ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
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Dayvo said:But no cow, presumably!
No, it was dark!!
Your ride today.... (part 1)
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No, it was dark!!
gezza
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was up in Beverley yesterday 18 mile slogfest as fast as you can
and then a further 35 mile ride with Velo Club Beverley would have been 50 but was too fooked after the slogfest ,good cafe stop though
luckily it didnt rain !!!!!
and then a further 35 mile ride with Velo Club Beverley would have been 50 but was too fooked after the slogfest ,good cafe stop though luckily it didnt rain !!!!!Well first ride since end of April, I know, I know. An easy 10 miles just to ease myself back and no hills 'cause I've moved.
Oh what joy not to ride on singletrack hilly roads. My 10 miler where I used to live involved at least 3 or 4 hundred feet of ascent; today, 70 feet. I don't think my cadence went below 70 and the happiness of bowling along at 19/20mph writing my name on the sides of the buses as they come past, only to stop 10 yards later. Slipping in and out of traffic, fantastic when you're just used to sheep and trees, I'd forgotten what I've been missing.
Oh what joy not to ride on singletrack hilly roads. My 10 miler where I used to live involved at least 3 or 4 hundred feet of ascent; today, 70 feet
. I don't think my cadence went below 70 and the happiness of bowling along at 19/20mph writing my name on the sides of the buses as they come past, only to stop 10 yards later. Slipping in and out of traffic, fantastic when you're just used to sheep and trees, I'd forgotten what I've been missing.Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
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- Nottingham
29.98miles done in 1.31.03, so averaged 19.76mph or something like that. Lovely ride, nice weather, average was above 20mph at one point, but came down on the long hill on the way back.
Saw mum, who was surprised to see me not in school. She said she changed directions to come after me, but as i was going down Porchester road doing over 30mph she was just joining it after trying the short cut. Got home before her and her first words were "why arent you at school?"
I dont know if it was because she thought i should be in lesson, or because she would of left me a list of jobs to do
Saw mum, who was surprised to see me not in school. She said she changed directions to come after me, but as i was going down Porchester road doing over 30mph she was just joining it after trying the short cut. Got home before her and her first words were "why arent you at school?"
I dont know if it was because she thought i should be in lesson, or because she would of left me a list of jobs to do
Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
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- Nottingham
Crackle said:and why aren't you, you lazy slacker. It's not like you don't need an education
It was all too hard for me, so they said "look Joe, go do something your good at, go cycling and chat some girls up" so that is what i did
Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
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Noodley said:I hope you're better at cycling than your other alleged "good at" pursuit.
I think i am
But then when i'm cycling through busy places i normally just have women looking at me and drooling over me
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
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18 miles this morning with a 6 o'clock start, beautiful sunrise too. 7 miles on my commute,
Dayvo
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Joe24 said:But then when i'm cycling through busy places i normally just have women looking at me and laughing at me
I can understand that, Joe!
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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76 miles in the rain... knackering, but exhilarating!
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gbb
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Funny commute tonight
Got the bike out from the lockup at work....flat tyre
To the workshops...re-inflate....mmm seems ok, must be a slowie.
Sets off at a pace to get home before it goes down again.....got 1/4 of the way home...
forgot to clock off.
Turn round and back again. Clock off, set off again apace...got home double quick.....and the tyres still up now
Its MY lockup..actually its the compressor shed. Only i have the key, so no-one's let the tyre down....wierd.
Got the bike out from the lockup at work....flat tyre
To the workshops...re-inflate....mmm seems ok, must be a slowie.
Sets off at a pace to get home before it goes down again.....got 1/4 of the way home...
forgot to clock off.Turn round and back again. Clock off, set off again apace...got home double quick.....and the tyres still up now
Its MY lockup..actually its the compressor shed. Only i have the key, so no-one's let the tyre down....wierd.
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gbb
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Jesus.. can only dream of those distances now. I havnt done any decent mileage this year at allFnaar said:76 miles in the rain... knackering, but exhilarating!
No time...to much bloody work...too much DIY 
Kovu
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Joe24 said:I think i am
But then when i'm cycling through busy places i normally just have women looking at me and drooling over me
~ We talking about dreams or a bike ride today??? Dreams I am guessing for you then.
My ride was o'rite, could only get a couple of miles in due to time but was a good ride and when I came back I felt better for it and happy because everyone was so nice.
After getting soaked on my commute in, I managed to dry my kit out. That done I thought I'd go out for a 30miler after work. It was great - until 8 miles from home, halfway up a pig of a hill, with a fully laden pannier - it absolutely pissed it down. What is it about riding in the rain that makes me feel so good? Is it the cyclists' inner masochist?
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