too busy doing other things, had a couple of days out 🏍 whilst the weathers ok ! After a track event Motorland Aragon a couple of years ago, I stayed at Falset, and did a little tour round Priorat region, unbelievable roads and scenery ! WoW
I’m planning when things get sorta normal doing a little touring round northern/central Spain on the motorbike though. Maybe one day cycling too
I spend my cycling time around fife/kinross

 

[BradleyW]

I need to get the bike out, too busy doing other things, had a couple of days out 🏍 whilst the weathers ok ! After a track event Motorland Aragon a couple of years ago, I stayed at Falset, and did a little tour round Priorat region, unbelievable roads and scenery ! WoW
I’m planning when things get sorta normal doing a little touring round northern/central Spain on the motorbike though. Maybe one day cycling too
I spend my cycling time around fife/kinross

Let me know if you head over, I can give you some suggestions for routes if you like.

 

[Leon103]

Another fun day on the bikes with the family. Took my boy on the pump tracks, he was a but wary at 1st but then flying round it.

All week I had been dreaming of that bmc Teammachine I saw, but yesterday I was waiting for the wife in the supermarket and quickly browsed cycling weekly. They compared 4 bikes, the Teammachine being one. It came last, but was the only bike under £4k, not sure why they didn't go the model up. Need to do more research.

 

[samale]

I did a nice 60 miles today around Donegal. Lovely but for the wind chill.

 

[samale]

What's a normal days cycling. In a group or on your jack Jones. Today I was out with the brother and brother in-law. Nice the 3 of us working together. I think we averaged 17.4 miles per hour over the 60 miles with a good bit of climbing

 

[Leon103]

What's a normal days cycling. In a group or on your jack Jones. Today I was out with the brother and brother in-law. Nice the 3 of us working together. I think we averaged 17.4 miles per hour over the 60 miles with a good bit of climbing

Generally 2 rides a week as a club. Obvs not for properly for the last year. I don't mind my own company but it can be boring on long rides and for shorter ones I push myself too hard on my own.

A ride a lot with one other, he is in his mid 60s but hell of a rider. He doesn't do much work up front but strong on the climbs and keeps me at a regular speed on long rides.

 

[samale]

I am not a big fan of big group's. A group of 18 passed me on the way to meet up. 3 today was nice, work hard at the front recover in behind.

 

[Leon103]

I am not a big fan of big group's. A group of 18 passed me on the way to meet up. 3 today was nice, work hard at the front recover in behind.

When we go out as a group we are very poor at working together and often split. It also ends up like a race which is stupid and off putting for the slower ones. I rather drop back and support when I can.

 

[samale]

When we go out as a group we are very poor at working together and often split. It also ends up like a race which is stupid and off putting for the slower ones. I rather drop back and support when I can.

I don't see the point trying to bust someone. I joined the local group for a few ride's. I didn't really enjoy it, same thing the last 4 miles turns into a race.
The brother struggled slightly on the climb's today, we held back at the top get the group together and move on.
It's meant to be enjoyable

 

[Wez82]

Heres a pic of my ride out playing in the mud last week. Love getting mucky and had to stop for a quick pint on the way home

 

[Galena]

What's a normal days cycling.

Until recently I was training 6 days a week, but lost my motivation, so now its around 4 days a week (300kms a week) and just riding steady endurance pace. Its all been on my own for well over a year, I don't mind it but do miss the group rides.
I did various group rides, club runs averaging 17 mph or so on a sunday with a cafe stop I do miss, there was also a very fast and hard saturday ride in Derbyshire that had turnouts of 30 riders or more, they were absolute smash fests but great fun all the same.

 

[Hopperty]

What's a normal days cycling. In a group or on your jack Jones. Today I was out with the brother and brother in-law. Nice the 3 of us working together. I think we averaged 17.4 miles per hour over the 60 miles with a good bit of climbing

Only ever ride by myself, so I don't have to keep up or wait for others and I can make my route up as I go. Usually ride 4 days a week and todays ride is fairly typical 31.2 mile 2200 foot ascent., I never time myself but today I was probably out about 3 hours (so 10 mph inc stops). that is quite typical for me, a bit quicker in the winter and a bit slower in the summer.
I don't cycle for fitness or anything - just love travelling through the countryside and a bike is a fantastic way to do that.

Not much sun the day but it was still good to be up in the hills

 

[trummy]

I use the Komoot app, more for its record aspect but also it gives an approx record of the gradient climbed/descended plus gives you your real time speed. If a route is pre-planned it will give turn by turn sound navigation, (plus it ignores pub stops in its average speed presentation!)

Share your motivation for cycling Hopperty although I do enjoy the adrenaline rush of a fast descent down a winding road and the challenge of whether I can get up the damned hill where ever it is.