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I have never tried thermal socks before. I must say i was quite impressed by them
Your ride today....
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I have never tried thermal socks before. I must say i was quite impressed by them
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Hope you like hills as there are one or two down that wayView attachment 435274 View attachment 435275 Spending a week in Cornwall and just had to share the aweful scenery with you all
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
Needed a ride to ease a bit of stress and the weather obliged. I managed to sneak in another 50 k on Patsy #2 The CX with a route out to Coddenham and Bramford and returning by the same way.
Missed the opportunity to snap a pic of some old chap in a wonderful vintage sports car, but took the time to take one of a house I always find myself glancing at whenever I pass.
Missed the opportunity to snap a pic of some old chap in a wonderful vintage sports car, but took the time to take one of a house I always find myself glancing at whenever I pass.
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Mrs 26 and I joined Jules H to ride out by Longley Green. Descending from Acton Green we took the unusual route for Munderfield Stocks and Stoke Lacy. We paused to admire the Dragon sculpture before rounding by Crowells Ash and another stop in Pencombe to visit the church. Hegdon Hill gave us misty views over many many miles. Just the drop away left before arriving at the Golf Club and some lovely refreshments.
We left by taking on the steep hill to take us to Marden. Then on to Withington and the usual run back by Yarkhill. Mrs 26 had ridden through a small crisis which we had successfully sorted. She was still going happily as a result as we arrived in Bosbury. She decided to stop in Colwall to visit a friend so Jules and I rode up the Wyche to stop for a pint of beer in the pub at the top. Just the descent for me left but Jules still had some miles left before he would be home.
Lovely sunny day today. Great to be out and about. 59 smiles.
We left by taking on the steep hill to take us to Marden. Then on to Withington and the usual run back by Yarkhill. Mrs 26 had ridden through a small crisis which we had successfully sorted. She was still going happily as a result as we arrived in Bosbury. She decided to stop in Colwall to visit a friend so Jules and I rode up the Wyche to stop for a pint of beer in the pub at the top. Just the descent for me left but Jules still had some miles left before he would be home.
Lovely sunny day today. Great to be out and about. 59 smiles.
hondated
Guru
- Location
- Eastbourne East Sussex
Your right and if only I had a local cycling club that comprised of the type people from here and the lack of snobbishness ( is that a real word ) when it comes to what bike you ride I would join it tomorrow.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
After mixing and laying some concrete this morning, i needed to get out on the bike, the sun was out so it was on with the bibshorts, nice steady ride out to St Albans, The roads where nice and quiet. Was a recci ride for Thursday, Going out with a few mates, they like a coffee stop so St Albans seemed like a good call,
https://www.strava.com/activities/1924564919
https://www.strava.com/activities/1924564919
Elysian_Roads
Senior Member
Likewise, sorry to hear the sad news.
Denis99
Über Member
- Location
- South Wales
Eventful day yesterday.
Lovely weather , ride down to the Mumbles/Gower.
First puncture on the ICE Adventure recumbent.
No problem, always carry a pump and spare inner tubes, levers etc.
On getting the spares out, realise that I haven't got the correct Schrader fitting, always been used to presta valves.
Luckily, Pilot Cycles bike shop was only 2 minutes away.
Right pump adaptor , change tube and away.
Lovely weather , ride down to the Mumbles/Gower.
First puncture on the ICE Adventure recumbent.
No problem, always carry a pump and spare inner tubes, levers etc.
On getting the spares out, realise that I haven't got the correct Schrader fitting, always been used to presta valves.
Luckily, Pilot Cycles bike shop was only 2 minutes away.
Right pump adaptor , change tube and away.
Salar
A fish out of water
- Location
- Gorllewin Cymru
I carry a couple of these, Good for blowing up tyres with a car foot pump and if you are very careful at a garage.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Brass-Adaptor-Presta-To-Schrader-Bicycle-Valve-Converter-Bike-Pump-Connector/401552401544?_trkparms=aid=555017&algo=PL.CASSINI&ao=1&asc=54810&meid=2da8c62b5f4a41599c351c4a2135ce93&pid=100505&rk=1&rkt=1&&itm=401552401544&_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Brass-Adaptor-Presta-To-Schrader-Bicycle-Valve-Converter-Bike-Pump-Connector/401552401544?_trkparms=aid=555017&algo=PL.CASSINI&ao=1&asc=54810&meid=2da8c62b5f4a41599c351c4a2135ce93&pid=100505&rk=1&rkt=1&&itm=401552401544&_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
Spending a week in Cornwall and just had to share the aweful scenery with you all
I grew up near there, my girlfriend can't understand why I ever left as I now reside in deepest darkest Basildon Essex, ( No jobs is why I left) . Hope you enjoyed the hills, its one thing I don't particularly miss.
