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Oldfentiger
Veteran
- Location
- Pendle, Lancs
Stuck behind my desk all day with the sun beaming outside. At 4pm I'd had enough and got the bike out. It was great not to be lumbered up with layers and all the clut that goes with winter riding.
I decided to try a different loop to include the climb up Cuckstool Lane, something I've been avoiding because I thought it was too difficult for me. To my surprise I got up without undue difficulty.
12 miles with 1163' climbed.
Then 3 hours bloody gardening, digging a stubborn tree stump up.
https://www.strava.com/activities/566368076
I decided to try a different loop to include the climb up Cuckstool Lane, something I've been avoiding because I thought it was too difficult for me. To my surprise I got up without undue difficulty.
12 miles with 1163' climbed.
Then 3 hours bloody gardening, digging a stubborn tree stump up.
https://www.strava.com/activities/566368076
If I get this one posted within 6 minutes, t'll be todays ride. If not, it'll be yesterdays, as usual.
With the sun blazing down, I managed to get a couple of hours out on the full suss before w*rk. I decided to do a quick loupe of Pitsford Res, about 6 or 7 miles away, and then pop into a local LBS for a chat for a couple of minutes.
The Res was fairly quiet, with mainly lady joggers jogging around. There were lots of 'Good Morning's going on
Anyway, the main thing around this morning was the flying bug population!! Bleddy herds of them!
Luckily, and with forethought, I had my anti-bug-screen on. I didn't swallow any, but had that itchy crawly thing going on under my helmet...
After a circuit and a half, I rode down Merry Tom lane with the intention of visiting the LBS, but realised I didn't really have the time today so turned towards Broughton and Moulton to be home in time.
I did manage to stop for a slice of cake though. Home made, by my own fair hand. Darn tasty is was to!
Back home on 27 miles in proper nice weather in time for a shower, lunch and off to w*rk. Booooo..
https://www.strava.com/activities/566068756
Edit: Posted @ 00:07, so it's officially Yesterdays Ride
With the sun blazing down, I managed to get a couple of hours out on the full suss before w*rk. I decided to do a quick loupe of Pitsford Res, about 6 or 7 miles away, and then pop into a local LBS for a chat for a couple of minutes.
The Res was fairly quiet, with mainly lady joggers jogging around. There were lots of 'Good Morning's going on
Anyway, the main thing around this morning was the flying bug population!! Bleddy herds of them!
Luckily, and with forethought, I had my anti-bug-screen on. I didn't swallow any, but had that itchy crawly thing going on under my helmet...
After a circuit and a half, I rode down Merry Tom lane with the intention of visiting the LBS, but realised I didn't really have the time today so turned towards Broughton and Moulton to be home in time.
I did manage to stop for a slice of cake though. Home made, by my own fair hand. Darn tasty is was to!
Back home on 27 miles in proper nice weather in time for a shower, lunch and off to w*rk. Booooo..
https://www.strava.com/activities/566068756
Edit: Posted @ 00:07, so it's officially Yesterdays Ride
Oldfentiger
Veteran
- Location
- Pendle, Lancs
This morning I are mostly been going round in circles.
The Tigress had to be away this morning early, so I set off in search of the Stephen Burke Hub.
http://www.visitpendle.com/what-to-do/steven-burke-cycle-and-sports-hub-p750540
After a couple of erroneous turns I found it and had it all to myself.
I did 10 laps of 1.1km
So, out at 7am, home by 8.20 am. 16.9 miles, 712' climbed, 13.8mph average, which is OK for an old git like me
https://www.strava.com/activities/567032315/overview
The Tigress had to be away this morning early, so I set off in search of the Stephen Burke Hub.
http://www.visitpendle.com/what-to-do/steven-burke-cycle-and-sports-hub-p750540
After a couple of erroneous turns I found it and had it all to myself.
