Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
Oh no, pinch flat?
Your ride today....
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Oh no, pinch flat?
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
As much as I want to make her suffer, I don’t know if I could....or maybe I could...but via Priory Lane first!!!
That’s cruel.Go for it.
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
The problem is that I need to be sure I’m able to do this myself before putting my sister in law through it!!
Abbey Road today me thinks.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Well, I'm not 100% recovered but we went out for a little spin this morning on road bikes. On the two miles down to Toft I was blowing out of my bottom, it felt awful, especially with her ladyship disappearing in to the distance! I caught up eventually and found a bit of rhythm. In Toft we turned right, I even managed to overtake a fell on a touring bike.
On the slope into Kingston there was a lovely Red Kite being mobbed by the local crows
I got to the top of the hill first, waited for Jo who then came speeding by, I was playing catch up again!
On through the Eversdens and Harlton, then a stop at the Moringa Tree cafe. We watched the world go by, mostly on bikes. At the table next to us we're 2 blokes who obviously manage a local junior football team, I bet Gareth Southgate doesn't put in as much planning as this pair!
Home through Barton and Comberton. The drag back up from Toft was testing, I've never done it in such a low gear! On the final little hill I was scalped again by her ladyship, again, there was no answer from my tired, stumpy, jelly legs!
I've lost so much fitness in 2 weeks. Onwards and upwards!
16.5 miles.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1656457180
On the slope into Kingston there was a lovely Red Kite being mobbed by the local crows
I got to the top of the hill first, waited for Jo who then came speeding by, I was playing catch up again!
On through the Eversdens and Harlton, then a stop at the Moringa Tree cafe. We watched the world go by, mostly on bikes. At the table next to us we're 2 blokes who obviously manage a local junior football team, I bet Gareth Southgate doesn't put in as much planning as this pair!
Home through Barton and Comberton. The drag back up from Toft was testing, I've never done it in such a low gear! On the final little hill I was scalped again by her ladyship, again, there was no answer from my tired, stumpy, jelly legs!
I've lost so much fitness in 2 weeks. Onwards and upwards!
16.5 miles.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1656457180
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Parental unit wanted a pineapple, so that was an excuse enough for a bimble. 
8 mile round trip to the Co-op in Littleport, so pretty well much the same ride as yesterday. Had the same swirly wind as yesterday, so always seemed to be riding into a headwind.
Wasn't quite as warm as yesterday, but was sure nice to get out for a bit.
Five other cyclists spotted on the way round; two friendly chaps on roadies, an older and equally friendly chap on a hybrid and two kids, one of whom was rather wibbly wobbly and was concentrating so hard on controlling the bike, bless him, wasn't looking where he was going. Meant muggins had to take some avoiding action.
Hopefully he'll get the hang of it soon. 
8 mile round trip to the Co-op in Littleport, so pretty well much the same ride as yesterday. Had the same swirly wind as yesterday, so always seemed to be riding into a headwind.
Wasn't quite as warm as yesterday, but was sure nice to get out for a bit.
Five other cyclists spotted on the way round; two friendly chaps on roadies, an older and equally friendly chap on a hybrid and two kids, one of whom was rather wibbly wobbly and was concentrating so hard on controlling the bike, bless him, wasn't looking where he was going. Meant muggins had to take some avoiding action.
Hopefully he'll get the hang of it soon. 
so how come i got 400 less calories than the other day. Legs a bit sore from hiking along the river gorge with dogs yesterday but i didnt give up 
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
What a lovely summer's day. Sara P and Steve E in the Green with Margaret PR and Jules H in a festival minded Upton. Much going around the options finally threw up a long Tewkesbury route idea. So we headed out down through the school and on to Forthampton where Jules was keen to find the ducklings. We went off route a bit looking at three ponds but sadly the ducklings could not be found. Onward took us to Haw Bridge and Apperley. Margaret called the dodge by Tredington so we approached Tewkesbury from Walton Cardiff.
