- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
All the best for a quick recovery.
Your ride today....
- Thread starter gbb
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Lucky I did the ride yesterday, woke up this morning to a traffic bulletin saying it is closed from today to next Tuesday for essential repairs - on the downside that's scuppered doing the "Y" I was thinking of for the duration.
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Still recovering from a big week so for today's ride I popped into town on the ofo to witness the consumptive excess thanks to our newly-opened non-essential shops. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as anticipated and I spent a couple of hours wafting around the city.
The highlight was finding the river by Donny bridge pretty much deserted, so I parked my steed on the pontoon and dangled my feet in the water:
Glancing down at my feet revealed a lot of small fish loitering around them which was nice - although sadly I didn't get a free pedicure..
In summary fap knows how many miles at what speed and heart rate, but nice to get out for a sedate meander
The highlight was finding the river by Donny bridge pretty much deserted, so I parked my steed on the pontoon and dangled my feet in the water:
Glancing down at my feet revealed a lot of small fish loitering around them which was nice - although sadly I didn't get a free pedicure..
In summary fap knows how many miles at what speed and heart rate, but nice to get out for a sedate meander
Still recovering from a big week so for today's ride I popped into town on the ofo to witness the consumptive excess thanks to our newly-opened non-essential shops. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as anticipated and I spent a couple of hours wafting around the city.
The highlight was finding the river by Donny bridge pretty much deserted, so I parked my steed on the pontoon and dangled my feet in the water:
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Glancing down at my feet revealed a lot of small fish loitering around them which was nice - although sadly I didn't get a free pedicure..
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In summary fap knows how many miles at what speed and heart rate, but nice to get out for a sedate meander
I saw you earlier @wafter on the Botley road, I was heading out of town on the Brommie
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Out past the airport down through Gosforth and back for an hour. No wind at all today so quickest yet when I checked!
Lots of traffic + one very close, mis-timed pass from a silver unmarked work van driver in a rush - who then tried it with a bus oops- everyone else was very courteous which always gets a cheerful wave.
Lots of traffic + one very close, mis-timed pass from a silver unmarked work van driver in a rush - who then tried it with a bus
oops- everyone else was very courteous which always gets a cheerful wave.Took the hybrid out for shake down around the smaller 10 mile Nidd loop this afternoon. Outbound as soon as I turned onto the A61 the front derailleur turned, struggled onto Ripley and sort of straighened it, then in Nidd the water bottle flew off its holder. Otherthan that
it seemed relatively okay
it seemed relatively okay
Ahh; I vaguely recall clocking someone on a black(?) Brompton! Can't remember where though. Apologies if I scowled; havn't really been with it all day. I guess it was inevitable our paths would cross at some point - if it happens again I'll make an effort to waveI saw you earlier @wafter on the Botley road, I was heading out of town on the Brommie
In other news I could do with a bloody haircut, couldn't I?
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
The longest ride of the year so far today and a commute.
I had to go to the office to day, as it was a nice morning I though I'd ride in. Frankly I don't know how people do it everyday, it was, it seemed to me, bedlam out there and I live in a relatively quiet area. As busy as the roads were it was a fairly uneventful ride on the TREK road bike, except for a twunt in a taxi passing me on the brow of Shortlands Hill. I rode along the busy A417 to Streatley then the A329 to Pangbourne, Purley on Thames, then on to the Oxford Road into Reading, instead of going along the cycle way through the Oracle along the Kennet & Avon I stuck to the main roads, then followed some of the closed to traffic except cycle back roads to my first stop, it seemed a lot less hassle.
After work I took a different route back out of Reading, over Caversham Bridge, up St Peters Hill towards Woodcote which is about 8 miles of relentless uphill then a nice long downhill past Exlade Street and Ipsden, around the edge of Wallingford the the normal route home via South Moreton, Blewbury and the Hagbournes.
Just over 40 miles today. Nice and dry, a little bit of wind.
Caversham Bridge
Entrance to Caversham Court
I had to go to the office to day, as it was a nice morning I though I'd ride in. Frankly I don't know how people do it everyday, it was, it seemed to me, bedlam out there and I live in a relatively quiet area. As busy as the roads were it was a fairly uneventful ride on the TREK road bike, except for a twunt in a taxi passing me on the brow of Shortlands Hill. I rode along the busy A417 to Streatley then the A329 to Pangbourne, Purley on Thames, then on to the Oxford Road into Reading, instead of going along the cycle way through the Oracle along the Kennet & Avon I stuck to the main roads, then followed some of the closed to traffic except cycle back roads to my first stop, it seemed a lot less hassle.
After work I took a different route back out of Reading, over Caversham Bridge, up St Peters Hill towards Woodcote which is about 8 miles of relentless uphill then a nice long downhill past Exlade Street and Ipsden, around the edge of Wallingford the the normal route home via South Moreton, Blewbury and the Hagbournes.
