Your ride today.... (part 1)

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fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Chrisc said:
Finally got out today. Only ten miles but lots of hills, unavoidable really where I am. I'd kill for a flat ride out some days.

I assume clear main roads......

Very bad off the main roads - frozen slush with fresh snow, so more like off roading in the car...... Main roads clear, but too much shopping traffic to bother. ;)
 

GrasB

Veteran
Location
Nr Cambridge
Outwards was cold, thermometer in the garden said -5.5C... coming back it was warm enough to sweat & it rained a little bit too which. This showed off one of the real advantages to studded tyres. On all those packed snow surfaces that were nice n' rideable this morning on normal tyres everyone was sliding all over the place except for me ;)
 

Chrisc

Guru
Location
Huddersfield
fossyant said:
I assume clear main roads......

Very bad off the main roads - frozen slush with fresh snow, so more like off roading in the car...... Main roads clear, but too much shopping traffic to bother. :smile:

Main roads ok, lanes passable but dodgy passing parked cars effectively making them single track. Forced into the snotty stuff a few times.
 

swee'pea99

Squire
Game of two halves Brian - bloody freezing on the way in, and some hairy bits of ice, specially thru' the park; really mild (by comparison) on the way back...stuff melting everywhere.
 

craigwend

Grimpeur des terrains plats
my local 10 mile loop after lunch, first ride in many days, bloomin awful roads, wish i'd not done it, black ice everywhere:cold:

normal time 35-40 mins, today just over 60 mins!


Roads freezing in front of me as the sun began to go down:eek:

oh well :biggrin:

:sad:
 

mr_hippo

Living Legend & Old Fart
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Light traffic for Santa's trip this morning - 25.51kms. Very hot in the wig & beard but had plenty of rest stops. I can't remember how many times I posed for photos, got mobbed by 'ladies' not far from Happyland. I was stopped by a Thai teacher about 1km from home and she invited me to attend their Christmas celebration. A good time was had by all.
Santa will be doing the same thing on Bixing Day but a different route.
 

TheKay

Über Member
Location
South Birmingham
Went for a 20 mile ride to work off the turkey dinner... in preperation for the chocs and wine etc etc that follows later. Main roads were clear... quieter roads were more icey so was on a go slow through those... came accross a car which had slid off the road into the verge... no major damage done though, driving too fast for conditions i suspect.

Nice ride in the winter sun, was tops!!

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Today turned out to be a lovely mixture of fog, sun, chilly wind and entertainment.
Outbound, I headed North toward Little Switzerland, all new cassette and chain to the fore. Not many people about although business was brisk as I approached London via Ianrauk's favourite club, Tottingham Hopsters, Kingsland Road and on towards London. Just for fun, I went to Hyde Park Corner - but there were no early arrivals for the Friday Night Ride...:biggrin:
I parked up in Hyde Park to answer a load of 'phone calls and texts etc...poor Andyilovebikes got a puncture on his ride South Eastwards - which reinforced the concept of Christmas being a bit of a let-down...:smile:
Went upwards toward Marble Arch as I was going to head home - the chill wind was-a-blowin' and I couldn't get warm again.
At Marble Arch, Pret A Manger was bursting at the seams with people after sustenance and coffee, ditto Starbucks in Oxford Street (not often it is possible to cycle at 20mph+ unimpeded by bus traffic!). So. At Regent street I made an executive decision and...went to work!
Only to make myself a quick cup of tea and ogle the waitress in Pane Vino opposite watch the restaurant opposite dispense Christmas Fare to about 7 people...
Then Hampstead for a while, reliving the Park and Ride ride, then to my Mum's for a bit of grub. Then I came back here to open my presents and my sisters had bought me a camera! For the last two months my 'ride camera' has been playing up (whose wouldn't, given the uglymugs attending the FNRttCs etc...not the ladies, obviously :smile::sad:) it happened again today, with the lens refusing to focus and the gift was timely, to say the least! Resorted to the phone but it is a hassle to get them posted so...
I'll close my outpouring of gratitude by posting one of the pics I took when leaving Hyde Park for points North...
The tower? Basil Spence's Hyde Park Barracks for the Household Cavalry, the cranes are for One Hyde Park (Which is entertainment in itself) and the silhouette of the big wheel of Winter Wonderland, taking place in the grounds of the park, along with two cyclists - but of course!
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ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
Managed to get out this morning for a quick 15 miles around Bromley before the family eat, drink, pressie and be merry stuff. Was very surprised at how busy the roads were. The majority of the ice and snow has now melted so a nice quick ride.
 

iLB

Hello there
Location
LONDON
managed a brisk 35 mile ride in a couple of hours, slightly spoiled by the puncture i suffered between ide hill and bessels green :biggrin: - got bloody cold whilst fixing it as well, pressed on to otford,eynsford (took the bridge not the ford, water level very high today) up crockenhill and home, after i'd taken evasive action to avoid the the bonnet of a fiesta :smile: , all in all a nice ride though :sad:
 
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gbb

Squire
Location
Peterborough
Just a quick commute to work this morning (yes it's Sunday and i'm working :o)
Quite cold but with a tailwind :laugh:
First outing with the winter roadbike since the snows fell. Still lots of ice on the paths and roads near the houses which meant walking (sliding) for safety, but the roads are clear.
The effortlessness reminds me why i've hated using hybrid in the runup to Xmas.
 
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