Your ride today.... (part 1)

[Trickedem]

Did the Rutland Weekend 300km Audax Yesterday. http://app.strava.com/activities/65280851 Awesome Ride with great roads, nice winds and great company. Rode for a while with @stevevw on his Blinged up Red bike. This is the Harringworth Viaduct Looking towards Rutland.

 

[vernon]

My planned ride was a four miler to ride into Leeds to pick up my car. I abandoned plans to stay sober in York yesterday after my first Coca Cola and went on to drink my way through York and Leeds. In my hungover state I arrived at the car park to discover that I'd left my car keys on the kitchen table and had to pedal back home for them. My route had to be modified to accommodate the diversions for today's Sky Ride. I managed to enjoy the sights of buildings that I'd not notice when in my car.

Ended up doing thirteen miles before joining a friend for breakfast. What a glorious morning!

 

[Spoked Wheels]

What a wonderful day was yesterday. Started with 5 hours of cycling to the New Forest. Came home in time to join the family at the beach. Enough time for a siesta and some swimming the water was absolutely delicious and I would have stayed there for ages but I had a hungry family daring me to do a BBQ so we did just that.

When the weather is good, who wants to go abroad for a holiday? We have the very best on our doorsteps. This country has so much beauty to offer, for every taste.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Lovely day for it...so escaped lobsterville and headed out. First stop Lidl Portslade...picked up two wireless computers, two sets glasses and some spray cleaner. Then up and over devils dyke and down into poynings and fulking and steyning ..a mere 30 mile ride today as I wanted to hit the beach...so headed back.to my place, jumped into the boab
Wetsuit and set off for France. I was swimming for about an hour, first time this year. Got talking to a lady about her tatoos...they were eye catching, and she was happy to explain what each one was about.
Then it was off to Lidl shopping....manager at till said...."thankyou sir....erm...I mean madam" to the woman in front of me....it could have been the last word he uttered on this planet the look.she gave him...lol!
Rode back to boabs gaff and stuck Celeste up on the stand and gave her a good lube and rub down...about to hit garden sunbed with a cold coke....ain't summer great!

 

[Toeclip]

Another early start this morning this time out to Writtle for a cuppa, nice round trip of 58 miles

 

[numbnuts]

Cycling today was cancelled due to the lack of interest

 

[craigwend]

42 miles in just over 3 hours; practice for t'-local sportive in a couple of weeks:

http://big-g-sportive.co.uk/routes/60-km/

tried to do it from memory / small map, only a couple of minor mistakes

only one major hill to contend with, amazingly it's still as long as all the other years.

a slight breeze as we set off; which soon stopped; like many of the local wind farms we could see.

stonkingly hot by the time we go back to base (Westwood) glad we'd left the car under a tree.

observation of the day - most cyclists say a cheery 'hello' than don't

bike having a rest at the end...

 

[Nearly there]

My phone died at 87.5 miles gutted was looking for the ton

 

[derrick]

65 mile club ride, was a bit warm but really enjoyable, had a full English for lunch washed down with a cappuccino, and a nice easy ride back,

 

[ComedyPilot]

21 mile gentle spin with my (newbie to cycling) younger brother.

Got home and he was still game, so we did the 21 mile loop again.

He was suffering in the end.....bleedin' hot out there.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Cycling today was cancelled due to the lack of interest

Nevermind, I'm sure there will be better days when you'll feel more motivated to ride than today......

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Today's ride was less than 100m, but that far more than I'd planned on doing

But instead, I have been doing my annual stint at Carlisle's Culture Bazaar, and encouraging folk to have a go on a bike. Great weather, great people with plenty of music, food and dance from around the world.

And at the close of play over 80 bums had been on saddles. A success me thinks

 

[snorri]

It was a strange sort of morning, quite unnatural, blue sky, sea like a millpond and a temperature that permitted idle strolling around the garden without feeling chilly. Thought I really should get out for a run on the bike, but could I possibly go without my old faithful water/windproof gear? A flask of tea didn't seem right, so I took a bottle of tap water and 2 fig rolls and away. Camera in my pannier as I heard there would be a FPSO, called Haewene Brim, entering a drydock and as this vessel had not been within sight of land for the past nine years I felt it might have been worth adding to my photo collection. Anyway It was a fine day for cycling, and others must have felt the same as I saw another 10 cyclists, a high number for my local area, on my 21 mile round trip.There were some dolphins swanning about but ships make much easier targets for the amateur photographer .
A fine way to spend the morning!

 

[PeteXXX]

Only 25 miles today, up to Pitsford via Holcot and the Dam wall. Met a mate for a chat and coffee at the Willow Café there and admired the scenery for about an hour (some call it lechery, but that's a bit judgemental I think )
Tootled around the reservoir even though it was as busy as expected on a sunny weekend. Still enjoyable though.
Rode back through the ford on Spectacle Lane to wash the dust off the tyres and back home in time to check the temperature on a bottle of Pinot Grigio.... Luckily it was 'just right!'

 

[john59]

Had a great day at the ‘Cheshire Cat sportive’, the sun was shining, a total contrast to March.
Managed to get up Mow Cop, looking forward to seeing the video of myself dripping in sweat.
Some lovely scenery with some stiff climbs.




John