I did 10 laps of 1.1km
So, out at 7am, home by 8.20 am. 16.9 miles, 712' climbed, 13.8mph average, which is OK for an old git like me
https://www.strava.com/activities/567032315/overview
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Due for another easy ride, I went through Wraysbury, Datchet to Windsor
When I started to hit the steeper gradients, howevre I seemed to push a bit hard
Still I didn't make it a tough ride just not quite so easy as it might have been
Then down to Sunningdale and back through some hilly roads and the back of Egham
30.0 miles @ 16.6 mph
997 feet climbed
So similar stats to Weds ride, but in fact the hills were a little steeper so pushed a little harder, amunt of climbing the same
https://www.strava.com/activities/567160675
So nice to have warm weather, nearly one bottle drank in the ride though
When I started to hit the steeper gradients, howevre I seemed to push a bit hard
Still I didn't make it a tough ride just not quite so easy as it might have been
Then down to Sunningdale and back through some hilly roads and the back of Egham
30.0 miles @ 16.6 mph
997 feet climbed
So similar stats to Weds ride, but in fact the hills were a little steeper so pushed a little harder, amunt of climbing the same
https://www.strava.com/activities/567160675
So nice to have warm weather, nearly one bottle drank in the ride though
This last couple of rides, I have had problems with videos. Hm, I cannot even write that right. Unknown to me, my cloud storage had developed a mind of its own and decided to update umpty thump gigabytes of files supposedly in the background. Which just about stalled everything else, and garbaged what would run.
For the time being, problem solved. A re run of a previous ride today. The last exit from Holbeck and Hunslet was taken over Crown Point Bridge, from where I travelled to Oakwood Clock, via Roundhay Road, where a very well attended funeral was happening, four or five coaches outside the church, streets around full of parked vehicles . . .
Boot Hill was climbed, I keep telling myself it is getting easier. At the top, turn right onto Red Hall Lane, Skeltons and Thorner Lanes to follow, oh, and Milner Lane out of Thorner, with the hill a little too long and slightly too steep. Bear right through East Rigton,
the lane drops very nicely into Collingham, turn right for a munch in Wetherby and I then took the boring A 58 all the way back home. 30.1 warm and sunny miles.
For the time being, problem solved. A re run of a previous ride today. The last exit from Holbeck and Hunslet was taken over Crown Point Bridge, from where I travelled to Oakwood Clock, via Roundhay Road, where a very well attended funeral was happening, four or five coaches outside the church, streets around full of parked vehicles . . .
Boot Hill was climbed, I keep telling myself it is getting easier. At the top, turn right onto Red Hall Lane, Skeltons and Thorner Lanes to follow, oh, and Milner Lane out of Thorner, with the hill a little too long and slightly too steep. Bear right through East Rigton,
the lane drops very nicely into Collingham, turn right for a munch in Wetherby and I then took the boring A 58 all the way back home. 30.1 warm and sunny miles.
gavgav
Legendary Member
The final ride of my weeks holiday with @Rickshaw Phil and the longest of the week, with a 50k entry.
Gorgeous warm and sunny morning meant shorts and t-shirt for the first time this year
We set out through Coniston and then along the eastern shore of the lake, where signs and feed stations had been erected for the Keswick to Barrow walk that takes place tomorrow. With no wind today it was very pleasant cycling down to Lowick and then some climbing to Spark Bridge and Bouth, which was our lunch stop.
We visited the White Hart Inn, for the first time and it was excellent. A nice pint and Cumberland Sausage Sandwich was enjoyed, sat outside in the sun.
@Rickshaw Phil enjoying a beer
We pressed on to Newby Bridge, where the Swan Hotel is still closed due to theWinter floods, before a bit more climbing to Lakeside and a pause by the lake.
We continued to Graythwaite and along the lumpy road to Hawkshead, before some more climbing to Outgate and Barngates. We mulled over another pub stop, at The Drunken Duck, but my legs were flagging by this point and I think I would have struggled (even more than I did) to get up the steep climb at Hawkshead Hill. It was a relief to reach the top and the lovely descent down Atkinson Ground to Coniston.
We arrived home having done 33.4 miles with 2615 feet of climbing.
This takes the week's total to 95.8 miles and 7772ft of climbing. Quite happy with that considering I've been ill for the last 10 days or so.
Wish we were staying up here for another week!!
Gorgeous warm and sunny morning meant shorts and t-shirt for the first time this year
We set out through Coniston and then along the eastern shore of the lake, where signs and feed stations had been erected for the Keswick to Barrow walk that takes place tomorrow. With no wind today it was very pleasant cycling down to Lowick and then some climbing to Spark Bridge and Bouth, which was our lunch stop.
