Your ride today.... (part 1)

[arranandy]

Well I had a first on my ride this morning - I was flashed at by a young lady.
I was heading up Ayr Road in Newton Mearns - a rather upmarket suburb of Glasgow - about 8.30 this morning. In the distance I could see a group of teenagers walking on the pavement towards me. As i got nearer i could tell by their laughter and antics that they were probably on the way home from an all night party. Anyway I'm about 50m short of them and one of the girls (probably about 18 or 19 years old) jumps on to the road and starts running towards me waving her arms then about 20m away from me she stops, rips open her jacket and blouse to reveal a rather nice looking pair of breasts. I nearly fell off my bike. All I could think to shout as i swerved round her was "Nice t1ts!" which was met with great hilarity by her group of friends.
The rest of my ride was fairly uneventful

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

Chester & North Wales CTC vet's 100 mile ride today. Good weather but a bit of a headwind on the return leg!

 

[davdandy]

Well I had a first on my ride this morning - I was flashed at by a young lady.
I was heading up Ayr Road in Newton Mearns - a rather upmarket suburb of Glasgow - about 8.30 this morning. In the distance I could see a group of teenagers walking on the pavement towards me. As i got nearer i could tell by their laughter and antics that they were probably on the way home from an all night party. Anyway I'm about 50m short of them and one of the girls (probably about 18 or 19 years old) jumps on to the road and starts running towards me waving her arms then about 20m away from me she stops, rips open her jacket and blouse to reveal a rather nice looking pair of breasts. I nearly fell off my bike. All I could think to shout as i swerved round her was "Nice t1ts!" which was met with great hilarity by her group of friends.
The rest of my ride was fairly uneventful

Where exactly did this incident happen and how can i get there?

 

[welsh dragon]

Chester & North Wales CTC vet's 100 mile ride today. Good weather but a bit of a headwind on the return leg!

Congratulations. Well done.

 

[davdandy]

I did a ride going the long way around to Jodrell Bank through many towns i have never been to before.Total of 71 miles.

 

[Archeress]

Cycled along the Millenium Coastal Path near Llanelli. 26.5 miles at a gentle pace, passing the site of the National Eisteddford already being constructed with a huge vivid pink marquee at the centre. Lovely roast dinner in the Cornishmens Arms.

http://www.strava.com/activities/165446232

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[cosmicbike]

Following a 4.5hr car trip to collect an ebay purchase this morning, followed by an afternoon putting it all together, I didn't get out until this evening. Gentle spin through Chertsey to Walton before coming back through Addlestone. Had a chat with a chap on a Specialized Tarmac whilst we waited for the level crossing to go up at Addlestone, he commented that I wasn't a footy fan then... I wondered why the roads were so quiet Originally planned to run out through Foxhills/Chobham but in the end came back via St Annes Hill and Lyne.
20 miles for me tonight, all very pleasant.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

A Long Mynd ride today for myself and Doug. As has already been mentioned elsewhere, we are planning a 50+ miler with @gavgav in the next couple of weeks to make up for him missing out on the BHF Worcester ride. The planned route is a pretty hilly one so I took Doug out for a hilly training ride.

We set out with a good tail wind and set a really good pace for the first few miles. Even taking the wind into account, Doug has improved massively since setting his bike up properly, to the extent that he was puling away from me on the flat sections. He has a natural spinning style of riding and I suspect he'd do well on a drop-bar bike. I even thad to make an adjustment to my bike to keep up, but more about that in a bit.

We made pretty good progress out to Leebotwood where we took on the climb up to Woolstaston and High Park. The climb was steady and, with the exception of having to to allow traffic to pass, Doug only needed one rest stop on the way up which is a massive improvement on last time. This stop (just after the crossroads near High Park) was longer than intended as an outing of 25 or so vintage tractors was coming down the hill we were trying to ascend. Eventually they cleared and we managed the rest of the climb without further stops.

Once at the top of this section it was easier riding (although still climbing) to Pole Bank where we took in the views. Last time we came this way we went back down via The Burway but Doug didn't seem too keen this time so we headed back the way we came as far as the top of the High Park climb where I varied the route by going onto bridleways, first to Plush Hill and then down to Gogbatch before we joined the more familiar route back home.

Not being used to such a hilly route Doug was tiring on the way back and I was surprised at how strong a headwind we were riding against (17mph gusting to 29 from the Met Office site ) so progress wasn't as quick on this leg.

As mentioned earlier, I was lagging behind on the way out and finding the knockabout bike was feeling very sluggish having done a couple of rides on the Raleigh. My diagnosis was the set up, so I tried raising the saddle slightly (a couple of mm). This felt better pedalling but was putting pressure on places where there really shouldn't be any . Dropping the saddle to where it had been and changing the reach felt better for a short while but then my knee started to hurt where I pulled it last autumn, so that was no good. I think a bit more tinkering will be required over the next few rides.

29.1 miles this time at 10.2 mph average. The figures don't really show off how well Doug did today. I'm impressed with how he's come along this year.

