potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Me too, I blame the route leaderAs getting lost goes, that looks fairly epic.I look forward to the full report.
Your ride today.... (part 1)
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Steady medium club run .
51.2 miles as i cut it short to get home in time for sunday dinner, only 17.7 mph average but 3 PBs and two 3rds on strava.
51.2 miles as i cut it short to get home in time for sunday dinner, only 17.7 mph average but 3 PBs and two 3rds on strava.
LarryDuff
Guru
- Location
- Hillsborough Co Down
Did a very nice sunny 50 miler this morning slightly spoiled when I fell off when I clipped the kerb 5 miles from home. No damage to the bike and only a bit of grazing for me. I felt like a right eejit though - totaly my fault for not paying attention closely enough, Thank goodness nobody saw me.
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
That looks like Giant Hogweed which is a non-native invasive species and very dangerous if you make skin contact as it can cause blisters which cause scaring and re-occur.To clear it,a full body suite and face protection is worn,this is nasty stuff18 miles of flat laziness - is it me or has the cow-parsley gone a bit 'triffid' this year?
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
A somewhat-truncated ride to collect the car. Just 11 miles, as I had much stuff to do...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I'm also having sleep problems (related to breathing problems) so I am not exactly bursting with life but I couldn't waste a sunny day like today. I decided to do a short ride but take in a nice hill that I haven't been able to do for 11 months.
I cycled up the Keighley Road in a very low gear so as not to strain my frail heart & lungs, then turned right at Pecket Well and continued through Old Town to Height Road.
I discovered that some conifers have grown in places along the road to Midgley since I last managed to get up there!
I thought some of you flatlanders might like to see a nice Yorkshire climb so I stopped to take a picture looking down Midgley Road. I suspect that it will be at least 2014 before I am well enough able to tackle that beast again!
I decided to tour the top of Luddenden Dean, which is one of my favourite local valleys. It was looking lovely in the sunshine ...
But the damn traffic was doing my head in - I must have seen at least 2 cars on that part of the ride!
I turned down Jerusalem Lane rather than taking the bridleway round to the other side of the valley. There is a steep climb to be tackled if that route is taken, and I am not up to it at the moment.
From Jerusalem Lane, through Booth, past the renovated Oats Royd Mill, and a quick descent of Solomon Hill and down to the busy A646 at Luddenden Foot. I didn't fancy the Sunday traffic so, I crossed the road and returned to Hebden Bridge on the Calder Valley Cycleway instead. There is a section through woods to Mytholmroyd station which gets very muddy after rain, but it has been dry for weeks so it was okay on my road bike today.
Here's a section near Brearley ...
I came back into Hebden Bridge via Calder Holmes park. It was a 13 miler with a bit of climbing in the first half and a very easy return leg.
When the weather is like this, and the valleys are so lush, I forget the grim grey winters and remember why I moved here in the first place!
I cycled up the Keighley Road in a very low gear so as not to strain my frail heart & lungs, then turned right at Pecket Well and continued through Old Town to Height Road.
I discovered that some conifers have grown in places along the road to Midgley since I last managed to get up there!
I thought some of you flatlanders might like to see a nice Yorkshire climb so I stopped to take a picture looking down Midgley Road. I suspect that it will be at least 2014 before I am well enough able to tackle that beast again!
I decided to tour the top of Luddenden Dean, which is one of my favourite local valleys. It was looking lovely in the sunshine ...
But the damn traffic was doing my head in - I must have seen at least 2 cars on that part of the ride!
I turned down Jerusalem Lane rather than taking the bridleway round to the other side of the valley. There is a steep climb to be tackled if that route is taken, and I am not up to it at the moment.
From Jerusalem Lane, through Booth, past the renovated Oats Royd Mill, and a quick descent of Solomon Hill and down to the busy A646 at Luddenden Foot. I didn't fancy the Sunday traffic so, I crossed the road and returned to Hebden Bridge on the Calder Valley Cycleway instead. There is a section through woods to Mytholmroyd station which gets very muddy after rain, but it has been dry for weeks so it was okay on my road bike today.
Here's a section near Brearley ...
I came back into Hebden Bridge via Calder Holmes park. It was a 13 miler with a bit of climbing in the first half and a very easy return leg.
When the weather is like this, and the valleys are so lush, I forget the grim grey winters and remember why I moved here in the first place!
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
thegravestoneman
three wheels on my wagon
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire
My ride today (yesterday), been out and about a bit on the new machine since picking it up on Friday. Went out around Wentbridge for a change and found some good cycling country (plenty of country type roads, sudden hills and the like), which is apparently no secret as there were two club runs and plenty of lone cyclists. I don't know if all those people that said 'you will fly on a new bike' were correct as my times have not improved after I was told some what optimistically that I could look forward to a 10% improvement. I had to stop after about 15ish miles to adjust the handle bars angle up by a degree or two as my right hand was getting pins and needles this seems to have improved it a lot. i did get my first K-O-M on strava but I don't think it counts as there is only one other on it. I am getting to the point where I am changing the gears the right way on these new fangled changers on the brake levers thingies rather than going up when I want to go down etc.
I went out later to try my quick 10 mile route from front door to front door and fell short of the half hour by 8 seconds which is on par with my Saracen and tried it in reverse (the route not the bike) in the evening and fell short by 23 seconds and also got well dropped by another cyclist on the same circuit so going to up my speed training This was the first time it has happened properly since my return to cycling I knew it would happen eventually but I had got complacent and needed a wake up call.
