Your ride today....
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
20 miler out towards Lyme Park. Rode through from West Gate to East Gate and back via the canal. Pointed a couple of elderly walkers towards the pub that they were looking for.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Hah! Great gardeners think alike. I’ve got the same skid lid. Only difference is, I’m an ugly bugger.
shirokazan
Veteran
@Rickshaw Phil, what are the two black bits on the handlebars either side of the stem for? Mounts for a pair of lights?
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Bar-mounted water cannon.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Yes, mounts for lights, specifically a pair of B&M Ixon IQ premium which I like a lot.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Champ my backside... I didn't have to overcome a week's malnutrition to finish !
It was very enjoyable indeed thanks chiefly to the excellent company and gorgeous scenery !
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Nice ride out to Safron Walden with the club, my other half was having a bad day, just not her usual self, so i said to the other not to wait for us we would see you there. one of the club riders got a puncture three miles from the cafe, so we managed to catch them, then all rode in together, the ride split when we left the cafe, three of us made our own way back, we stopped in Much Hadam for a beer, then back home to our local for a bite to eat and a couple more beers, great day out, 96 miles after getting totally plastered Friday and semi plastered Saturday at my brothers birthday party, feel a bit knackered now though.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1629838886
https://www.strava.com/activities/1629838886
jongooligan
Legendary Member
- Location
- Behind bars
Nice ride out to Safron Walden with the club, my other half was having a bad day, just not her usual self, so i said to the other not to wait for us we would see you there. one of the club riders got a puncture three miles from the cafe, so we managed to catch them, then all rode in together, the ride split when we left the cafe, three of us made our own way back, we stopped in Much Hadam for a beer, then back home to our local for a bite to eat and a couple more beers, great day out, 96 miles after getting totally plastered Friday and semi plastered Saturday at my brothers birthday party, feel a bit knackered now though.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1629838886
Great effort drinking all that beer.
i hate hills
Its my day to be brilliant
Three rides from this week. Ride One Tuesday . Been on 2 pm till 12 midnight this week but as the day came in it would have been rude not to go for a ride . Out round the golf course back into town . Then out round the Industrial Estate x2 . Then a diet coke and a natter with a pal . Then home to get showered for work. Ride two Thursday. Cracking day .... over slept a bit but still made the effort to get out for a peddle before work. Up to the Campus and down by Cookston Farm. Back to town and home . No diet coke break today as no time. Ride three . Saturday.....Big traffic today and a lot of checked shirt , brogue shoe wearing ohh aarring farmer types as today is The Angus Show , the main farmers show in this area kicks off today . So it was that i found myself cycling out to it and perch my bottom up on high over looking the show ground . Soon bored with this after all you've seen one tractor you've seen them all ( feeling the seethe from the farming community ) i headed off in the direction of the garden centre for a pot of their tea in a dribbily tea pot . After tea drunk i retraced my route and headed home to paint my fence.....ride often and safely folks .
BianchiVirgin
Über Member
- Location
- Norn Iron
Joined a local club this morning and covered 80km and 600m climbing. A brisk 27.7km/hr average. Weather; good. New GP4000s; good. New helmet; good. New saddle; good. Some camaraderie; good. What's not to like?
- Location
- Egham
Today was the day for the imperial century challenge ride, and with a 107 mile route planned out into largely new territory for me I set out on the Van Nic at 5 minutes to 6 this morning. My grand plans included a lunch stop at Lasham airfield at the 60 mile mark, something that went rather awry when I passed it without noticing
In my defence it is only a big field, and I was riding round lots of those today. No lunch stop meant low energy, and I was grateful for the snacks I had in the bag.
Quite a lumpy ride, but very nice and home on 107.07 miles.
In my defence it is only a big field, and I was riding round lots of those today. No lunch stop meant low energy, and I was grateful for the snacks I had in the bag.Quite a lumpy ride, but very nice and home on 107.07 miles.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Mrs 26 and I had entered the Danny Mason Highland Challenge some time ago. We met Andy G in Ludlow who was also to ride with us. My old pal John B was there with his brother David so we had a bit of a catch up before the off. Straight out from Ludlow was the climb through the Mortimer Forest. Mrs 26 took her time as was our plan. Then a couple of lumps lead us to the main climb of the day up to 1300 feet or so on the border of England and Wales. It was a steep drop from there to the first control at Knighton.
We followed the river to cross at Knucklas where the viaduct was a spectacle. Then a gradual climb took us through a lovely valley to Llangunllo which we had admired from higher up. Just one little up before the second control at Evenjob spoiled an otherwise downward trend. Mrs 26 decided to ride on her own at this point so Andy and I rolled on. It was a fairly steady run back across into England and down to the River Arrow. Andy and I paused at the third control in the lovely village of Eardisland. But who should show up not long after but Mrs 26!
We three continued onward but the general trend was slightly uphill. Mrs 26 decided she'd take her time. Andy and I got separated in the steep uphill lanes above Richard's Castle which wasn't helped by me going off course and doing an extra steep climb. Mrs 26, meantime, had missed the turning for those lanes and got ahead of us. I rejoined Andy on the outskirts of Ludlow and we rode to the HQ together to find Mrs 26 adorned with her finisher's medal.
Lovely steady ride with Mrs 26 and Andy G. The weather was just perfect and although this wasn't the hardest of route I've ridden in this must ride annual event it was most enjoyable. Not least because we got Mrs 26 round in one piece. 66 smiles and "only" 5200 feet of climbs
We followed the river to cross at Knucklas where the viaduct was a spectacle. Then a gradual climb took us through a lovely valley to Llangunllo which we had admired from higher up. Just one little up before the second control at Evenjob spoiled an otherwise downward trend. Mrs 26 decided to ride on her own at this point so Andy and I rolled on. It was a fairly steady run back across into England and down to the River Arrow. Andy and I paused at the third control in the lovely village of Eardisland. But who should show up not long after but Mrs 26!
We three continued onward but the general trend was slightly uphill. Mrs 26 decided she'd take her time. Andy and I got separated in the steep uphill lanes above Richard's Castle which wasn't helped by me going off course and doing an extra steep climb. Mrs 26, meantime, had missed the turning for those lanes and got ahead of us. I rejoined Andy on the outskirts of Ludlow and we rode to the HQ together to find Mrs 26 adorned with her finisher's medal.
Lovely steady ride with Mrs 26 and Andy G. The weather was just perfect and although this wasn't the hardest of route I've ridden in this must ride annual event it was most enjoyable. Not least because we got Mrs 26 round in one piece. 66 smiles and "only" 5200 feet of climbs
Nyooome-nore
Active Member
- Location
- Portsmouth
