Your ride today....

[gavgav]

https://www.strava.com/activities/534567472.

I went up to Fort Nelson, and back, via the steep fast hilly bit by where I live.

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This bit of the ride was lovely.

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On the flat out 38 odd miles an hour descent, some bloody idiot walked straight out in front of me, despite me shouting very loudly that that might not be a good idea. The resultant crash has left me battered and bruised, and killed my most expensive lid, it's a good job I was wearing it, the dent in it, could have been in my head. Fortunately the bike isn't damaged.
I'm going to hurt a bit tomorrow .
At least I have another thing to add to my 'what have you hit' list. A bloody idiot.

Ouch. Hope you feel better soon!

 

[Gareth C]

Just a short ride this weekend – from Edmundbyers up onto Buckshott Fell and back, doing this as a reccie for post-work off-road rides. The ride up is tough, with lots of boggy bits and narrow moorland singletrack. The ride down is sweet with gravity to help get over the aforementioned obstacles!

 

[rugby bloke]

33 miles on Saturday around the East Northants / Bedfordshire border. Great to see loads of different cyclists out and about from fully lyraced weekend warriors to old couples having a gentle pootle on their mtbs. I think I'm now sitting comfortably in the middle of the spectrum. I had opted for short sleeved cycling top and cycling shorts but seemed to be the only cyclist who had gone for this option, seemed to be plenty warm enough for me. About this time last year I started my training for last year's Ride London and spent most of the ride reflecting on how much has changed over the year. Last year I took the training far too seriously and ended up not enjoying the rides. This year the I'm going to enjoy the riding and let the miles take care of themselves. ... And stop for cake !

 

[Racing roadkill]

Ouch. Hope you feel better soon!

Cheers, I'm a bit sore today, but I'm sure I'll be fine in the not too distant future

 

[ianrauk]

Cheers, I'm a bit sore today, but I'm sure I'll be fine in the not too distant future

Sorry to hear about your off. And glad your not too beaten up.

 

[biggs682]

No riding this week but just had a great 3.5 mile walk down to the pier and along the promenade at Bournemouth and back lot quieter than over the weekend , loads of cyclist's going the prom ........ lucky people

 

[Bryony]

@Bryony glad to hear your on the mend.

Thank you I never realised I was so ill until after the transfusion. My haemoglobin levels are still slightly below what they should be but the iron tablets are helping with that. I'm so looking forward to getting out on my bike more often now!

 

[Old jon]

A warm one today, though there was not much sun. For once I had a route in mind, and for twice, I stuck to it. As ever, escaping Leeds is a fair slog but once past the Ring Road things do improve. Three sides of the Holbeck rectangle, towpath to Viaduct Road, Cardigan Road to Headingley. Lawnswood school and on to Bramhope by the A 660. Just inside Bramhope's borders, turn right onto Creskeld Lane and enjoy the fast whizz down to Arthington. Up the valley to Pool and for a once in a long time change cross the river there then take the next left for Farnley. Turn left again to cross the River Washburn at Leathley Bridge and left again at the Norwood junction just before Farnley. This is Farnley Lane when it reaches Otley via another interesting descent.



There are a few benches by the clock tower in Otley market square, I leaned the bike against one of these and refuelled the worn out body. There seemed to be a lot of people about, one of who knew all about my bike, even if he insisted it was a Raleigh. I thanked him for the fount of wisdom he had imparted to me, wished him goodbye and returned to Leeds using the A 660 to Headingley, a detour through Kirkstall to the canal, just ticking up 31.1 miles in the process.
Wonderful !

 

[Dave 123]

A few months ago I had the bright idea of a shuttle bus whilst we were on the island, so we could do one side to another.

The ride started today at Cala Pi on the southern coast of Mallorca. It's a different landscape out here. Here we all are at the lighthouse...

Off we set through quiet country lanes, the amount of wild flowers was breathtaking! We saw Red Kites, Hoopoes, Thekla Lark and Greenfinches.

We stopped in Llucmajor for a drink before heading through Sencelles, into wine country. From here we went to Alaro for lunch. Mrs Dave and I look at some Mallorcan webcams and one is in the square we had lunch. A quick message on whatsapp, then she called up. We all gave her a wave at work. Sometimes technology is the dogs bollocks!

