Your ride today.... (part 1)

[Lee_M]

Did about 33 miles round Essex his morning, got home to find my garmin hadn't recorded any of if

Bloody technology

 

[Eddie]

Headed for Yorkshire today. The highlight of the ride was the 18 miles run up the A58 from Littleborough, then across the moores along side the M62 (horrible headwind aside) and down to Oldham. Two 800ft+ continuous climbs within about 12 miles of each other, making the total for the ride about 5,000ft.

Managed to overtake 7 or 8 other people on the climb up the A58 as well

 

[Nearly there]

35 miles with some coast thrown in + got lost a couple of times

 

[mydodgyfeet]

First ride since January supremely unfit and managed 6 miles out and back

 

[Lee_M]

35 miles with some coast thrown in + got lost a couple of times

The advantage of having a house on the coast of Essex was that my 33 miles had coast roads and country lanes.mnow if only I could flatten the hills...

 

[Nearly there]

The advantage of having a house on the coast of Essex was that my 33 miles had coast roads and country lanes.mnow if only I could flatten the hills...

I hate hills but cant avoid them

 

[vickster]

Took the MTB out - more comfortable on the rubbish roads with my knackered elbow...forgotten how much work an MTB is on the roads compared to a roadbike, bumps aside

Probably about 12 miles overall with coffee, shops and pottering interspersed - tired now and cannot get my arm close to straight!

 

[gavgav]

23 miles to my Mum and Dads and back, with my Brother, in glorious warm !! Summer has finally arrived..............in it's normal month of September!! I really think the seasons have moved by about 3 months over the past 5 or 6 years. Averaged 11 mph, which i'm quite happy with as it included a climb over Lyth Hill nr Shrewsbury.

 

[gavgav]

I hate hills but cant avoid them

My way of getting up hills is to think that there is always a nice fast downhill descent on the other side, once you have got up the wretched hill!!

Very jealous of you living in Cumbria!! My favourite part of the UK and you definately can't avoid hills up there!

 

[Nearly there]

My way of getting up hills is to think that there is always a nice fast downhill descent on the other side, once you have got up the wretched hill!!

Very jealous of you living in Cumbria!! My favourite part of the UK and you definately can't avoid hills up there!

The decent on the other side is what gets me up to,I think I have a great place to ride

 

[Lee_M]

I hate hills but cant avoid them

People tell me Essex isn't hilly, I can only assume its a different Essex

Of course it's nothing like Yorkshire etc, but it defintely isn't flat

 

[Nearly there]

People tell me Essex isn't hilly, I can only assume its a different Essex

Of course it's nothing like Yorkshire etc, but it defintely isn't flat

I suppose hill climbing makes us a stronger rider

 

[Lee_M]

God I hope so!

 

[Eddie]

Hills are the best bit!

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

A 17.6 mile loop to the south of Shrewsbury taking in Lyth Hill, Condover, Pitchford & Acton Burnell. It was bloomin' windy by the time I went out and for the first half of the ride I couldn't go much faster than 8 or 9 mph.

It was a bit quicker on the way back though and I averaged just under 12mph overall. Not special but I just couldn't do any more today.