Your ride today....

[EltonFrog]

Getting fed up now , been off the bike 3 days as its been pretty much constant peeing it down and flooding roads on my commute

Bloody awful innit? Its put me off riding this week so far, I hope its sorted by the weekend, having said that the Fragrant Mrs P is doing a 20 mile each way commute today, she just doesn't care. She's well 'ard.

 

[Reynard]

Never mind the bike, I'm wanting a boat...

 

[cyberknight]

Bloody awful innit? Its put me off riding this week so far, I hope its sorted by the weekend, having said that the Fragrant Mrs P is doing a 20 mile each way commute today, she just doesn't care. She's well 'ard.

Never mind the bike, I'm wanting a boat...

yeah, lanes were flooded maybe car tyre deep this morning and its been raining most of day , ruddy funny thing is a guy at work is still riding and as hes on a different shift pattern he misses it and when its time for me its binning .

 

[C R]

Getting fed up now , been off the bike 3 days as its been pretty much constant peeing it down and flooding roads on my commute

A like, but you know what I mean. I managed my short commute Monday and today. Yesterday was working from home, and the rain kiboshed my lunchtime ride, so I was grumpy all afternoon.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

A like, but you know what I mean. I managed my short commute Monday and today. Yesterday was working from home, and the rain kiboshed my lunchtime ride, so I was grumpy all afternoon.

I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling your pain.

 

[C R]

I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling your pain.

Quite a few of us seem to be on the same boat. On the other hand, Sunday is looking promising for a metric half century.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Quite a few of us seem to be on the same boat. On the other hand, Sunday is looking promising for a metric half century.

Being Father’s Day I think it’s going to be impossible for me to get out

I may be able to get out of going to the in-laws in the morning allowing me to sneak a quick hour or so on the bike...

 

[C R]

Being Father’s Day I think it’s going to be impossible for me to get out

I may be able to get out of going to the in-laws in the morning allowing me to sneak a quick hour or so on the bike...

That's what early mornings are for. I am usually out by quarter to seven and back by half past nine.

 

[Old jon]

Cloudy this morning and not exactly warm either. I am daft enough to think June weather cannot be too bad to ride in but when I eventually left the house it was drizzling too. That drizzle you cannot see and barely feel, the stuff that soaks you almost without noticing.

So off I went, damply. Things are slowly changing on the wander through Holbeck, the rubble that was once buildings is being removed. Onto the towpath at Office Lock and ride northwest to Viaduct Road, down the dip to cross the river and start to ride up to Headingley. This always warms me up, but not today. At the lights at North Lane my fingers were freezing. Light gloves was possibly the problem, the solution was the gloves at home, almost five miles away. So I turned left to head to Kirkstall and the towpath again. Reached the next set of lights and for some odd reason turned right onto Queenswood Drive. Second thoughts maybe? If so, they did not last long. Past a school and took the next right, should have just done a U turn but it did not occur to me.

Back to the lights, right again and down the hill, then the towpath. A quiet canal today, until a couple on bikes waved me down to tell me that there were a bunch of children riding towards me. And so there were. Poor kids, having to ride in this weather. They all seemed about the same age, were escorted by quite a few adults and were very polite. I stopped at the top of the next locks, vague memory says Oddy Locks, to let the last of them go by. And apart from arriving home, that really was the highlight of this morning’s venture. The final distance home saw a slight increase in speed, did not want to wait any longer for a hot shower I guess. Eleven miles, no video, warming up nicely now.

No video today, as the map shows, I never left Leeds.

 

[cyberknight]

That's what early mornings are for. I am usually out by quarter to seven and back by half past nine.

Its getting easier for me , sundays used to be the wifes lie in day and with young kids i couldnt just leg it ( wife has multiple health issues ) .Now son is older hes fine to be up onhis own and daughter would stay in bed till dinner if you let her so i can go out confident they are all ok .