Steve and I went for the bottomless soup option. Lovely spicey tomato and beans. Two bowls each went down well. June P and Rick A were also at the cafe. Nice to see them and have a very brief catch up. We looped by the White Rabbit and Steve called beer at Upton so we joined the Jazz Festival fans for a swift pint. Then it was by Brotheridge Green to do some loops around the Guarlford Road to top the miles up to that round number. Me got OCD? Of course! 50 smiles.
Steve and I went for the bottomless soup option. Lovely spicey tomato and beans. Two bowls each went down well. June P and Rick A were also at the cafe. Nice to see them and have a very brief catch up. We looped by the White Rabbit and Steve called beer at Upton so we joined the Jazz Festival fans for a swift pint. Then it was by Brotheridge Green to do some loops around the Guarlford Road to top the miles up to that round number. Me got OCD? Of course! 50 smiles.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Housework done and out the door by 10 am. Gorgeous day here with hardly a cloud in the sky.
My usual bimble. 17 miles done. Hardly any traffic about. Weather is set to fair for the next week or 2.
The farmers are cutting the hay in the field now and I could see the sheep being sheared as well.
My usual bimble. 17 miles done. Hardly any traffic about. Weather is set to fair for the next week or 2.
The farmers are cutting the hay in the field now and I could see the sheep being sheared as well.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Out early on the Pro Carbon to do a loop through Wharfedale.
Despite wall to wall weather guesscasting about how warm it was going to be, I had to stop on Coal Road to put my arm warmers on
- the promised "light air" was a stiff, swirling and non too warm breeze.
Anyway, the usual sequence to Shadwell, then Slaid Hill lights and along across Wigton Lane and Alwoodley Lane, climbing up to King Lane, where it's downhill to Golden Acre park and up again, before the drop down Kings Road to the Otley Road through Bramhope.
Through the lights and the long descent into Otley starts, over two miles of downhill but still with the breeze in my face. Several close passes later I'd had enough and took primary - and if the following motorists didn't like it, tough.
Into Otley then across the river and feeling quite chilly now after that long descent, so I missed out the usual stop by the river to climb straight up Farnley Lane, which felt like hard work today on the higher geared bike. Eventually the top was reached and I was rewarded with the long drop back down into the valley, expecting a bit of assistance from the wind but it felt like it was still in my face
Still topped 40mph down the hill though
Over the River Washburn and along the valley bottom, I noticed that the Garmin was having a funny turn and thought we were now below sea level...
Straight across the Harrogate Road onto Castley Lane which was nicely resurfaced for the TdY a few weeks ago. It did feel like I was finally getting a bit of wind assistance on here, so I soon reached Castley village and started climbing back up towards the turn for Weeton Hill, which means more up.
As I reached the top, the sun finally started to break through, so I stopped for a drink, an energy bar and a couple of pics:
Sustained, it was back in the saddle and on my way again - now set for lots more downhill through Weeton and Dunkeswick, dropping below sea level again apparently...
Out onto Harrogate Road after waiting for a gap in the busy Saturday morning traffic and getting a wiggle on for the short dash to the right turn towards Kirby Overblow. I'd seen a mini-peloton of cyclists off in the distance as I'd joined the main road and they gave me the close pass of the day, steaming past like a train inches off my right elbow and cutting back in front of me without so much as a 'hello'. If they'd had that done to them by a car they'd have gone bananas, so why they thought it acceptable to do it to another cyclist I have no idea
As I'd been squeezed in to the kerb, I then stopped at the right turn to let the traffic clear before leaving the main road and back onto quiet country lanes, taking the turn for Kearby.
I'm nowhere near fit enough to tackle Kearby Cliff, so I climbed up through the village instead on Chapel Hill, which was still a struggle but I made it without stopping and joined the main road at the top heading for Sicklinghall. After a few undulations, the road drops quite quickly through the village and I was glad I was going that way rather than the large group of leisure riders mainly on hybrids and MTBs who were heading in the opposite direction up the hill!
