Chromatic
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Longford to Eastington and back today, 25.9 miles.
Traffic not as heavy as I expected it would be.
Traffic not as heavy as I expected it would be.
Your ride today....
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gavgav
Legendary Member
At the risk of going off topic, I’ve found what the insects are, that I encountered on my ride, today https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/flies/st-marks-fly
Mr Celine
Discordian
- Location
- Waxing my moustache
And all done on a blue and green bike. A red and yellow bidon would have topped it off nicely.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
It was a bit dull here on the Wirral at 8am so I thought a short ride on my SS would suffice. However, it turned out to be one of those "oh, I think I'll see where this lane goes" type rides, and 25mls later my knees are complaining a bit as my gearing is a little bit too high. Nice ride though with plenty of friendly people saying hello as I passed. Lets hope the pleasantness stays when the Virus goes, as apart from the initial shopping hoarders and current fly tippers (or Scum as they are better known) the people that I meet all seem to be a lot nicer than before.
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gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
First time on the roadbike for way over a year.. Usually too sore to contemplate it but felt ok this weekend so just half an hour on the flat local roads so's not to overdo it. Enjoyed it.
Back up to Boars Hill on the mountain bikes today with my son, it’s only about 7 miles but feels like 27 because of the climb and rough tracks.
We were greeting with this stunning spectacle.
We saw a few other people but we rode on mainly deserted tracks and lanes.
My son thought it would be a good idea to come home via a field where they were muck spreading, it got everywhere so both bikes had to be washed or the garage would have smelt nice and ripe!
But a lovely day and a very nice ride just the two of us.
We were greeting with this stunning spectacle.
We saw a few other people but we rode on mainly deserted tracks and lanes.
My son thought it would be a good idea to come home via a field where they were muck spreading, it got everywhere so both bikes had to be washed or the garage would have smelt nice and ripe!
But a lovely day and a very nice ride just the two of us.
Not been out much recently, bar riding to work and back a week or so ago. Took the dog for a walk this morning, saw how many cyclists were about then came home and got the Trek out.
Grand day for it, few out down Duke's Drive and The Meadows, but the Groves were really quiet, especially for day of week/time of year/weather. Fancied going a bit further than normal on this route, so got on the Shropshire Union towpath in town, headed a couple of miles East, then cut back through a couple of local villages and the Millennium Path. Shuffled the iPod and put the music on mainly for the odd bit of roads, the Best of ska' 3CD set I bought off some dodgy market in Skegness a few years back came up trumps as ever, mixed with a couple of the delectable Pauline Black's voice on a couple of The Selector's tracks I have was just heaven.
Grand day for it, few out down Duke's Drive and The Meadows, but the Groves were really quiet, especially for day of week/time of year/weather. Fancied going a bit further than normal on this route, so got on the Shropshire Union towpath in town, headed a couple of miles East, then cut back through a couple of local villages and the Millennium Path. Shuffled the iPod and put the music on mainly for the odd bit of roads, the Best of ska' 3CD set I bought off some dodgy market in Skegness a few years back came up trumps as ever, mixed with a couple of the delectable Pauline Black's voice on a couple of The Selector's tracks I have was just heaven.
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- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The nice weather is still hanging on so I've got a couple of shorter rides done over the weekend:
Yesterday: A jaunt across Lyth Hill and over to the Exford's Green side where I meandered around some of the lanes I don't usually ride, ending up in Longden then Annscroft before climbing back up Lyth Hill and heading home.
There were lots of people out walking and cycling round the village. Lyth Hill seemed pretty popular too but once over the other side the lanes I picked were mostly empty. The main road through Annscroft was very popular with cyclists and it's possibly the most I've seen at one time there. By contrast, turning off that road to head back up Lyth Hill I only encountered the one family out walking until back at the top of the hill.
Very pleasant in the sunshine. I lost count of the cyclists I saw and would guess at about 30 during the ride. Probably won't impress those of you living in heavily populated areas but it's a lot for here.
12.6 mies at 12.5 mph average.
Today: Another mini tour round roads I don't often use. I started off following the same route over Lyth Hill as yesterday but on reaching Exford's Green I headed for Stapleton, Gonsal, Wheathall, Berriewood then headed back via Condover.
There were fewer people out round the village when I set out (possibly put off by the forecast of rain this afternoon) but there were more cars up at Lyth Hill and people strolling in the field there. The St Mark's flies (thanks @gavgav for finding out what they are called) were out in great numbers down the lanes from Exford's Green onwards and although I'm pretty sure they are harmless, they are very irritating getting inside my helmet and down my collar. I'm used to seeing these creatures at this time of year but they really seem to be having a good season this time round.
I had the lanes mostly to myself through Stapleton and the A49 was empty where I crossed it. There was one walker by the RSPCA centre at Gonsal and a family on bikes at the turning for Wheathall then only a tractor and a car near Berriewood. Condover had more signs of life and I thought it nice that someone was civic-minded enough to be giving the signpost in the centre of the village a scrub.
t would have been good if the A49 had still been quiet for the end of the ride but a stream of traffic overtook. They all gave enough room though.
