cwskas
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- Location
- Central Texas
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Your ride today....
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- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Ah, it'll be the weight of the beer that did it.
Thank you.
I'm glad you like.
Spiderweb
Not So Special One
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Two rides on the Tricross today, a morning commute of 6.7 miles with an average of 17.2 mph followed by an extended home commute of 28 miles with an average of 17.3 mph, lovely evening.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
With the nice spell of October weather continuing, I took the chance to get out on the Raleigh again this afternoon. A flatter ride than last time but I was aiming for a similar distance.
The route was mostly one that I do fairly regularly to Condover then Atcham, Upton Magna and Walcot. I had a nice tailwind out of the village to start with, then a crosswind much of the way to Upton Magna. The roads weren't too busy at all making the riding pleasantly uneventful. At Withington I took the longer way round to Walcot then at Charlton took a detour from my usual routine and headed over to Wrockwardine for a change, where I needed to shed a layer as it was so nice in the sunshine. Heading through the village turned me around towards Aston and Woodgreen and back onto the road for Eaton Constantine then Cressage.
The local traffic report I'd seen before the ride suggested that the main road from Cressage towards Shrewsbury was closed but that didn't seem to be the case when I got there.
Shore Lane didn't seem too much of an effort today but there did seem to be an unusual amount of traffic headed the other way - possibly the school run.
Things were back to being quiet after Cound Moor, although the lorry I met on the way to Acton Burnell would have to be just in the middle of a climb. I had a pretty clear run for the rest of the ride to Longnor, Ryton and back to Condover.
Although I should have had a headwind for the last couple of miles or so it didn't seem much of an effort to ride against which made a nice finish to the trip.
36.75 miles at 14.6 mph average. A pleasant outing on a day that could have passed for summer rather than autumn.
I was concentrating on the ride so only a few photos this time:
A couple of shots from Wrockwardine.
At Ryton the maize has been harvested since I was here on Friday making for a better view of the hills.
The route was mostly one that I do fairly regularly to Condover then Atcham, Upton Magna and Walcot. I had a nice tailwind out of the village to start with, then a crosswind much of the way to Upton Magna. The roads weren't too busy at all making the riding pleasantly uneventful. At Withington I took the longer way round to Walcot then at Charlton took a detour from my usual routine and headed over to Wrockwardine for a change, where I needed to shed a layer as it was so nice in the sunshine. Heading through the village turned me around towards Aston and Woodgreen and back onto the road for Eaton Constantine then Cressage.
The local traffic report I'd seen before the ride suggested that the main road from Cressage towards Shrewsbury was closed but that didn't seem to be the case when I got there.
Shore Lane didn't seem too much of an effort today but there did seem to be an unusual amount of traffic headed the other way - possibly the school run.Things were back to being quiet after Cound Moor, although the lorry I met on the way to Acton Burnell would have to be just in the middle of a climb. I had a pretty clear run for the rest of the ride to Longnor, Ryton and back to Condover.
Although I should have had a headwind for the last couple of miles or so it didn't seem much of an effort to ride against which made a nice finish to the trip.
36.75 miles at 14.6 mph average. A pleasant outing on a day that could have passed for summer rather than autumn.
I was concentrating on the ride so only a few photos this time:
A couple of shots from Wrockwardine.
At Ryton the maize has been harvested since I was here on Friday making for a better view of the hills.
theloafer
Legendary Member
- Location
- newton aycliffe
last 2 weeks been down and house bound with a bad cold, so today just a short trip to visit a couple of mates 1 at Spennymoor and the other at Chilton. out from home along my usual route cycle path to Shildon then short cut to Brusselton lane where i picked up the cycle path along side the A6072.
at Tindale turned right to make for the A688 which after about 2miles left the main road and picked up the old railway line The Auckland way all the way to Spennymoor. leaving out on the B6288 to Kirk Merrington and a fast drop down to Chilton and my second tea stop
. then home along side the A167 for about 2 miles then usean other short cut a bridleway to bring me out by the Huntsman pub.
detoured along the Aycliffe walk, and slowly made my way to bluebell wood, were i decided to head for Middridge and down Walker lane to bring me back to the cycle path by the railway . as i passed the disused quarry i had a crazy idea
.walked pass this place loads of time and it looks like it had been made into a bike jump track, so off i went. one or 2 of them were steep but just made them . mind you my supercharger weighs close to70lbs so poss not ideal for flying round a BMX type track ..
