Your ride today....

[Dan's Owd Man]

Needed to get some stuff from the butchers for dinner tomorrow so decided to take the river/canel path today.
When i got to the junction of the River Trent/River Derwent/Trent and Mersey Canal there was a small motor boat right in the middle of the junction,chappy sitting with his legs hanging over the bows of the boat with a loooong pole in his hands.
I saw some chappys the other day surveying along the river bank near where i live.
Turns out they survey the depth /position of the river as well.The chap with the pole must have very cold hands as he was pulling the pole up and down out of the water as they moved to take different fixes.

Guy on the south bank of the Trent to there right.

The concrete at the bottom left of the pic is the remains of the old Concrete Horse bridge that went over the Trent , it was replaced a few years ago with a nice new bridge about 200yds upstream

 

[Donger]

Someone mentioned the nice pictures this thread generates, here's one of Mrs Dave freezing her nips off whilst I have a wee ...

You can operate a camera while having a wee? Thank you for proving to the ladies on this thread that we men can multi-task too.

 

[TeeShot]

It was quite chilly here today, which might explain seeing no other cyclists on my ride today. However there was no ice and the roads were reasonably clean for once. A lovely route around Little Budworth, Huxley, Beeston castle and Oulton Park race circuit. Beeston castle is on the top of that lump in the photo. The cafe in Bunbury and the gluten free carrot cake were well worth getting a bit chilly for. 25 miles was enough though

 

[Jon George]

Just popped out this evening for a pint and a bit of a pen-on-paper thinking about the outline of my current project and used Patsy #3 The Hybrid (still with the ice-tyres on). It was blinking cold. Which led to a question I've often wondered: how long is it safe to take huge lungful's of ice-cold air when cycling up a hill? (I'll start a new thread on the subject. )

 

[cosmicbike]

A routine utility ride to Egham for bread etc today, bloomin' cold it was, and cold painful fingers. Decided I'd had enough so after picking up daughter from school we went off to Cycle Surgery for some windproof gloves. 20 minutes or so trying on different pairs before settling on some Altura Progel water/windproof. Of course needed to test so out for 8 miles tonight in zero degrees, happy to report warm fingers

 

[Dave 123]

You can operate a camera while having a wee? Thank you for proving to the ladies on this thread that we men can multi-task too.

If I'm being honest it was post wee.

 

[Reynard]

A routine utility ride to Egham for bread etc today, bloomin' cold it was, and cold painful fingers. Decided I'd had enough so after picking up daughter from school we went off to Cycle Surgery for some windproof gloves. 20 minutes or so trying on different pairs before settling on some Altura Progel water/windproof. Of course needed to test so out for 8 miles tonight in zero degrees, happy to report warm fingers

Mine arrived from Tredz on Monday. They're just the ticket.

 

[Triple3]

View attachment 335027 It was quite chilly here today, which might explain seeing no other cyclists on my ride today. However there was no ice and the roads were reasonably clean for once. A lovely route around Little Budworth, Huxley, Beeston castle and Oulton Park race circuit. Beeston castle is on the top of that lump in the photo. The cafe in Bunbury and the gluten free carrot cake were well worth getting a bit chilly for. 25 miles was enough though

One of the best race circuits Oulton Park. Hope to see BSB this year again in September

 

[Triple3]

Just a short ride today as the very tops of calf muscles feel sore and strained so just keeping the legs turning. Wifes birthday at weekend so took the Single speed on a quick 10 mile trip to Sainsburys for flowers, wine and cards. -1 deg and roads caked in salt so the condor was not making an appearance. Cycled along the shore and Promenade and the bay looked beautiful. 10.5 miles in 39 mins, average 15.8 mph

 

[Elybazza61]

Not been out since last Saturday so as it warmed up(a bit) by midday and dry I decided to take the Helium out for a test ride with the Dura-Ace on.

Wrapped up well and cosy toes and fingers so the Sportful gloves and overshoes working well.

Took it easy to start and out of Ely via Queen Adelaide up along the river before turning left towards Stuntney and Soham.Cut through Downfields in Soham and then down the Wicken road through to Stretham and then Grunty Fen and Witchford before home for a sprightly 40kms.

https://www.strava.com/activities/845910085

Gears worked faultlessly as did the brakes but I do need to adjust the headset a bit so a bit more fettling but a pretty good test run none the less.

Some obligatory pic whoring at Wicken;

And just to cap the bike off;

Only other job to do is the new camo style Lizard Skins bar tape.

 

[EltonFrog]

My first ride of the year on my road bike today, Just 17.95 mile loop to Sainsburys and back via Cholsey Cafe for a Hot Chocolate, pasty and Victoria sponge. By Crivens it was cold out. It was sunny this morning, but by the time I got myself sorted out the sky had gone overcast so my photos today are a bit dull.

Part of the ugly conurbation that is Didcot

On the road to Cholsey

The Ridgeway in the distance.

Red Kite about to pounce.

Bike against a wall photo

Another bike against a wall photo, but this time in St Mary's Church yard in Cholsey, next to Agatha Christie's grave.

Interesting little door into St Mary's church

St Mary's church.

Hot chocolate and cake, a very light Victoria sponge.

Today's route, a but lumpy at the end.

 

[Jon George]

Had to clear the head this afternoon, so went for a 15 miler out through Kesgrave (via a cycle route that was once targeted with wire at neck height) and on to Newbourne and back through Bucklesham. Passed a tractor flaying some hedges into a sad example of life, but appear to have dodged any thorns.
I would be posting some pics of Newbourne church, but my camera phone decided it wanted to video it instead and I couldn't fathom out why I couldn't switch it back. (Now that I'm home, it has, of course, sorted itself out.)

This from the lane leading into Newbourne - not quite as I saw it, but I like it nevertheless.

 

[kapelmuur]

I'm a wimp and don't usually ride when it's cold, however I've got hooked on the half century challenge and went out this morning intending to ride 50km.

Having had a nasty scare when encountering a sheet of ice across the road on a descent and also not being able to feel my face or feet I gave up at about 35km.

According to the upload of my ride from my Garmin 520 the average temperature during the ride was -2 deg C! Does anyone know how accurate these devices are as this seems a bit low to me.

 

[Jon George]

I'm a wimp and don't usually ride when it's cold, however I've got hooked on the half century challenge and went out this morning intending to ride 50km.

Having had a nasty scare when encountering a sheet of ice across the road on a descent and also not being able to feel my face or feet I gave up at about 35km.

According to the upload of my ride from my Garmin 520 the average temperature during the ride was -2 deg C! Does anyone know how accurate these devices are as this seems a bit low to me.

A 'like' for the attempt - at least you're getting out there.

 

[Racing roadkill]

https://www.relive.cc/view/846021534

80 miles today on a random ramble.