Your ride today....

[welsh dragon]

Postman is back.32 miles Roberts Park,Saltaire near Shipley.Beautiful morning got out early 8-45 from here,9-15 set off from Kirkstall,and 10-15 at Roberts Park,one de caffe latte and a choc chip mint cone.A steady ride back last four miles i got slower and slower last milev the pain,but i had already stopped the clock on my cycling app by then,The clock stops when i reached the end of the canal.I really enjoyed it,but boy have thewy done some house building around the canal right up to the banks,beautiful properties,anyway,i feel great,what i was worried about was the heart beat,no need to worry once i got into my stride all went well,it was superb,i'm back i'm back.

Well done postman.

 

[cosmicbike]

Postman is back.32 miles Roberts Park,Saltaire near Shipley.Beautiful morning got out early 8-45 from here,9-15 set off from Kirkstall,and 10-15 at Roberts Park,one de caffe latte and a choc chip mint cone.A steady ride back last four miles i got slower and slower last milev the pain,but i had already stopped the clock on my cycling app by then,The clock stops when i reached the end of the canal.I really enjoyed it,but boy have thewy done some house building around the canal right up to the banks,beautiful properties,anyway,i feel great,what i was worried about was the heart beat,no need to worry once i got into my stride all went well,it was superb,i'm back i'm back.

 

[Reynard]

Postman is back.32 miles Roberts Park,Saltaire near Shipley.Beautiful morning got out early 8-45 from here,9-15 set off from Kirkstall,and 10-15 at Roberts Park,one de caffe latte and a choc chip mint cone.A steady ride back last four miles i got slower and slower last milev the pain,but i had already stopped the clock on my cycling app by then,The clock stops when i reached the end of the canal.I really enjoyed it,but boy have thewy done some house building around the canal right up to the banks,beautiful properties,anyway,i feel great,what i was worried about was the heart beat,no need to worry once i got into my stride all went well,it was superb,i'm back i'm back.

The ice cream sounds good too, as it's pretty in the

 

[Bryony]

It was my ride yesterday but haven’t had chance to post until now.

I’ve not been on the bike for a very long time due to health issues and work commitments, but i’m feeling better and have the week off work so yesterday I ventured out! Since i’d not been in the saddle for any distance for several months I was just going to plod to Sandwich and back a distance of about 14 miles, but a couple of miles into my ride I came across my friend out on her bike. She was also on her way to Sandwich and possibly going on into Deal, so we carried on together. We got to Sandwich and we both felt pretty good so decided to carry on to Deal.

Got to Deal and stopped at what used to be Route One cycle cafe, but it’s now changed hands and is no way near as nice as it used to be so won’t be stopping there again!

Had a slight head wind on the way home but nothing too challenging, but my legs were beginning to let me know that they were not used to being used again! Thoroughly enjoyed my ride though and was nice to have some unexpected company too.

View over the Port of Ramsgate

We found a friend at Pegwell country park

Nice lawn!

Someone turned up to play golf in their helicopter!

Deal pier

26 miles instead of the planned 14, a little bit slower than normal but very enjoyable.

 

[Elysian_Roads]

Not a long ride today, but it was the first one for the Synapse this year. Had bought some new SPD-SL cleats to replace some tired looking ones so fitted those to the road shoes and went out for a bit of a set up session, to make sure everything was fine.

Most importantly, it was the first post work ride of the year. Got to love this weather .

 

[dan_bo]

Ace 30 miler back from work via the horse and jockey. Wonderful weather.

 

[gavgav]

An utterly glorious day of weather, which I spent most of it looking out of the office window wishing I was out in it, followed by the Dentist and so simply had to get out this evening.

Not only was it the first T-shirt ride of the year, but the first Shorts ride as well, along with the Carbon racer having its first trip out, with the roads beginning to dry up, other than some field run off.

Took a short while to remember how the gears work on it! But soon got used to it again and didn’t take long to appreciate how easy it is to make progress, in comparison to the heavy Winter bike.

Followed my favourite evening route, out to Hook-a-Gate, Annscroft, Exfords Green and Stapleton. Dad was out tonight, so didn’t stop at his and continued to Ryton, Condover and Betton Abbots, where I came across a Hot Air Balloon enjoying the evening sunshine views.