More ups and downs followed before reaching the turning for Linton, where it's another mile of so of downhill into the village, before more undulations to the bridge back over the Wharfe and into Collingham.
Through there and the last big climb of the day - Cote de Jewitt Lane. I set a PB up here on the 'winter' bike last weekend and was determined to try and beat that on the 'best' bike, despite it's higher gearing. So I set off at a good pace for the first ramp, keeping it going through the slight dip as you leave the village and then pushing as hard as I could up the second ramp.
I got a good traffic free run at it and was surprised to see the Garmin showing I was 22 seconds in front of my PB about two thirds of the way up!
This spurred me on and I pushed as much as I could (it's all relative!) round the S-bends and turned onto Compton Lane totally on my chin strap, with my lungs trying to escape from my chest, but was rewarded by the Garmin advising I'd taken a huge chunk out of my PB.
I stopped for a minute to take my arm warmers off (and get my breath back), then carried on along Comton Lane, still climbing gently to start with, then dropping down into East Rigton, there I took the left through Rigton Green and onto Holme Farm Lane, then Milner Lane heading for Thorner.
Through there and onto Carr Lane for the up and downs to the A58, a 200-yards scoot along there to Coal Road, the sharp climb, across the roundabout, past the 'Your Speed Is...' sign
and down onto local roads with a long loop added to round the mileage up.
40.28 miles (64.82km) in 3h 1m at an average of 13.3mph with 2,414ft climbed.
Happy with that considering all the climbing, and it's another point in the Half Century Challenge. Loads of cyclists out there too, which is always good to see.
It also puts me past 1,300 miles for the year to date, so that's good.
Not so happy that when I synced Garmin it's not even showing the segment up Jewitt Lane, despite the device showing it as I climbed it and the map confirming that I did! When I checked the leader board for the segment it's also only listing four rides out of the dozen or more times that I've done it. Not impressed with that at all
I've also noticed the same on some other segments, and a couple of other segments that I've created are now showing as 'locked' so no idea what's going on there.
I know it means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but really!
Anyway, time for a few beers and a barbecue, so here's the map to end:
Despite wall to wall weather guesscasting about how warm it was going to be, I had to stop on Coal Road to put my arm warmers on
- the promised "light air" was a stiff, swirling and non too warm breeze.Anyway, the usual sequence to Shadwell, then Slaid Hill lights and along across Wigton Lane and Alwoodley Lane, climbing up to King Lane, where it's downhill to Golden Acre park and up again, before the drop down Kings Road to the Otley Road through Bramhope.
Through the lights and the long descent into Otley starts, over two miles of downhill but still with the breeze in my face. Several close passes later I'd had enough and took primary - and if the following motorists didn't like it, tough.
Into Otley then across the river and feeling quite chilly now after that long descent, so I missed out the usual stop by the river to climb straight up Farnley Lane, which felt like hard work today on the higher geared bike. Eventually the top was reached and I was rewarded with the long drop back down into the valley, expecting a bit of assistance from the wind but it felt like it was still in my face
Still topped 40mph down the hill though
Over the River Washburn and along the valley bottom, I noticed that the Garmin was having a funny turn and thought we were now below sea level...
Straight across the Harrogate Road onto Castley Lane which was nicely resurfaced for the TdY a few weeks ago. It did feel like I was finally getting a bit of wind assistance on here, so I soon reached Castley village and started climbing back up towards the turn for Weeton Hill, which means more up.
As I reached the top, the sun finally started to break through, so I stopped for a drink, an energy bar and a couple of pics:
Sustained, it was back in the saddle and on my way again - now set for lots more downhill through Weeton and Dunkeswick, dropping below sea level again apparently...
