Your ride today.... (part 1)

[Rickshaw Phil]

I was able to get out again this afternoon and did a route through Shrewsbury.

This was a variation of the route I did on the 19th (here), with the exception of bypassing Upton Magna, and I was surprised at how different the trees all look in just over a week.

The route took me into the centre of town (got rained on.) then out to Uffington, Atcham, Condover and back via Lyth Hill.

Some pics:

Porthill Bridge - Shrewsbury

Along Victoria Avenue the lime trees have lost most of their leaves. It's such a contrast to only a week ago.

Shrewsbury School overlooking the park.

Who ordered rain? The River Severn at Castlefields.

Out into the countryside again. A pastoral view on the road to Condover.

A bit of a blockage in the centre of Condover at the moment and the shortest diversion is also closed.........

....due to this. It's deep, I'm not going to risk it.

The hills are being lit up by the sunset....

......as are some of the fields I've just ridden past.

21 miles, not quite 12mph average today (probably all those photo stops) and 27mph top speed.

 

[Old Plodder]

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Along Victoria Avenue the lime trees have lost most of their leaves. It's such a contrast to only a week ago.

They must have known you were coming, they've hung the bunting out.......

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Pleasant 124km in golden autumn sun, dry and clear and cool, a few hills, a coffee stop in Crieff.

 

[Night Train]

I think I might have over geared Emily, my Emmelle hack bike.

I fitted a 3 speed hub and a 16t sprocket (changed from the 14t that didn't fit the chain). First gear is just about ok for riding in the flat. Third is a bit like one pedal stroke every second lamp post!
Good thing I still have a triple chain ring!

Still, the ride to the hospital and back was uneventful, and fast! And this time I remembered to take the D lock key with me!

 

[Toeclip]

After a few weeks off the bike because of the lurgy I got out this morning for 9 sunny miles!

 

[numbnuts]

27 miles for me today on the leafy country lanes in South Hampshire

 

[Old Plodder]

32 miles for me, on the muddy, wet, leaf strewn lanes of North Hampshire.
Started out with sunshine as well; chilly but otherwise dry.
Enjoyed it; & that's what matters.

 

[Jenkins]

Some good weather finally coincided with a day off work so it was out into the countryside for 48 miles around the country lanes the other side of Ipswich.It was good to see that quite a few others had the same idea.

 

[MattHB]

54 for me and good friend this morning. Out and up over the purbecks. Was an awesome day.. Sunshine, no wind and about 14 degrees. Will a hilly route (for us anyway) and I coped better than I thought I would.. Felt great at the end.

http://app.strava.com/activities/26481804

 

[BigonaBianchi]

45 ish ..usual loop up to pulborough/arundel ...testing map my ride app on my phone....it failed...probably pilot error....but my garmin worked fine...i think the garmin has a better gps gizmo in it than my htc desire s

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Strathlubnaig...mate...erm...i need to know how that bike is standing up for my own sanity.

 

[MattHB]

Strathlubnaig...mate...erm...i need to know how that bike is standing up for my own sanity.

+1!

 

[vernon]

Strathlubnaig...mate...erm...i need to know how that bike is standing up for my own sanity.

+1

 

[vernon]

I set out with the intention of riding a 200km permanent Audax route in the Yorkshire Wolds and Howardian Hills. It was not to be. The weather forecast was wrong. After cold start in Yok, the sun came out and was warmign things up nicely before it retreated behind the clouds. It became cold, wet and windy on the tops with the strong energy sapping wind coming from an againsterly direction. I'd cycled from York through Howden and Beverly and onto Driffield and made it to Sledmere when I decided to bail out and head back to York via a vicious decent down Garrowby Hill. I walked the descent as I'm still porky enough to challenge the braking of my Tektro 720 cantilevers.

I settled for ninety two miles and only me second ever DNF for an audax ride.

 

[Rob500]

Strathlubnaig...mate...erm...i need to know how that bike is standing up for my own sanity.

It's one of those 3D chalk on the pavement drawings.