About 700' into the climb up the Long Mynd and having to take a break.

The break lasted longer than expected due to having to wait for loads of vintage tractors.

We did make it to the top though. Doug at the trig point.

Who's this grinning idiot? Oh, it's me.

On the way down and taking to the bridleway for a change.

At Plush Hill. Any guesses where we're headed next?

Fabulous views en route to Gogbatch.

 

[4F]

Dunwich dynamo there and back. 236 miles, 16 hours ride time. Left mine at 9 am Sat and got home at 11:20 am Sunday. Went with a couple dd virgins who had never done a night ride before let alone a 200 plus mile ride. Many cc members there and caught up with a lot of old friends. Without doubt my favourite ride of the year and this one was no 6. Epic

 

[MikeW-71]

Lovely cool evening, so I threw the camera in the rack bag and headed out on the Revolt to have another go at this "Touring speed" thing.

With a distinct lack of clouds, we have that beautiful golden hour light, which photographers just love, so I rode out to the airport to see the Vulcan. It's such a beautiful old girl.





They look after it well at the museum, I often see a crew of them washing it. You can go sit in the cockpit if you want, it's tiny for such a big plane! Just a shame that it doesn't fly

Retraced my steps and then headed out past the Golf course and back towards Carlisle along the cycle path running some way beside the A689. With the sun not far from setting, I had a go at this shot and it came out quite well.



Just round the corner I'm back into Rickerby Park to pick up the cyclepath to bypass a big roundabout. It loops past the war memorial, goes over a bridge, over some gravel, through the City Golf club car park and back out onto the roads, then it's a straight run with a nice tailwind back home for a leisurely 19.1 miles. Really enjoyed that!

 

[TeeShot]

Chester & North Wales CTC vet's 100 mile ride today. Good weather but a bit of a headwind on the return leg!

Great job by the organising club. Terrific route and great company. I'll be back next year again I hope.

 

[Cubist]

My ride today lasted less than ten minutes.

On Thursday I rode Cannock Chase. Absolutely great fun, and a gem of a trail centre if you ask me. A few minutes I to that ride is a rock section called the Stegasaurus. It's a pretty straightforward rock garden to be honest, you can spot the best line through and simply aim the bike down it. There are two or three such rock gardens in that section, and one leads down, then into a little clearing and before you know it you're up onto some boardwalk. I got the gearing wrong and found myself in the big ring and wanting to put in a couple of pedal strokes to correct my line on the now climbing boardwalk, found I couldn't, and was now heading for the edge. I couldn't t get a wheel lift in with the pedals, and tried to manual the bike. It wasn't having it so I ended up simply putting the front wheel off the boards and onto the floor a couple of feet below. Gravity always wins these sort of battles, and the inevitable consequence was a faceplant over the bars, taking the brunt of the hit on my chest. It winded me, but I got back on and went back to the start of the boardwalk to show it who was boss. I rode the rest of the trail, then went round for a second lap, including the second half of the figure eight, riding perhaps 20 miles after the stack. I realised I had probably bruised my ribs or diaphragm, but as I always take a prophylactic dose of ibuprofen, codeine and paracetamol before a ride ( knackered hips) I guess most of the pain was masked. I did notice that on some of the sections needing a lot of "body English" I was hurting a bit on my right side, and it did hurt to breathe a bit on some of the steeper climbs ( I felt justified in pushing up Insidious Incline for example) but I didn't really think I was badly injured.

Next morning I struggled to sit up and had to roll out of bed, but again, the regular doses of the three painkillers soon meant I was functioning again. I was a bit sore under my ribs yesterday, but in a bruised sort of way, nothing major. This morning it felt like it had more or less cleared up until about tea time. I had to do some gardening, only a bit of gentle weeding and tidying, and I had to bleed a dropper seatpost, but I was determined to get in an evening ride.

I started to notice real pain under my pectoral,muscle. The bruised feeling from my diaphragm had more or less gone, but has been replaced by a searing pain from just under my armpit, level with the nipple, to a point where my rib joins the sternum. I put the lights on the bike , pumped up the tyres and set off. I got as far as the hardcore track towards the old quarry, and realised that I could feel every single ripple, bump and pebble. So. No ride today.

I've taken a double dose of codeine now, and am feeling pretty mellow, but tomorrows ride to work is going to be interesting!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Another Crop Duster, again today. I think this one just flew over me, to make sure I was not Roger Thornhill.

I rendered this corn in black and white, because it is starting to look a little tiresome in color

I had a small welcoming committee when I got home.
17 miles today, to Lake Bloomington Road and return, on the Cannondale.

 

[coffeejo]

I've taken a double dose of codeine now, and am feeling pretty mellow, but tomorrows ride to work is going to be interesting!

Ouch, GWS

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

Great job by the organising club. Terrific route and great company. I'll be back next year again I hope.

It was my first time, but I'll be back again! Great company as you say, and the food was superb. I wish I had another trifle!!