We visited the White Hart Inn, for the first time and it was excellent. A nice pint and Cumberland Sausage Sandwich was enjoyed, sat outside in the sun.
@Rickshaw Phil enjoying a beer
We pressed on to Newby Bridge, where the Swan Hotel is still closed due to theWinter floods, before a bit more climbing to Lakeside and a pause by the lake.
We continued to Graythwaite and along the lumpy road to Hawkshead, before some more climbing to Outgate and Barngates. We mulled over another pub stop, at The Drunken Duck, but my legs were flagging by this point and I think I would have struggled (even more than I did) to get up the steep climb at Hawkshead Hill. It was a relief to reach the top and the lovely descent down Atkinson Ground to Coniston.
We arrived home having done 33.4 miles with 2615 feet of climbing.
This takes the week's total to 95.8 miles and 7772ft of climbing. Quite happy with that considering I've been ill for the last 10 days or so.
Wish we were staying up here for another week!!
mark st1
Plastic Manc
- Location
- Leafy Berkshire
Few rides for me this week making the most of the sun returning lovely sunny commutes home are the best part of my day no doubt ! 2 of the extended ones this week on the commuter (if anyone knows how to stop a creaky saddle other than a sledge hammer id appreciate it) first one
https://www.strava.com/activities/564126935
20.7 miles in 1 hour 10 with a 17.8mph avg
Second one
https://www.strava.com/activities/565240074
20.6 miles in 1 hour 11 with a 17.5 avg
Lovely day off today and a scorcher so headed out local on the good bike all through Binfield and The Walthams quite a few out for a school day. Went to the bike cafe at Warren Row for a coffee and a chinwag with the owner who has just returned from the Joberg2c in South Africa his pics and details are awesome.
This was at a water break near Hare Hatch where they have a compound storing a lot of the overhead electrical gubbings for the new crossrail stuff that's underway. Linking Maidenhead with Essex should make getting home from a Southend ride easier
Today was just over 30 miles in 1 hour 35 with a 19 mph avg.
https://www.strava.com/activities/567186821
https://www.strava.com/activities/564126935
20.7 miles in 1 hour 10 with a 17.8mph avg
Second one
https://www.strava.com/activities/565240074
20.6 miles in 1 hour 11 with a 17.5 avg
Lovely day off today and a scorcher so headed out local on the good bike all through Binfield and The Walthams quite a few out for a school day. Went to the bike cafe at Warren Row for a coffee and a chinwag with the owner who has just returned from the Joberg2c in South Africa his pics and details are awesome.
This was at a water break near Hare Hatch where they have a compound storing a lot of the overhead electrical gubbings for the new crossrail stuff that's underway. Linking Maidenhead with Essex should make getting home from a Southend ride easier
Today was just over 30 miles in 1 hour 35 with a 19 mph avg.
https://www.strava.com/activities/567186821
- Location
- Egham
After a few days of commuting on busy roads, I fancied a change. Google maps is a wonderful thing, and I kind of knew of an off road route to the West of Heathrow that could, in theory, be used for my commute.
Familiar territory to start with through Staines, then down Moor Lane before cycling alongside Stanwell Moor and the M25, surprisingly pleasant with the RIver Colne. Once reaching J14, I headed into one of Heathrow's Conservation Sites, Colne Valley. Still following the Colne, I crested a small rise to see Terminal 5 and Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower in the distance.
Staying on the path I reached Orchard Farm (another Conservation site), and the end of the off road route. Distance is about the same as my usual commute, but this one is a bit too rough, be OK for a going home route though.
Retraced my steps and found one of my old routes through Stanwell Moor Village, and a path around the Staines reservoir, the lambs are out on mass but I only managed to capture a couple
Not ridden these paths for some 20+ years.
Home via Halfords for inner tubes with 17 miles done. Fabulous day for it.
Familiar territory to start with through Staines, then down Moor Lane before cycling alongside Stanwell Moor and the M25, surprisingly pleasant with the RIver Colne. Once reaching J14, I headed into one of Heathrow's Conservation Sites, Colne Valley. Still following the Colne, I crested a small rise to see Terminal 5 and Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower in the distance.
