Where did you ride your bike today?

[PiCO]

Huge rides today!

1k son to school

1k home

1k pick-up son

1k home

4 whole kilometres.

But not without excitement - survived the school drop off zone - 4WDs, distracted parents, kids opening car doors etc. You seriously need to pay attention.

And no punctures today at the park rotunda - much easier to smash your stubby than walk the two metres and back to the bin. Gets much worse after hot nights - not just dropped stubbies smashed over a wide distance

PiCO

[roller]

But not without excitement - survived the school drop off zone - 4WDs, distracted parents, kids opening car doors etc

milfage

[Alycat]

Usual...50k down and back on M7...

[Munster]

Wilton to Lake Cordeaux and back.....28km

[PPFC]

Usual...50k down and back on M7...

I thought you weren't allowed to ride on this road.

How do you go with all the traffic? When I drive it, seems like evey knob is out and about.

[Alycat]

I thought you weren't allowed to ride on this road.

Sorry, bit lazy in posting, by M7 I meant the cyclepath next to it.

[PPFC]

I thought you weren't allowed to ride on this road.

Sorry, bit lazy in posting, by M7 I meant the cyclepath next to it.

Where does it start/end?

[Alycat]

There are some whole threads about the M7, with maps. I start at the North/East end at Old Windsor Rd at Kings Langley and ride West/South. I have 8k to get to the start so my usual ride is to the Great Western Highway, about 50k return. Have only been riding since late August, my longest ride has been 90k, which I think almost got me to the other end, down past Liverpool. It is all traffic and intersection free.

[Aspergers]

Monday 9 November 2009
My bike ride was Dee Why to Manly to Dee Why.
On my return trip I cycled on the bus lane along Pittwater Rd.

Distance 17.09km

keep cycling for fun

[Alycat]

Usual...50k down and back on M7 cycleway...

[Sweeper59]

Looking back through a few of the posts, it looks like most ride on, or alongside, some pretty busy roads. How do you deal with the smog, fumes and exhausts ?
After living in beautiful Port Macquarie for 20 years, I couldn't go back to living in the 'big smoke'. You can't beat cycling along the coast or river at 5.30am and seeing the sun come up over the horizon.
I saw a TV show one time that compared the lungs of a city-dweller to those of a rural person. Both were non-smokers, but there was a huge difference in the colour and health of the lungs.
Mind you, we have to deal with our own local issues such as rural roads, very few cycleways, livestock, snakes, koalas etc.

[Alycat]

A famous American quote from years ago was "I don't trust air I can't see"

[ozipom]

Had a RDO yesterday specifically for a bike ride . So rolled out of the house at 5am and headed north along the Old Pacific Hwy to Woy Woy. Got to Woy Woy at about 9am. After catching up with a few people I headed back via the ferry to Palm Beach and continued along the Northern Beaches to Manly and across the Spit Bridge and then over the Harbour Bridge home. A really nice start to the week, beats being at work on a Monday Total ks for the day were 165km.

Today was a nice relaxing commute to work (9km each way).

[crog]

Day off work today.

Took bike to Frankston, rode in along Nepean Highway - beach road to station pier, through Sth Melbourne to Southbank, along Yarra and Scotchmans Creek to Malvern then across to Caufield and caught train bck to Frankston for a dip.

Couple of hours in 36 Deg heat for a total of approx 70 - 75K, no computer on commuter at moment

Che

[srl]

First day of being 46, just recovering from bronchitis, been off bike for close on 3 weeks. Decided to ride to work, only about 16.5km from Thornleigh to Macquarie Park. Made it, exhausted. Faded fast on ride home, compounded by two flats! (Beloved had to come and rescue me once I ran out of tubes.) Well, here's hoping the next ride is better!

[Mulger bill]

Nowhere, the MTB got a full strip and service. I hope sweat drops don't degrade bearing grease...

Shaun

[Alycat]

Usual...50k down and back on M7 cycleway...

[Sweeper59]

Nowhere.....it was raining when I woke up.
Re-set the alarm for 6.30am, and will do a spin class after work today.

[elantra]

I rode my bike to the dog park this morning.
Then to work.

[Alycat]

Usual...50k, down and back on M7 cycleway...

[greyhoundtom]

Just around and around Casey Fields criterium again this morning as most mornings.

Was going to do 35km same as yesterday morning, but unfortunately after 22km and pushing it a bit harder for just two laps, my heart rate jumped from 145 to 199 and that is a little bit too high for an old codger like me and I gave it away.

Bummer, few more issues to work out with my doctor.

[Aspergers]

Saturday 14 November 2009
My bike ride was Dee Why to Manly.
Cycled via Queenscliff beach on the way to and from Manly
Distance:22.76km

[crxin]

Took the brand new fernleigh track from adamstown to redhead (Newcastle) and back, my first 30+k ride, and i'm pretty sore, but it was fun, and I'll be back next weeked without a doubt.

[toolonglegs]

1 hour in the fog till I climbed up and out of it...oh it was worth it.This is a pretty regular route once a week.





and a tough place for a puncture!

[billericaybill]

North Lake (Kardinya) up to the freeway then north to the city. 2 cups of tea at the jetty with feet up watching breeze on Perth water then 22km back into a 25km headwind..bracing. So 44km in 1 hour 50, no worries and no sweat even if it was 30+. Was amazed that ALL commuters passed me doing 25-30kph in said wind, doesn't anyone take a steady trundle to and from work these days? I mean I gotta find someone somewhere I can go faster than. Still after 6 bouts pneumonia, a massive pulmonary embolism and being told by lung specialists that there was no possible cure for my asthma,life is very,very good indeed at 25kph on a nice hot arvo.
My target..100km in 4 hours.
billericay bill