Your ride today....

[HertzvanRental]

Not a chance! Walking your car up hill would have impressed me!

I forgot to mention-I did have cake-twice!! Still no good?

 

[Dave 123]

Calling @Donger

Dear Mr Donger,
Do you ride with dwarves or are you really tall.
As stated, nice kit!

 

[HertzvanRental]

I forgot to mention-I did have cake-twice!! Still no good?

At last! Recognition!!

 

[Donger]

Calling @Donger

Dear Mr Donger,
Do you ride with dwarves or are you really tall.
As stated, nice kit!

6'6" and over 20 stone. I was always going to be stood at the back on a club photo. I did consider bending my knees!

 

[Diggs]

A cracking 30 miles with an old friend of mine (kudos that he did it on his hardtail).
I got back to find:
Garmin had a bit of a funny turn and data didn't record (fortunately had the fitbit on)
Camera had nothing on memory card when I checked it
My bontrager rain jacket (a pressie from Mrs D) had made a break for freedom from my jersey pocket somewhere on the roads of Essex

Oh well, c'est la vie

 

[HertzvanRental]

A cracking 30 miles with an old friend of mine (kudos that he did it on his hardtail).
I got back to find:
Garmin had a bit of a funny turn and data didn't record (fortunately had the fitbit on)
Camera had nothing on memory card when I checked it
My bontrager rain jacket (a pressie from Mrs D) had made a break for freedom from my jersey pocket somewhere on the roads of Essex

Oh well, c'est la vie

No punctures? Shangri-la!

 

[cyberknight]

Only had time for a quick spin today and mother and mother in law came for dinner, 1st time i have made more than evens solo this year over any distance.
https://www.strava.com/activities/310904833

 

[Diggs]

No punctures? Shangri-la!

Fair point and I wouldn't be quite so excited internet shopping tonight for inner tubes. Every cloud......

 

[PeteXXX]

Today I went to Oundle in Nothamptonshire. Not only did I cross the A1, but also the A14!
I left a 7 and took the quiet way out to Kimbolton, there I stopped at Budgens for a snack after 25 miles.
It was whilst having this snack when a few bikes started to come by, I was about to gate crash an organised charity ride for the next 50 miles....
One of the riders who went by was playing calypso music loudly out of somewhere, but I couldn't see where!
The next few miles were lovely and rural. I was eventually caught by a group of 3 doing the ride and I spoke to a lovely fella from Durham. Whilst riding with him I'd gone past a village I wanted to go through on my route I'd written down, so I doubled back at a roundabout and took the road which led to further up the busy A road that the roundabout was on, or a private road.... So I doubled back to whence I came. Basically I then followed the charity ride route for ages!
Oundle was pretty but the drizzle had turned to rZin. I sheltered in the door of the Tesco express and ate chocolate. Once the shower had passed I set off on my wY, again following the arrows of the ride. I was going through lovely countryside on quiet roads.
Back over the A14 and down as far as Little Staughton, through St Neots and home through the Gransdens (there's a surprise)
The air at present is thick and cold, even with a tail wind I had a head wind!

Saw lots of birds- Red Kite, a Buzzard, Keztrel, Sparrowhawk, Yellowhammer, Bullfinch, SwAllow, Housemartins and a cormorant which isn't really a bird!

101.4 miles

http://www.strava.com/activities/310762608

And a big thank you to @PeteXXX for route info

No probs. Glad it helped avoid the A14!

 

[screenman]

100yards of 8 foot hedges cut yesterday so the better half suggested a ride along the river bank for a pint or three, the place was closed, so we rode back and donated two empty bottles that did contain Pino to the recycling bin.

Today I used up 25 litres of creosote copy stuff, so no ride to write about. But the fences look good.

 

[Lilliburlero]

Lovely ride out through the lanes to Calke Abbey today.

 

[BrynCP]

41.4 miles today; Set off late afternoon to avoid the morning rain, and having let the sun dry of the roads.

Fairly quiet ride, passed a few other cyclists but the roads around these Yorkshire villages are pretty deserted. Went out from Hull west to Market Weighton, then back east through Goodmanham, Lund and South Dalton back to Hull through Beverley.

Only downside was literally 30 metres from home hit a "new" pothole pretty hard, but no damage done I hope.

Celebrated my ride tonight with some drambuie

 

[Gravity Aided]

13 miles this day, on a mission to ride through the countryside to buy a chicken at the grocery store. Intermittent rain, and great winds, 29 mph steady and 35 mph gusts, and a high of 84F. The glass continued to fall, but little further rain. I went to the grocery near the trail, which has its own trail leading back to the shopping center, about a mile. 2 panniers made their presence felt in the winds as I drove home. No wildlife encounters, as the wildlife had the good sense to stay indoors, although it sounds like the English Sparrows in my backyard have hatched young.

 

[Spartak]

I'm presently halfway thru a DIY x GPS Audax !

Having breakfast in Coffee #1 in Monmouth !

 

[biggs682]

Early 22 miles this morning as of to see Pitch perfect 2 later . Out of the boro up to great doddington ,along hardwater, Grendon,Wishton,Earls Barton,Mears Ashby,Sywell past Beckworths and down the mad mile in to the boro .