Your ride today....

[Dave the Smeghead]

Now that my new job is settling down a bit and I am finally in the building I am to be based from, I decided to cycle from Fenchurch Street to Berkeley Square. Used the Boris Bikes today but now that I have trailled it will do it tomorrow on my Tern Joe D21. Nice route especially alongside the Palace (and Her Majesty was at home) except for the myriad of people appearing to be leaving a Garden Party and heading back to their cars. Most seemed either inebriated or just not looking where they were going - quite frustrating.
Some of the traffic was tedious in a somewhat dangerous way (yes I am talking about you Mr Tourist Bus Driver), but good to do and looking forward to tomorrow to do it again.

Well I did take the Tern in to work, and it is so much easier to ride than those Boris Bikes (apart from an annoying creak from my Brooks saddle). Frustrating that despite having wide boulevards through Green Park that you aren't allowed to cycle through it (big draconian signs warning of £60 fines). On a bike you have to cycle around the outside of it. I don't understand their logic - it is plenty big enough to have half the boulevard as a footpath and the other half as a cycle path.
Two good rides apart from the L plate scooter riders who were buzzing in and out of the cycle lane on the Embankment - no care for the cyclists in the lane and if I could've caught them I might well have told them what I thought - if I had enough breath left!

 

[MikeW-71]

Just a commute today, since it was such a nice day and an early finish. 5 miles in, 16 miles back. It was a bit windier than forecast though, but only two things spoiled it. Traffic lights at Warwick bridge as repairs are made to a wall near the bridge. Traffic backed up for ages and no comfortable room to filter, but hey-ho. The other was an idiot that overtook me in a dodgy place and forced an oncoming car into an emergency stop.

Will be out again tommorrow on my day off

 

[Glow worm]

After a couple of weeks out due to recurring quad pains, managed a 19 mile commute yesterday at long last, so decided to celebrate today with a quick circuit around the fen in the sunshine hereabouts after work.

One of my favourite tracks (above) near Longmeadow. If I can get away from roads/traffic/ people - its always a bonus, miserable git that I am.

Reach Lode from the bridge.

Looking back at the bridge from the river or lode as its known hereabouts. Could hear a couple of cuckoos at this spot.

My usual route onto Tubney Fen was closed temporarily (while cattle are moved about), with a diversion down a new (to me) route. It was lovely too, can't believe I'd never been this way before.

Headed back through Reach village hoping to hear/ see the first turtle doves of the summer. They sometimes come back here. None returned last year but I'm hoping that was just a blip. Though when countries like Malta are still blasting turtle doves, a species on its knees to say the least, out of the sky, it seems probable I may never see them again here.

(I was in Malta late last year and its amazing how many hunter's shelters just, erm, 'fell over' while I was there.)

Just 13 miles today, but great to be back on the bike again.

 

[Gravity Aided]

13 miles my ride today, in brilliant sunshine and an easterly (uh-oh) cross wind. Rode toward the lake and returned from a crossroads in the middle of some fields. Not much to photograph. The Schwinn Impact did a fine and commendable job of carrying me in touring style (26" that is) at a nice 10 mile an hour pace. Not a bad effort after mowing the lawn(1/3acre) and bird doggin' a lot of insurance paperwork after a fellow backed into my car at the grocery store last night. I think riding a bicycle is the best way to forget your troubles, and lose your winter gains.

 

[Katherine]

A lovely pootle around Clifton Country Park to see the bluebells in the late afternoon sunshine.

 

[thetribe]

No pics but my first ride of May yesterday, not enjoying the lack of riding time but hopefully that will change soon. A sneaky 11 miles circuit, fast out and slower back along the coast to enjoy the views.

https://www.strava.com/activities/303827246

 

[surfdude]

A 30 mile ride around a beautiful loch with stunning views to be had at every corner. Deer grazing By the road side.birds of pray flying overhead and perfect riding conditions and the most perfect thing was it was just me on my own. Pure bliss.

 

[Cush]

Just a commute today, since it was such a nice day and an early finish. 5 miles in, 16 miles back. It was a bit windier than forecast though, but only two things spoiled it. Traffic lights at Warwick bridge as repairs are made to a wall near the bridge. Traffic backed up for ages and no comfortable room to filter, but hey-ho. The other was an idiot that overtook me in a dodgy place and forced an oncoming car into an emergency stop.

Will be out again tommorrow on my day off

Lights will be there for weeks and the bottom Wetheral road by the river is closed to traffic but you may be able to cycle on it. Massive heap of chippings in the lay-by near Wetheral. I also believe that they are fetching heavy machinery down through Aglionby for a pipe line across / under the Eden, so there could be problems on the loop road. By-passing Warwick Bridge via the Wetheral viaduct could also cause problems on the Plains road. On Grass cutting duty's again today otherwise I would have been heading towards Alston.

 

[MikeW-71]

Yeah, it's been causing chaos there for my parents and that doesn't make getting to them by bike any easier.

Anyway, just been out for a quick 18 miles in the sun to Armathwaite and back through Cotehill. I don't think I'm ever going to find Station Hill easy

Pretty stiff wind today!
http://app.strava.com/activities/304404745/overview

 

[thetribe]

Managed to squeeze in the reverse of yesterday's ride, another 11miles

http://www.strava.com/activities/304497779

 

[Archeress]

Just back from a short social ride with the cycle club to celebrate the clubs 5th birthday. Had a lovely gammon steak dinner and some ice cold lager and then birthday cake! Also the club planed our camping trip in the forest of dean on the next bank holiday weekend.

Ride is here: https://www.strava.com/activities/304660067

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[Jon George]

A slow ride out to Woodbridge, today. This near Bealings.

 

[busman]

A quick 20 miler turned into disaster. Spoke broke and wheel buckled after hitting a pothole. 1 mile down the road I come off. Luckily I wasn't hurt and only 2 miles from home.
Now I have a wheel to fix.

 

[welsh dragon]

A quick 20 miler turned into disaster. Spoke broke and wheel buckled after hitting a pothole. 1 mile down the road I come off. Luckily I wasn't hurt and only 2 miles from home.
Now I have a wheel to fix.

Bad luck @busman

 

[Gravity Aided]

Like for 20 miles,wheel woes notwithstanding.