Arrived home, thinking to myself how much I’ve missed these warm evenings and so hoping there are many more to come this Summer.

14.7 miles at 13.5mph avg

 

[gavgav]

Pedalling along this afternoon I realised that last September was what could be called my last normal riding month. No riding in October, very little in November and the same all the way to April. I blame the weather for most of this, and the lack of a bike here until six days ago. Anyway, my legs were complaining to me, and I only rode twelve flat miles!

For all that this place is surrounded by hills ( and some seashore ) I have not ridden up so many. I will correct that. I have not ridden to the crest of any hill here yet. Not surprising, today’s ride was the similar to the previous two, down the hill from home and around Beira Mar to a point a little further than those rides. There are bits of up and down, gentle for the most part ‘cos we are at the seaside after all. One piece of road, a flyover, really does need wings although it is rideable without them, thankfully. And that final climb to home? A couple of yards further on each attempt so another few dozen tries might just do it. It is a lot of fun trying though, as long as I can laugh at me . . .

And a picture or some . . .

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Good to see you out again and what a change of place to ride in!!

 

[gavgav]

Postman is back.32 miles Roberts Park,Saltaire near Shipley.Beautiful morning got out early 8-45 from here,9-15 set off from Kirkstall,and 10-15 at Roberts Park,one de caffe latte and a choc chip mint cone.A steady ride back last four miles i got slower and slower last milev the pain,but i had already stopped the clock on my cycling app by then,The clock stops when i reached the end of the canal.I really enjoyed it,but boy have thewy done some house building around the canal right up to the banks,beautiful properties,anyway,i feel great,what i was worried about was the heart beat,no need to worry once i got into my stride all went well,it was superb,i'm back i'm back.

Excellent news

 

[cosmicbike]

First commute in shorts and sleeves today. Very nice indeed. Hope to get out on the trike tomorrow, DIY, dogs and housework permitting...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Bike selected; Gran Fondo (such a nice day, & above all.... dry)
Weather; rather warm, blue skies, & a slight headwind
Photographs from today; unless dated otherwise

Not much of a report, as I forgot my phone, & the camera was playing up, kept refusing to turn on)
Shorts , but long-sleeve jersey

A quick check over, & the tyres inflated


Out through town, down Ferry Lane, over the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal
Onto Aberford Road (A642(, towards Stanley, & the M62 crossed at jct 30

Descend into Oulton, past Rothwell Sports Centre
Through Woodlesford, past the Station, & the site of Bentleys Brewery
http://newwoodlesford.xyz/bentleys-brewery/

Cross the Aire & Calder Navigation Canal, and then the River Aire
A left turn onto Bullerthorpe Lane, & the long drag up to Colton, passing... http://www.leventhorpevineyard.co.uk/

Over the M1 - Link (which heads from Thorpe Interchange, to the A1, at HookMoor)

A left at Colton, onto A63 Selby Road, with then a swing right onto 'Leeds Ring-Road', passing the SkyLiner (fish & chips) where Seacroft Wheelers meet up for Cliub-Runs

Through CrossGates, & the ubiquitous Arndale Centre (seems to be lots of them!)
A swing round the roundabout, for a turn onto Austhorpe Road, passing the charmingly named street of 'Tranquility'

Over Stanks Bridge. & easterly along (at this point) Leeds Road, towards Barwick-in-Elmet
A right (east) towards Aberford, over the Ass Bridge & then. Folly Corner, into Aberford, past the ladge at the old entrance into the Parlington Estate
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/231328
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5296902
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Out of the village, along (the route of) the 'Great North Road', to HookMoor, with the abandoned (northwards 'on') slip-road visible behind the trees

Back over the M1 - Link on the outskirts of Garforth, with a choice to make
1. Back to the (Roman) Ridge Road, over Peckfield Bar, down Barnsdale Road, into Castleford
2. Follow Aberford Road

Back along Aberford Road it was, passing the Toll-Bar Garage site, opposite Bar Lane, which gives a definite clue to what was here, on the (Wakefield - Aberford) TurnPike
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/730136

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Through the edges of the town itself, & down to the Old George roundabout, which was where the Wakefield-Aberford, & Leeds-Selby TurnPikes crossed each other
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/730665

Up the hill,, towards Swillington, then a drop back down to the junction with Bullerthorpe Lane
Back the same way, barring a detour into Stanley, opposite the 'Clog & Rhubarb' (or Gordons Tyres, as it is now - there's a tale behind that name!!) & the Toll-Bar Cottage, as I was going to have a hairvut, at my usual Barbers, but she'd closed for dinner


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A very warm ride, & I felt a bit 'beat-up'. as I'm definitely not used to the Gran Fondo, & it's '23' tyres

What to do tomorrow (my other day-off this week)

 

[Dave 123]

I have to disagree @User9609 , keep the temps high!

