Your ride today....

[cosmicbike]

A lovely morning, so I figured today was a good day to get my metric 50 in for the month. After a day spent driving yesterday I was a bit stiff but figured once I got going I'd loosen up. A couple of miles in I was still stiff, and after 6 miles I was only interested in getting home without calling for recovery from SWMBO. Not happy, but given history discretion was definitely the way to go, valour can wait.
Good job there's still plenty of April left, I dropped out of the metric half challenge last year and don't want to do so again..

 

[Bryony]

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

Thanks for that, I'm going to get myself one of these.

 

[derrick]

Nice little ride on my own, Really enjoyed the not having to wait for anyone after leading the club ride on Saturday. Did have a muppet come past me, then he kept looking behind, It looked like he was running out of steam. I closed him down without to much effort. Then he just stopped turned around to go back to where he came from, Gave me a big smile and rode of. Weird. The rest of the ride was uneventful. Was just nice to be out in the sun.
https://www.strava.com/activities/536414232

 

[Jon George]

Yesterday, my friend Dan I did Stage 3 of this year's Tour De Cochon, but with an extra rider: a drinking buddy called Pete. He turned up on something that looked best suited to deep and muddy steep mountain trails (a moped engine would not have looked out of place on it) and a huge backpack stuffed full of various odds and sods - including a track pump. Dan and I cycled 40 miles, but I think Pete did the equivalent of 80.
The day was marred by the discovery that my mother had been admitted to hospital and will probably not see out many more hours, so I had to turn down Dan's offer of a cycle out to Thorndon and back today.

This out near Earl Soham after I'd been given the bad news.

And this near Cretingham on the way back. (Incidentally, we saw numerous deer - a couple raced us - and something buzzard-like giving Pete more than a passing glance.)

 

[Arjimlad]

Ride 4 since snapping my spine. Did ride 3 of just 5 miles a few days ago to play crazy golf with the kids.

Today I had a potter down the NCN5 from Gronant to Rhyl and back. Just 10 miles. Hard today as there was a strong southerly so cross winds out and back. Quite hard going on soft 2.4 knobblies but happy to report no cyclists passed me. Still slow at 13.2 mph average.

Well done. Glad you are up & about - and your average speed is perfectly respectable given that I guess you're meant to be taking it steady.

 

[ColinJ]

The day was marred by the discovery that my mother had been admitted to hospital and will probably not see out many more hours, so I had to turn down Dan's offer of a cycle out to Thorndon and back today.

I'm sorry to hear about your mum, Jon. These things are never easy, but I hope she just slips away peacefully without suffering

Back in 2003 I got a call from one of my sisters to say that our dad had finally died after a year of worsening health. I went out on my bike to somewhere nice and had a quiet blub. It didn't bring him back, but it made me feel a bit better.

 

[Dave 123]

A bit rainy this morning so we held back to 1pm.
A few raindrops, enough to dampen the roads on our ride to Formentor.
Up out of Pollensa there is a long slogger to the Mirador, here is red faced me coming to the top...

Next there is a long drop down through hairpins, flashes of sea, scent of pine.

Coming up the other side Mark was in a layby and took this picture of me and my stumpy legs...

I didn't stop, but I climbed on to the next available pull in and waited.....

A small climb, then a Big Dipper down before the final steep ascent to the lighthouse. Here are the 3 brothers together...

And here's one of Craig on the last bit...

On the return we took turns on the front helping Pete up the climbs as he was flagging a bit.

Just over 25 miles of sheer class!


https://www.strava.com/activities/536474799/segments/12928687682

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Yesterday, my friend Dan I did Stage 3 of this year's Tour De Cochon, but with an extra rider: a drinking buddy called Pete. He turned up on something that looked best suited to deep and muddy steep mountain trails (a moped engine would not have looked out of place on it) and a huge backpack stuffed full of various odds and sods - including a track pump. Dan and I cycled 40 miles, but I think Pete did the equivalent of 80.
The day was marred by the discovery that my mother had been admitted to hospital and will probably not see out many more hours, so I had to turn down Dan's offer of a cycle out to Thorndon and back today.

This out near Earl Soham after I'd been given the bad news.

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And this near Cretingham on the way back. (Incidentally, we saw numerous deer - a couple raced us - and something buzzard-like giving Pete more than a passing glance.)

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A like for the report and the photos but I'm sorry to hear about your mother.

