BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
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Worthing critical mass ride tonight. Only.second ride. Bit if a sparse turnout but good fun anyway..this is taken on the new footbridge in shoreham.
Your ride today.... (part 1)
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Worthing critical mass ride tonight. Only.second ride. Bit if a sparse turnout but good fun anyway..this is taken on the new footbridge in shoreham.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Thursday's ride was rather more adventurous than I'd anticipated. The plan was simple - go the long way into town for an appointment and then head for home. Like all good plans, it went wrong before it had even started and instead of a leisurely mooch around the country lanes, I found myself belting it up the main road in an attempt to get there on time.
Appointment done and dusted, I decided to go the long way home instead to clear my head. I somehow went the wrong way, despite knowing these back roads like, well, the back of my hand, and eventually found myself not where I'd intended to be and facing completely the wrong direction.
It took longer than I care to admit to get my brain to come up with a suitable route home, but I eventually set off in the dusk, grateful that I'd thought to bring my Hope light as well as the 'be seen' one that's always on the bike.
It was all going well until I turned a corner to discover a brand new housing estate right where the road had been the last time I went that way. The bewilderment I felt must have been clearly etched on my face as I was rescued by one of the last builders leaving for the day, who kindly pointed me in the right direction.
Having got myself back onto familiar turf (tarmac), I was happily enjoying the sound of the owls doing the rounds in the late afternoon darkness and anticipating the chocolate cake awaiting my attention at home when I once again ran out of road, this time by order of the highway department and one of their Road Closed signs. I had two options - turn left and head back into town or follow the diversion sign pointing to the right and hope it wasn’t going to take me up and over the horrible hill looming overhead in the early evening shadows.
Town at rush hour wasn’t at all appealing so I hung a right, crossing my fingers that the sign at the next junction would take me around the hill and not over it... Turned out that the junction was devoid of any useful information so I went the way I wanted and was just starting to think I'd been sneaky enough to make it when my light revealed the sad truth, courtesy of another road closed sign.
Luckily the lanes round there are conveniently meandering so I was able to loop back to the first sign, grumbling under my breath as I grudgingly made my way into town. Stopping at a junction on the edge of town, waiting for a gap in the traffic so I could turn off and avoid the town centre, I tried to ignore the fact that I was less than quarter of a mile from where I'd begun my homeward journey nearly an hour and a half earlier!
I was pleasantly surprised by the traffic on the main road - not nearly as busy as I'd feared and the drivers were far more polite and respectful than I deserved given the unfriendly grudge I was still holding against the cyclist I'd encountered earlier who didn't have any front lights on the bike itself, relying instead on an overly bright head torch. When our paths first crossed, it took a few seconds for me to realise that I wasn’t about to be transported to a spaceship via tractor beam and several minutes for my eyes to reboot and my vision to return to normal. Grr.
When I eventually made it home, I wasn’t particularly impressed when the bike computer insisted I'd only done 26 miles. It felt much, much more than that!
Appointment done and dusted, I decided to go the long way home instead to clear my head. I somehow went the wrong way, despite knowing these back roads like, well, the back of my hand, and eventually found myself not where I'd intended to be and facing completely the wrong direction.
It took longer than I care to admit to get my brain to come up with a suitable route home, but I eventually set off in the dusk, grateful that I'd thought to bring my Hope light as well as the 'be seen' one that's always on the bike.
It was all going well until I turned a corner to discover a brand new housing estate right where the road had been the last time I went that way. The bewilderment I felt must have been clearly etched on my face as I was rescued by one of the last builders leaving for the day, who kindly pointed me in the right direction.
Having got myself back onto familiar turf (tarmac), I was happily enjoying the sound of the owls doing the rounds in the late afternoon darkness and anticipating the chocolate cake awaiting my attention at home when I once again ran out of road, this time by order of the highway department and one of their Road Closed signs. I had two options - turn left and head back into town or follow the diversion sign pointing to the right and hope it wasn’t going to take me up and over the horrible hill looming overhead in the early evening shadows.
Town at rush hour wasn’t at all appealing so I hung a right, crossing my fingers that the sign at the next junction would take me around the hill and not over it... Turned out that the junction was devoid of any useful information so I went the way I wanted and was just starting to think I'd been sneaky enough to make it when my light revealed the sad truth, courtesy of another road closed sign.
