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Nigelnaturist
Guru
- Location
- Pontefract
Wouldn't noticed (still don't) well done on the ride.
Show us your.......newbie progress!
- Thread starter Nigelnaturist
- Start date
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- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Well - it started raining yesterday morning and it is still raining now.
The rough track to the house is now a small stream.
The sheep look sodden.
The horses look sodden.
Everything is sodden.
I'm not getting sodden on my bike.
No marks for guessing there will be no progress today.
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I wish all you hardier peeps safe and happy rides today.
The rough track to the house is now a small stream.
The sheep look sodden.
The horses look sodden.
Everything is sodden.
I'm not getting sodden on my bike.
No marks for guessing there will be no progress today.
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I wish all you hardier peeps safe and happy rides today.
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I consider myself reasonably hardy but I ain't going out in that. Struggling to pluck up the enthusiasm just to take the dog for twenty minutes.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Shame they can't go on their own on days like these.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Knowing her, she would probably manage. She is pretty bright. Oh well, can't put it off any longer. Waterproof overtrousers, jacket and wellies all for a quick walk then a soaking dog to dry off on return.
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Went out a little later than ideal
Good run until taking a corner in Burnham, not a sharp corner and not fast, had an off. Road must have been greasy.
Helpful local picked up bike and my specs, both lenses had come out and frame was a little bent, but managed to sort that out and complete ride
I had finger problems with Garmin today, kept accidentally yturning it off and then when on forgetting to restart
Still apart from sore shoulder I enjoyed ride
about 37 miles allowing for finger problems
16.5 mph
1017 feet climbed
https://www.strava.com/activities/297237176
Apparently no damage to me or bike.
Edit on closer inspection have a grazed hip , and shoulder, also arm warmer has scuffed logo.
Good run until taking a corner in Burnham, not a sharp corner and not fast, had an off. Road must have been greasy.
Helpful local picked up bike and my specs, both lenses had come out and frame was a little bent, but managed to sort that out and complete ride
I had finger problems with Garmin today, kept accidentally yturning it off and then when on forgetting to restart
Still apart from sore shoulder I enjoyed ride
about 37 miles allowing for finger problems
16.5 mph
1017 feet climbed
https://www.strava.com/activities/297237176
Apparently no damage to me or bike.
Edit on closer inspection have a grazed hip , and shoulder, also arm warmer has scuffed logo.
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Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
God knows what mischief mine would get up to
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- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Ouch! Hope you are ok - the aches tend to start some hours later and definitely when you get up the next morning after an 'off'.
Rustybucket
Veteran
- Location
- South Coast
I got back home after 12 hour shift to find water inside my shed. I think it's come from the bank out the back - lot of heavy rain and there were a load of leaves against the back of the shed... Not a good combination. Shed has been there 4 years so not like this is a recurring theme. It rained most of the winter though and I can't recall such problems so hope it's a one off.
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
Tankengine
Active Member
Kind of weird ride.
First half:
- oh here we are in chipsted etc again zzzzz
- what the hell are all these people doing here (box hill)
- get me the hell away from box hill
- get me the hell out of Dorking and it's dumb dual carriage way/bike lane pavement thing
Second half:
- yey no traffic, and it's a hill! Coldharbour lane
- general enjoyment of countywide and less people
- wow awesome hill this was the general idea - white down
- and back to box hill--- home.
Didn't think I had the legs for the "insanity" route but I wish I'd tried coming the other way and avoiding box hill and Dorking centre altogether. Yuck. Surrey hills are fun but i don't like it as much as the north downs or ashdown forest. Too many people and too many cars
First half:
- oh here we are in chipsted etc again zzzzz
- what the hell are all these people doing here (box hill)
- get me the hell away from box hill
- get me the hell out of Dorking and it's dumb dual carriage way/bike lane pavement thing
Second half:
- yey no traffic, and it's a hill! Coldharbour lane
- general enjoyment of countywide and less people
- wow awesome hill this was the general idea - white down
- and back to box hill--- home.
Didn't think I had the legs for the "insanity" route but I wish I'd tried coming the other way and avoiding box hill and Dorking centre altogether. Yuck. Surrey hills are fun but i don't like it as much as the north downs or ashdown forest. Too many people and too many cars
nobbyp
Well-Known Member
Squeezed an hour in tonight - after a busy weekend away drinking, walking and little bit of dragging an MTB through a bog in the dales
Pushed it and didn't leave anything out on the road - managed an ave speed of 17 over 15.2 miles with 783 ft of hill - v chuffed with 42 year old slightly overweight self
https://www.strava.com/activities/298104648
Pushed it and didn't leave anything out on the road - managed an ave speed of 17 over 15.2 miles with 783 ft of hill - v chuffed with 42 year old slightly overweight self
https://www.strava.com/activities/298104648
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Yes, you more or less have to go through Dorking to do Coldharbour Lane. Generally apart from Box Hill and Newlands Corner, (where there are sometimes crowded NT cafés) they are not too bad.Kind of weird ride.
First half:
- oh here we are in chipsted etc again zzzzz
- what the hell are all these people doing here (box hill)
- get me the hell away from box hill
- get me the hell out of Dorking and it's dumb dual carriage way/bike lane pavement thing
Second half:
- yey no traffic, and it's a hill! Coldharbour lane
- general enjoyment of countywide and less people
- wow awesome hill this was the general idea - white down
- and back to box hill--- home.
Didn't think I had the legs for the "insanity" route but I wish I'd tried coming the other way and avoiding box hill and Dorking centre altogether. Yuck. Surrey hills are fun but i don't like it as much as the north downs or ashdown forest. Too many people and too many cars
Well done on Coldharbour - seems to go on forever- and White Down
Nomadski
I Like Bikes
- Location
- LBS, Usually
That isn't Leith Hill Bob. The only sharp hard left like in your pic is right at the bottom, coming off Ockley Road, which has clear white road markings. Plus you wouldn't be in that gear at that point as it's flat at the junction. It's easy to miss photographers on these rides though, especially when your swearing at your bike / legs / brain.
Speaking of which, my ride yesterday with @themosquitoking didn't go quite as planned. Took off a ride from RideWithGPS which was supposed to be a 48 miler as I wanted to go somewhere different, heading down through Godstone and Caterham and looping around.
Obviously the guy who made the route was a bit of a hill fan. I knew it was going to be hilly as it was 3,700 ft of climbing, but I had hoped it was a little spread out, instead there were lots of incredibly sharp, short bursts of elevation gains.
I also would have hoped my legs didn't turn into jelly from the very first hill! On the flat I was fine, could have gone on and on. Every hill though my legs just didn't have any power in them at all. Found it hard just to even sit down and cruise up in granny gear mode.
Had a breather near Hanging Wood (!)
Still, some of the views were cool, and we went downhill on a road so steep even with both brakes on was still moving!
Probably working till 9.30pm and not having much breakfast didnt help too much, but anyway the ride was cut short and we abandoned the route somewhere near Chaldon as it was going to loop down for another bout of Silly Hill Attack.
A road where we met the full onslaught of Surreys Royal Midgie Force, and another unexpected sharp climb later we found Farthings Down which was new to us, and gave a pleasant view, including the London Shard and other buildings (really cannot tell from this pic unless zoomed right in)...
Then it was almost completely flat the way home, and my legs felt fine again, with plenty of zip in them.
Can't really explain why every hill was such a massive challenge. I even walked a fair way up one hill that was probably a slightly shorter version of Leith Hill. Ah well.
https://app.strava.com/activities/298115352