Out onto Harrogate Road after waiting for a gap in the busy Saturday morning traffic and getting a wiggle on for the short dash to the right turn towards Kirby Overblow. I'd seen a mini-peloton of cyclists off in the distance as I'd joined the main road and they gave me the close pass of the day, steaming past like a train inches off my right elbow and cutting back in front of me without so much as a 'hello'. If they'd had that done to them by a car they'd have gone bananas, so why they thought it acceptable to do it to another cyclist I have no idea
As I'd been squeezed in to the kerb, I then stopped at the right turn to let the traffic clear before leaving the main road and back onto quiet country lanes, taking the turn for Kearby.
I'm nowhere near fit enough to tackle Kearby Cliff, so I climbed up through the village instead on Chapel Hill, which was still a struggle but I made it without stopping and joined the main road at the top heading for Sicklinghall. After a few undulations, the road drops quite quickly through the village and I was glad I was going that way rather than the large group of leisure riders mainly on hybrids and MTBs who were heading in the opposite direction up the hill!
More ups and downs followed before reaching the turning for Linton, where it's another mile of so of downhill into the village, before more undulations to the bridge back over the Wharfe and into Collingham.
Through there and the last big climb of the day - Cote de Jewitt Lane. I set a PB up here on the 'winter' bike last weekend and was determined to try and beat that on the 'best' bike, despite it's higher gearing. So I set off at a good pace for the first ramp, keeping it going through the slight dip as you leave the village and then pushing as hard as I could up the second ramp.
I got a good traffic free run at it and was surprised to see the Garmin showing I was 22 seconds in front of my PB about two thirds of the way up!
This spurred me on and I pushed as much as I could (it's all relative!) round the S-bends and turned onto Compton Lane totally on my chin strap, with my lungs trying to escape from my chest, but was rewarded by the Garmin advising I'd taken a huge chunk out of my PB.
I stopped for a minute to take my arm warmers off (and get my breath back), then carried on along Comton Lane, still climbing gently to start with, then dropping down into East Rigton, there I took the left through Rigton Green and onto Holme Farm Lane, then Milner Lane heading for Thorner.
Through there and onto Carr Lane for the up and downs to the A58, a 200-yards scoot along there to Coal Road, the sharp climb, across the roundabout, past the 'Your Speed Is...' sign
and down onto local roads with a long loop added to round the mileage up.40.28 miles (64.82km) in 3h 1m at an average of 13.3mph with 2,414ft climbed.
Happy with that considering all the climbing, and it's another point in the Half Century Challenge. Loads of cyclists out there too, which is always good to see.
It also puts me past 1,300 miles for the year to date, so that's good.
Not so happy that when I synced Garmin it's not even showing the segment up Jewitt Lane, despite the device showing it as I climbed it and the map confirming that I did! When I checked the leader board for the segment it's also only listing four rides out of the dozen or more times that I've done it. Not impressed with that at all
I've also noticed the same on some other segments, and a couple of other segments that I've created are now showing as 'locked' so no idea what's going on there.
I know it means nothing in the grand scheme of things, but really!
Anyway, time for a few beers and a barbecue, so here's the map to end:
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Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
We got back from Isle of Wight yesterday
Here was the last ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/1650240005
18.09 miles @ 16.4 mph
1040 feet climbed
Decided to include a few more north south-ish parts
Total was about 150 miles with bout 9750 feet climbed
As you can see it has quite a high feet/mile ratio
Here was the last ride
https://www.strava.com/activities/1650240005
18.09 miles @ 16.4 mph
1040 feet climbed
Decided to include a few more north south-ish parts
Total was about 150 miles with bout 9750 feet climbed
As you can see it has quite a high feet/mile ratio
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
Took the family out to Carsington Water today where we did the 8-mile circular route. Lovely day, bit of a cool breeze. Kids did well. The Frog 62 my daughter is on was worth every penny as she shoots up the hills now. My son’s improving too. He is reluctant to get out of the saddle though. Something to work on. He did make good use of his gears going up the hills. Recommend Carsington to all. Mostly gravel paths. Very near High Peak Trail and Tissington Trail. Love Derbyshire. But then I’m biased.
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
So, as promised....
...”Anything But/ Definitely Not (delete as appropriate) Gentle with Gemma pt 4 has taken place and the desired effect was had!
