MonsterEnergy
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im doing that, but when you click on a ride of someone's elses, it dosent come up with the full map, so i cant really tell where theyve been. Any ideas why/or how to open up the full map
Your ride today....
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I don't use the website so not sure . Have you tried registering and setting up an account I think it's free
Knightly85
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I'm considering taking a rest day today, I've cycled 80 miles in the last 7 days and I've only started cycling 7 days ago. I feel good to go out and do another 10 miles today, but I've been told it's important to take a day off.
MonsterEnergy
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MonsterEnergy
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wow....Where i live, i wish we had more country lanes, as here there's loads of villages and stuff
A May Day morning is a good time for a bike ride. Other folk sing the sunrise. I have yet to be convinced that there are TWO five o’ clocks in a day, though if someone wants to believe there are . . .
After the gentle pedal around Holbeck I turned left off Water Lane to find the road under the bridge closed. Often called the Dark Arches, this bridge holds a lot of Leeds City Station an incredible height above the road, the real Dark Arches do the same for the rest of the station, but above the river. That really is incredible. A bit of zigging and zagging followed around the quiet streets of early morning Leeds, 7:30 being early to me, and I was back on the way to Cardigan Road.
And the road rises. Headingley, West Park and Lawnswood. I took a right turn to ride through Adel, past the church and dam, and the first fields of the morning. A bit more up after that, a left turn adds elevation as the road goes by the eastern side of Golden Acre Park and eventually reaches the top of Kings Road. A most welcome descent to Bramhope follows, turn right onto the A660 and ride along to the Dyneley Arms. Ah, the video. I had to call it ‘The Squirrel’, one of them is the star of the first few seconds. But I am sure the title belongs to a folk song.
From Pool, up the valley to Otley where I stopped for a second breakfast by the maypoles. The little maypole had been dressed for the day, my phone refused to allow me to take a picture for some reason. It was a bit cold to stand around faffing with recalcitrant technology, and besides I was looking forward to the climb up Leeds Road. Honest! Riding the fixed adds interest both up and down hills, well, maybe effort is a better word than interest.
Stay on the A660, back through Bramhope and along the western side of Golden Acre Park. Back to the suburbs a few hundred yards before reaching the Lawnswood Arms. Scattered suburbs. The older houses are well back from the roadside, there are playing fields on each side before the Ring Road is crossed. And then it is downhill to Headingley, followed by more loss of altitude to Kirkstall.
The boring bike paths to the centre again, complete with a sign telling me Neville Street was closed. It took me at least ten minutes to remember that Neville Street is the road that was closed earlier this morning. Ah well, that was almost thirty miles ago. And when the sight of home brightened the grin on my mug, thirty one miles had been ridden. A good one.
Tangled roads . . .
After the gentle pedal around Holbeck I turned left off Water Lane to find the road under the bridge closed. Often called the Dark Arches, this bridge holds a lot of Leeds City Station an incredible height above the road, the real Dark Arches do the same for the rest of the station, but above the river. That really is incredible. A bit of zigging and zagging followed around the quiet streets of early morning Leeds, 7:30 being early to me, and I was back on the way to Cardigan Road.
And the road rises. Headingley, West Park and Lawnswood. I took a right turn to ride through Adel, past the church and dam, and the first fields of the morning. A bit more up after that, a left turn adds elevation as the road goes by the eastern side of Golden Acre Park and eventually reaches the top of Kings Road. A most welcome descent to Bramhope follows, turn right onto the A660 and ride along to the Dyneley Arms. Ah, the video. I had to call it ‘The Squirrel’, one of them is the star of the first few seconds. But I am sure the title belongs to a folk song.
From Pool, up the valley to Otley where I stopped for a second breakfast by the maypoles. The little maypole had been dressed for the day, my phone refused to allow me to take a picture for some reason. It was a bit cold to stand around faffing with recalcitrant technology, and besides I was looking forward to the climb up Leeds Road. Honest! Riding the fixed adds interest both up and down hills, well, maybe effort is a better word than interest.
Stay on the A660, back through Bramhope and along the western side of Golden Acre Park. Back to the suburbs a few hundred yards before reaching the Lawnswood Arms. Scattered suburbs. The older houses are well back from the roadside, there are playing fields on each side before the Ring Road is crossed. And then it is downhill to Headingley, followed by more loss of altitude to Kirkstall.
