Your ride today....

[Fab Foodie]

[QUOTE 4525676, member: 21629"]Any ideas why I had a terrible headache in the morning ???? It was like "Oh. My. Head."[/QUOTE]
Coke!
My head was fine!

 

[Buck]

It's been a couple of weeks since I've had a "proper" ride out as we have just been very busy with work, birthdays and other things!

My youngest got a new Frog bike for his birthday earlier this month so we went out last weekend for a short test run.
Today, as its half term, we all went out on the Trans-Pennine Trail, driving to Penistone to join the trail there.

We headed on towards Dunford Bridge which is around 6 miles on a gentle incline. Pretty slow going especially as my eldest has one speed, close to stop! A short stop and drink at Dunford Bridge - short as it wasn't too warm - then back to the start. It felt quite a bit cooler on the return as we were heading into the slight headwind.

Back at the car we persuaded the boys that 12 miles wasn't that far and we should go a little further so we headed on towards Wortley on the less scenic part of the TPT, running alongside the railway for a short while then on towards Oxspring and Thurgoland.

The boys had fun heading through the tunnel at Thurgoland before we then hit some quite muddy parts which led to quite dirty clothing and faces!

Back to the car with just over 20 miles and a couple of tired boys (and Mrs Buck!) before heading home to wash off the bikes!

https://www.relive.cc/view/754643349

 

[PeteXXX]

Well... After six weeks of not riding, due to doctors orders after an eye operation, I thought that waiting any longer would be pointless. At 15:00, the six weeks was up. At 20:30, I met up with five mates near Salcey Forest for a night ride around the trails there.
I wasn't planning on a long ride, 10 or 12 would be a good distance to do as an off-road pedal..

On top of the Tree Top Walk..
After the launch back down the ramp to the tree tops, we were back on the trails to the main road. It was at this point that I heard a coyote howling in the woods. One of the chaps said it was an owl.. Nah.. It was definitely a coyote...
Still, we survived the encounter.

And halfway round. Sadly, the cafe was closed

Never mind, we had cake back at the car when we finished.

A lovely 14 miles to get me back into the saddle.

https://www.strava.com/activities/754937248

 

[Elybazza61]

Another day,another commute.

Nice run in today though down a pretty quiet 20 pence rd to Cottenham and then a bit busier to Impington and Histon where a small white van cut me up but hey ho let it pass and carry on.

Gave it some berries over the bridge at Histon and then a smooth roll via Kings Hedges and Chesterton to the little 'trose(again!)and then Mill Road to an also quiet work.

https://www.strava.com/activities/755191674

 

[PeteXXX]

And here's a vid of a bit of the ride around Salcey Forest last night..

 

[Oldfentiger]

Down the hill and back up again to buy some milk from the local shop.
Only 3.7 miles, but in doing so reached a milestone for this year.

1,678 miles
Elevation gain 100,249'

https://www.strava.com/activities/755359930

I'm sure there are those amongst us who do lots more than that, but it's a big deal for me

 

[13 rider]

I had planned today as a Imperial century ride . Up this morning early to be out at first light really misty this morning so lights fitted and out the door at 0800 . Out to Quorn at a nice steady pace the only problem was my glasses were misting up on the inside I was having to stop every mile to clean my glasses never getting anywhere at this rate so decided to put my glasses in my back pocket and ride without my eye sight not that bad and I could see better without them rather then misted up .Out round Charnwood forest and out to Kegworth mist now is patchy one minute clear and sunny the next misty . Through Kegworth , Kingston ,Gotham ,East Leake , Willoughby ,Old Dalby ,Nether Broughton then drops into the Vale of Belvoir . Hickling ,Kinoulton ,Cropwell Bishop ,Tithby ,Barnstone ,Grandy ,Sutton ,Redmile ,Plunger and then the cafe came into sight . Dove Cottage was really busy nice coffee and cake . Checked the milage and 75 down and 25 miles from home . Set off with suddenly leaden legs and the prospect of Stathern hill in a mile . Ground my way to the top and got a pr on strava them dropped into Wycomb ,Scalford ,Wartnaby ,Saxelby dropped into Asfordby then along the Wreake valley and amazingly my legs still feel good . Cossington and Rothley where the odometer went into triple figures . Cropston and into Anstey just before my last hill there was a female rider stopped at the side of the road I asked you ok and she said no my chain come off . Stopped to help out and chatting away she asks have you been far . She was quite surprised with the answer . One last drag up the hill and 105 miles in the bag at 16.2 mph really happy with that . Got my clothing wrong this morning shorts and fingerless mitts I was properly cold this morning at one stage I really considered bailing after an hour but thankfully the sun came out at the right moment and slowly it warmed up and the last couple of hours were glorious