Luckily the lanes round there are conveniently meandering so I was able to loop back to the first sign, grumbling under my breath as I grudgingly made my way into town. Stopping at a junction on the edge of town, waiting for a gap in the traffic so I could turn off and avoid the town centre, I tried to ignore the fact that I was less than quarter of a mile from where I'd begun my homeward journey nearly an hour and a half earlier!
I was pleasantly surprised by the traffic on the main road - not nearly as busy as I'd feared and the drivers were far more polite and respectful than I deserved given the unfriendly grudge I was still holding against the cyclist I'd encountered earlier who didn't have any front lights on the bike itself, relying instead on an overly bright head torch. When our paths first crossed, it took a few seconds for me to realise that I wasn’t about to be transported to a spaceship via tractor beam and several minutes for my eyes to reboot and my vision to return to normal. Grr.
When I eventually made it home, I wasn’t particularly impressed when the bike computer insisted I'd only done 26 miles. It felt much, much more than that!
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potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
jealous as heck right now...cant ride distance due to this dam hip...bah humbug
arranandy
Legendary Member
Just under 50 miles this morning. Some of the back lanes were a bit icey so I stuck mostly to the main roads. My Garmin said the average temperature for the ride was -0.2C
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
Think thats the multiplayer option.
I an still getting to grips with the thing but so far so good.
BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
I am Boab on there if you want to send a friend request? I've not done a multi player ride yet, but I think you can' see' each other on the profile as you ride in real time, so it should be possible to do a race. Hey we could set up a Bkool Cycle Chat team and see how we match up against the spaniards on there lol!
burndust
Parts unknown...baby
seriously considering one of these....done about 200 miles on the stationary this week......f
Peteaud
Veteran
- Location
- South Somerset
To be honest i was skeptical but had a go on one at the Primera Tri show and was surprised how good it was.
Mrs Aud got me it for Xmas and i have to saw its 9/10 for me.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Only 24 miles today, the other half was having a little moan, she is struggling with the hills, so i thought it would be a good day to take her up our local hills for a bit of hill training,
We did Mott street twice, Wellington hill once Lippets hill both ways and King George hill, so she did work hard, we stopped at High Beech for a cup of tea and a lovely bit of bread pudding, we got home she had a shower when i came downstairs she was fast a kip, think i wore her out. was a good day.
http://app.strava.com/activities/97830478
We did Mott street twice, Wellington hill once Lippets hill both ways and King George hill, so she did work hard, we stopped at High Beech for a cup of tea and a lovely bit of bread pudding, we got home she had a shower when i came downstairs she was fast a kip, think i wore her out. was a good day.
http://app.strava.com/activities/97830478
mooseracer
Guru
- Location
- Nr Bristol
18 chilly miles on the mtb with a friend today. Decided to stop at a pub 3 miles from home, purely to warm up obviously 
Final miles were somewhat wobbly.
Final miles were somewhat wobbly.
Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
Not much cycling at the moment, the sister in laws Alzheimer's is getting worse, so either the wife or myself has to stop in or stay close to hand (it is like having a toddler in the house again) but if things improve in the new year I have promised myself to get my camera out and do a few 30+s then put the photos up here. Also fancy a few days in the spring to go up to Edinburgh from Haltwhistle via Carter Bar and come back via Berwick and Newcastle. Ah well dream on, Madam has just went down stairs with her nightie on back to front and odd shoes. I will let the wife get her changed.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I hope things get better for you. Well done for looking after your sister in law. It can't be easy for you or your wife.
A morning ride for me in the bright sunshine. Really nice, not too cold ride, but it was a bit of an effort.
Took the family out for a meal last night and apart from the scrummy food I had a couple of pints of the black stuff and also a couple brandies. Not the usual for me so this morning I awoke with 'badger mouth'.
Anyway I got myself enthused and went out and did a hilly ride which I cut short due to not having anything to eat before I went out and felt some back muscle twinges which I feel sure I'm going to pay dearly for in the coming week. 36 miles and 2250 ft of hills
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2051757
Took the family out for a meal last night and apart from the scrummy food I had a couple of pints of the black stuff and also a couple brandies. Not the usual for me so this morning I awoke with 'badger mouth'.
Anyway I got myself enthused and went out and did a hilly ride which I cut short due to not having anything to eat before I went out and felt some back muscle twinges which I feel sure I'm going to pay dearly for in the coming week. 36 miles and 2250 ft of hills
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2051757
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