13.2 miles at 13.4 mph average. At the time of writing this the forecast rain still hasn't arrived yet.
A couple of shots from Lyth Hill yesterday:
Yesterday: A jaunt across Lyth Hill and over to the Exford's Green side where I meandered around some of the lanes I don't usually ride, ending up in Longden then Annscroft before climbing back up Lyth Hill and heading home.
There were lots of people out walking and cycling round the village. Lyth Hill seemed pretty popular too but once over the other side the lanes I picked were mostly empty. The main road through Annscroft was very popular with cyclists and it's possibly the most I've seen at one time there. By contrast, turning off that road to head back up Lyth Hill I only encountered the one family out walking until back at the top of the hill.
Very pleasant in the sunshine. I lost count of the cyclists I saw and would guess at about 30 during the ride. Probably won't impress those of you living in heavily populated areas but it's a lot for here.
12.6 mies at 12.5 mph average.
Today: Another mini tour round roads I don't often use. I started off following the same route over Lyth Hill as yesterday but on reaching Exford's Green I headed for Stapleton, Gonsal, Wheathall, Berriewood then headed back via Condover.
There were fewer people out round the village when I set out (possibly put off by the forecast of rain this afternoon) but there were more cars up at Lyth Hill and people strolling in the field there. The St Mark's flies (thanks @gavgav for finding out what they are called) were out in great numbers down the lanes from Exford's Green onwards and although I'm pretty sure they are harmless, they are very irritating getting inside my helmet and down my collar. I'm used to seeing these creatures at this time of year but they really seem to be having a good season this time round.
I had the lanes mostly to myself through Stapleton and the A49 was empty where I crossed it. There was one walker by the RSPCA centre at Gonsal and a family on bikes at the turning for Wheathall then only a tractor and a car near Berriewood. Condover had more signs of life and I thought it nice that someone was civic-minded enough to be giving the signpost in the centre of the village a scrub.
t would have been good if the A49 had still been quiet for the end of the ride but a stream of traffic overtook. They all gave enough room though.
13.2 miles at 13.4 mph average. At the time of writing this the forecast rain still hasn't arrived yet.
A couple of shots from Lyth Hill yesterday:
theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
just my usual route ..out towards barnard castle and back with one or two different roads(that i have not ridden in years ) just to add a difference and break up the routine .loads of cyclists out ...but today i saw more on e-bikes than others ,weather was not as warm as it looked either .. but pleased i forced myself out, 49 miles in the end. https://www.strava.com/activities/3356611202
ford along patches lane
this is the M1...never seen it like this before..
ford along patches lane
this is the M1...never seen it like this before..
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Nice circuit with wife but a tonne of cars near some bluebell woods blocking half the lane and far too many for size of woods. What wrong with these people? The car park is full, road clogged with parked cars already, go somewhere else, don’t add to it!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Some bluebells elsewhere on our ride.
Late morning outing on the Defy today on what has become much of a normal route during lockdown to start off. On the way to Hampsthwaite there was a large number of cyclists going in the opposite direction, and having overtaken a road bike whose rider I suspect was a lockdown newbie judging by their choice of kit (t shirt and tracksuit bottoms
) I was then overtaken by another road biker who subsequently on the decent into the village was slow such that I was free wheeling a social distanced way behind while he kept on pedalling at intervals. Up the climb to Clapham Green and then the immediate decent down to Birstwith 2 days off 7 months after watching Lizzie Deignans fruitless chase up the climb.
Then the undulating and largely upwards road along the valley
to Darley
Finally said goodbye to head wind and hello to a cross wind instead on the B6451 before turning east on Crake Lane and then looping back west on Sheepcote Lane where a Police Car nicely pulled over on the climb.
South again back on the B6451 with that cross wind again so east once again on Menwith Hill Road and south on Cold Cote Road, where the dense hedgerows and trees to the west provided a good wind break, for a fast eastward ride along the A59.
17.32 miles @ 13.4mph avg 1243 ft climbed
) I was then overtaken by another road biker who subsequently on the decent into the village was slow such that I was free wheeling a social distanced way behind while he kept on pedalling at intervals. Up the climb to Clapham Green and then the immediate decent down to Birstwith 2 days off 7 months after watching Lizzie Deignans fruitless chase up the climb.Then the undulating and largely upwards road along the valley
to Darley
Finally said goodbye to head wind and hello to a cross wind instead on the B6451 before turning east on Crake Lane and then looping back west on Sheepcote Lane where a Police Car nicely pulled over on the climb.
South again back on the B6451 with that cross wind again so east once again on Menwith Hill Road and south on Cold Cote Road, where the dense hedgerows and trees to the west provided a good wind break, for a fast eastward ride along the A59.
17.32 miles @ 13.4mph avg 1243 ft climbed
