Your ride today.... (part 1)

[gavgav]

Spent the weekend in Wales, bikepacking. Drove over to Vyrnwy, dumped the van, then headed over to the Berwyns. Did an overnight bivvy, then crossed back over the top and back to Vynwy on Sunday lunchtime.

Weather was amazing for October.


The climb up from Vyrnwy




Still not there



Lots of this


Then lots of this


Looking to the Berwyns


Looking to the Arrans


Then back to base camp at Vyrnwy

Wow that looks amazing! @Rickshaw Phil when are we taking the bikes up there?!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

61 miles today here in Northern Cyprus. I was riding to recce a stage route for Zypern bike a trans Cyprus road bike tour for a big German bike tour outfit based outside of Larnaca on the southern side of the island. The plan being for me to guide the Stages that pass through the Northern sector of the island next year.
Realy enjoyed the ride.
http://cyprusonabianchi.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[sgl5gjr]

just a town 7 miler today......to the bank and shops then home...... terrible "pond" sized puddle on NCN 12 in Huntingdon, reported of course, and a very muddy MTB to clean when I got back...... another short ride later to see my elderly parents.........
No cycling tomorrow..... as collecting a Triban 500 for the teen.... to join me on the roadie rides..... Still never mind ......Thursday evening is the Wheelers Weekly....

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Wow that looks amazing! @Rickshaw Phil when are we taking the bikes up there?!

I'm sure we can arrange something.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

just 2 shorter rides today... to college (I'm learning Spanish at the moment) and later this afternoon to the hospital... Nearly hit our local postie though when he walked off the pavement without looking my way - said hello to him and scared the living daylights out of him but at least he stopped in his tracks and we missed each other! Also managed to scare an old lady - well she scared herself by not seeing me, I had already seen that this was happening and had moved to the otherside of the road taking in the speed bump as well - looking back at her she had that startled look as she realised she had missed seeing a cyclist wearing a hi-viz waterproof (in poor light conditions it stands out a mile) with front and rear lights on... needless to say when she came to overtake me she was completely the otherside of the white line and very careful. On the bright side of things, she may just look a touch better next time (fingers crossed - she was clearly shaken).

http://www.strava.com/activities/207199026 college just the 16km and in own clothes so generally take it really easy - don't want to arrive too sweaty!
http://www.strava.com/activities/207270476 hospital 19km but surprised myself with a couple of strava cups! don't think it did much for my BP results though because they were taken almost as soon as a walked through the door! don't think she liked my heart rate being 98bpm! sub 60 by the time I had finished the consultation!

 

[sgl5gjr]

Managed to slip out on the road bike.... weather was dry.... Mum needed me to go to the bank for her...so I went the long way round.... 11 miles...the wrong way...lol
Got her banking sorted and soon after I left....the heavens opened..... still only a mile from home so not wet through and dried the roadie down before hanging it back up....till the next time...

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

More commuting miles (missed yesterday coz I believed the forecast and it turned out not to be that bad) It ws grey and cold and lighting up well seemed to encourage the close passes rather than discourage them. I wonder if I can move the lights to make the bike seem wider?

It was cold out but even colder in the warehouse so the panniers are going to be pretty full with lots of layers each trip through most of the winter months. It also occurred to me that if we have seriously heavy rain, my usual route may get blocked by flooding. There is a way round but it's extra main road milege which doesn't appeal.

Another 20.2 miles added at a slower pace than I thought I was doing.

 

[djb1971]

More commuting miles (missed yesterday coz I believed the forecast and it turned out not to be that bad) It ws grey and cold and lighting up well seemed to encourage the close passes rather than discourage them. I wonder if I can move the lights to make the bike seem wider?

It was cold out but even colder in the warehouse so the panniers are going to be pretty full each trip through most of the winter months. It also occurred to me that if we have seriously heavy rain, my usual route may get blocked by flooding. There is a way round but it's extra main road milege which doesn't appeal.

Another 20.2 miles added at a slower pace than I thought I was doing.

Cheer up, they reckon we're in for a mini October heat wave.

That probably means four hours of Luke wArm sunshine, and less rain for a week

 

[gavgav]

Cheer up, they reckon we're in for a mini October heat wave.

That probably means four hours of Luke wArm sunshine, and less rain for a week

Or warm rain from what I've seen!

 

[djb1971]

Or warm rain from what I've seen!

Didn't like to depress him any further!

I'm thinking if a bivvy trip but I don't fancy sailing off in a goretex bag!!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Reading my post again it does sound like a right moan, but wasn't really meant that way. I felt much more energetic after riding in compared to the car commute yesterday. Definitely want to ride as much as I can, I would just like the motons to leave me alone.

 

[PeteXXX]

20 miles circuit of Northampton today, delivering cake, drinking tea, onwards to collect a set of levers and calipers from a mate for the full-suss, then back into town again to eat cake and drink coffee....

Back home by 18:00 just before dusk fell.

http://www.strava.com/activities/207295538

 

[Rustybucket]

http://www.strava.com/activities/207551007

An OK ride this morning - Kept getting held up in traffic & nearly got knocked off at a roundabout! Dont think I will use this route as a regular loop, not that many country roads! Will look to plan a another route which hopefully takes me off the main roads next time. Perfect weather today - was too hot didnt need my winter base layer!

 

[Saluki]

It was still very misty - or slightly foggy depending on your opinion - when I left so I took my Night Vision jacket and boiled all the way down to the hospital (8.45 miles) to meet Hubster. He's not feeling well so I've brought him straight back and now off to work.

I didn't take my Garmin today as I can't remember where it is, it's not far though. Probably in the car. So the ride took about 35 minutes or so, not that I care as the sun was shining and it was a nice day to ride, especially after the first mile where there wasn't a trace of fog/mist.

 

[cosmicbike]

First ride since last week's op for me, and heeding the surgeons advice a short easy one. 4.5 miles was, as it turns out, enough to make the leg tired, just as well that's all I did then!
Nice to be back on the bike after an enforced 10 day break, but I think it will be a little while before I start going on any longer rides.