Just over 40 miles today. Nice and dry, a little bit of wind.
Caversham Bridge
Entrance to Caversham Court
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Shakedown for the finally-got-it-to-9-speed-with-flat-bars Scott roadie. It all went very well!
As always when returning to this bike from the Trek, it seemed to almost go along by itself. So nice, I extended my intended distance!
One stupid close pass from a fast curtain-sider on the A386 between Horrabridge and Yelverton, less than two feet from the bars...On the plus side, his slipstream helped me up the hill a little!
Up to the car park above Clearbrook, and along a side lane to ensure 17+ miles.
Lots of traffic, walkers, cyclists, you name it...
As always when returning to this bike from the Trek, it seemed to almost go along by itself. So nice, I extended my intended distance!
One stupid close pass from a fast curtain-sider on the A386 between Horrabridge and Yelverton, less than two feet from the bars...On the plus side, his slipstream helped me up the hill a little!
Up to the car park above Clearbrook, and along a side lane to ensure 17+ miles.
Lots of traffic, walkers, cyclists, you name it...
Wookee
Well-Known Member
- Location
- East Herts
Had to go to a meeting at Westfield in Stratford re some road layout changes for their re-opening today, only one way to do that! Straight down the River lea towpath again and turn left at the big stadium. There were absolutely loads of cyclists out today which was nice to see and a fair mix of people too. Only spotted 3 Mamils.
Setting out to ride down a stony towpath knowing you have a slow-ish puncture is probably not the best idea, but I did make it 28 miles without a problem. This would have been ok, but the total ride was 35 miles
. I did have the good fortune to stop next to a boat that contained a bike enthusiast who loaned me his track pump to speed things up
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Normally i like to share a photo of the exciting things my bike gets me too - but you can only see so many roadworks and/or junctions. So today i am spoiling you with a gritty urban picture of downtown Tottenham (home of the riots in 2011) as this was pretty typical of my view for the whole trip.
The route wasn't quite a circle but I think counts as my first 50k'er
.Setting out to ride down a stony towpath knowing you have a slow-ish puncture is probably not the best idea, but I did make it 28 miles without a problem. This would have been ok, but the total ride was 35 miles
. I did have the good fortune to stop next to a boat that contained a bike enthusiast who loaned me his track pump to speed things up.Normally i like to share a photo of the exciting things my bike gets me too - but you can only see so many roadworks and/or junctions. So today i am spoiling you with a gritty urban picture of downtown Tottenham (home of the riots in 2011) as this was pretty typical of my view for the whole trip.
The route wasn't quite a circle but I think counts as my first 50k'er
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
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Posting here to try out image methods!)
Just one of my normal routine rides round the quiet W. Lancs lanes.
Posting here to try out image methods!)
Just one of my normal routine rides round the quiet W. Lancs lanes.
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
Thanks. Don't forget I'm now in that age bracket that will die if anyone mentions the word virus within 2 metres of me😁
Really I'm just a stubborn old git trying to relive the glory days of many years ago.
Really I'm just a stubborn old git trying to relive the glory days of many years ago.
philtalksbx
Über Member
- Location
- Oxford
More Oxfordshire exploring, it’s becoming a thing.
Some pals from work (Reading based) are plotting to meet for a carefully managed sandwich lunch one weekend soon. Henley looks like a suitably central place. Whilst working from home, hence the meet up, we are also being encouraged to take our holiday so in a spirit of corporate cooperation I took a day off and set out to explore the place.
The round trip route was 78km pretty easy apart from the climb out of Watlington. That one is rated by Strava as a cat4, and I blew up when the ramp went briefly up to around 15%. A quick hug and puff later and I was over the top into Christmas Common and a cracking descent all the way into Henley.
There were plenty of benches on the riverside, so a meet up looks very workable.
On the way back there is a different route through Pishill. Not so steep but goes on for ages and so also qualifies as a cat4. I made this one non-stop so felt much better for that.
On this evidence, I really should take more days off.
Some pals from work (Reading based) are plotting to meet for a carefully managed sandwich lunch one weekend soon. Henley looks like a suitably central place. Whilst working from home, hence the meet up, we are also being encouraged to take our holiday so in a spirit of corporate cooperation I took a day off and set out to explore the place.
The round trip route was 78km pretty easy apart from the climb out of Watlington. That one is rated by Strava as a cat4, and I blew up when the ramp went briefly up to around 15%. A quick hug and puff later and I was over the top into Christmas Common and a cracking descent all the way into Henley.
There were plenty of benches on the riverside, so a meet up looks very workable.
On the way back there is a different route through Pishill. Not so steep but goes on for ages and so also qualifies as a cat4. I made this one non-stop so felt much better for that.
On this evidence, I really should take more days off.
