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recumbenteering is having weird effects, three laps but didn't really stand up for any of them, will be laid back for the next one! not sure about the stopping thing either. :P The Purple Puff proved itself quite abmirably, even if it doesn't have any gears.
Recovery noms were brought to you by fried potatoes onions and garlic all combined with three eggs, broccoli and cheese and grilled in the pan till golden. NOM.
6.25 at the loch, anyone?
Sorry, would love to but that time is plumb in the middle of my wee man's bedtime routine.
I'll prob head for a couple of laps on my way home from work at 5. If anyone is there early wave at the cyclist with a blue rucksack :)
Way too sticky, and I'm too picky, will find it tricky, to rhyme this with quitty.
I'm just passing into Lancashire at the moment, so no hills for me this week...
I'll not be up to hill climbing this evening due to residual man flu but for those of you that are tempted, don't forget the Queen's
garden party.There may be a bit of chaos to look out for after the event, which I think finishes at 6pm. However don't let that put you off. Just don't forget your best hat.
A mere 7 months after it was first suggested, Roibeard and I had a wee spin up Arthur's Seat on his Pino, with me stoking.
I was rubbish uphill. I claim as my excuses: a prolonged session of pretending to be a motorboat engine earlier in the day; novel posture of the Pino's recumbent front end; still being unused to climbing hills on a geared bike.
That said, on the flats we smoked the roadie group there like no-one's business on the Holyrood-Margaret's and then again on the Dunsapie-Pollock flat. They clocked us coming and speeded up on the latter.
This is clad in jeans and a shirt, so....yes. That recumbent aero effect is a bit good.
ah but is it comfortable?
I went for a lap bender of Arthurs seat last night to get my legs back used to my CX. Was a nice trip. Impressed with the drivers who came up behind me on the hill up - all polite and waiting patiently.
Although on a side note I'd downloaded Strava - decided to set a good PB for the hill climb. Killed myself and got a great time (or so I thought). Went to check it when I got home and found out I don't know how to use it and had failed to switch the thing on....
@ruggtomcat - I set my feet like a foolio when Roibeard was adjusting the boom, so I wasn't getting enough knee extension, but in terms of torso+arm things it is a pleasant change. Especially from the drop bar bike, but the issue there is that the frame's too small.
aye the 'bent bottom bracket needs to be further than you think in my experience, mind you i been suffering from calf cramps recently...
ruggtomcat: "ah but is it comfortable?"
Yes and faster, I get it :)
We will be able to restart Hilly Tuesday in earnest as the weekday evening park closure start from October. Any interest in pre-season training?
Weather- and work-permitting, yes.
I'm either going to take the impending Croix de Fer around Arthur's Seat with as little delay as humanly possible, or just put it in my hallway and gaze at it for a few days.
I'll be back in touch when I've found which one it is.
It s Tuesday, it's Hilly Tuesday!
Gazey Tuesday for me.
Should be ON for tonight. On the single speed due to worn cassette issues.
What time is this normally? I'm likely late at work today, but maybe blow the cobwebs with one lap (light permitting - managed to leave my front light at home this morning).
"Traditionally" we meet at the lower gate by St Margaret's Loch at 6.15pm. I don't mind if it's a bit earlier.
Dexys Tuesday for me.
Will prob come along next week though.
I'm still in the office... And will be till 7 at the earliest. Ah well.
I did four laps of Arthur's seat earlier today, to take advantage of the fine weather and get a bit of climbing practice in. Coincidentally began up the steep bit to Dunsapie the same time that a big running event started off (travelling the other way). Was quite fun to see the same faces several times as I looped around.
Definitely up for Tuesday, assuming the gales have died down by then. Tomorrow looks a bit too blowy...
Hmm. On viewing the continuing forecast for this evening, maybe not...
I went up the hill on the hybrid this afternoon (with spiky tyres), in the sunshine. Very busy in Holyrood Park today. On approaching the foot of the steep bit, I saw runners and cyclists with race numbers pinned to their lyvra, and realised there was an atletics event going on: a triathlon by the looks of it. So I was climbing the steep bit, and trying (unsuccessfully) to keep up with folk on light road bikes.
Rather a strong headwind at the top. managed a couple of laps and then back home, bypassing the large gathering of dog fanciers holding some other event in the park.
I was out around Arthurs Seat this morning for 4 rapid laps. They had to be rapid because I was running late and also because it was bloody cold.
The gate is still locked so apart from bunnies and joggers it was pretty quiet.
I set off at 7:45 and it was pretty much light which was ace. Wind chill took it to about -2 I think as the wind was off the sea. Certainly felt nippy.
No ice apart from one small section where there is run off from the hillside but that was just a thin coating over running water so crunched through it no problem.
Thoroughly delightful although I felt a touch slow.
Best time was 10:40 I think.
I was thinking of adding a round of the Seat on the way home tonight. Does anyone know if they've been shutting the gate in the late afternoon of late?
At 5pm it was still open despite what the Historic Scotland site says. Still there were no moving cars on the "closed" bit.
I spoke to the park rangers about this - they told me it'd be closed from the beginning of November despite it saying October on the site. That's very annoying it's still not closed - it's also open most Sundays which is really infuriating as I tend to look forward to going up there with the trailer and would like not to have to annoy the impatient cars by being extra-specially slow...
http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11330#post-127967
number to ring them to pester is 6528150
Anyone interested in reviving Hilly Tuesday .... only on Wednesday?
(this is where we collect at the foot of Arthur's Seat and do an optional number of loops, broadly together and meeting at the top and bottom)
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