Your ride today....

[gbb]

15 ebike miles meander through Ferry Meadows, round the back of Milton Estate, two lovely G Spotted Woodpeckers, a few Red Kite, lots of flitting in the hedgerows, birds are getting lively, skylarks twittering away, spring is coming fast. Stopped off at the crematorium, say hello to my late brother and dad, a melancholy moment followed by the thought it's good to be alive and out in the sun. Home to a cuppa.a good relaxing ride..

 

[theloafer]

just a short run out to check I had repaired karons bike ok, not as cold as it looked though karon did say her feet were numb .. lol . was to no were special just around the lanes ..and we had to stop in at Archer,s for coffee+scones 18 miles https://www.strava.com/act

 

[Mike_P]

Finally an almost decent Saturday so took my new ebike (a last years Giant model acquired for nearly a third off) on its first real ride with a shopping trip to Lidl on the far side of Knaresborough, a 15 mile round trip going the long way through the Nidd Gorge at Knaresbrorough. Only saw a handful of other cyclists, the guaranteed dopy lets walk in front of the cyclist dog and some annoying youths who to pick up a comment on another thread I should have responded with a remark about having bed room activities with their mother.

 

[Old jon]

Well wow! No frost, no rain and the gentlest of breezes. Not many degrees too, but that can be managed.

Another ride out with the Leeds Cycling Campaign was the idea, which decides the first bit of the ride. The meeting point was the same as last week, so wander aimlessly through Holbeck, cross the river and ride up to the Oakwood Clock. Then more up, gentler though, along Princes Avenue to the big park gates. Quite a few folk turned up, a dozen or so, and with me close to the back the ride started. These people know their way around Leeds, looking at the map I am happy someone else was navigating. A very oblique approach to Shadwell, oblique means I had no idea where I was, cross the A58 on Carr Lane and ride into Thorner.

And then out of Thorner along Milner Lane. I had asked which way we were leaving Thorner, and I was also pretty certain that the last hill on Milner Lane was going to see me walking. I was riding the fixed, and yes I walked. Turn left at the top of the hill to cross the A58 again and follow Syke Lane, Tarn Lane and Coal Road to the golf club in Wyke. The coffee was good, the grub looked fine and the rest was welcome.

Then along Wike Ridge Lane to Slaid Hill, Shadwell Lane to Harrogate Road, when I realised a lot of riders had turned off. I chose to ride Street Lane back to the meeting point, then the clock again and the usual shuffle around the edge of Leeds centre to take me across the river and back up the road to home. It was good to see my front door, twenty nine miles after leaving it. A grin for that, and the experience of riding with company. Must do more of that.

How to tangle roads,

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Mrs 26, John G and me rode over to Upton where Pete M and Steve E met us. Lots of discussions about possible routes most of which would be flooded. Nevertheless we went via the school to demonstrate this fact. Retracing it was decided that flooding was still a problem so we dodged by Chaceley Church where it could be seen that the Hams are still well under. So now it was Corse, Tirley Knowle and Wickridge Street for Staunton and the cafe.
Everyone had differing ideas about a return route. John wanted direct so off up the main road he headed. Mrs 26 did likewise I pointed Pete at Redmarley and Bromsberrow while Steve and I took to the lanes by Pendock and Castlemorton. After Steve aimed for Upton I took my usual run back. Nice social outing for sure. 46 smiles

 

[Mrs M]

Final day or riding the fat bike today, had to get him back to the shop before it closed at 2.30 and closed on Sundays
Anyway set off early and went all over the place. Stopped for a bacon roll than headed in the direction of the beach again.
I finally took a pic of the cute old yellow Fiat (bike is almost same size)
Met a lovely wee pup at Marina Rubicon and also Fefe the cat from Freddy’s cat house.
She’s gotten quite chubby so only got 6 dreamies, she was snuffling about in my bag for more
Set up fat bike base camp on the beach and spent a very relaxing time lying in the sun, listening to the waves.
Went for a wee paddle to cool down, then set off around the cliff tops to take in the scenery.
Took Mr Arbuckle back to the bike shop. The young lad is always very friendly and I tried to buy a water bottle as a wee moment but he wouldn’t let me pay for it, very kind of him.
No bike for tomorrow (don’t know what I’ll do with myself)!
I’ve really enjoyed my cycling over the last couple of weeks and am determined to keep it up when I get home

