BianchiVirgin
Über Member
- Location
- Norn Iron
A tight 96km today including an ascent of a 'local' TV mast at 450m. Total up of 1113m and all at an average of 26kph.
Your ride today....
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theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
up early and out for 8 ... as rain was forecast for just after 3 had decided to see how the beast could cope with some good county Durham and Yorkshire hills .. 10/10.. she never missed a beat .. 70 miles 5,577ft 
https://www.strava.com/activities/3392008469
on top of the stang east-west
cake stop
almost home
https://www.strava.com/activities/3392008469
on top of the stang east-west
cake stop
almost home
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Oh how I long for the days when I can go for a guilt free, proper ride out into the countrside, rather than just a ride around the local area. Today would have been perfect for a ride out to somewhere like Framlingham or the Dedham Vale, but instead I restricted myself to a version of the regular Westerfield loop, but with a slight extension to the Whitton area of north Ipswich and then doubling back on myself at Nacton and a diversion up through Foxhall & Martlesham Heath.
Heading out through Kirton I did encounter a chap having a bit of a mechanical and offered to help, but got no response so I just carried on...
Then, coming back through Bucklesham, the landlord of the Shannon pub had found a way to keep the numerous walkers and cyclists refreshed by selling botled drinks from a table in the doorway - well it would have been rude not to help out a local business
Perfect post shower recovery drink once chilled.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3391750214
Heading out through Kirton I did encounter a chap having a bit of a mechanical and offered to help, but got no response so I just carried on...
Then, coming back through Bucklesham, the landlord of the Shannon pub had found a way to keep the numerous walkers and cyclists refreshed by selling botled drinks from a table in the doorway - well it would have been rude not to help out a local business
Perfect post shower recovery drink once chilled.
https://www.strava.com/activities/3391750214
I'm currently (like many) working from home at the moment so I thought a quick spin around the block at 6am before logging-on would wake me up this morning. Not a very long ride but, I did it at a fair pace and combined with the early morning sun and crisp temperature it was a very pleasant start to the day. A few dog walkers and cars about but not a lot else.
A kangaroo inspired ride I see. Well drawn!
Shearwater Missile
Veteran
By good those drinks bottle holders come in handy don`t they, you should have ditched the water and bought two ! I take it that the cyclist had the bear essentials to sort a mechanical !
ianbarton
Veteran
Reminds me of the road between Eglwys Cross and Arowry. It's so bad that I circumvent it by going along the main road to Hanmer, where I get home made sandwiches and cake to eat by the mere.
When it sorted where are all those tools going to go
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Just a short one yesterday afternoon. More early purple orchids about...
https://www.strava.com/activities/3392374188
https://www.strava.com/activities/3392374188
Knightly85
Well-Known Member
Just finished my daily 10 miles, I might think of making my route longer by the time I've cycled10 miles I feel i can easily keep going
Shearwater Missile
Veteran
Actually it would have made a good advert for HSBC. I can think of quite a few tag lines like "HSBC, always here to shield you in these unprecedented times". It may sound a bit corny but no worse than what the ad-men come out with.When it sorted where are all those tools going to go
A nondescript morning. Good word though! A northerly breeze was promised so it seemed to make sense to ride the geared bike in that direction. And another early start for me, the lack of traffic makes this a good choice.
Cross the River Aire and ride up to Oakwood. Past the unused (tradesmens’?) gates of Roundhay Park and a bit further on the lower gears are needed again. The idea was to use the A58 outward bound to Wetherby, I stuck to that as I do not often ride it in this direction. Cross the River Wharfe and pedal straight (?) through the town in the direction of Kirk Deighton. Another road I rarely ride, it carries on to North Deighton where I turned left for the lumps and bumps to Spofforth. There are more than the video shows.
Before reaching the village there is an impressive causeway to cross. The OS map provides two names for the waterway, Crimple Beck or the River Crimple. It is, says me, too big to be a beck. Based on the three becks I can confidently point at in Leeds, Hol, Roundhay and Wyke, the watercourse here is a river. This also makes the ride today a three river ride. Hmm, just looked for the becks, it could be a three beck ride also.
Confidently point at three becks? I once lived on Brookfield Avenue, a friend lived on Bankside Street, a bit closer to the town centre. Both houses had back gardens, with a beck running along. The beck was always called Roundhay Beck. I have just looked at an OS map, actually a few maps, to find if I had crossed that beck this morning. Nope, it is Gipton Beck, on a copy of a map published in 1908. Leeds was a lot different then. Back to the bike ride.