 

[Shearwater Missile]

After gardening yesterday ( in the rain) I was itching to get out today. I waited until after lunch and there looked a like a window of dry oportunity, but....... Which route do I take, Cotton ( looked black in the distance) or Rattlesden. Rattlesden won, but I thought that I`d change my route so I`d tuck in behind the hedges to avoid some of the 16mph wind. I also thought that I would take in a different route but then join up with my normal one, that was the idea. I headed out of Rattlesden on the Felsham road and before I got to Felsham I turned left and into the wind and a gentle climb, so far so good. It started to rain and quite hard, who`s idea was it to choose this route ? Oh yes, mine ! Anyway, the lane got narrower, the rain got harder and before long I saw a sign saying Felsham. But I thought that Felsham was over to my right, wrong ! I came to a 3 way junction and I did`nt believe the road sign. I honestly thought that someone had changed it around. So I went with my judgement into Felsham and there was another sign agreeing with the first, I needed a second opinion. I came across an elderly lady who`d just come from the village shop ( she must be local) and so I kindly asked which direction was Rattlesden and indeed she said the same as the signage. You plonker Rodney. What I had actually done was cycle in a virtual circle, I must have missed the turn that I really wanted. I continued back to Rattlesden and because my ride would be short now I cycled up to Buxhall ( route used by the ladies tour last Monday) past the Mill and then left back towards Onehouse and Stowmarket Golf Club. My ride ended up as 22.8 so I was quite pleased except for the rain and of course as I got back to Stowmarket the roads were dry. It was`nt cold (15 degrees) but still was wearing my leggings. Where is summer ?

 

[Dave 123]

An escape to the in laws in South Devon. Rain first thing, but the day got better and better. It was blustery though.

Almost a 30 mile ride from Wembury, down through to Spriddlestone, then out along the A379 all the way to Modbury. Mary Cross, shipham and Ermington. Back along the A379 for a mile then a turn for Holbeton and Battisborough Cross, then Noss Mayo and Newton Ferrers where I stopped at a friends for a cup of tea.
Back along the 379 and the climb up to Spriddlestone and Ridge across.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2449637053

 

[Mike_P]

Foolishly booked two days off work, but thankfully it stopped raining and warmed up after midday today. So Defy refitted with its Swan and Croozer mudguards and the route taken a week last Saturday to Norwood including the ascents of Cornwall Road and Harlow Moor Road

and the descents of Whinney Lane and Hill Top Lane

and up Brackenthwaite Lane – plenty of cyclists going down it and on a levelish stretch I was glad I was not a few seconds quicker

Down the southern part of Shaw Lane in my fastest time hitting 37.8 mph and then up the northern part in a PR as well

Up to Little Almscliffe and down towards Norwood

From Norwood down to Swinsty Reservoir as a reverse of last Sundays route in a PR to match the one gained then going uphill

Upto Fewston Church and the undulating route back to the B6451. North across the A59 without stopping for a change and then east. Wary of the chilly decent into Hampsthwaite last Sunday went through the Kettlesing/Tang area of scattered dwellings– this part of rural North Yorkhire typically always has a dwelling or two around the corner. Had not been down of the maze of lanes for some time but pleased to see the ones I passed along were all in pretty good condition. What I was not expecting was a suicidal cat – having chased one down a lane as soon as it darted off the road another leap onto the road from the opposite side straight in front of me, think I left a skid mark on the road.

Whilst this route was largely one of coasting downhill it is quite sheltered, Kettlesing/Tang sitting in their own isolated valley and all routes out go up hill. So up Swincliffe Lane to, logicaly, Swincliffe Top, a testing climb of only 6.3% average but varies like mad hitting 13.3%. Managed to knock a minute off my only previous time on Strava

Then down to Hampsthwaite and up Hollins Lane again which was pretty busy as it was past school kicking out time and eventually a white van overtook on a bend causing a car coming the other way to slow quickly. The car was a BMW however
24.61 miles 2117ft climbed 12mph average

 

[Dave 123]

Out for a steady 10 mile ride before breakfast. I took it very slow on the down hill bits as the roads were soaking.

It was a lot sunnier than I anticipated.

There be Cornwall....

https://www.strava.com/activities/2450907458

 

[Levo-Lon]

Lovely filthy morning on the mtb, propper covered, washed myself and the bike in the garden with the hose pipe.
Everything in the wash.
Surprising how good the trail was after a week of heavy rain, mostly puddles and surface mud.

About 12 miles, didn't bother with Strava as its useless with my nokia phone... Or vice versa..

Perfect weather today, im quite tired but feel rather good after that.