Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Your ride today....
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
You fancy that do you? Just a couple of miles from where i live, the family of one rally driver lives. They have a garage where they to the repairs. I often see rallly cars parked outside. I don't know their name though as i am not a rally fan, but he is a Welsh lad.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
You fancy that do you? Just a couple of miles from where i live, the family of one rally driver lives. They have a garage where they to the repairs. I often see rallly cars parked outside. I don't know their name though as i am not a rally fan, but he is a Welsh lad.
Ah yep, that would by Gwyndaf (dad) and Elfyn (son) Evans.
Gwyndaf used to drive the Machynlleth school bus back in the day.
Did I ever say I was a motorsport geekette... 
Another bright and clear morning the other side of the window. It seemed a good idea to go and take advantage of it. So I did.
The same bike that I have used for the two previous rides this week, ‘cos I think riding the fixed might be trying too hard just yet. Though I would like to be out on it soon. Let’s see.
The original intention was to ride out to the south and east of Leeds, there is more flatness that way and a twenty mile or so route is more circular, if that counts for much. Anyway, the bike turned left off Water Lane towards Office Lock just like it had earlier in the week. I can take a hint, so I rode along the towpath yet again but this time left it at Viaduct Road. Drop down to Kirkstall Road and then begin the climb. This is not a massive hill, just three miles of mostly rising road that does no favours to my legs . . .
But that three miles ends, and I took a right turn to Church Lane and enjoyed the descending road past the church and all the way to Adel Dam. Where the road starts ascending again. This continues past the quieter side of Golden Acre Park to the left turn onto Kings Road for the drop to Bramhope. Interrupted by roadworks but never mind.
Most of the uphill stuff is finished now, I turned left at the roundabout and pedalled along the A 660 as I have so often before, all the way to Headingley. Turn right to Kirkstall and cross the river and the railway on the way to the canal where the familiar towpath ride was taken back to Office Lock and the way to my front door. Twenty and a bit miles, just more than 700 feet going up and the usual happy grin. Excellent!
A more than single track map.
The same bike that I have used for the two previous rides this week, ‘cos I think riding the fixed might be trying too hard just yet. Though I would like to be out on it soon. Let’s see.
The original intention was to ride out to the south and east of Leeds, there is more flatness that way and a twenty mile or so route is more circular, if that counts for much. Anyway, the bike turned left off Water Lane towards Office Lock just like it had earlier in the week. I can take a hint, so I rode along the towpath yet again but this time left it at Viaduct Road. Drop down to Kirkstall Road and then begin the climb. This is not a massive hill, just three miles of mostly rising road that does no favours to my legs . . .
But that three miles ends, and I took a right turn to Church Lane and enjoyed the descending road past the church and all the way to Adel Dam. Where the road starts ascending again. This continues past the quieter side of Golden Acre Park to the left turn onto Kings Road for the drop to Bramhope. Interrupted by roadworks but never mind.
Most of the uphill stuff is finished now, I turned left at the roundabout and pedalled along the A 660 as I have so often before, all the way to Headingley. Turn right to Kirkstall and cross the river and the railway on the way to the canal where the familiar towpath ride was taken back to Office Lock and the way to my front door. Twenty and a bit miles, just more than 700 feet going up and the usual happy grin. Excellent!
A more than single track map.
iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
Rode one of the estate tracks on west side of Lewis. Starting from the Abhainn Dearg Distillery, Ardoil, Uig to Loch Tamnabhaigh and back. A big hill in the way and a lot of loose gravel. The rain held off (apart from a small shower close to the end of the ride) and it was a bit blustery at the col (took me off balance on one of the steep bits and I had to dismount and walk about 20 paces).
View: https://www.strava.com/activities/1871124902/embed/e5e57f49d294a133fc3a5f26617653e4610bbcbf
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View: https://www.strava.com/activities/1871124902/embed/e5e57f49d294a133fc3a5f26617653e4610bbcbf
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Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
Nice pictures, @wicker man. (p.s. Saw you on the telly the other day in Britain by Bike. That episode took me back. Great scenery).
I had planned a ride back from the coast today. I had to go over anyway so I went by train and hopped off at Seamer. Just up the road from Scarborough.
The plan was to go south a little towards Bridlington, cut inland and go west and then go north up through Malton and make for Helmsley. Take the back quiet roads shadowing the A170 and grind my way up White Horse Bank and make for home via Ouseburn.
