EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Is it? Really?
Your ride today....
- Thread starter gbb
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Gareth C
Veteran
- Location
- North Pennines.
Those look like rally stages...Fabby pics of fabby scenery tho
I think they do ruin rallies in the forest (Hamsterley).
Foolishly I've signed up for the Dirty One Thirty in Kielder, and figured I'd better get some training in. Despite not much distance lately, felt strong, and Strava says loads of PBs. Only 25km, mind...
- Location
- Egham
I suspect not, though if it was in Lower Sunbury then it's likely to be my wedding photographer who bought with him (on our wedding day) his owl and springer spaniel...
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
Back in north Norfolk for a long weekend after a beautiful starlit night ride here on Friday night. Today, a shortish 16 miler to Wells-next-the-Sea and back.
Much of the ride is through the Holkham Estate. The 'Triumphal Arch' above is always fun to ride through.
Holkham Hall.
Near Wells, this row of evergreen holme oaks caught my eye.
A couple of pics of Wells Harbour.
Heading back through Holkham from Wells.
The road home.
A sparkling day in the sunshine here today. Back to home turf tomorrow with my usual 24 mile ride to Kings Lynn station, train to Ely then the last 15 miles back to my village. Just hope the old legs are up to it.
Much of the ride is through the Holkham Estate. The 'Triumphal Arch' above is always fun to ride through.
Holkham Hall.
Near Wells, this row of evergreen holme oaks caught my eye.
A couple of pics of Wells Harbour.
Heading back through Holkham from Wells.
The road home.
A sparkling day in the sunshine here today. Back to home turf tomorrow with my usual 24 mile ride to Kings Lynn station, train to Ely then the last 15 miles back to my village. Just hope the old legs are up to it.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Bitterly cold morning here so tweeked the saddle position on a couple of bikes before going out when the temperature finally got into positive numbers. The first part was a slow ride on the MTB down to Felixstowe Ferry, then back into town for a couple of bottles of squash from Tesco before a ride along the seafront to the Sunday market for the £1 big bowls of fruit and cut price essentials of crisps & chocolate (just out of date). After that it was on up to the Dock viewing point to see what shipping was about and then home for a quick bite to eat.
Thanks to the beautiful clear blue sky and light winds, Felixstowe seafront was packed with walkers and all the bars, cafes and kiosks with any outdoor seating were full despite the cold.
There was then a change of bike to the Kona and a further ride around Levington, Nacton, and all the usual villages. On the way back from Falkenham I was lucky enough to be able to stop and watch a couple of large birds of prey (buzzards?) gliding around at quite a low level in the late afternoon sunshine. Lovely relaxed day.
https://www.strava.com/activities/840930592/
Thanks to the beautiful clear blue sky and light winds, Felixstowe seafront was packed with walkers and all the bars, cafes and kiosks with any outdoor seating were full despite the cold.
There was then a change of bike to the Kona and a further ride around Levington, Nacton, and all the usual villages. On the way back from Falkenham I was lucky enough to be able to stop and watch a couple of large birds of prey (buzzards?) gliding around at quite a low level in the late afternoon sunshine. Lovely relaxed day.
https://www.strava.com/activities/840930592/
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
That's my favourite picture of 2017 already, and it'll take some beating. Chapeau.
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
Cheers! I wonder which idiot left a bike in the way!
There are a lot of those evergreen holm oaks at Holkham. Good to see some greenery at this time of year.
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Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Ah, I *thought* I recognised some of that scenery.
Hamsterley used to host stages of what is now Rally GB back in the day. And so did Kielder. It used to be known as Killer Kielder. The only one that's missing from that trio is Grizedale 
Gareth C
Veteran
- Location
- North Pennines.
Ah, I *thought* I recognised some of that scenery.
... and obviously, I meant to write "run", not "ruin" - no experience of rallies to know what it would take to ruin one! :-)
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Ah all familiar sights to me from my birdwatching days, much was by bike
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Do we assume you spent some time flat on the ground?
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iandg
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dumfries and Galloway
Cross-check on the trails on my dayoff 
View: https://www.strava.com/activities/841569095/embed/2b55025bc63cef431ce0c34c84babbce2f49cb44
https://www.relive.cc/view/841569095
View: https://www.strava.com/activities/841569095/embed/2b55025bc63cef431ce0c34c84babbce2f49cb44
https://www.relive.cc/view/841569095
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
There was a glimmer of sunshine. Still cold tho' but no wind. Not bad for a winter's day. I hadn't been on the old circuit around the hills for a while so I headed over to Leigh Sinton and took the run around by Coddington Cross and on southwards with the hills off to my left. I crossed the main A449 for Eastnor and then continued south over the ford at Clencher's Mill. Now I rounded the southern end of the hills to take the well worn lanes north and homeward. Not a bad wee outing today. 39 smiles
- Location
- Egham
Very foggy this morning on the commute home, and felt much colder than the minus 1 degree as a result. ANother first for me, arriving home having ice formed on various bits of bike, gloves and me. Typical that today being my day off the bike things have warmed up...
Since I started working at home almost a year ago I've been missing my cycle to work 2-3 days a week, even though it was only 5 miles. I've now committed myself to cycling on my lunch hour a couple of days a week, aiming for an hour of cycling - looks to be around 10 miles or so at the moment but will push for 15 as I get fitter.
As a short time-constrained run, no photo today!
https://www.strava.com/activities/841562148
As a short time-constrained run, no photo today!
https://www.strava.com/activities/841562148
