Your ride today....

[C R]

Cold but beautiful sunny morning. Working from home, so I decided to go for a quick outing at lunchtime.

Unfortunately by this time the clouds were coming in fast, and there wasn't much sunshine. As I was going out onto the main road I missed a pedal, and trying to get my foot in place I ended up hitting the kerb an falling over. Luckily no damage of note to me or the bike, and more luckily I don't think anyone saw it.

Once I picked myself up I carried on to the usual Hatfield, Pirton, Wadborough circuit. 10.8 miles at 14.7 mph.

 

[Reynard]

Cold but beautiful sunny morning. Working from home, so I decided to go for a quick outing at lunchtime.

Unfortunately by this time the clouds were coming in fast, and there wasn't much sunshine. As I was going out onto the main road I missed a pedal, and trying to get my foot in place I ended up hitting the kerb an falling over. Luckily no damage of note to me or the bike, and more luckily I don't think anyone saw it.

Once I picked myself up I carried on to the usual Hatfield, Pirton, Wadborough circuit. 10.8 miles at 14.7 mph.

Oops...

Glad no harm done.

 

[C R]

[QUOTE 5511547, member: 9609"]what a daft thought to have, and it was also possibly my first thought when I had my little off last winter, I remember looking up and down the road mighty relieved that no one was watching.[/QUOTE]
I know, when in reality it would be preferable for someone to see, in case something serious had happened.

 

[subaqua]

Did anybody go out in the snow for fun last night ? Or was it just silly me .. I looked like the Yeti when I got back in after 20 mins

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Did anybody go out in the snow for fun last night ? Or was it just silly me .. I looked like the Yeti when I got back in after 20 mins

Fun in the snow?!

Don’t be silly.

 

[cosmicbike]

My wife appeared through the snow on her (my) Brompton, much to my and the childrens amusement. Apparently she's never going to ride in snow again!

 

[Reynard]

Did anybody go out in the snow for fun last night ? Or was it just silly me .. I looked like the Yeti when I got back in after 20 mins

Snow? What snow?

If I go out, I'll just disappear without trace into the muddy bog that the roads here seem to have become...

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

My ride today ended prematurely and saw me spend nine hours in a&e.

I was crossing a roundabout and a bloke joining in a car decided he would just barrel across the roundabout with no regard for anyone already on it. I could see it happening but was powerless to get out of the way. Straight into my back wheel from the side at I would estimate a good 30mph.

I am sent sprawling across the tarmac suffering cuts and pain to my knee, hip and elbow. I could feel my head, inside my helmet, bouncing over the road surface. I am so glad I wear one as otherwise that would have been my head.

Ambulance takes me away, police kindly organise a van and take my bike home, a quick glance tonight shows the back wheel now a funny shape, not had the heart nor nor the inclination to check out the bike properly.

Will need to check house insurance tomorrow for legal expenses as the driver admitted to both myself and the police who turned up he didn't see me because of the sun, to which my argument would be if you can't see slow down or stop at the roundabout and make sure it is safe to go.

Anyway in a good deal of pain now so a couple of paracetamol and off to bed.

Sorry to hear about this. I hope you heal well and that you won't get messed about with the insurance claim.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Ice about and the temperature took time to get slightly warmer. The sunshine was tempting so I layered up and took to gritted roads south for Staunton with the northerly run starting through Corse Lawn. At Tunnel Hill I risked the lane (which was fine) to get to Hook Bank. Thence the standard loop back. Cold especially heading north into a light but chilly breeze. 30 smiles

 

[cosmicbike]

Brrrr I did the paper round in the car with my lad this morning as I didn't want him out on un-gritted roads at 0630. Needed a ride after dropping dog at vets so over to Dad for a coffee and a natter, then home. Only 7 miles, 2 degrees C but felt so much colder with the wind.

 

[Spartak]

 

[PeteXXX]

A few chilly rides recently.
Today was like a summers day, but considerably colder!

The old railway bridge on the Brampton Valley Way was a bit dodgy, but rideable with caution..

Still frosty in the shade on my way home..

Thank goodness the café was serving ice cream

A few clicks under 30 miles, but who's counting..

 

[EltonFrog]

Cold, Icy, Wet and Muddy out today, but I went on the MTB again to visit the LBS 'cos they got in some MTB tyres for me to look at, so I rode the 3 mile to Didcot and blagged a sign for the ABC challenges. Visited the shop and decided not to buy the tyres, and headed home blagging another village sign again at East Hagbourne. I took a long way home to see if I could find the mojo, and got totally lost on some tracks and footpaths I have never been down before, got really muddy, and I was sliding all over the place, I may have to get those new tyres after all.

Just over 15 mile today, so at 40 miles for the month so far I have done more than last January.

Grey wet and muddy

Escept this nice new bridleway, it's only about a 1/4 of a mile.

Any idea what this is?

Dirty Bike.

 

[pjd57]

Morning run to drop off something in Stepps.
So for me that's going from Glasgow NW to Glasgow NE.
I would usually just head in roughly a straight line across the northern fringes of the city but this morning I opted for bus lanes into the city centre and out again.
Had to walk for a bit at both ends once I came off the main roads.

hogganfield ( Huggy ) loch

 

[cosmicbike]

-3C it was this morning when my lad set off on his paper round, so I stayed in bed Nice and dry so no worries about ice, and I'd found him a nice pair of gloves yesterday so at least his fingers were warm.
After a bit more plumbing, I set off to get some climbing miles in, but stay local. I'm trying to get the Strava climbing challenge done this month, but don't fancy my chances, partly as it's rather flat around here, and partly because w*rk gets in the way...
Slightly warmer when I left at -2C, and I just went over known ground through Virginia Water and Wentworth, finding all the little lumps. Tried to stay at 20m/mile, but failed to do so by my own poor route choice, figuring dropping down Crimp Hill and up Priest Hill would work in my favour, but it was a longer route than I thought.
Paused briefly on the way out through Wentworth, distinct lack of ball whackers out today

Home with 32 miles and 604m climbing. Now at 6004m for the month, no danger of getting to the target 7500m now as I'm commuting the next 5 days which is rather pancake like....