Ride 26/07/2014 Fintry Loop by Paul_Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
Did a sprint around my Fintry loop as we were due some heavy thunder and lighting after lunch time. 55 miles in just over 3 hours, pleased with that.
Ride 20/07/2014 by Paul_Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
So it’s finally stopped raining, decided to do a sprint loop around my forth loop. Did a pretty good time, fastest so far but skinny tyres man bah! Pothole 1 – 0 skinny tyre. And trying the change these inner tubes sucks as well, the presta valve is huge it’s 48mm long! how the hell you supposed to get one of those in, must of spent 20 min pissing around trying to change an inner tube. I have some Continental grand prix 4 season duraskin tyres which are supposed to be good tyres (would hope so at £50 per tyre) but I wasn’t going to use them until the winter weather sets in, may have to rethink that idea.
Ride 19/07/2014 by Paul_Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
Well it’s pissing it down all day so this wasn’t going to be a big ride. Decided to do a loop around the forth going the Stirling way, didn’t want to stray too far from home as I would be soaked most of the way round. In full wet gear and 20 mins out I’m wet to the bone, just as well it’s still a warm day, so I’m soaked for 2 hours but not cold
Ride 13/07/2014 Loch Leven and T in the Park by Paul_Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
So after 25 years riding mountain bikes I’ve decided to get a road bike and boy what a difference!! It’s a full carbon bike, ridiculously light and fast and the difference is night and day. Whereas I would average 12-13 mph on the mountain bike, today’s first ever ride on it to T in the Park and Loch Leven I averaged 17 mph which is unheard of for me! I clocked up 53 miles in just 3 hours. When I did this ride to last years T in the Park it took me 4 hours. It was certainly worth the expense and next years Lands end to John O’Groats should be a doodle The only bad point is the stupid race seat OMFG I would be better riding on a razor blade. That’s going big time and my Brooks saddle will replace it, even if it’s heavy and looks a bit odd on a road bike, but my arse takes priority!
Falkirk to Evans Cycles by Paul Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
Decided to ride to evans cycles, things to do bikes to see
Ride 01/07/2014 by PaulLund at Garmin Connect – Details.
YES! After 2 years of doing this 15 mile sprint I’ve finally managed to break under the hour barrier! I’ve averaged around the 1:04 hour/min but it’s always been bloody impossible to get under the hour until today. Not so sure about the 236 bpm Max HR but the 175 Avg HR is about the norm. Doubt I’ll ever beat this time, getting old, happy days
Ride 28/06/2014 by Paul Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
So this plan went to pot I was planning to do my full Ochils loop (85 miles) today, as the so called weather report said it wasn’t going to rain until around 16:00 and I would be close to or at home by that time. Suffice to say the weather report got it so wrong that by 11:30, when I reached Bridge of Earn it poured down, and of course I had no water proofs with me, didn’t think i needed them, bastard weather. I spent the next 2 hours riding in the rain with no hope of getting home soon, I’m just too far away, getting soaking and cold I cut my ride short but I’m so far away that I can only cut it by 10 miles and I have to ride over the Ochils instead of around them which makes it harder. It did stop raining for a little while but started up again by the time I reached Kincardine. Suffice to say by the time I got home I’m wet, cold, knackered (cos I put my foot down to get home asap) very soar thighs and thoroughly pissed off! >:-(
Ride 21/06/2014 Falkirk to Loch Lomond by PaulLund at Garmin Connect – Details.
Decided not to do my full Ochils Loop and instead ride to Loch Lomond, primarily because it’s a bit overcast and windy, and because I’ve never ridden to Loch Lomond. So set a course to take me to Balloch Castle and down onto the Loch shore. Had lunch at the shore line and then headed home, 80 miles clocked up and tired now.
Ride 19/06/2014 by Paul Lund at Garmin Connect – Details.
It’s been such a nice week weather wise, I’ve been able to do my “15 mile falkirk loop” nearly everyday. If it keeps up I’ll do my “Full Ochils Loop” tomorrow.
Ride 14/06/2014 Falkirk to Perth by PaulLund at Garmin Connect – Details.
Well rain was off and on most of the day, luckily it wasn’t heavy so I didn’t get too wet, and on a tough ride like this being wet I can do without. Falkirk to Perth today over the Ochil Hills, TWICE, and back home, very sore knees, legs and hips but thats my own fault for riding in an incorrect position, seat was too low, I’ve learned my lesson, seat higher now.
Ride 07/06/2014 by PaulLund at Garmin Connect – Details.
Quick loop around the forth before the heavy rain hits, but still windy on the out leg.
Ride 31/05/2014 by PaulLund at Garmin Connect – Details.
For once it’s a nice sunny day so I decided to do my Ochils half loop and clocked up 70 miles. Knackered now, glad I decided not to do the full loop which is 85 miles would have caused a lot of pain doing that.
