A bit cloudy this morning, and maybe felt cooler too. Add to that a slightly earlier start than usual means things have changed. But not that much. All the events of last weekend are finished so there should be no unusual traffic, wheel out the fixed and point it in the direction of away.
And I found traffic! Water Lane was the chosen way out of Holbeck and it was full of cars. So was Globe Road, and it took what seemed to be a long time to reach Great Wilson Street. Cross the river and ride up to the Oakwood Clock, straight on to the foot of that hill. Riding up to the Ring Road never seems any easier on the fixed. Straight on a bit more then turn right and eventually reach Thorner. Past the Beehive pub, which I read last weekend has been taken over by a famous chef, so famous that I forgot his name just after I saw it. Out of the village up Church Hill then that long descending road past Bramham Park.
And, at the end of the video, that steep little climb after crossing the stream whose name I cannot find on the map. After crossing the A 1M turn right, this misses most of the Bramham and parallels the road I have just crossed all the way to Aberford. Good surface, no steep climbs and not much traffic. But you can hear the traffic on that big road across there. It is a long time since the A 1 has been a quiet road. Anyway, the idea had been to turn right in Aberford. But the ride distance looked like it would be shy of thirty miles so a bit of a rethink. Straight through Aberford on a rising road and turn right at the crossroads with the B 1217.
After crossing the M1, another enormous roundabout, ride through the northern bit of Garforth. Over the top of the railway station and turn right at the next traffic lights. Just before the junction there was a shortcut signposted for bikes turning right. About a yard above the ground, at the other side of the road, right at the dropped crossing. Sorry, I cannot make turns that sharp without notice. No matter how it is reached, this road leads to Barwick. A bit up and down, crosses a stream that could well be Cock Beck, the last approach to Barwick is up. Turn left, still on a rise until the drop before Scholes. Left onto the A 64 then the bit of Thorner Lane I did not ride on earlier. I can almost see the tyre tracks now, all the way past the clock at Oakwood to Crown Point Bridge and the river crossing before finishing thirty three and a half miles at my front door, with a grin at the weather, which had just started raining.
Cycling geometry, or should that be etch a sketch?
And I found traffic! Water Lane was the chosen way out of Holbeck and it was full of cars. So was Globe Road, and it took what seemed to be a long time to reach Great Wilson Street. Cross the river and ride up to the Oakwood Clock, straight on to the foot of that hill. Riding up to the Ring Road never seems any easier on the fixed. Straight on a bit more then turn right and eventually reach Thorner. Past the Beehive pub, which I read last weekend has been taken over by a famous chef, so famous that I forgot his name just after I saw it. Out of the village up Church Hill then that long descending road past Bramham Park.
And, at the end of the video, that steep little climb after crossing the stream whose name I cannot find on the map. After crossing the A 1M turn right, this misses most of the Bramham and parallels the road I have just crossed all the way to Aberford. Good surface, no steep climbs and not much traffic. But you can hear the traffic on that big road across there. It is a long time since the A 1 has been a quiet road. Anyway, the idea had been to turn right in Aberford. But the ride distance looked like it would be shy of thirty miles so a bit of a rethink. Straight through Aberford on a rising road and turn right at the crossroads with the B 1217.
After crossing the M1, another enormous roundabout, ride through the northern bit of Garforth. Over the top of the railway station and turn right at the next traffic lights. Just before the junction there was a shortcut signposted for bikes turning right. About a yard above the ground, at the other side of the road, right at the dropped crossing. Sorry, I cannot make turns that sharp without notice. No matter how it is reached, this road leads to Barwick. A bit up and down, crosses a stream that could well be Cock Beck, the last approach to Barwick is up. Turn left, still on a rise until the drop before Scholes. Left onto the A 64 then the bit of Thorner Lane I did not ride on earlier. I can almost see the tyre tracks now, all the way past the clock at Oakwood to Crown Point Bridge and the river crossing before finishing thirty three and a half miles at my front door, with a grin at the weather, which had just started raining.
Cycling geometry, or should that be etch a sketch?
. The ride was a mere 27.9 miles, but climbed 2896ft in elevation. My London legs are throbbing. We cook an amazing meal on an open fire and had a sky filled with stars
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yes and the nearby village of Ysbyty Ystwyth was another victim. In fact they're both littered with vowels as 'W' and 'Y' are vowels in Welsh
