Your ride today.... (part 1)

[derrick]

First weekend for a few months that i did not turn a peddle, still i got most of the decorating out the way, so if the weather is good in the coming weekends then i will be free to ride.

 

[deanE]

Joined 100 others for the first Cornish Cyclist Awareness ride, marking the death of two local cyclists in separate incidents in recent weeks. Organised by the Newquay velos, the event was attended by cyclists from the Truro, Penzance, Helston and Falmouth clubs. The short ride took us from Truro to St Austell, after which two of us from Falmouth dropped down to Mevagissy for breakfast and to meet up with the regular Sunday morning Falmouth riders. Then it was an “undulating” weave back towards Truro and home, part on tarmac and part off.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

today was my 3rd group ride with the local club and i went down on a badly relaid country road (paying too much attention to rear wheel i was following) ive got a sprained wrist and bruised thigh, bikes got a bust derailleur hanger and the brake/gear changer is miss-shaped (why are they so exspensive?)
anyway could have been worse and i enjoyed the first 30miles

Ouch, sore! GWS!

 

[Ron-da-Valli]

I went on a slightly longer route today, taking in The Quarry in Shrewsbury, Upton Magna, Wroxeter, Cressage, Cound Moor, Acton Burnell, Longnor, Condover and Lyth Hill.

The ride didn't start out that well. There are hawthorn cuttings left all over the cycleway near Bayston Hill and a diesel spillage all down Copthorne Road. It was when I got to the Quarry and the gates on the riverside path have been closed and locked despite the river not being in flood. (I lifted the bike over and carried on anyway. )

Once out of town things were a bit better, with just the mud on the lanes to contend with and I could enjoy the ride..... at least until Cressage where I turned towards the wind which was picking up a bit by now.

The rest of the ride was very hard work due to fighting against the wind (17mph gusting to 36mph recorded according to the met office) so I was quite glad to get back.

I did 34.4 miles at an average of 11.5mph, which I think is quite surprising considering how slow I was later on.
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Crossing the A5. Sunshine lights up the Wrekin between the showers.

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The new build Roman villa at Wroxeter. This little village was once Viroconium, the 4th largest Roman city in Britain

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En route to Cressage. Looking at the Wrekin end-on this time.

I've been to Wroxeter a couple of times on Rob Waghorn's Ironbridge 200 Audax. Ironbridge itself is a fascinating place too. It's a great area for cycling

 

[Old Plodder]

Those turbo sessions must be paying off.

They can be boring, but they do help to keep your fitness up, if you don't/can't get out.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Wellesbourne the destination, 47 miles the journey, on holiday today with only a couple of chores to do, up early and out in the car getting the jobs done, then back home for a change and to get the bike, cold and frosty but the road were clear and dry, just some frozen puddles to watch out for, progress was hard and slow but the countryside was pretty in its winter gown of frost and I was soon in the Cafe with a hot Coffee in my hand letting my feet thaw out. Took a fairly direct rout back through Barford and Warwick , pleasant mornings ride that started and ended in bright sunshine, but was cloudy in the middle.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=484766

 

[defy-one]

coventry airport?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

coventry airport?

???

http://www.wellesbourneairfield.com/

http://www.rigsville.org.uk/breakfast/cat.asp?iCat=63

 

[coffeejo]

First proper ride for ages - 42 miles around the edges of the Blackdowns. Rather cold but sunny on the return leg and only one or two patches of ice, which was a relief as I was on the road bike.

 

[skudupnorth]

???

http://www.wellesbourneairfield.com/

http://www.rigsville.org.uk/breakfast/cat.asp?iCat=63

Could have taken one of the Vulcan

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

beautiful ride in to college in -6C with hoar frost coating everything and the sun just starting to burn through the lifting fog. wonderful, but regretfully I had not added extra time into my ride for photography only for the ice. I was also on the road bike, but it was a beautiful and relaxing ride into college.

 

[Hacienda71]

51 Miles today. Met @400bhp at Ashley planned to go on a leisurely ride upto the Policini Cafe in Romiley avoiding main roads where possible as his road bikes were both in the shop. Having allowed mapmyride to fill in the detail of the route, shortly after Marple we found ourselves entering a park with some twisting cinder trails around a river valley followed by cycling my carbon road bike across a muddy farmers field. At this point promised I would never moan about anyone elses route plotting again. One of the dog walkers we saw, looked at me like I was mad . I suspect she might be right.
Found the cafe which was nice, offered locks for the bikes, nice touch. Had a warming drink and sustenance.
Headed back confident that the fact the ride route had been tweeked by 400bhp would be fine. Mmmmmmm somwhere near Cheadle and Hazel Grove found ourselves crossing another muddy field with a playground in the middle. Must admit considering the terrain the Pro4 Race tyres did very well.

Good ride and missed all the rain that had been forecast

Oh yes and for @potsy and @skudupnorth I lent on my phone in the cafe and seemed to have taken this.

 

[potsy]

That sounds like 400bhp's normal route planning to me, there's always a bit of mud to ride over

 

[400bhp]

The "@" doo dah thingy doesn't work?

Awesome watching Chris go over this field.

Then over this field, where the park is in the background.

 

[400bhp]

That sounds like 400bhp's normal route planning to me, there's always a bit of mud to ride over

It adds character to the ride.