Coming into Selva I had a bee inside my helmet and I was stung on the forehead! Thomas was saying that he was too knackered for the mountains, and I'd been up to Lluc before, so we came home on the flatter, ultra pretty route back to Puerto Pollensa.

A metric century.

https://www.strava.com/activities/535579035

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

The weather brightened up at lunchtime so I went out for a 19.5 mile bimble this afternoon.

Up over the hill and into Axminster then did a little bit of the Blackdown Hills. I went through Smallridge then along the top of the valley with Churchill down in the bottom of the valley (He was too busy smoking a cigar to fight me in the fields .) before dropping down into Membury which is a lovely pretty village.

Unfortunately, as I descended into Membury I started to get a call of nature; the kind of call that, when you're in the middle of nowhere, ideally can only be answered if you have a trowel and bog roll with you. Due to the fact I had neither (And I didn't fancy having to put my hanky to emergency use.) I decided to curtail my ride slightly & so headed back to Axminster to use the public facilities then back on home.

My ride was curtailed by only a few short miles and 19.5 is still a good outing for an afternoon bimble. Bit nippy at times but lovely to be out in the countryside.

 

[EltonFrog]

Thank you I never realised I was so ill until after the transfusion. My haemoglobin levels are still slightly below what they should be but the iron tablets are helping with that. I'm so looking forward to getting out on my bike more often now!

You may find this of interest, I use one of these. http://www.luckyironfish.com

 

[fossyant]

None today as took the kids and a friend to a local fair in Prestatyn. Standing and wandering round the fair has finished me off. Could hardly get back in the car.

 

[Glow worm]

Yesterday's ride this- just a shortish 16 miler around familiar haunts.

I'm very lucky to have a nice network of v quiet lanes and car free tracks on my doorstep- the downside though is I get lazy and tend to stick to these rather than exploring new but busier places.

Wicken Fen. This is one of the paths from Upware. Bloody lovely it is too.

The new bird hide on Harrison's Drove. It's roomy with great views but best of all- you can wheel your bike in!

Marsh harriers and a few singing chiffchaffs were highlights, though best of all, three swallows fresh from Africa. Such a great time of year and the excitement of seeing them again never fades. In fact it seems to grow as I age.

The view from the new hide. This part of Wicken Fen is completely free to visit, and on the main cycle route between Ely and Cambridge.

It's always fun trying to stay upright on this track. Gets easier once you get your eye in. I did come a cropper once here on my way to Kings Lynn - it was at night and during a thunderstorm so it probably wasn't the wisest choice of route!

A quick brew at the bird hide on Tubney Fen near Reach then home as the clouds closed in.

 

[NorthernDave]

A post-work ride? Spring must really be here!

Home at a sensible time for a change and with the sun still shining, who was I to argue when Mrs ND asked if I was going for a ride before tea?

As the road bike is in for a service, it had to be the hybrid which was fine by me even if I wasn't planning on going off road - just time for a cheeky 10k before tea.
Local roads down to Cross Gates, then a moderate blast down Manston Lane to the farm at Barnbow Lane where I stopped for a drink and a photo:

Refreshed, I set off back the way I'd come into a gentle but persistent headwind, turning up into Pendas Fields and adding an extended loop on there, before heading down to Barwick Road where a very nice lady jogger gave me a very warm hello as we passed (I'm fairly sure I don't know her...).
Added a quick spin around Manston just to add a bit more distance on, then headed for home with a final loop around the block for no reason other than I fancied it.

So, 7.71 miles in 34m 24s at an average of 13.4 mph and just 200ft climbed.
Just over the 10k I'd promised myself and that half hour or so out on the bike was worth it's weight in gold.
Only saw a couple of other cyclists out tonight, but there were lots of joggers / runners. Perhaps Monday is jogging night and no-one told me..?

 

[Elybazza61]

Couple of rides to report;

A late one from Sunday with the better half;eventful start with her coming a cropper after not clipping out(she keeled over just as I was about to shout out to her),no damage done and a nice ride in the sun around a usual route.

That made it over a 100k in just over a week so she's getting back in to it nicely.

https://www.strava.com/activities/534504789

And this morning a little run from Waterbeach to work;had meant to do a proper commute but was late getting up so had to make do with a short hop.

Only hiccup was the cadence sensor reading too high,so will have to see what's causing that.

https://www.strava.com/activities/536206662