All the best at this difficult time.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Nice sunny day out there today but I needed several crow bars to get my rear up and out. I did in the end but it was tough going. So I took the easy option and rode the standard loop today. It's always very pleasant and no brains are required on the navigating. I stopped at Brand Green, partly to admire the wood anemones mixed with early bluebells and partly to adjust a rear brake block which was being noisey. I took to the climb to Woolridge and admired a very clear view to the Black Mountains and the Cotswolds. Dog walkers were about today so I used my cheery "passing" call to alert them of my presence. All good and well appreciated too. The Hams gave me time to let my mind wander and before I realised it I was checking my average speed before rolling back over the last mile at cool down pace. Therapy for sure but I need more I'm afraid.

 

[Elswick Cotterpin]

I don't usually post much of anything here but I had a nice couple of hours riding along the Caldicot Levels this morning.. Caldicot or Gwent levels (?), I forget. Anyway, nice morning, you can see why they call it the levels...

a bit rough to start..

then it got better. These roads are loooong...
Some nice houses along the way;

to finally arrive at Goldcliff, although there's no cliff or gold, and even the tide was out..

finished with tea and cake from the Seawall Cafe..

before turning home again. 22 miles, lovely it was...

 

[Goonerobes]

The day was marred by the discovery that my mother had been admitted to hospital and will probably not see out many more hours, so I had to turn down Dan's offer of a cycle out to Thorndon and back today.

Sorry to hear about your mum @Jon George , my thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

Tuesday afternoon meant one of my regular midweek sorties & today I decided to extent my flat route a little & go to Lymington pier. However, as is now seemingly customary, the big black cloud that follows me whenever I ride in the forest found me again & at a time when I couldn't be any further from home, Lymington!!

The ride down via Beaulieu & St. Leonards was pleasant enough despite riding into the wind but the tell tell signs were there & it hammered it down just when I had nowhere to hide so after a quick stop under a leafless tree to put my gillet on I had to endure the kind of soaking where your feet squelch on every pedal rotation & the water runs off your head & into your eyes.

20 minutes later it stopped & by the time I was home after a 36 mile round trip I was nearly dry!!

https://www.strava.com/activities/536469569

A quick stop at Lymington harbour as the cloud is looming......

And then this.......

 

[Mrs M]

Yesterday, my friend Dan I did Stage 3 of this year's Tour De Cochon, but with an extra rider: a drinking buddy called Pete. He turned up on something that looked best suited to deep and muddy steep mountain trails (a moped engine would not have looked out of place on it) and a huge backpack stuffed full of various odds and sods - including a track pump. Dan and I cycled 40 miles, but I think Pete did the equivalent of 80.
The day was marred by the discovery that my mother had been admitted to hospital and will probably not see out many more hours, so I had to turn down Dan's offer of a cycle out to Thorndon and back today.

This out near Earl Soham after I'd been given the bad news.

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And this near Cretingham on the way back. (Incidentally, we saw numerous deer - a couple raced us - and something buzzard-like giving Pete more than a passing glance.)

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Sorry to hear about your mum, best wishes, x.

 

[rideswithmoobs]

Yesterday was a short 10 mile loop into Morecambe and back out via torrisholme, and then picked up the canal to head back to hest bank and home. I love the shore at Bolton le sands so headed down to Red Bank farm for a brew and enjoy the view.

Said hello to the praying shell

Then back home. Today I took the mutt out for a run. Wear the new inov8's in

 

[Stevec047]

So after been stuck in front of my computer all day in a stuffy office and amazingly getting to leave on time I thought sod it time for a quick ride around the local villages just a little 7.1 miler but pushed harder than normal and feel good for it. Did a couple of pb's on a couple of regular strava segments and am slowly climbing from the bottom of the rankings which goes to prove that the more miles you put in the faster you get.

No pics as phone was under my jersey and couldn't be bothered to fish it out.

 

[gavgav]

A short ride after work, quite breezy but had dried up from brief showers between 4 and 5pm.

I'd managed to hurt my Shoulder/Neck yesterday morning, doing the very dangerous task of getting out of bed! The sort where you can't turn your head either way and so, despite it being a little better today, didn't want to risk too long a ride. I'm feeling quite stressed this week, as I have an interview for the Principal Analyst job at work on Thursday, so after spending the last 2 evenings preparing for it, I needed to get out and relax a bit.

Did the clockwise version of my regular loop round town. Headed down to Meole Brace, through the village and up to Nobold, before descending down to Radbrook. Nipped up to Copthorne and finally turned out of the breeze and a nice downhill section through Porthill and the Quarry, which was teeming with runners (including the club I used to run with) and dogs running loose generally causing chaos, meaning I had to have my wits about me to avoid them.

It was nice with the wind behind me, alongside the river on the towpath and through Castlefields, before I turned back into the wind along the cycle paths to Reabrook.

Took the old railway track through Sutton Farm and not ready to go home just yet, I continued through the business park, up London Rd, back through the estate and home.

Neck giving me a bit of gip now, but a good 14.6 miles none the less.