Ride 14/03/2020

Well that was about as far as I got before my garmin went flat >:-( most annoyed! There was no reason for this as I charged it up Last Sunday but in the interim the battery decided to shit itself flat. Anyway it was the usual bun run this morning with abut 8 of us. the weather was overcast but little wind so it made for a pleasant ride. I’ve no idea what the stats were about the same as last time I suppose ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ anyway tomorrows weather is sunnier but windier, oh well

Ride 08/03/2020

So today was the clubs first 100km ride which of course turns into a 120km ride for me by the time I get home. It was a real mixed bag of weather day with strong winds, rain and sunshine but of course we were head wind for the first 35 miles which took it’s toll on me. By the time we stopped at the cafe stopped I was knackered and I was only half way Thankfully after the cafe stop it was a head wind home but this didn’t alleviate the fact we still had Knockhill to climb on the last 10 miles. It was a real slog up Knockhill resulting in me going up quit slow compare to the normal Sat & Sun bun runs which go over it. Anyway just shy of 75 miles at 15 mph ridden today and now time to chill out for the rest of the day

Distance 44.13 mi | Time 2:51:58 | Speed 15.4 mph | Elevation 2,343 ft

Source: Garmin Connect

Another wet and windy day but thankfully not as bad as last week! There were about 8 if us today a bit more this week but thats probably due to the slightly better weather. Better ride this due to the better conditions but we skipped out Knockhill mainly because we are doing the 100 km ride tomorrow over it. Better speed and time this week hopefully we can keep it that way.

Ride 29/02/2020

Another windy day another tough ride Although it’s a fair day with no rain and some sunshine the wind is making life cycling difficult and tiresome. There were about 10 of us today and I took the lead all the way to the cafe stop which was all headwind.Although it does mean I get a good workout, my avg speed just takes a nose dive, thankfully todays ride wasn’t as far as last Sunday so I’m not quite as knackered. And again tomorrows weather is shite with 50 winds so that puts the kibosh on tomorrows ride. The clubs first 100 km ride is in 2 weeks with the first 100 mile ride a couple of weeks after that which makes me worry about getting enough training for these but there’s not much I can do about the weather

Ride 23/02/2020

Tough ride today the wind was high and I was leading the pack, although there were only 6 of us which was more than I was expecting due to the crap weather. Anyway 30 miles into a 20 mph headwind made my legs hurt but at least the last 20 miles were into a tail wind. Unfortunately one of the guys managed to blow his tyre up and take the wheel rim out at the same time can say I’ve ever seen that before so he got a lift home. Normally I would get about 6-8 rides a month but so far I’ve only got 2 the weather is a real hamper this month and that just made today’s ride all the more harder. Lets hope for better weather next weekend…

Ride 15/02/2020

First ride back after a 2 week break due to bike service and crazy weather and speaking of the weather I was surprised how calm it was out there today. I was expecting to get blown around and pissed on by the rain, in the end it only rained a little bit and the wind didn’t pick up until the last hour of the ride. I was expecting storm Dennis to be knocking me around but it looks like we managed to just miss it Anyhow I got a bit of a workout today, heart rate higher than normal bit overall I didn’t fare to bad given the extent of my break, I was again expecting to get hammered but didn’t So 44 miles clocked up at an avg speed of 15 mph I’m happy with that and since I won’t be riding tomorrow again due to crazy weather I’ll quite happily pick this up next week

Ride 25/01/2020

Dull windy day today and I’m feeling that on my legs since I spent a lot of time at the front of the group. 10 of us today and due to the wind the avg speed was a bit on the slow side and it wasn’t helped by the fact I broke my rear derailleur cable which meant I went from 22 gears to 2 gears and the toughest high gears at that Thankfully this happened at the end of the ride so I only had to ride 5 miles like that. So bikes in for a repair and service now which means no riding reports until I get me bike back

Ride 19/01/2020

Another cold day just above freezing but at least there was 3 of us on todays ride. Nothing too eventful today did the loop at my usual 15 mph for the 50 mile ride the only difference being the weather which was fogy and cloudy for most of the day with a few sunny spells here and there.

Ride 18/01/2020

Another one of those very bright sunny blue sky days but bitterly cold to start with and remained cold, around 1-2 degrees, for the rest of the ride. About 10 of us today doing the bun run, first event of the day was some bike rider getting knocked of his bike by a car on the roundabout just at Cairneyhill. Not someone I new but some of the other riders knew him, I think someone said he was a member of the club, either way he was taken to hospital, from the gossip I heard it wasn’t too bad and the rider was ok in the end. After the cafe stop I was leading the way home, we decided to skip out knockhill due to the icy conditions and go up Saline hill instead. I went up that pretty damn fast hence the 199 bpm which resulted in me keeping my 16 mph avg for this ride

Ride 12/01/2020

Nearly forgot to post this Bit of a mixed bag day weather wise, rain, wind and blinding sun light. Quite a few more turned up that I expected given the weather, there were 10 of us today. I started at the bag of the group and got covered in spray so after the cafe stop I decided to lead the way back home, still had to was my rain coat though

Ride 05/01/2020

Another cloudy mild day on the bun run, today we had 5 of us. Things were going fine after the cafe stop in Dollar until one of the guys broke 2 rear wheel spokes which of course resulted in a buckled wheel. We managed to free of the sticking brake and Robert was able to cycle back at a slower pace so today’s ride was eventful but not particularly fast.

Distance 47.46 mi | Time 3:04:43 | Speed 15.4 mph | Elevation 2,556 ft

Source: Ride 04/01/2020

First ride of the new years and it was a big group we had this morning, so much so we had to split into 2 groups. I’m guessing the “new years resolution” guys will eventually fade away until we are back to the regulars. Weather wise it was another mild day with a bit of wind around but nothing too drastic as we still managed to do an avg speed of 15 mph today.