I went out later to try my quick 10 mile route from front door to front door and fell short of the half hour by 8 seconds which is on par with my Saracen and tried it in reverse (the route not the bike) in the evening and fell short by 23 seconds and also got well dropped by another cyclist on the same circuit so going to up my speed training This was the first time it has happened properly since my return to cycling I knew it would happen eventually but I had got complacent and needed a wake up call.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Not today but I had an enjoyable ride down to Newmarket with some mates where we met up with some others for a ride round the Suffolk villages, some of which a very picturesque indeed; I think I'd describe them as Shakespeare like. Sun threatened to come out but unfortunately it never did, it made it a quite nice temperature for this Neanderthal though 
Yesterday, I chose mainly to draft on the club run still felt good but didn't want to push things Just as we were finishing that the sun came out eventually but I still didn't want to push things so I had lunch then looped round to a supermarket.
Not uploaded today's yet but it was just the 18.5mile commute on the fixie, iirc 15.8mph average; somebody abandoned their van though in the middle of the road blocking traffic so the speed wasn't great and that traffic was mainly HGV's so I sat back rather than squeezing through.
Yesterday, I chose mainly to draft on the club run still felt good but didn't want to push things Just as we were finishing that the sun came out eventually but I still didn't want to push things so I had lunch then looped round to a supermarket.Not uploaded today's yet but it was just the 18.5mile commute on the fixie, iirc 15.8mph average; somebody abandoned their van though in the middle of the road blocking traffic so the speed wasn't great and that traffic was mainly HGV's so I sat back rather than squeezing through.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
We went a bit mad today.
We rode from Wymondham to Long Statton to clip a dog's nails then on to Norwich the pretty route and not up the A140 as neither of us felt like dying under a truck today.
We rode through Hempnall, Saxlingham Nethergate - where we saw a lady in white lycra on a road bike coming in the opposite direction, a quick 'Hi' and waves were exchanged as we passed each other, then on to Stoke Holy Cross and then Caister St Edmunds, up Long John Hill in Lakenham and up some more, and some more and eventually into Norwich. We rode down St Stephens and round Castle Meadow - Who made that a cycle way?!
We felt like Lilliputions dodging giants (busses) as we rode down there. We then headed down past the old Samson & Hercules (I had many a good night in there) which is now a lot of flats I believe, Magdalen Street, Sprowston Road and to our client's house to walk her dog.
After a 30 minute walk with a Wire Fox Terrier, we popped to Zaks on Mousehold for lunch (I had the vilest Macaroni Cheese ever) and then back to walk the WFT again and then we headed for Norwich Station and took the train home as the hills from Long Stratton to Norwich had taken their toll.
We rode from Wymondham Station to home so 31.5 miles all in all in 3 hours and 1 minute and 6 seconds so not horribly shoddy. I am a Norfolk girl and I know that Norfolk is not flat but rolling but a couple of those hills caught us right out. Quite tired now. It was the stopping and starting that slowed us down.
Commuting in again on Friday but not via Long Stratton!
We rode from Wymondham to Long Statton to clip a dog's nails then on to Norwich the pretty route and not up the A140 as neither of us felt like dying under a truck today.
We rode through Hempnall, Saxlingham Nethergate - where we saw a lady in white lycra on a road bike coming in the opposite direction, a quick 'Hi' and waves were exchanged as we passed each other, then on to Stoke Holy Cross and then Caister St Edmunds, up Long John Hill in Lakenham and up some more, and some more and eventually into Norwich. We rode down St Stephens and round Castle Meadow - Who made that a cycle way?!
We felt like Lilliputions dodging giants (busses) as we rode down there. We then headed down past the old Samson & Hercules (I had many a good night in there) which is now a lot of flats I believe, Magdalen Street, Sprowston Road and to our client's house to walk her dog.
After a 30 minute walk with a Wire Fox Terrier, we popped to Zaks on Mousehold for lunch (I had the vilest Macaroni Cheese ever) and then back to walk the WFT again and then we headed for Norwich Station and took the train home as the hills from Long Stratton to Norwich had taken their toll.
We rode from Wymondham Station to home so 31.5 miles all in all in 3 hours and 1 minute and 6 seconds so not horribly shoddy. I am a Norfolk girl and I know that Norfolk is not flat but rolling but a couple of those hills caught us right out. Quite tired now. It was the stopping and starting that slowed us down.
Commuting in again on Friday but not via Long Stratton!
BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
Another 75 mile day today from Exeter to yatton near bristol on the le jog ride
Http://lejogride.blogspot.co.uk
Http://lejogride.blogspot.co.uk
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
If I'd known you were going to Taunton I could have suggested a much better route. Oh well.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
a few test laps on a freshly bolted together machine then off for 10 miles all well within the 1hr including slowing down towards the end 
due to old age and not realising how quick i had been going
due to old age and not realising how quick i had been going
Went out this morning even though the weather wasn’t great, 19 kmph southerly winds with showers forecast.
I rode into Cheshire then back down the River Dee to the Wirral, 107 km covered.
Please can we have the sun back?
http://app.strava.com/activities/59689154
Airbus 380 wing.
John
I rode into Cheshire then back down the River Dee to the Wirral, 107 km covered.
Please can we have the sun back?
http://app.strava.com/activities/59689154
Airbus 380 wing.
John
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