your daily bicycle log

I dunno, that all seems pretty saf HEY WHAT THE HELL

I did actually bike btw, just didn't bring my cam on the rides

19 miles tonight. Very happy to be back.

After a summer of fighting tourist traffic across the Golden Gate Bridge, they re-opened the west span for bikes only, at the same time they finished road work on the gorgeous hill climb right off the bridge. Fifty of us celebrated with a pre-dawn raid, donuts and coffee at the top.

At the end of the ride I glimpsed a dude with four circles on his kit and some attention-grabbing shades ...

Hahaha, you never say hi anymore... :D

I was overgeared on my flatland cassette and died on the top of the hill. Gonna try again in a few weeks on my 12/25.

RIP Shasta

its sad he was a wakeboarder

what a hill to die on :(

An absolutely glorious day here in Glasgow today! Wonderful sunshine all day, but nicely cool because of the time of year. I went for a brilliant blast up onto the moors south of the city, where the 360 degree views were stunning, and then back down into town, with my best friend, who has recently caught the cycling bug from me and become my regular riding partner. Pretty much the best of times!

just for the record, dying = "soft"-pedaling at 350W for 2.5 minutes in my 23t "granny" (sic)... like 50rpms. this hill has stretches of 9-10%.

will come back for a quality VAM soon...

and bring pie too.

hello glasgow!

last time i rode that same hill w/shasta, the rest of the crew we were riding w/told me they were scared of him and then, when he reached the top, he came back down to where i was and rode back up w/me as support

Are any of you guys in NYC? My bro-in-law is there this week.

well he _was_ riding a wheelie the whole the time, shits disturbing

"soft"-pedaling at 350W

how can i say hello when i can't even see you?

my soft pedaling mashin you to pulp

Man I want a power meter to see how pathetic I am. Maybe I will reward myself with garmin power pedals if I can shift another 5 kilos by the time they ship.

http://www.power2max.de/shop_start.php?kat=race

these are ...sorta within reach!

Use a wattbike in a gym, Ed! I struggle to maintain over 200W for more than a few minutes.

i'd think the strava calculated watts is probly +/- 5% for long climbs (over 4% for 300+ ft of vert?).

never ride your bike because you're always hanging out with girlfriend who is probably going to dump you anyway C or D

38 miles this morning; 34 for fun, 4 to Sainsburys and back.

Ha, slp that was me this summer.

nice little spin today, longer ride tomorrow.

Good chat about bike fit with other LBS that is not full of arseholes, wish I hadn't been turned off them by one surly shop assistant. Their service price list is much cheaper than the scunners at Pro Bikes.

Also discovered Bicycle Heaven Pittsburgh, part bike museum, part bike shop although no idea what was for sale and what wasn't.

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http://app.strava.com/rides/amy-s-grand-fondo-1664262?sref=1MT1yaWRlX3NoYXJlOzI9ZmFjZWJvb2s7ND0xNjMxMQ%253D%253D&ref=nf

http://app.strava.com/rides/1672328/

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a fixed-gear cycle messenger...

http://youtu.be/yYDIw4ZnecM

Anticipating.

Oh and I wore my gilet today. Return from west virginia border was a bit of a sufferfest. 65km of on and off headwind, more on than off.

as it was down to 41 deg F going up high grade this morning, i rocked the gilet. it was 65 deg by the time i got back down tho. perrrrrfect day.

18 miles today.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a fixed-gear cycle messenger...

http://youtu.be/yYDIw4ZnecM

Anticipating.

― just call me brian (krakow)

literally just lol'd at that.

that was physically uncomfortable to watch

23 miles today. Had to shoulder the bike to take some steps where there's work going on at the cycle path. Managed not to back spasm whilst doing so.

Cycling in Glasgow really felt like a battle today - mainly to do with the traffic, but having a drunken ned physically attempt to climb onto my bike after I refused him an aggressively requested 'backie' while waiting at a set of traffic lights was another highlight.

http://kuci.org/~nraggett/nedwedding.jpg

That was him!

For those unfamiliar with the concept this is what I was actually referring to... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_(Scottish)

27 miles this morning, taking me to 200+ for the month so far. Off to Ibiza camping for the weekend now.

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favorite way to start the day: 20 miles, home for eggs and coffee, then to work

25 miles in bright sunshine this afternoon; it's nicer in Devon today than it was in Ibiza yesterday, almost.

it sucks to climb for an hour, anticipate a record downhill, then get stuck behind a sunday driver going 30 mph nearly the entire 20 min descent. total pisser.

Absolutely soaked after the last 30 miles of a 70 mile ride ended up being in unrelenting torrential rain. Pour the water of your shoes and wring out your gloves territory. The hot bath that I'm running just now & the hot dinner right after are going to feel SO good.

Both those encounters sound sucky.

i'm better now, it was a great morning for a ride. left in the dark before dawn, saw the sun come up over the foothills while climbing up a gorgeous canyon up to 8400 ft, tons of hot air balloons launching over the lake on the way home. temp went from low 40s to nearly 70 by the end, and it was all done by 9:15. everyone should have it that good.

it was worth it to read some subaru outback's license plate for 10 miles.

I actually had a weird kind of fun! I was riding with a couple of good friends, so it became a mad communal experience of utter soakedness.

True, soakedness is OK if it's shared. It's the spirit of the Somme, or something.

Hunter, colour me jealous.

Yeah, I'm jealous of Hunter's bike ride, it sounds really amazing!

59 miles of undulating dunes and seaside resorts yesterday, 66 miles of...... At turns amazing woodland, polders and frankly, psychotic traffic in Amsterdam. We took a wrong turn, ended up near schipol by the side of a motorway..... And then put in another 30 km or so to beat sundown. Holland is a wonderful place to cycle. Back to hoek tomorrow, we are eschewing den Haag for more speedstering through the dunes. Also, I have finally conquered my fear of drafting properly, thanks to mr c for towing me home tonight.

The 66 miles was today, I only worked it out at around 40 or so, oooops

Six track racing intervals on the bike path tonight. 5 minutes at 95% hr with 30sec sprint at the end * 2 min recovery. Final track race of the season tomorrow! I'm (not) ready!