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
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The_Weekend_Report_Guy
Pablo's Cycling Tours
- Location
- Coín, Málaga
Sorry about the lost Dave....
Still sunny here is Southern Spain, cold weather is coming this weekend.
Still sunny here is Southern Spain, cold weather is coming this weekend.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Nice ride out with the girls this morning, St Albans for a coffee then back to our local for lunch, washed down with a couple of beers. Can't believe i am still in shorts. the sun was out , a lovely day with great company.
https://www.strava.com/activities/1926596202
https://www.strava.com/activities/1926596202
Another bright and clear morning out there, definitely not a day to waste on the other bits of life. I chose to ride the bike with the gears again mostly ‘cos it is ( slightly ) easier to ride than the fixed. Single gear riding soon.
Holbeck is still suffering the same tarmac disruption as most of the rest of Leeds, but the details change more often. A minor diversion to reach Office Lock, and a large car park, was negotiated before a not so brisk ride along the towpath to Viaduct Road on the way to the ride up Cardigan Road to Headingley and the A 660. The breeze was mostly in my face and the sweat was mostly pouring off the same face all the way to the top just beyond the Ring Road. I was comprehensively scalped crossing that road, the rider was likely travelling at twice the speed I was. Not the faintest chance of me keeping up. Still, once past the Lawnswood Arms to scenery is mostly rural and good to look at. Bramhope and its roundabout sort of hinder the prospect a little, but countryside returns after riding past the church. Ain’t Google Earth great? I could not remember the name (?) of the church, so I checked. It is just what I thought it was. Climb a little and the Dyneley Arms is in sight at the end of a long straight. Turn right and Pool Bank is descended.
Always fun, but then up the valley towards Otley and into the wind. I was happy to reach the maypole, for a rest and a bite to eat before tackling the climb out on Leeds Road. This bit is where I hope to choose a gear low enough, and today I did. Not the most pleasing thing, like so many others I wish I was fitter . . .
The two final bends on this always seem to be steeper than the rest, but never mind, its almost at the top. A return through Bramhope in the opposite direction to the earlier one and the ride back all the way to Headingley was much easier than the morning version. Lots of downhill, and the drop to Kirkstall, pretty good really. A quiet ride back to Office Lock and the trundle through Hunslet, thirty miles ridden and a happy rider is home.
The map, and because the drop down Pool Bank looks so much like a cliff there is the elevation over time pic too.
Holbeck is still suffering the same tarmac disruption as most of the rest of Leeds, but the details change more often. A minor diversion to reach Office Lock, and a large car park, was negotiated before a not so brisk ride along the towpath to Viaduct Road on the way to the ride up Cardigan Road to Headingley and the A 660. The breeze was mostly in my face and the sweat was mostly pouring off the same face all the way to the top just beyond the Ring Road. I was comprehensively scalped crossing that road, the rider was likely travelling at twice the speed I was. Not the faintest chance of me keeping up. Still, once past the Lawnswood Arms to scenery is mostly rural and good to look at. Bramhope and its roundabout sort of hinder the prospect a little, but countryside returns after riding past the church. Ain’t Google Earth great? I could not remember the name (?) of the church, so I checked. It is just what I thought it was. Climb a little and the Dyneley Arms is in sight at the end of a long straight. Turn right and Pool Bank is descended.
Always fun, but then up the valley towards Otley and into the wind. I was happy to reach the maypole, for a rest and a bite to eat before tackling the climb out on Leeds Road. This bit is where I hope to choose a gear low enough, and today I did. Not the most pleasing thing, like so many others I wish I was fitter . . .
The two final bends on this always seem to be steeper than the rest, but never mind, its almost at the top. A return through Bramhope in the opposite direction to the earlier one and the ride back all the way to Headingley was much easier than the morning version. Lots of downhill, and the drop to Kirkstall, pretty good really. A quiet ride back to Office Lock and the trundle through Hunslet, thirty miles ridden and a happy rider is home.
The map, and because the drop down Pool Bank looks so much like a cliff there is the elevation over time pic too.
