Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[Hill Wimp]

Ive heard Hils has already armed up her drone and has pointed it in the direction of Manchester. Hops has paid for the fuel

I will be sitting in my lounge awaiting instructions.

 

[potsy]

I am on the move, it'll never pinpoint my position

 

[IDMark2]

Having had a disallowed judgement for my otherwise legit stadium photograph (as if they're going to move it so I can go up and find it's gone when I take another picture to 'qualify', ha...) I went for a ride today looking for a new hobby.
So here it is, in my youth I yomped over Dartmoor lifting up stones to find 'letterboxes', the too easy equivalent now is Geocaching...

Todays version of Letterboxing follows..

You have to be fit to get to this one to post anything... there's nothing else here for miles. Someone obviously said 'This'll do, put it here mate, save taking it home in the van.'

A rare example of a phone box with a working phone in it behind this one... although it also smelt like a toilet, perhaps for exhibitionists. A particularly fine example of a 'moss aged' postbox. There would probably have been someone who was a 'Post Pox cleaner' in the old days.

A bit harder this one, this is the postbox in a wall, just above my handlebars, extra points of course for a bike lent against a No Parking sign...

I did try other pastimes while I was out.
There was trainspotting but I couldn't get the number so I gave up on that...

And scrumping

Unfortunately they were cider apples, having bitten into one I found they were so sour that all the moisture in my entire body disappeared with just the one bite so I am now relaxing with a post ride beer to rehydrate.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I am on the move, it'll never pinpoint my position

Having had a disallowed judgement for my otherwise legit stadium photograph (as if they're going to move it so I can go up and find it's gone when I take another picture to 'qualify', ha...) I went for a ride today looking for a new hobby.
So here it is, in my youth I yomped over Dartmoor lifting up stones to find 'letterboxes', the too easy equivalent now is Geocaching...

Todays version of Letterboxing follows..

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You have to be fit to get to this one to post anything... there's nothing else here for miles. Someone obviously said 'This'll do, put it here mate, save taking it home in the van.'

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A rare example of a phone box with a working phone in it behind this one... although it also smelt like a toilet, perhaps for exhibitionists. A particularly fine example of a 'moss aged' postbox. There would probably have been someone who was a 'Post Pox cleaner' in the old days.

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A bit harder this one, this is the postbox in a wall, just above my handlebars, extra points of course for a bike lent against a No Parking sign...

I did try other pastimes while I was out.
There was trainspotting but I couldn't get the number so I gave up on that...
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And scrumping
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Unfortunately they were cider apples, having bitten into one I found they were so sour that all the moisture in my entire body disappeared with just the one bite so I am now relaxing with a post ride beer to rehydrate.

Don't tell @BigAl68 he'll be down there fast to scrump those apples for home brew.

 

[mybike]

Tyres are on, two brand new Marathon+ fitted in 20 minutes without tyre levers or talc, just Manc strength

Just waiting for my second wind then I'm off

You have wind?

 

[GM]

My beach this morning.

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It's just occurred to me that this photo is a bit similar to mine, post # 11732 page 783 ..............only joking!!!

 

[Hill Wimp]

I'll put this one in just to make the numbers up, but Katherine's definitely the winner!...........

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Your birds are more exotic than mine

 

[djb1971]

Had a brief stop at djb's dogging shelter the bird spotting hide

you should have told me and @User14044 you were there, we could've done our own dogging watching

 

[djb1971]

I've not been on my bike, but here's a pic of a carrot I've grown

 

[IDMark2]

I've not been on my bike, but here's a pic of a carrot I've grown

Awwww..he's just like his Dad...

 

[djb1971]

Actually, dj has an uncanny resemblance to Ronnie Biggs

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that looks like you doing an impression of me

 

[djb1971]

No, if it were me, there'd be more dribble down my tie

and not as many teeth

 

[djb1971]

here's another, it appears to have a.................

 

[GM]

here's another, it appears to have a.................

Pictorially ( is that the right word ) that, and the other one are very good. Nice pattern on the end grain!

 

[djb1971]

Pictorially ( is that the right word ) that, and the other one are very good. Nice pattern on the end grain!

but they wont win because there's no bike