Well...that was the plan.
It started off ok and I got about 6 miles into the planned route from Seamer, turned south and uphill at Flixton. About half way the climb up my gears started jumping and slipping. I stopped, fiddled about and could see nothing wrong but adjusted the cage throw anyway. I just about managed to get going and BANG it happened again. It's around 12% or 13 % at that point and I almost had an off. Brake grabbing to stop a slide backwards.
Even more pointless faffing about and I was off again, a few yards on and low and behold more slipping. This time though when grabbing the brakes..........the rear was just loose. WTF.
I thought maybe the cable had slipped. If only. One of the brake blocks was missing.
I'm glad I didn't actually set off.
I realised that when I grabbed the brakes before to stop slipping back, being push in blocks, one had obviously been pulled out.
So the next 30 plus mins were spent scouring the tarmac and grassy verge for a blue/black bit of rubber about 50mm long.
Did I find it ? Not a chance. I was well and truely f***ed. So a quick rethink of the day and the first thing to find was a bike shop for another brake block.
Back down the hill to the flat-ish A64 and a careful but dodgy, front brake only ride of 16 miles into Malton. I found a bike shop just by wandering in the right direction. My luck was changing.
I fitted the block easy enough but with slipping gears there was no way I was going to do a hilly route. Instead I took the flatter and more straight forward route back to Leeds pretty much retracing the route of Scolly's ride out to Scarborough we had done the other week.
I had my breakfast before setting off, an apple on the train, and a banana whilst fitting the new brake block. Having wasted so much time already I didn't bother with any lunch in Malton. Mistake. By the time I got to Pockington I was rapidly running out of steam. Never mind thought I , I'll just press on to Cawood and Ma B's cafe on the caravan site.
Well yes but it was another 18 miles.
I made it ok but by this time my thighs were on fire and I was desperate for food. As I rounded the bend in the road what did I see..................the blinds were down.
I pulled in anyway and fortunately the door was open and, result,
They were open. A cheese and pickle roll, a salad and then a scone with jam and cream all washed down with tea I was feeling OK again. I sat for a half hour in the sun and then headed off for the last 25 miles to home.
Not the best day on a bike to be sure but the weather was lovely and despite everything I enjoyed it.
Including the ride to the station first thing it topped put at around 85 miles. with about 2700 ft of up.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/28216207
Edit: I really wanted to go through the village named 'Thwing' Never made it though Another time then.
When I do I hope they have a village pond, with a swan, swimming on the pond .
Being able to genuinely say The Thwing swan swum well, well swum Thwing swan would be quite something, and quite difficult too.
The plan was to go south a little towards Bridlington, cut inland and go west and then go north up through Malton and make for Helmsley. Take the back quiet roads shadowing the A170 and grind my way up White Horse Bank and make for home via Ouseburn.
Well...that was the plan.
It started off ok and I got about 6 miles into the planned route from Seamer, turned south and uphill at Flixton. About half way the climb up my gears started jumping and slipping. I stopped, fiddled about and could see nothing wrong but adjusted the cage throw anyway. I just about managed to get going and BANG it happened again. It's around 12% or 13 % at that point and I almost had an off. Brake grabbing to stop a slide backwards.
Even more pointless faffing about and I was off again, a few yards on and low and behold more slipping. This time though when grabbing the brakes..........the rear was just loose. WTF.
I thought maybe the cable had slipped. If only. One of the brake blocks was missing.
I'm glad I didn't actually set off.
I realised that when I grabbed the brakes before to stop slipping back, being push in blocks, one had obviously been pulled out.
So the next 30 plus mins were spent scouring the tarmac and grassy verge for a blue/black bit of rubber about 50mm long.
Did I find it ? Not a chance. I was well and truely f***ed. So a quick rethink of the day and the first thing to find was a bike shop for another brake block.
Back down the hill to the flat-ish A64 and a careful but dodgy, front brake only ride of 16 miles into Malton. I found a bike shop just by wandering in the right direction. My luck was changing.
I fitted the block easy enough but with slipping gears there was no way I was going to do a hilly route. Instead I took the flatter and more straight forward route back to Leeds pretty much retracing the route of Scolly's ride out to Scarborough we had done the other week.
I had my breakfast before setting off, an apple on the train, and a banana whilst fitting the new brake block. Having wasted so much time already I didn't bother with any lunch in Malton. Mistake. By the time I got to Pockington I was rapidly running out of steam. Never mind thought I , I'll just press on to Cawood and Ma B's cafe on the caravan site.
