Your ride today.... (part 1)

[Kiwiavenger]

Thrashed it along a stretch with a tailwind in the rain hoping to enter a Strava leader board, only to find that for some reason Strava didn't recognise that I'd done the segment

just pop out and do it again!

 

[HLaB]

It finally stopped raining here in time for me finishing work; its still a bit wild but that made a ride on the SS fun and even though I meant to be doing other stuff I couldn't resist so I went out for a quick 10miler (well as quick as the heavy steel SS with flat pedals allows).

 

[coffeejo]

A sunny 50 miles out to Ilminster with the cycle group. Glad I put the mudguards back on the road bike - the sky might have been dry but the road wasn't. It's been so miserable the past week or so that the sunlit, early summer countryside was even more beautiful than usual. Have I mentioned how much I love this part of the world?

 

[Bobario]

went for a spin around the red at llandegla and ended up chasing a guy on a hardtail. the funny thing was i was on a full suss and i caught up to him on the climbs but he pulled away on the flats. thought it was supposed to be the other way around.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

just pop out and do it again!

Hell yeah!

My ride today was supposed to be a quick pop to the shops, but accidentally turned into 10 miles and smashing my personal best for speed - I got to 38.9mph on my ancient Claude Butler tourer! I wonder how fast I could go on a road bike build for speed?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Got out on the Raleigh for the first time in a week and did one of my regular rides out to Acton Burnell. Encouraged by my new fastest time from last week I pressed on a bit and have got myself another new personal best. 17.14 miles in 1 hour 4 minutes and 6 seconds which I calculate to be 16 mph average speed.

I too am wondering how fast I could go on a racing bike.

 

[Glow worm]

In my everlasting quest for the slowest ride yet, today was a pearler. There was certainly no 'chasing guys on a hardtail', here I'm relieved to say - whatever that means! A 16 mile easy pootle here in the flatlands across the Fen to Wicken and back. A nice 7-8mph average with plenty of stops for birding, drinks and chats.

Apart from a nice cuppa at the Wicken Fen NT cafe, highlights were two marsh harriers, linnets, lapwing and a grumpy willow warbler, as well as chatting to cyclists passsing by. Loads of folk out today on bikes on the Lodes Way - good to see, I guess it has been a brief fine weather window between rain clouds. The circuit took about 3 hours- will have to aim for 3.5 hours next time.

 

[Nearly there]

14 mile loop felt like I was going backwards

 

[potsy]

Just under 20 miles this morning, Tatton park loop.
Could tell I hadn't done a proper ride for a week, but enjoyed it nevertheless

 

[defy-one]

A personal milestone today 21.1 miles to Windsor and back. That's the longest i have done in over 25 years!
Lots of nice bikes out & about.

Sent from my GT-I9100

 

[Old Plodder]

Well done, 530kam.

 

[TheDoctor]

A somewhat-lumpy 30 miles for me, including stopping for breakfast at Whitwell.

 

[Nearly there]

No ride for me today as I got nagged to trim the hedges and cut the bloody grass

 

[gbb]

34 miles in no noticeable wind, which means a headwind all the way (or thats how it seems)
Pushed along a bit today, 16.9mph average...
No sightings worth mention, just a couple of Red Kite.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Honeybourne, The Domestic Fowl Trust and the delightfully named The Speckled Hen Tea Rooms the destination,
77 miles the journey.
Left home about half eight for the ride down, got tangled up in a fun run just outside Warwick and got down there about 10 past eleven, just before the main group arrived. Left with the group an hour later, left the group at Pebworth to make my own way home, legs were fading, ran out of legs just outside Coventry, near a place called Haseley Knob, rode a steady pace and arrived home about a quarter to three, knackered but having enjoyed a good ride.

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