Yeah some idiot forgot to set it to publicI get a message saying the video is private.
Your ride today.... (part 1)
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theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
... easy done
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
It's quite a hypnotic bit of film.Yeah some idiot forgot to set it to public
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I headed down to the Yaxley Riders training session tonight, the majority of us headed for a more relaxed ride instead, great weather, great route and great company, oh and did I say great 
There was a wee bit of confusion when somebody shouted left and after 5 of us turned, came the shout of right but we decided to continue at pace and catch the others in Oundle, we missed them but despite waiting 5 mins for them we met them at the finish
Chopping off 2.5 miles at the start/end this was our ride (apologies its in two bits, I thought I was going to have a wind down but the adrenalin was still flowing
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http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1708643
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1708642
There was a wee bit of confusion when somebody shouted left and after 5 of us turned, came the shout of right but we decided to continue at pace and catch the others in Oundle, we missed them but despite waiting 5 mins for them we met them at the finish
Chopping off 2.5 miles at the start/end this was our ride (apologies its in two bits, I thought I was going to have a wind down but the adrenalin was still flowing
).http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1708643
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/1708642
Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
Just got back from a 400 mile round drive to pick up a rescue dog, horrendous drive from Scotch Corner, due to road works, Convoy traffic in place and HG's bullying as always. So gradually calming down. Never humped the bike over Wetheral station bridge, ride down the ramp towards East bound platform and then an easy ride over the viaduct. Most people don't mind as long as you go gently.
G3CWI
Veteran
- Location
- Macclesfield
Met up with another CycleChatter for a ride today. Unfortunately it soon became clear that we were completely mismatched in terms of aspiration and ability so after 45 minutes I bade him farewell.
Ride home was eventful with a mechanical problem that was not fixable at the roadside so had to phone my wife for a rescue.
Not one of my best days out.
Ride home was eventful with a mechanical problem that was not fixable at the roadside so had to phone my wife for a rescue.
Not one of my best days out.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I went to get some eggs a round trip of 27 miles, got home and hurt my back
I had an off this morning. 100% my own silly fault. I took my road bike for an outing (the greater proportion of my riding is done on a hybrid). I saw traffic ahead slowly following an agricultural tractor. I thought I would grab a drink then see about getting in front of the tractor. I had my left hand on the bar flat and the bottle in my right hand when the car in front decided to stop, as everything else had. I couldn't find the brake lever, and when I remembered it wasn't on the flats like the hybrid I couldn't get to it in time. I took to the verge, the bike disappeared down a ditch and spat me off flat on my back, thankfully on the grass so no harm done apart from nettle stings and hurt pride. A couple of ladies from a following car came running over to help, as did the driver from the car I nearly hit from behind. Thankfully I wasn't hurt and the bike wasn't damaged but it is nice to know that people are willing to help should the need arise. At least the ditch wasn't full of water and the grass was dry 
Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border
Shame about the back.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Get it on film next time.I dunno, I ride my bike into the ditch and get 7 likes to my admission. Sadistic lot!
What do I have to do for an encore
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
My ride today was another of "operation vegetable lasagne". The sole purpose of today's commute to my parent's home to make vegetable lasagne for my 91 year old Grandfather who lost my Gran 2 years ago and has since been diagnosed with prostate cancer) and my mother & step- father (who is waiting for another operation to remove the replacement hip that is infected and put in a temporary one impregnated with antibiotics for 12 weeks, then that gets taken out and the permanent replacement put in, if the infection has cleared...)
So this morning's ride was fairly quiet and uneventful other than needing to go via the chemist 6.5 miles away because I had been given the wrong dose antibiotics yesterday - I have a chest infection. It did get off to an unexpected start when our warmshowers guests overslept badly and were still in bed when I needed to leave, so I ended up leaving them my house key meaning I couldn't come home until after my OH had cycled home with his house key. Ride was slower than usual with my panniers being heavier than usual taking over some bits that needed using up before we go on holiday and other bits that my mother had not been able to get hold of, but for some odd reason the outward and return journeys were exactly the same average which is really odd because outgoing is uphill, home is downhill overall...