Well yes but it was another 18 miles.
I made it ok but by this time my thighs were on fire and I was desperate for food. As I rounded the bend in the road what did I see..................the blinds were down.
I pulled in anyway and fortunately the door was open and, result,
They were open. A cheese and pickle roll, a salad and then a scone with jam and cream all washed down with tea I was feeling OK again. I sat for a half hour in the sun and then headed off for the last 25 miles to home.Not the best day on a bike to be sure but the weather was lovely and despite everything I enjoyed it.
Including the ride to the station first thing it topped put at around 85 miles. with about 2700 ft of up.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/28216207
Edit: I really wanted to go through the village named 'Thwing' Never made it though
Another time then. When I do I hope they have a village pond, with a swan, swimming on the pond .
Being able to genuinely say The Thwing swan swum well, well swum Thwing swan would be quite something, and quite difficult too.
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- Location
- Egham
That looks stunning, what a wonderful place to ride
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yeah, that's one of the things I truly love about this thread - looking at the photos of the amazing scenery. 
- Location
- Manchester
Me too!Yeah, that's one of the things I truly love about this thread - looking at the photos of the amazing scenery.
galaxy
Guru
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
After doing a few jobs and walking the Dog rode into Leominster to do some banking. Then a nice climb upto St Micheals and a shop for a Hot Chocolate at the Green Meal Cafe. Then the lanes hole. 18 smiles
- Location
- Egham
The usual commute home from work this morning, then shopping after waking up.
Mini Ms CB goes to Guides on Friday nights, and since she knows I won't allow the car for the 1 mile ish trip, she badgered for the tandem. No problem, lights added and away we went. Great fun, and she was chuffed that we whizzed home at 16 mph
Mini Ms CB goes to Guides on Friday nights, and since she knows I won't allow the car for the 1 mile ish trip, she badgered for the tandem. No problem, lights added and away we went. Great fun, and she was chuffed that we whizzed home at 16 mph
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Today I set out from home just north of Bristol to my parents who live in Cowplain, near Portsmouth. I got away by 8.10, took the B2B and the two tunnels route then dropped down to Warminster on some beautiful B-roads with a few cheeky little climbs.
From Warminster my route followed the superb Wylye valley NCN24, most of which was new to me, apart from The Ginger Pig café at Boyton where I stopped for cake. Met a couple of 80 yr old cyclists out on their new bikes who looked fitter than me!
Then on to Salisbury, past the cathedral, on to Romsey and the road became congested. Some schoolboys clobbered me with a water bottle in Eastleigh..it hit my helmet so I turned around and gave them a few words of advice.
I met up with my sister for more cake near Horton Heath, then it was only thirteen more miles to Cowplain where I found my Dad and Uncle returning home with a massive Chinese takeaway. Although my arrival by bike three hours earlier than the rest of my family was a surprise, there was ample food to go round. It was lovely to surprise my Mum who couldn't believe her eyes. She'd have worried the whole day if she'd known I'd be riding down.
A beautiful and memorable 105-mile ride on my parents' golden anniversary. Prelude to a fun weekend.
From Warminster my route followed the superb Wylye valley NCN24, most of which was new to me, apart from The Ginger Pig café at Boyton where I stopped for cake. Met a couple of 80 yr old cyclists out on their new bikes who looked fitter than me!
Then on to Salisbury, past the cathedral, on to Romsey and the road became congested. Some schoolboys clobbered me with a water bottle in Eastleigh..it hit my helmet so I turned around and gave them a few words of advice.
I met up with my sister for more cake near Horton Heath, then it was only thirteen more miles to Cowplain where I found my Dad and Uncle returning home with a massive Chinese takeaway. Although my arrival by bike three hours earlier than the rest of my family was a surprise, there was ample food to go round. It was lovely to surprise my Mum who couldn't believe her eyes. She'd have worried the whole day if she'd known I'd be riding down.
A beautiful and memorable 105-mile ride on my parents' golden anniversary. Prelude to a fun weekend.
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Only a short mooch but that didn't stop the bloody puncture fairy paying me a visit 
Can't grumble really, it's only the second one I've had since I got the Marin over 12 months ago.
Can't grumble really, it's only the second one I've had since I got the Marin over 12 months ago.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
A like for the ride, not for the visitation...
