Your ride today....

[Elybazza61]

Right,bit behind with this so a few to report.

Thursday was an in'n out commute with a headwind in and a cross wind back so one of those days when the pace doesn't seem to equal the effort,still good training ;

https://www.strava.com/activities/663916911

https://www.strava.com/activities/664581148

Friday was a really nice run up to Downham Mkt with the better half;bit grey and chilly early on but pleasant when the sun came out.
Fair bit of wildlife about;two deer frolicking in a field,a barn owl,cormorant,marsh harrier(we think),plenty of swans and swallows plus what looked like a Grebe.

Other half had had enough

https://www.strava.com/activities/665320768

Nice coffee and coffee and walnut cake at Charmed interiors cafe;

Bikes against a wall shot at Denver;

Saturday was the club run which was a bit of a blast with a few quick guys in the group so a brisk 73kms at a 31kmh average.

https://www.strava.com/activities/666334553

So a deserved long sit down after to watch the Olympic road race.


Back to the A10 grind today with a brisk cross/headwind again,not too busy for a Monday although there was a couple of close-ish passes.


https://www.strava.com/activities/668573037


North westerly tomorrow so will get the ss out tomorrow I think.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Still a bit blustery today in Leicester, so didn't want to do a long ride. I needed to go do some shopping so decided to jump on the Sirrus and go via the canal. Plan was to get on the canal in South Wigston and ride to Kilby Bridge and then go to the Sainsburys in Wigston. Total trip would be circa 8 or 9 miles.

Anyway set off for South Wigston and detour instead to near the Leicester City stadium and get on the canal there. Ride along the canal was cracking, protected from the wind and the towpath just rough enough for me to have to take my time without going stupidly slow. In fact I was enjoying it that much that when I got to Kilby Bridge I carried on along the canal to Newton Harcourt and went to the Sainsburys in Oadby.. Ended up doing 9 miles on the canal and 21 miles in total.

I even stopped along the canal to take a couple of snaps.

https://www.strava.com/activities/668759151

 

[Big Andy]

Having a lunchtime ride out today. Currently at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park for coffee and cake!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Edit. The smell I was informed was pig manure, bloody awful and bloody inconsiderate to pick yesterday to spread it.
Don't they know who we are ?!!

I've just been in touch with my sister who worked in New Romney in the 80s. "I don't remember the smell. I do remember people would walk sheep on leads. It was a little strange."

 

[Hill Wimp]

I've just been in touch with my sister who worked in New Romney in the 80s. "I don't remember the smell. I do remember people would walk sheep on leads. It was a little strange."

I will let @Stephen Piper answer that one as he is local to the area.

For what it's worth I have seen stranger things being lead round in central London so a sheep on a lead probably wouldn't make me look twice.

 

[Aravis]

I had a rare chance yesterday for a uni-directional ride, heading to Northamptonshire for a cricket festival adjacent to my in-laws' house. My wife and one daughter had travelled up a few days ago so there was a lift available for the return today.

https://www.strava.com/activities/667787226

Part of the deal was a day's ironing on Saturday when the weather was perfect and I'd rather have been out, but the men's Olympic road race was suitable compensation. I have to say that even with a strong and largely helpful wind, I much prefer a circular ride. The unfamiliarity of the finish may be part of the reason. As the profile shows, it was never arduous but it became a bit choppy towards the end. In contrast to returning home at the end of a ride, I never knew which way the tarmac would be sloping around the next corner!

I'd arranged for a bowl of water, a towel and my clothes to be left in my in-laws' garden. The outside tap was pretty welcome too. Then it was over to the cricket for the sort of tea that most here would approve of.

That was 124 miles for the second time in a week, on both occasions a smidgeon over the 200 kilometre mark - quite unplanned.

 

[Big Andy]

Well after my coffee and cake stop I continued and took a long way home via Denby Dale. Ended up doing a 30 miler. Was wondy out there but a most enjoyable ride.

 

[Stephen Piper]

I will let @Stephen Piper answer that one as he is local to the area.

For what it's worth I have seen stranger things being lead round in central London so a sheep on a lead probably wouldn't make me look twice.

Sheep on leads... it's not wales you know. Strange smells... it's the bloody countryside, bugger off back to the smoke to top up your carbon monoxide/particulate levels if you don't like it. But 'seriously' the pooey odour reminds me of a very strong plasticine smell and I'm transported back to primary school (a la recherche du temps perdue), making squidgy purpleybrown space rockets.

 

[Salty seadog]

I will let @Stephen Piper answer that one as he is local to the area.

For what it's worth I have seen stranger things being lead round in central London so a sheep on a lead probably wouldn't make me look twice.

Indeed, we have a chap near me who wanders around with a mid sized white bird of prey on his arm, an owl of some sort by the look of it.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Indeed, we have a chap near me who wanders around with a mid sized white bird of prey on his arm, an owl of some sort by the look of it.

Understandable it's Dover nuff said

 

[Salty seadog]

Understandable it's Dover nuff said

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.

 

[Hill Wimp]

 

[srw]

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I'm not sure it's supposed to look like that. 15 miles into a 50 mile planned route and I'm waiting for a lift home. Frustrating, as I am feeling quite up for it, despite the gusty winds.

The bike shop replaced the chain without a quibble this morning. Good service. One of the shop staff told me that he'd broken four titanium frames while racing, but never a chain...

 

[Donger]

Indeed, we have a chap near me who wanders around with a mid sized white bird of prey on his arm, an owl of some sort by the look of it.

You want to try Falmouth. Last time I was there I saw two kilted Scotsmen in the middle of town with ferret on a lead. A mate of mine says they are a fairly regular feature of the place.

 

[Hill Wimp]

There is a chap in Covent Garden that walks his ferret around on a lead.

I nearly squashed it once with a car tyre