A couple of rides:
Bank holiday Monday. Clear blue skies and even at 9am it was more than warm. So tee shirt on, shorts on, sun shades on and to keep my now monkish head from burning, a cap. Just the right attire for a very steady gentle ride in the sun. No fancy padded shorts, no lycra in sight.
My resolve not to break into a sweat lasted less than a mile until the first climb, Wellington Hill. Even so it was more of a glow than a sweat.
Up the unusually quiet A58 to Wetherby and west through Sicklinghall and Clapgate, down through Chapel Hill and into Netherby. Places that are on the way to nowhere, barely even destinations.
Just before Chapel Hill looking south across Wharfedale:
On then to Kirkby Overblow and south back across the Wharfe at Harewood Bridge.
Taking the road to Arthington and Pool I cut off left and made my way round the back of the Harewood Estate and up through Weardley. I took the lesser used road up to the top of the hill, the mis-named Bedlam Lane. It's so little used even the Google maps car didn't bother. It's quiet so certainly doesn't live up to its title.
On to Eccup where a familiar route (which is part of the West Yorkshire Cycle Route) around the back of the reservoir led me to Harrogate Road and onto Manor House Lane which is now closed to traffic.
On to Wigton Lane, Roundhay Park, Oakwood and home.
It was a slow gentle pedal in the sun.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/22870545
Just under 27 miles and about 1700ft of uphill.
Edit: Nearly forgot Thursday mornings effort.
Out early at 5.30. A cool but sunny morning and a ride on my fixed wheel bike. I've not been out on it for a while but thoroughly enjoyed it.
Past the park to Moortown, up to Shadwell and a ride through the lanes to Scarcroft and left up the A58 to Collingham where I turned right up Jewit Lane which is a bit of an effort at the best of times.
Oddly, on fixed, it seems to be not so bad, providing of course you pace yourself and take it steady. On to East Rigton, past Hetchel Woods and picked up the A58 again and straight back to base.
Lovely ride. 20 miles with 1000ft of up.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/22958299
Bank holiday Monday. Clear blue skies and even at 9am it was more than warm. So tee shirt on, shorts on, sun shades on and to keep my now monkish head from burning, a cap. Just the right attire for a very steady gentle ride in the sun. No fancy padded shorts, no lycra in sight.
My resolve not to break into a sweat lasted less than a mile until the first climb, Wellington Hill. Even so it was more of a glow than a sweat.
Up the unusually quiet A58 to Wetherby and west through Sicklinghall and Clapgate, down through Chapel Hill and into Netherby. Places that are on the way to nowhere, barely even destinations.
Just before Chapel Hill looking south across Wharfedale:
On then to Kirkby Overblow and south back across the Wharfe at Harewood Bridge.
Taking the road to Arthington and Pool I cut off left and made my way round the back of the Harewood Estate and up through Weardley. I took the lesser used road up to the top of the hill, the mis-named Bedlam Lane. It's so little used even the Google maps car didn't bother. It's quiet so certainly doesn't live up to its title.
On to Eccup where a familiar route (which is part of the West Yorkshire Cycle Route) around the back of the reservoir led me to Harrogate Road and onto Manor House Lane which is now closed to traffic.
On to Wigton Lane, Roundhay Park, Oakwood and home.
It was a slow gentle pedal in the sun.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/22870545
Just under 27 miles and about 1700ft of uphill.
Edit: Nearly forgot Thursday mornings effort.
Out early at 5.30. A cool but sunny morning and a ride on my fixed wheel bike. I've not been out on it for a while but thoroughly enjoyed it.
Past the park to Moortown, up to Shadwell and a ride through the lanes to Scarcroft and left up the A58 to Collingham where I turned right up Jewit Lane which is a bit of an effort at the best of times.
Oddly, on fixed, it seems to be not so bad, providing of course you pace yourself and take it steady. On to East Rigton, past Hetchel Woods and picked up the A58 again and straight back to base.
Lovely ride. 20 miles with 1000ft of up.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/22958299
Last edited:
A wrong turn saw me following a narrow, muddy trail which I kept sinking into, that was the shoes muddy. Re-tracing my steps, and finding the right path soon saw me met with a closed wooden footbridge, complete with notice on from the council that it was closed for H&S reasons. In fairness there were a few gaps, but feeling intrepid I scooted onwards. To a very overgrown path, with fallen trees and mud to boot. Cue much walking, dragging the bike along on it's side at times to get under trees, to be met with the other bit that the sign said was closed, the boardwalk. Now this I didn't want to chance
By the time I got back to the start I'd done a princely 2.5 miles, gained a chaining stabbing injury, so ouchy leg pic
.Yep done the Goadby one as well not quite as bad as Neville
I near fell off the bloody gate climbing over it. It must be one of those days.
