The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread...
Discussion
stepaway said:
Couple from my first time trial effort last night. Probably would have been better to have chosen a cooler less windy evening, but I’m happy with my initial result of 20.3 mph average on a non TT specific road bike.
Good result for a first time. Number should be much lower down over your rear pockets. It's free speed.stepaway said:
Master Bean said:
Good result for a first time. Number should be much lower down over your rear pockets. It's free speed.
Haha! Yes I had that mentioned to me just after I’d crossed the finish line cheers!! Will reposition to a lower position next time 
yellowjack said:
I did a few TTs, local ones run by the local Tri club. I never quite broke the 20 mph barrier though. I've moved this year and don't know of any round here. I'd need to work on my speed before entering any though. I've never been particularly fast on the road, but currently struggling to maintain a 15 mph average, while all around me ( on Strava at least) folk are turning in 18 to 19 mph rides
Where are you located? stepaway said:
Where are you located?
I've moved to Bournemouth, from Farnborough. The TTs I did were about nine years ago, in Essex, with Walden Tri in/near Saffron Walden.I was off the bike for two months from May to July, after moving, as I didn't have space/security for the bikes when I first moved in. I've gone from 0 miles per week for 8 weeks to a 200 mile week this week, my second back on the bike. So my legs are still going AWOL on a regular basis. On the upside, I was so busy with DIY that I didn't have time to get too fat this time.
RideLondon next week, plans to (finally) join the Army Cycling Union for club membership, and then maybe a 6-hour MTB race on August Bank Holiday, then I'll think about trying to research TTs locally.
I'll be restricted to a "normal" road bike, no TT/Aero rig, so it'll just be for fun/fitness really. I've no illusions about winning anything...
yellowjack said:
I've moved to Bournemouth, from Farnborough. The TTs I did were about nine years ago, in Essex, with Walden Tri in/near Saffron Walden.
I was off the bike for two months from May to July, after moving, as I didn't have space/security for the bikes when I first moved in. I've gone from 0 miles per week for 8 weeks to a 200 mile week this week, my second back on the bike. So my legs are still going AWOL on a regular basis. On the upside, I was so busy with DIY that I didn't have time to get too fat this time.
RideLondon next week, plans to (finally) join the Army Cycling Union for club membership, and then maybe a 6-hour MTB race on August Bank Holiday, then I'll think about trying to research TTs locally.
I'll be restricted to a "normal" road bike, no TT/Aero rig, so it'll just be for fun/fitness really. I've no illusions about winning anything...
Nice one and good luck with it, I’m only in it for the fun too, but it doesn’t help having a National hill climb champion as a mate to show me up in the TTs.I was off the bike for two months from May to July, after moving, as I didn't have space/security for the bikes when I first moved in. I've gone from 0 miles per week for 8 weeks to a 200 mile week this week, my second back on the bike. So my legs are still going AWOL on a regular basis. On the upside, I was so busy with DIY that I didn't have time to get too fat this time.
RideLondon next week, plans to (finally) join the Army Cycling Union for club membership, and then maybe a 6-hour MTB race on August Bank Holiday, then I'll think about trying to research TTs locally.
I'll be restricted to a "normal" road bike, no TT/Aero rig, so it'll just be for fun/fitness really. I've no illusions about winning anything...
I’m on RideLondon next week too, enjoy it and I’ll say hi if I see you!!!
No prizes for guessing what happened here...
Lots of speed, not much grip, fallen tree... I got clotheslined good! No real damage done though.
Wasn't going to fit under that at speed.
Enjoyable saturday morning ride even if a few bits of track were a mudbath, upped the pressure in my fork and shock this week and its feeling much more lively (and didn't bottom out this time).
Lots of speed, not much grip, fallen tree... I got clotheslined good! No real damage done though.
Wasn't going to fit under that at speed.
Enjoyable saturday morning ride even if a few bits of track were a mudbath, upped the pressure in my fork and shock this week and its feeling much more lively (and didn't bottom out this time).
Climbed Great Dun Fell yesterday
And then this sportive today:
https://www.relive.cc/view/r10006879422
And then this sportive today:
https://www.relive.cc/view/r10006879422
GravelBen said:
No prizes for guessing what happened here...
Lots of speed, not much grip, fallen tree... I got clotheslined good! No real damage done though.
Wasn't going to fit under that at speed.
Enjoyable saturday morning ride even if a few bits of track were a mudbath, upped the pressure in my fork and shock this week and its feeling much more lively (and didn't bottom out this time).
Ouch! Good all is ok. Lots of speed, not much grip, fallen tree... I got clotheslined good! No real damage done though.
Wasn't going to fit under that at speed.
Enjoyable saturday morning ride even if a few bits of track were a mudbath, upped the pressure in my fork and shock this week and its feeling much more lively (and didn't bottom out this time).
I hit my head on a smaller branch today, knocked my glasses off but no damage. Slower too as I was cresting a steep hill, do the same bit 5x a week, first time it has happened - never consciously realised I must've been ducking previously!
Solocle said:
Climbed Great Dun Fell yesterday
And then this sportive today:
https://www.relive.cc/view/r10006879422
I almost want this as much as the Stelvio! Great Dun Fell is about 600 miles there and back but a lot less likely, sadly And then this sportive today:
https://www.relive.cc/view/r10006879422
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