 

[Mike_P]

Decided on a need to visit Spa Cycles so a further 8.6 miles for the ebike and initally a bright idea, instead of putting the lock in my rucksack put it on top of the pannier rack held in place by the three fitted straps. That transpired to be not such a bright idea as heading down the A59 to Starbeck in advance of thankfully slowly moving traffic due to the level crossing their was a loud thud behind me and I looked back to see the lock lying in the road. One end of the fitted straps had unclipped itself. Then on the return the mobile phone jumped out of its holder, good job its in a thick rubber case as it survived the plummet to the floor without damage. Refitted it with the holders grips in a different place.

 

[13 rider]

I take it your catching up on the thread @Katherine I'm getting likes from Nov ,That's a lot of reading and now with 1 extra

 

[EltonFrog]

The internet is strange, who’d a thought twenty years ago folks would meet a load of people that they only know (sort of, a bit) on the internet.
Well that’s what six of us did today, The Dawes Kingpin and Raleigh Twenty FB group ride from Havant Station to Hayling Island and back , four Kingpins, one Raleigh Twenty and a Moulton and riders turned up on a grey dry day for a conversational ride and swapping bike stories. Totally daft but fun.

17.2 miles.

 

[Milzy]

https://www.relive.cc/view/vKv24X8P846

 

[Mrs M]

The internet is strange, who’d a thought twenty years ago folks would meet a load of people that they only know (sort of, a bit) on the internet.
Well that’s what six of us did today, The Dawes Kingpin and Raleigh Twenty FB group ride from Havant Station to Hayling Island and back , four Kingpins, one Raleigh Twenty and a Moulton and riders turned up on a grey dry day for a conversational ride and swapping bike stories. Totally daft but fun.

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Love it !
Lights on the green bike are the same ones I had on my racer

 

[EltonFrog]

Love it !
Lights on the green bike are the same ones I had on my racer

The bloke bought them from someone who had them in the original boxes never been used.

 

[Jenkins]

I needed to get some milk this morning so headed out through the usual northbound route of Falkenham, Kirton, Newbourne & Waldringfield before doubling back to avoid a section still flooded from the midweek rain. From Brightwell it was back northbound through the Bealings villages and Grundisburgh up to Otley for the first time this year, then across to Ashbocking and back southbound where it was almost constant headwind through Witnesham, Westerfield and round Ipswich with a slight diversion through Rushmere just for a break from the wind!

From Rushmere, it was the usual Bucklesham route home back to Trimley where I picked up a litre of milk from the local McColl's store and completed the final mile home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3162094401

 

[AndreaJ]

Only time for a shorter ride today and it was still sunny at times, no rain but the wind is back☹️. I set off to Wolverley, turned to Loppington, Burlton, English Frankton where the wind was blowing me across the lane down the hill which was a bit disconcerting so slowed down to Colemere past lots of primroses on the hedge banks, around Colemere then to Lyneal, Welshampton, Bettisfield, Northwood past the first turning for home and down Ossage Lane where I passed 2 ladies walking a dog and a donkey! , onto Horton and back home. 21.45 miles @15mph. It was actually quite warm today and didn’t really need so many layers on. Lots of lambs out in the fields now and most of the flooded lanes have dried up at last although there is still lots of water on the fields so actually got home dry .

 

[Mike_P]

Love it !
Lights on the green bike are the same ones I had on my racer

Can you still get the battery for the front one, massive and always seemed weak IME. Must be stacks of them corroding in landfill sites.