Strangely there was not as much elevation as part 3 but the climbs were definitely steeper and she was blowing out her arse by the time we got to Whitwick! A five minute descent later and it was onto the flats of Charley Road where she was put through her paces with some interval work. Once she’d finished cursing me she then decided she was gonna have a crack at a little segment close to her house and got 7th overall!
So not as much climbing as I anticipated but she got close to a QOM and was left gasping on many occasions so my work was done!!
So 10.3 miles in 53 mins at a much improved pace on a much harder route with a top 10 placing to boot. Oh and she managed to coerce me into taking part in a mini triathlon at the end of August.....
https://www.strava.com/activities/1656715167
https://www.relive.cc/view/1656715167
...”Anything But/ Definitely Not (delete as appropriate) Gentle with Gemma pt 4 has taken place and the desired effect was had!
Strangely there was not as much elevation as part 3 but the climbs were definitely steeper and she was blowing out her arse by the time we got to Whitwick! A five minute descent later and it was onto the flats of Charley Road where she was put through her paces with some interval work. Once she’d finished cursing me she then decided she was gonna have a crack at a little segment close to her house and got 7th overall!
So not as much climbing as I anticipated but she got close to a QOM and was left gasping on many occasions so my work was done!!
So 10.3 miles in 53 mins at a much improved pace on a much harder route with a top 10 placing to boot. Oh and she managed to coerce me into taking part in a mini triathlon at the end of August.....
https://www.strava.com/activities/1656715167
https://www.relive.cc/view/1656715167
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
Lovely ride this morning. Set off at 7:30 so as to be home before the worst of the heat. Headed out on a relatively flat 45 mile loop down to Berkeley and back, via Sharpness and Stinchcombe. Turned out to be 2700 feet of climbing but it didn't feel like it. Maybe going up and down Harescombe hill so many times recently is paying off.
Anyway, I loved every moment, even when I had to get off and walk on account of the cycle track that RWGPS had mapped for me went from being a decent gravel track, to a challenging muddy track, to an impassable grassy trail full of holes and dips and streams...
A few pictures today because I remembered my camera!
The tow-path is extremely overgrown at the moment. There really is a canal about six feet to the left.
Sharpness Docks:
And again:
The bike in front of a bridge picture:
Vast piles of metal at Sharpness:
Bike in front of the Severn Bridge (if you have a magnifying glass and look really close!):
The track turns tough:
Then a bit less tough:
Then nicely picturesque:
Cheers
Derek
Anyway, I loved every moment, even when I had to get off and walk on account of the cycle track that RWGPS had mapped for me went from being a decent gravel track, to a challenging muddy track, to an impassable grassy trail full of holes and dips and streams...
A few pictures today because I remembered my camera!
The tow-path is extremely overgrown at the moment. There really is a canal about six feet to the left.
Sharpness Docks:
And again:
The bike in front of a bridge picture:
Vast piles of metal at Sharpness:
Bike in front of the Severn Bridge (if you have a magnifying glass and look really close!):
The track turns tough:
Then a bit less tough:
Then nicely picturesque:
Cheers
Derek
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Nope , lotta glass on the cyclepath bit i have to use .
i hate hills
Its my day to be brilliant
Today i have a confession .....today i was supposed to be in doing some overtime. Today however i woke up and it was such a nice morning i said stuff that and got the bike out. Through Lunanhead then turned off onto a road that would take me to the Montrose road . Bit of a slog on the rise but with Dave Grohl singing in my ears i made it up to the Letham crossroads. Headed up the hill towards Turin House then turned up by Pitkennedy. Then a cheeky run past various Farms and onto the Aldbar hill past Crooks Hill. Then it was along the Burghill and home. 14.5 MTB miles today and totally the correct choice for my minds health today . Oh and the overtime ? Well we will deal with the tears and snotters about my non apperance on Monday ......ride safe everyone ....weekends are for riding bikes 