but boy was i fun 
Auckland way
Bishop Auckland golf club
Bridleway next to Aycliffe golf club
part of Aycliffe walk
the fun bit
at Tindale turned right to make for the A688 which after about 2miles left the main road and picked up the old railway line The Auckland way all the way to Spennymoor. leaving out on the B6288 to Kirk Merrington and a fast drop down to Chilton and my second tea stop
. then home along side the A167 for about 2 miles then usean other short cut a bridleway to bring me out by the Huntsman pub.detoured along the Aycliffe walk, and slowly made my way to bluebell wood, were i decided to head for Middridge and down Walker lane to bring me back to the cycle path by the railway . as i passed the disused quarry i had a crazy idea
.walked pass this place loads of time and it looks like it had been made into a bike jump track, so off i went. one or 2 of them were steep but just made them . mind you my supercharger weighs close to70lbs so poss not ideal for flying round a BMX type track .. but boy was i fun Auckland way
Bishop Auckland golf club
Bridleway next to Aycliffe golf club
part of Aycliffe walk
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It felt like a good morning for a ride, a bit too dark to see what was a blue sky. Me and the Spa had decided to travel upriver from Otley.
Not far upriver though, and I still have to ride out of Leeds. Down to Water Lane, find the towpath, and ride to Kirkstall Viaduct. Leave the canal, the road runs underneath the viaduct just passed, a bit of descent and then pedal up to Headingley. Straightforward way is stay on the A660, through Bramhope and at the Dyneley Arms go straight on, Leeds Road going into Otley.
And a fair amount of traffic chaos. One closed road and cars are travelling in strange directions. A bit of creative riding took me across the river and a clear run to ride up Billams Hill. Turn left at the top, as the road leaves houses behind the gradient steepens. And steepens. Then eases quite a bit until the last lump before reaching Weston. Just seen another road on the map, will try that next time . . .
Go towards Askwith next. Still low on the valley side along here, occasional glimpses of the river, and the skyline to the south. I did think to stop by the village hall in Askwith for a munch, the place was oddly busy. So I leaned the bike against the barn next door to the hall, and took a picture.
Then rode on my way. Past the Askwith Arms, how original is that? The road twists and turns and drops and climbs a bit, just enough to be fun, then reaches the final crest before the descent to river level on the way to Denton Bridge.
So, back across the Wharfe, turn left and ride the sort of busy A65 and A660 back to Otley. Take the Pool road away from there, there may have been a tailwind along here. Arthington next, under the second viaduct of the day and turn right. Something about Creskeld Lane, maybe I have to convince myself regularly that I can ride up it. Or something.
Leave Bramhope by turning left at the roundabout on the village’s edge. A minor climb to Kings Road and turn right to go through Adel. And downhill from now on. Back to Headingley and down the hill to Kirkstall. The towpath next, all the way to Office Lock and rejoin the road there. Very short distance to home now, forty one miles after leaving it. With 1837 feet of climbing too, that was enough of a ride to light my smile. Great ride for an autumn day.
The garthing was busy, as ever,
Not far upriver though, and I still have to ride out of Leeds. Down to Water Lane, find the towpath, and ride to Kirkstall Viaduct. Leave the canal, the road runs underneath the viaduct just passed, a bit of descent and then pedal up to Headingley. Straightforward way is stay on the A660, through Bramhope and at the Dyneley Arms go straight on, Leeds Road going into Otley.
And a fair amount of traffic chaos. One closed road and cars are travelling in strange directions. A bit of creative riding took me across the river and a clear run to ride up Billams Hill. Turn left at the top, as the road leaves houses behind the gradient steepens. And steepens. Then eases quite a bit until the last lump before reaching Weston. Just seen another road on the map, will try that next time . . .
Go towards Askwith next. Still low on the valley side along here, occasional glimpses of the river, and the skyline to the south. I did think to stop by the village hall in Askwith for a munch, the place was oddly busy. So I leaned the bike against the barn next door to the hall, and took a picture.
Then rode on my way. Past the Askwith Arms, how original is that? The road twists and turns and drops and climbs a bit, just enough to be fun, then reaches the final crest before the descent to river level on the way to Denton Bridge.
So, back across the Wharfe, turn left and ride the sort of busy A65 and A660 back to Otley. Take the Pool road away from there, there may have been a tailwind along here. Arthington next, under the second viaduct of the day and turn right. Something about Creskeld Lane, maybe I have to convince myself regularly that I can ride up it. Or something.