The boring bike paths to the centre again, complete with a sign telling me Neville Street was closed. It took me at least ten minutes to remember that Neville Street is the road that was closed earlier this morning. Ah well, that was almost thirty miles ago. And when the sight of home brightened the grin on my mug, thirty one miles had been ridden. A good one.
Tangled roads . . .
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
More allowed exercise this morning. I was feeling indecisive about the route and ended up doing the same as last time (Condover, Longnor, Acton Burnell, Cound Moor, Cound, Pitchford, Cantlop, Condover) with the exception of going over Lyth Hill at the start.
It was dry and sunny when I set out but there were showers about, one of which I caught up with around Condover. Luckily it only lasted for a mile or so. At Longnor it warmed up enough to shed the fleece I'd started out in, but I ended up having to put it back on later in the ride when some more cloud rolled in. The wind picked up at around the same time which meant the last few miles were rather more of a slog than I'd expected.
Not too many people out and about despite being out later in the morning than I have recently. I counted seven cyclists and three of those were in the last couple of miles.
At Ryton I'd had to wait while a bin lorry made heavy weather of turning into the lane I was on. At first I was annoyed that they didn't let me go ahead but then was very glad they hadn't as they weren't picking up from any of the houses down here and disappeared into the distance at a speed rather too swift for this narrow lane.
A fraction under 22 miles this time at 13.3 mph average.
A couple of shots from the usual spot on Lyth Hill. In the second you can just make out the shower I ran into a couple of miles after this.
It was dry and sunny when I set out but there were showers about, one of which I caught up with around Condover. Luckily it only lasted for a mile or so. At Longnor it warmed up enough to shed the fleece I'd started out in, but I ended up having to put it back on later in the ride when some more cloud rolled in. The wind picked up at around the same time which meant the last few miles were rather more of a slog than I'd expected.
Not too many people out and about despite being out later in the morning than I have recently. I counted seven cyclists and three of those were in the last couple of miles.
At Ryton I'd had to wait while a bin lorry made heavy weather of turning into the lane I was on. At first I was annoyed that they didn't let me go ahead but then was very glad they hadn't as they weren't picking up from any of the houses down here and disappeared into the distance at a speed rather too swift for this narrow lane.
A fraction under 22 miles this time at 13.3 mph average.
A couple of shots from the usual spot on Lyth Hill. In the second you can just make out the shower I ran into a couple of miles after this.
Knightly85
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Country lanes are hard, all up and down hill but lovely to cycle through.
MonsterEnergy
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i would rather that than busy roads though
Donger
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- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
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Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
I kept my eyes peeled for any sign of a rampaging emu this afternoon as the local paper had reported one being on the loose near Whitminster. Nothing to report, though. I have discovered that, just as with shopping at Sainsbury's, the best time to go out on a bike seems to be just after it stops raining stair rods. Lovely and quiet out there today. 22 more miles of enjoyable cycling.
Cheers, Donger.
Cheers, Donger.
Another day off work on its the 1st of the month so time for a 50km ride for the monthly challenge . Out the door at 0915 hoping to be home before the forecast rain . Took a standard 50km loop which is only just longer enough to St Bernard Abbey . A lot windier than expected as it was a headwind on the outward stretch . On the fast descent of Beacon hill glanced down at the head unit and I was doing 0 mph ? When it reality I was doing about 35 mph The unit had lost GPS signal under the trees that cover the road .On reaching home because of the lost distance during the box loss I only had 30.8 miles done so had to ride past home until I reached the required 31.07 miles to tick the challenge off . Managed to stay dry . Then went and did some errands and got soaked queueing for elderly neighbours prescriptions but good deed done for the day
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
I felt rubbish as I headed out. I hoped some fresh air would clear the headache. Instead I discovered I had no go in me. Anything up or into the brisk wind reduced me to grovelling. I had hoped to head over into The Marcles but at the decision point I knew that would be foolish. So I'm happy with this ride in the circumstances. There are a lot more cars out there now despite lockdown. Is complacency kicking in? 40 smiles (or was there a grimace too?)
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Four 1:6 or steeper climbs today, 60k and ~1200m climbing, all at very modest pace.
Lots of bluebells still in the higher woods, weather bright but sufficiently blustery that the photo had to be reposed about a dozen times as the bike was repeatedly blown over.
Feeling much better now.
Lots of bluebells still in the higher woods, weather bright but sufficiently blustery that the photo had to be reposed about a dozen times as the bike was repeatedly blown over.
Feeling much better now.