Staying on the path I reached Orchard Farm (another Conservation site), and the end of the off road route. Distance is about the same as my usual commute, but this one is a bit too rough, be OK for a going home route though.
Retraced my steps and found one of my old routes through Stanwell Moor Village, and a path around the Staines reservoir, the lambs are out on mass but I only managed to capture a couple
Not ridden these paths for some 20+ years.
Home via Halfords for inner tubes with 17 miles done. Fabulous day for it.
Well Mrs Postman has gone away for the weekend,a arty crafty type break,with her mates from church.So i got another pie ride in.Not going to ride on Saturday too many people will be out and about.so i took myself off to Skipton just 27 miles,i came back on the train,a very good idea.So first stop was to photograph a Butchers shop in Ilkey,visited by Vernon,Wilkinsons.I did not feel the need for a pie so early.On to Bolton Abbey in wonderful sunshine.Embsay was next and a visit to the Station,and finally a little up and down ride into Skipton.Where i did fancy a pie.Farmhouse Fare.Pork and Black Pudding,i did have indigestion on the train coming back.A lovely sunny day got a bit of a tan accordin
g to my youngest,who helped me put my efforts up onto Strava.I enjoyed myself,parts of the riding i found hard after such a long lay off,but fab.
Hugh Manatee
Veteran
A second ride in reasonably quick succession was also the first ride of the year in shorts. I don't know if it was that or just the fact it was a bit warmer but I was a good bit quicker than last time.
Bird song the whole way and these bluebells. Most looked like the genuine British variety!
Bird song the whole way and these bluebells. Most looked like the genuine British variety!
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
I want some of these for the next stage of this year's Tour De Cochon!
(I do cycling pub crawls around Suffolk during half-term with my mate Dan, in which I take at least one pork pie.)
Racing roadkill
Guru
https://www.strava.com/activities/567500672
103 miles, this month's imperial done, up to Newbury and back, via Winchester.
Nice sunny and Warm in Newbury.
Stalker swans
. I chucked them some bread, they then wouldn't leave me alone
.
The Mayfly near Leckford
Leffe on draught
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Kings Sombourne from on high.
It was a lovely day, but I was beset by bizzare technicals all day ( one of which stopped my front mech from shifting, not funny on a 25% climb) then the left pedal mech jammed. Then I nearly got skittled by a knobber. I read him the riot act when he stopped at the lights, he didn't have a clue
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All in all a nice day though
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103 miles, this month's imperial done, up to Newbury and back, via Winchester.
Nice sunny and Warm in Newbury.
Stalker swans
. I chucked them some bread, they then wouldn't leave me alone.The Mayfly near Leckford
Leffe on draught
.Kings Sombourne from on high.
It was a lovely day, but I was beset by bizzare technicals all day ( one of which stopped my front mech from shifting, not funny on a 25% climb) then the left pedal mech jammed. Then I nearly got skittled by a knobber. I read him the riot act when he stopped at the lights, he didn't have a clue
.All in all a nice day though
.
Stevec047
Über Member
- Location
- Saffron Walden
I have no idea what has happened to me this past week but I seem to just want to be on the bike all the time.
Finished work got home and kitted up for another ride in the sun.
Decided to head out towards halstead tonight knowing it would be a bit more of a workout that last night's ride due to a couple of decent hills around the loop.
Into halstead and a decent rude down the hill only having to stop because some inconsiderate person decided they wanted to cross the road at the pedestrian crossing
Took the road out towards Gosfield and then back towards home.
Nice little 9.1 mile ride and smashed not 1 but 5pb's tonight some quite considerably so pretty chuffed with that.
Finished work got home and kitted up for another ride in the sun.
Decided to head out towards halstead tonight knowing it would be a bit more of a workout that last night's ride due to a couple of decent hills around the loop.
Into halstead and a decent rude down the hill only having to stop because some inconsiderate person decided they wanted to cross the road at the pedestrian crossing
Took the road out towards Gosfield and then back towards home.