Turn left in Spofforth, and head back to Wetherby. There is a way to Harewood Bridge, a right turn in the village, but memory tells me it is a footpath. Wetherby it is. At the edge of town turn right to Linton for more up and down, the last down is to cross back over the Wharfe and enter Collingham. And turn right on the A659. Cannot travel far around here without using one stretch or another of the A659, ride in the direction of Harewood but take the left turn for East Keswick.
Down through the village, and before the road starts rising again cross Keswick Beck. Again, this road is normally ridden in the opposite direction, there seems to be a lot more up this way. But after riding through Wike and reaching Slaid Hill that should be it for the climbing. And it is, trundle through the suburbs down to re cross the Aire at Crown Point. A grin, for the sight of home after thirty eight miles of enjoyable riding.
The shapes the roads make, from above and from the side.
Dunno why the elevation has a minus 100 start point, I am pretty certain I started above sea level.
Cross the River Aire and ride up to Oakwood. Past the unused (tradesmens’?) gates of Roundhay Park and a bit further on the lower gears are needed again. The idea was to use the A58 outward bound to Wetherby, I stuck to that as I do not often ride it in this direction. Cross the River Wharfe and pedal straight (?) through the town in the direction of Kirk Deighton. Another road I rarely ride, it carries on to North Deighton where I turned left for the lumps and bumps to Spofforth. There are more than the video shows.
Before reaching the village there is an impressive causeway to cross. The OS map provides two names for the waterway, Crimple Beck or the River Crimple. It is, says me, too big to be a beck. Based on the three becks I can confidently point at in Leeds, Hol, Roundhay and Wyke, the watercourse here is a river. This also makes the ride today a three river ride. Hmm, just looked for the becks, it could be a three beck ride also.
Confidently point at three becks? I once lived on Brookfield Avenue, a friend lived on Bankside Street, a bit closer to the town centre. Both houses had back gardens, with a beck running along. The beck was always called Roundhay Beck. I have just looked at an OS map, actually a few maps, to find if I had crossed that beck this morning. Nope, it is Gipton Beck, on a copy of a map published in 1908. Leeds was a lot different then. Back to the bike ride.
Turn left in Spofforth, and head back to Wetherby. There is a way to Harewood Bridge, a right turn in the village, but memory tells me it is a footpath. Wetherby it is. At the edge of town turn right to Linton for more up and down, the last down is to cross back over the Wharfe and enter Collingham. And turn right on the A659. Cannot travel far around here without using one stretch or another of the A659, ride in the direction of Harewood but take the left turn for East Keswick.
Down through the village, and before the road starts rising again cross Keswick Beck. Again, this road is normally ridden in the opposite direction, there seems to be a lot more up this way. But after riding through Wike and reaching Slaid Hill that should be it for the climbing. And it is, trundle through the suburbs down to re cross the Aire at Crown Point. A grin, for the sight of home after thirty eight miles of enjoyable riding.
The shapes the roads make, from above and from the side.
Dunno why the elevation has a minus 100 start point, I am pretty certain I started above sea level.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A quick spin round my Cross Houses, Harnage, Acton Burnell, Longnor loop this afternoon using the freshly fettled Raleigh.
This was one of those nice uneventful rides that I always like. Light traffic on all the roads, a few people out walking or running but not that many, and only six cyclists. I could hear a drone buzzing round at Cross Houses but couldn't see where it was.
It's reasonably mild out and the wind started out fairly light but picked up on the way round, conveniently directed to help me home. The cloud has been a bit odd, with the kind of look where, if it had been a bit warmer, you might think it was going to thunder. Very pleasant on the occasions the sunshine broke through though.
The bike rode nicely and all seems well after this shakedown trip.
24 miles at 15.4 mph average.
Edit to add: I forgot to mention that the Polish flag was today's offering at Cound.
This was one of those nice uneventful rides that I always like. Light traffic on all the roads, a few people out walking or running but not that many, and only six cyclists. I could hear a drone buzzing round at Cross Houses but couldn't see where it was.
It's reasonably mild out and the wind started out fairly light but picked up on the way round, conveniently directed to help me home. The cloud has been a bit odd, with the kind of look where, if it had been a bit warmer, you might think it was going to thunder. Very pleasant on the occasions the sunshine broke through though.
The bike rode nicely and all seems well after this shakedown trip.
24 miles at 15.4 mph average.
Edit to add: I forgot to mention that the Polish flag was today's offering at Cound.
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DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
nickg
Veteran
- Location
- Colchester, Essex