Leave Bramhope by turning left at the roundabout on the village’s edge. A minor climb to Kings Road and turn right to go through Adel. And downhill from now on. Back to Headingley and down the hill to Kirkstall. The towpath next, all the way to Office Lock and rejoin the road there. Very short distance to home now, forty one miles after leaving it. With 1837 feet of climbing too, that was enough of a ride to light my smile. Great ride for an autumn day.
The garthing was busy, as ever,
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Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
Good work, I was over Fradley way myself on Sunday as part of a long overdue meet up with some friends from Nuneaton. I rode across to the meeting point of Orton on the Hill, meeting up with the lads around 10 mins later.No piccies today sorry
Planned to do at least a metric century heading into cannock chase having missed last week due to lurgy but i am still very green snotty but i thought i would be ok .....
As soon as we hit any hill i felt like i had no power at all and struggled to hold the wheel even though my ride mate was soft pedalling so i told him i was going to have to change the route so we headed for Whites cafe bar on Milford road where we had a nice coffee and tea cake then pootled home via Rugely and Fradley .
Good tailwind back and started to feel a little better meant the average jumped a lot so we managed 17.5 average over 53 miles .
Felt like i had done more like a century ride afterwards but at least i got out and got some headspace time .
That magical “headwind there, tailwind back” rule seemed to play out as well instead of the usual “headwind all directions” I usually get. All familiar roads, nice and steady conversational pace, I even passed my own dentist going the opposite way (not that I realised it was him at the time) at one point!
After 30 windy miles we arrived at Fradley Junction and the heaving Laughing Duck cafe. Half an hour later, bellies full, we headed back pretty much the way we came (with a couple of minor deviations) and I pushed on further south beyond the original meeting point as I realised I could get my metric ton in. After Sheepy Magna it was time to peel off from the lads and head back home into a crosswind where I finished on 62.5 miles.
Nothing memorable in terms of the ride but really good to catch up with some old muckers again.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Fradely is nice but I always think a bit close for me for a cake stop unless I take a big detour
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
Yeah I know what you mean- the Nuneaton lads like to go to the beehive cafe (or honeypot as it’s now called) or cattows on occasion as well. I only live three miles from Cattows and Rosliston is about 13! I’d have to ride to Nuneaton to meet them then go from there to make it worthwhile!
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Ros is about 3 -4 miles from my house so i usually do the midland monster sportive from their and ride to the start and back .
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
First ride back after 6.5 months of yuck.
Rode with Mrs 26 to Upton to meet Jules H and Margaret PR. Then through the Castlemorton lanes to meet Pete M at Bromsberrow. Just a wee bit extra took us to the community shop and café at Bromsberrow Heath. After tea and coffees Mrs 26, Margaret and I headed home while Jules and Pete headed off for more miles. Nice to be back in the saddle and to see the gang. 37 smiles
Rode with Mrs 26 to Upton to meet Jules H and Margaret PR. Then through the Castlemorton lanes to meet Pete M at Bromsberrow. Just a wee bit extra took us to the community shop and café at Bromsberrow Heath. After tea and coffees Mrs 26, Margaret and I headed home while Jules and Pete headed off for more miles. Nice to be back in the saddle and to see the gang. 37 smiles
gavgav
Legendary Member
Arranged to meet up for an evening ride with Doug and happily he arrived with @Rickshaw Phil, who I wasn’t expecting to join us tonight.
It was cloudy, but mild and Phil had even gone for shorts. We headed through the nearby estate and along the old railway path, where we saw a lad On a bike, smoking something that certainly didn’t smell like your normal cigarette….
We then went through Reabrook, which was abnormally busy with traffic and that set the tone for pretty much the whole ride, with even most of the lanes having more cars than normal, on them.
We followed cycle paths to Sundorne, then along the old canal path to Uffington, before back onto roads to Upton Magna, where we paused for a chat by the pub.
It was then onto Atcham, Cross Houses, Berrington and Betton Abbots, before we parted ways. Life has been pretty rubbish recently, with work not a lot better, so it was good to get a ride out with company and a few chats as well.
16.19 miles, at a chatting affected 10.6mph avg
It was cloudy, but mild and Phil had even gone for shorts. We headed through the nearby estate and along the old railway path, where we saw a lad On a bike, smoking something that certainly didn’t smell like your normal cigarette….