A tandem ride tonight. A quick zoom down Long Road into Comberton, then Barton. We had to wait ages to get onto and over the a603.
Through Haslingfield and over the A10 in Harston. We had to wait at the back end of the village

I guessed it it was coming from Cambridge (left) but it was London (right)... then one came from the left.

In Newton we stopped at The Queens Head for a beer. An ex work colleague and good friend of Mrs Dave died yesterday after an awful illness so we had one for him, cheers Mike!

The bike waited patiently in the posh stand

Through the Shelfords and Grantchester, and then Coton. Mrs Dave needed the loo, so we called in at The Plough, I had another beer. The Cam mtb group came by, a bloke I know, Norman was riding with them.... I'd been thinking about going out with them, maybe I should.
Then an old canoe club friend came in, we chatted with him.
I had a nice bowl of chips too. What a lovely evening!

Almost 22 miles.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1516687419

 

[Jenkins]

Looks like I've got lucky with my three days off work this week (Wednesday = time owed, Thursday & Friday = rest days as working the weekend)

Wednesday.
Having had a morning of household domestics and grass cutting, there was still some time left in the afternoon to take the Giant flatbar for a quick loop out to the far side of Ipswich & back on a route which I knew would be enough for a 50k to go with Sunday's 50 miler.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1516734910


Thursday - 1st Ride
Following Sunday's 50 miler and Wednesday's 50km, I decided that today would be April's 100km ride and out came my favourite bike for the first time in 6 weeks.

A lovely ride northwards out to Woodbridge, over the River Deben and down towards Bawdsey, but turning off at Alderton and heading north again through Holesley and Butley to Chilllesford and the turn off for a run through the Tunstall forest. I ignored the "Road Closed" sign (which it turned out was for a small section where they were re-seating a drain cover and could have been done under a stop/go board) and, once past the church

and through the village, took the turn off for Campsea Ashe & Wickham Market and back down into Woodbridge and Martlesham where I turned up Beacon Hill and eventually into Rushmere St. Andrew (and a KOM ) and back home via Bucklesham for 63 miles and the 100k.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1518605505

Thursday - 2nd Ride
Having had a shower & a mug of coffee out came the Voodoo for a quick shopping blast as I needed supplies for tomorrow - a 2nd trip of the year to Rutland Water with the Voodoo!
https://www.strava.com/activities/1518605214

 

[derrick]

Had a great ride tonight, my other half now has the QOM on Strava for our 25 mile loop, we smashed it tonight, got back to the pub in record time, sat out in the pub garden, sunk three pints of Peroni, I love this cycling. Average speed over 25 miles 18.9 MPH.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1518676484/segments/37890390093

 

[xzenonuk]

16.82 miler earlier for the first time since the 21st of february when the snow hit and my mental health took a dive,

suprised how slow i was on the road bike although i was stuck in traffic a lot during rush hour on a main road out of edinburgh city centre on the way back so my average with my first non winter ride on the triban 500se with it's new wheels only hit 9.8 mph.

the second last ride i done in february on the old model rockrider 540 with 2 inch tyres got me an average of 9.9 mph and had ice etc and im sure i walked up the odd bit because of ice with my bike sideways lol

think ill blame the traffic and stick to it

edit : the new wheels are these https://www.decathlon.co.uk/aero-20-24-road-bike-wheel-rear-id_8334630.html but hardly got a chance to try them before ice came.

got the front and back ones but had to take off the pitiful rim tape and put rim strips on both, their running awesome, a lot better than the original triban 500se ones for smoothness and their rolling, a slight incline and they go with gusto compared to the stock ones, really noticed it when i was stopping and starting in traffic on a slight incline

double edit: the triban 500se is on clearance for a new model coming only 250 for the whole bike