The ride home was slightly more interesting because I had to use the 'rush hour' route rather than my cross country route because the cross-country route uses a mile of a really busy section of road which is not great to cycle on at any time (bad road surface, rat run and too narrow for people to overtake plus national speed limit). Towards the end of my ride I had a young lad on a mountain bike 'race' me along the pavement and comment I wasn't very fast: my responce caught him off guard - if he wanted a race he would need to have cycled 45 miles today first... I left him behind quite quickly after that... then the only real incident of the day, I nearly got taken out by a pedestrain pushing a bike as he pushed it directly into the road without looking (no pavement) failing to see me, or the cars overtaking me or the oncoming vehicles and only my yelling "BIKE" at him stopped him dead in his tracks thankfully. My pedal touched his front wheel lightly - it was rather close. I have to wonder how much longer my luck is going to hold out!
http://www.strava.com/activities/78227664 (out - 21.7miles 1hr 35 mins 13.7mph)
http://www.strava.com/activities/78227656 (home - 20.9 miles 1 hr 31 mins also 13.7mph!)
So this morning's ride was fairly quiet and uneventful other than needing to go via the chemist 6.5 miles away because I had been given the wrong dose antibiotics yesterday - I have a chest infection. It did get off to an unexpected start when our warmshowers guests overslept badly and were still in bed when I needed to leave, so I ended up leaving them my house key meaning I couldn't come home until after my OH had cycled home with his house key. Ride was slower than usual with my panniers being heavier than usual taking over some bits that needed using up before we go on holiday and other bits that my mother had not been able to get hold of, but for some odd reason the outward and return journeys were exactly the same average which is really odd because outgoing is uphill, home is downhill overall...
The ride home was slightly more interesting because I had to use the 'rush hour' route rather than my cross country route because the cross-country route uses a mile of a really busy section of road which is not great to cycle on at any time (bad road surface, rat run and too narrow for people to overtake plus national speed limit). Towards the end of my ride I had a young lad on a mountain bike 'race' me along the pavement and comment I wasn't very fast: my responce caught him off guard - if he wanted a race he would need to have cycled 45 miles today first... I left him behind quite quickly after that... then the only real incident of the day, I nearly got taken out by a pedestrain pushing a bike as he pushed it directly into the road without looking (no pavement) failing to see me, or the cars overtaking me or the oncoming vehicles and only my yelling "BIKE" at him stopped him dead in his tracks thankfully. My pedal touched his front wheel lightly - it was rather close. I have to wonder how much longer my luck is going to hold out!
http://www.strava.com/activities/78227664 (out - 21.7miles 1hr 35 mins 13.7mph)
http://www.strava.com/activities/78227656 (home - 20.9 miles 1 hr 31 mins also 13.7mph!)
BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
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- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
109 Miles today after yesterdays 50 miler.
I headed out to Battle near hastings where Harold got it in the eye from some Frenchy in 1066!
I was pretty tired at the start and was tempted to cut it short and head around a different loop, but soon my legs got into the swing of it and there was no way I wasn’t going to get a 100+ miler in. The wind was against me on the way out…well across and against to be more accurate. It turned and did battle with me again on the way back..hey ho lol!
In Battle I sat outside the Abbey and took pictures and got talking to a couple, and two ladies on a lunch break from the co op store.
It’s a cool ride once you get away from the coastal strip at shoreham…beautiful countryside, lovely lanes, sunshine…perfick lol!
Got chatting to a roadie on a cube bike…lovely bike.
In hassocks I called in to the shop for a tin of monster energy and had a chat again with the lady I met on the crowborough ride the other day.
Towards the end of the ride I was getting a bit light headed so I stopped at the Amsterdam pub in shoreham and had a drink before riding the final 5 or 6 miles home.
Today I felt happy to be alive!
I headed out to Battle near hastings where Harold got it in the eye from some Frenchy in 1066!
I was pretty tired at the start and was tempted to cut it short and head around a different loop, but soon my legs got into the swing of it and there was no way I wasn’t going to get a 100+ miler in. The wind was against me on the way out…well across and against to be more accurate. It turned and did battle with me again on the way back..hey ho lol!
In Battle I sat outside the Abbey and took pictures and got talking to a couple, and two ladies on a lunch break from the co op store.
It’s a cool ride once you get away from the coastal strip at shoreham…beautiful countryside, lovely lanes, sunshine…perfick lol!
Got chatting to a roadie on a cube bike…lovely bike.
In hassocks I called in to the shop for a tin of monster energy and had a chat again with the lady I met on the crowborough ride the other day.
Towards the end of the ride I was getting a bit light headed so I stopped at the Amsterdam pub in shoreham and had a drink before riding the final 5 or 6 miles home.
Today I felt happy to be alive!
Enjoyed your photos and write up. I wonder if suggesting that that phone box is not sympathetically sited against the historic building would make me a complete Luddite.109 Miles today after yesterdays 50 miler.
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