We then went through Reabrook, which was abnormally busy with traffic and that set the tone for pretty much the whole ride, with even most of the lanes having more cars than normal, on them.
We followed cycle paths to Sundorne, then along the old canal path to Uffington, before back onto roads to Upton Magna, where we paused for a chat by the pub.
It was then onto Atcham, Cross Houses, Berrington and Betton Abbots, before we parted ways. Life has been pretty rubbish recently, with work not a lot better, so it was good to get a ride out with company and a few chats as well.
16.19 miles, at a chatting affected 10.6mph avg
gavgav
Legendary Member
Great to read that you’re back out on the bike. Hope all stays positive for you now.
A bit grey out there and I want a ride on the Bob Jackson. So off we went, before the school run but not soon enough to miss some traffic clots . . . which is a much better word than jam to describe what motorists often do.
There was a brisk tailwind to help me on my way this morning, pedalling up to the Oakwood Clock felt easy. A bit further and Boot Hill was, ummm, less than easy. A right turn onto Red Hall Lane felt good, along this and Skeltons Lane to the recently closed Thorner Lane. Turn right, it was not easy to reach the A64. Maybe the promised pedestrian and cyclist access will take a while to fulfill properly.
Left and soon right and I am heading for Scholes, which was, as usual, quiet. I would have expected a crosswind along here, maybe the houses calmed things down a bit. The road bends a bit, left handed, before reaching Barwick in Elmet. In amongst the houses there were still fields being harvested, but of course the camera is too low to see that.
Aberford next, then the left turn to Lotherton Gates. Turn left again, soon after that turn right. This is the road to Sherburn in Elmet, via Cold Hill Farm. I stopped at the top of what I guess is Cold Hill, but could not find a view of the farm for a bike plus farm picture, then remembered that a couple of miles along the road is Cowbell Corner. So I took that pic instead.
Sherburn bends next, out to what was once the Boot and Shoe, now anonymous. Stay on the A63 heading west. Not busy this morning, which allowed a quick ride down Garforth Cliff, and downhill to the left turn to Swillington. And the last climb of the ride this morning. Straight through the village, in a downward direction, cross the Aire and then the Aire and Calder Canal, and turn right.
A bit of squiggling around takes me to the towpath leading to Leeds, which really was quiet this morning. Cross the canal at Fishponds Lock, carry on towards Leeds and home. One flight of steps to climb before reaching Thwaites Mill, then turn the pedals a bit more to reach the Armouries and a return to the road. And home. Thirty five miles and a bit more than fifteen hundred feet of up, certainly worth the grin on my mug. Most enjoyable ride.
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There was a brisk tailwind to help me on my way this morning, pedalling up to the Oakwood Clock felt easy. A bit further and Boot Hill was, ummm, less than easy. A right turn onto Red Hall Lane felt good, along this and Skeltons Lane to the recently closed Thorner Lane. Turn right, it was not easy to reach the A64. Maybe the promised pedestrian and cyclist access will take a while to fulfill properly.
Left and soon right and I am heading for Scholes, which was, as usual, quiet. I would have expected a crosswind along here, maybe the houses calmed things down a bit. The road bends a bit, left handed, before reaching Barwick in Elmet. In amongst the houses there were still fields being harvested, but of course the camera is too low to see that.
Aberford next, then the left turn to Lotherton Gates. Turn left again, soon after that turn right. This is the road to Sherburn in Elmet, via Cold Hill Farm. I stopped at the top of what I guess is Cold Hill, but could not find a view of the farm for a bike plus farm picture, then remembered that a couple of miles along the road is Cowbell Corner. So I took that pic instead.
Sherburn bends next, out to what was once the Boot and Shoe, now anonymous. Stay on the A63 heading west. Not busy this morning, which allowed a quick ride down Garforth Cliff, and downhill to the left turn to Swillington. And the last climb of the ride this morning. Straight through the village, in a downward direction, cross the Aire and then the Aire and Calder Canal, and turn right.
A bit of squiggling around takes me to the towpath leading to Leeds, which really was quiet this morning. Cross the canal at Fishponds Lock, carry on towards Leeds and home. One flight of steps to climb before reaching Thwaites Mill, then turn the pedals a bit more to reach the Armouries and a return to the road. And home. Thirty five miles and a bit more than fifteen hundred feet of up, certainly worth the grin on my mug. Most enjoyable ride.
And the results of gardoodles