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Short ride for me this afternoon, I was waiting in for the Parcel Force man, he arrived about half one and by two I was in my kit on my bike and away. A short direct ride to Hoar Park. When I got there the Cafe was closed, they'd had a kitchen fire, but the sweet shop was serving coffee and cake. I meandered my way back home, through the Arley's, Fillongley and onto Maxstoke, then picked up one of my regular routes home, past the forest Of Arden hotel, left into Kinwalsey Lane across the Meriden road and down Harvest Hill lane, not one of my favourite lanes but mostly downhill Coventry bound, down Washbrook lane and into the Allesley area of Coventry and on to home. A nice little 30 miler.

 

[AnneW]

I've not been on my bike for ages - a serious of niggling injuries. A torn calf muscle caused by I know not what (that was painful!), strange walking gait to allow for the calf caused my left knee (which is always dodgy) to suffer. More weeks of limping until that healed and then an in growing tow nail turned nasty on me.....

Anyhow..... touching wood and grabbing a rabbit's foot I appear to be back on form. I had a hospital appointment today, only 3.5 miles each way but the sheer pleasure of riding there and back is indescribable

No pictures - not sure Collyhurst, Newton Heath and the surrounding areas are that picturesque - but good to back on two wheels

 

[cosmicbike]

Still struggling to get a decent 'me' ride in, today ended up as a 4.5 mile visit to the doctor and shops for medication. On the plus side the Roubaix build has started, on of the 'pleasures' of buying used means finding little bits to finish off, todays mission was a cassette spacer which was nicely sorted by Bikes & Buddies in Chertsey.
Mission for the rest of the week is a set of Specialized ICR stops, which they never made as a spare for the SL4 frame. Spoke to the Spesh shop in Ruislip who said bring the frame in and we'll find some from the workshop to fit, so off there later in the week.
Back on the commute tomorrow.

 

[Diggs]

Today I headed off for a bit of a ride along the estuary from Southend taking in Shoebury then up to Hadleigh, having my first proper run round the milder bits of the Olympic course. Finally back to Southend for a well earned portion of chips

 

[booze and cake]

Short ride around some previously unexplored south London parts.
Paperbark Maple in Ruskin Park

The park also had Mendelssohn's Sundial

http://friendsofruskinpark.org.uk/?page_id=1871
and this awesome bench, a bit tatty now unfortunately, the new yam table, an African picnic bench. This is just better than normal benches in every way, more of this sort of thing.


when leaving the park I came across this

which is part of this, brightens up an otherwise dank railway bridge no end.

Some more south London jungle

 

[gavgav]

Well... After six weeks of not riding, due to doctors orders after an eye operation, I thought that waiting any longer would be pointless. At 15:00, the six weeks was up. At 20:30, I met up with five mates near Salcey Forest for a night ride around the trails there.
I wasn't planning on a long ride, 10 or 12 would be a good distance to do as an off-road pedal..

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On top of the Tree Top Walk..
After the launch back down the ramp to the tree tops, we were back on the trails to the main road. It was at this point that I heard a coyote howling in the woods. One of the chaps said it was an owl.. Nah.. It was definitely a coyote...
Still, we survived the encounter.

View attachment 149114

And halfway round. Sadly, the cafe was closed

Never mind, we had cake back at the car when we finished.

A lovely 14 miles to get me back into the saddle.

https://www.strava.com/activities/754937248

Good to read that you are back on the bike @PeteXXX

 

[Elybazza61]

Another day another commute.

A bit damp and misty so down the 20 pence again but this time turned off at Cottenham and down through Landbeach and over the crawlung A10 in to Waterbeach and then on in to Cambridge through Fen Ditton.

Heart not really in it today so just cruised in;way work is dunno how much longer I'll be doing these commutes.

https://www.strava.com/activities/756186880

 

[PeteXXX]

Good to read that you are back on the bike @PeteXXX

Thanks... It's been a long 6 weeks!