Nice little 9.1 mile ride and smashed not 1 but 5pb's tonight some quite considerably so pretty chuffed with that.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Day 6, ride 6. Loving this summer weather we're having
Out on the road bike in full summer gear - the Santini short sleeved jersey that Mrs ND got me at Christmas had it's first airing, bib shorts, fingerless gloves and just one pair of socks!
Not really a new route, but one I like and that has plenty of ups and downs - plus today I'd have the wind at my back on the way home for a change.
Scholes, Barwick in Elmet, left down Long Lane to Garforth, up the A642 and down to Aberford (where I managed to set off the "SLOW DOWN 30mph" sign
), before climbing back up to Lotherton Hall, then out to Saxton, where I stopped just before the village for a drink and a photo:
On through the village and out to Barkston Ash, then the long straight up Common Lane to Church Fenton into the breeze. Through the village and took the back road before the airport round to Ryther, then turned towards home with the wind at my back through Ozendyke and into Ulleskelf, then Raw Lane to the A162 and the downhill run to Stutton, then up Garnet Lane and over the A64.
Onto Toulston Lane and to Bramham, then right to tackle the Windmill and on to Clifford. Added a loop in the village and then down to Bramham and round to the bench by the A1(M) bridge for another photo and drink:
I also demolished a packet of Haribo Tangfastic before saddling up and climbing towards Thorner.
For a change, instead of slogging through Wothersome dip, I took the right onto Thorner lane, joining Milner Lane to approach Thorner from the other direction. The hill on Milner Lane is definitely better taken downhill as I'm sure @Old jon will agree
Through the village and the climb up Van Zyl Hill, before Skelton Lane and Coal Road, then heading down to home. At the end of our street I noticed I was just over a mile off getting 40 miles in, so I added a big loop on to get the mileage in.
40.7 miles (65.5km) in 2hrs 45m at an average of 14.7mph and with 1,801ft climbed with an average temperature of 19.2 degrees C! Another entry in the metric half century challenge and a great day to be out on the bike. I'm already working on my cyclists tan...
It was good to see a lot of other cyclists out, especially given it's a working day for many
It wasn't so good to see that the flies (and other annoying flying things) are suddenly back in huge numbers
Out on the road bike in full summer gear - the Santini short sleeved jersey that Mrs ND got me at Christmas had it's first airing, bib shorts, fingerless gloves and just one pair of socks!
Not really a new route, but one I like and that has plenty of ups and downs - plus today I'd have the wind at my back on the way home for a change.
Scholes, Barwick in Elmet, left down Long Lane to Garforth, up the A642 and down to Aberford (where I managed to set off the "SLOW DOWN 30mph" sign
), before climbing back up to Lotherton Hall, then out to Saxton, where I stopped just before the village for a drink and a photo:On through the village and out to Barkston Ash, then the long straight up Common Lane to Church Fenton into the breeze. Through the village and took the back road before the airport round to Ryther, then turned towards home with the wind at my back through Ozendyke and into Ulleskelf, then Raw Lane to the A162 and the downhill run to Stutton, then up Garnet Lane and over the A64.
Onto Toulston Lane and to Bramham, then right to tackle the Windmill and on to Clifford. Added a loop in the village and then down to Bramham and round to the bench by the A1(M) bridge for another photo and drink:
I also demolished a packet of Haribo Tangfastic before saddling up and climbing towards Thorner.
For a change, instead of slogging through Wothersome dip, I took the right onto Thorner lane, joining Milner Lane to approach Thorner from the other direction. The hill on Milner Lane is definitely better taken downhill as I'm sure @Old jon will agree
Through the village and the climb up Van Zyl Hill, before Skelton Lane and Coal Road, then heading down to home. At the end of our street I noticed I was just over a mile off getting 40 miles in, so I added a big loop on to get the mileage in.
40.7 miles (65.5km) in 2hrs 45m at an average of 14.7mph and with 1,801ft climbed with an average temperature of 19.2 degrees C! Another entry in the metric half century challenge and a great day to be out on the bike. I'm already working on my cyclists tan...
It was good to see a lot of other cyclists out, especially given it's a working day for many
It wasn't so good to see that the flies (and other annoying flying things) are suddenly back in huge numbers
