I'll bear that security tip in mind next time.. Thanks
Your ride today....
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Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Thanks @Dave123! Now I know. Cracking church at Theberton btw, I shall look up in my Pevsner.
The_Hawk
Member
- Location
- South Wales
Just 7 miles today with both my children, every little helps!
- Location
- Manchester
3 rides to total 130 miles in 7 days!
Last BH Monday, I had a much needed lazy morning and 11.30 when I finally set off for my first longer ride on the new bike. One of the reasons for getting a lighter road bike was to do better on the hills so I copied a ride one of the club members had posted on the fb page and set off further north than I'd been before up to the hills north of Bolton. The furthest I'd cycled that way before was Belmont but I carried on up and down the A675 to Abbey Village then west to Wheelton before turning south through White Coppice and back down to Rivington and familiar terrority. The views as I passed the Anglezark and Rivington reservoirs were stunning despite the dark clouds. I don't normally do stats, but on this occasion....
45.0mi Distance 3:29:19 Moving Time 2,348ft Elevation Avg MaxSpeed 12.9mi/h 31.1mi/h Elapsed Time 4:29:34
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Yesterday, I had the chance to get another longer ride in but this time I was after distance and speed so I chose to ride just about one of my favourite routes, south into Cheshire as far as the Anderton Boat Lift. However, this time I didn't even turn in, let alone stop for a coffee. In fact that was the first time I'd ever done anything like that kind of distance without stopping.
I found ride was harder than I expected so I suppose a lighter bike might be easier up hill but not when battling the wind!
53.8mi Distance 3:50:46 Moving Time 828ft Elevation Avg Max Speed 14.0mi/h 33.3mi/h Elapsed Time 4:05:45
I did stop for two irresistible pictures, the first was some beautiful blossam trees I saw as I was coming through High Legh. I completly resisted all photo opportunities through Great Budworth and I was still trying to ride home as fast as I could when I came upon a steam road roller trundling down into Lymm which I sped past with a cheery toot from them, stopped at a side road a bit further on for the must have picture where I got another cheery toot, then another when I overtook them again ( and all the traffic built up behind them).
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Today was almost easy in comparison. A relaxed club ride to our favourite cafe, The Bowling Green at Rivington. No pictures today.
32.0mi Distance 2:27:02 Moving Time 831ft Elevation Avg Max Speed 13.1mi/h 27.7mi/h Elapsed Time 3:07:18
I am enjoying the new B Twin and comparing it to the Galaxy. I am missing storage though and am being forced to travel light in every sense. I have collected scores of pb times over the last 2 weeks and am definately finding keeping up a good pace easier on the flats and ascents but I am also finding that I am being more cautious on the descents, braking a lot more than I would on the Galaxy. I expect that there will be more obvious differences if the means and modes were used instead of a general average. I always found that I was faster than a lot of people on descents which brought up my average speed but didn't help me to keep up in a group.
Last BH Monday, I had a much needed lazy morning and 11.30 when I finally set off for my first longer ride on the new bike. One of the reasons for getting a lighter road bike was to do better on the hills so I copied a ride one of the club members had posted on the fb page and set off further north than I'd been before up to the hills north of Bolton. The furthest I'd cycled that way before was Belmont but I carried on up and down the A675 to Abbey Village then west to Wheelton before turning south through White Coppice and back down to Rivington and familiar terrority. The views as I passed the Anglezark and Rivington reservoirs were stunning despite the dark clouds. I don't normally do stats, but on this occasion....
45.0mi Distance 3:29:19 Moving Time 2,348ft Elevation Avg MaxSpeed 12.9mi/h 31.1mi/h Elapsed Time 4:29:34
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Yesterday, I had the chance to get another longer ride in but this time I was after distance and speed so I chose to ride just about one of my favourite routes, south into Cheshire as far as the Anderton Boat Lift. However, this time I didn't even turn in, let alone stop for a coffee. In fact that was the first time I'd ever done anything like that kind of distance without stopping.
I found ride was harder than I expected so I suppose a lighter bike might be easier up hill but not when battling the wind!
53.8mi Distance 3:50:46 Moving Time 828ft Elevation Avg Max Speed 14.0mi/h 33.3mi/h Elapsed Time 4:05:45
I did stop for two irresistible pictures, the first was some beautiful blossam trees I saw as I was coming through High Legh. I completly resisted all photo opportunities through Great Budworth and I was still trying to ride home as fast as I could when I came upon a steam road roller trundling down into Lymm which I sped past with a cheery toot from them, stopped at a side road a bit further on for the must have picture where I got another cheery toot, then another when I overtook them again ( and all the traffic built up behind them).
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Today was almost easy in comparison. A relaxed club ride to our favourite cafe, The Bowling Green at Rivington. No pictures today.
32.0mi Distance 2:27:02 Moving Time 831ft Elevation Avg Max Speed 13.1mi/h 27.7mi/h Elapsed Time 3:07:18
I am enjoying the new B Twin and comparing it to the Galaxy. I am missing storage though and am being forced to travel light in every sense. I have collected scores of pb times over the last 2 weeks and am definately finding keeping up a good pace easier on the flats and ascents but I am also finding that I am being more cautious on the descents, braking a lot more than I would on the Galaxy. I expect that there will be more obvious differences if the means and modes were used instead of a general average. I always found that I was faster than a lot of people on descents which brought up my average speed but didn't help me to keep up in a group.
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- Location
- Glasgow
Today we did the Glasgow Pedal on Parliament, the first one after Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness had theirs for a few years now.
Well, we actually pedaled from Glasgow Green to the city chambers in George Square, seeing as the Scottish Parliament is in Edinburgh
It was awesome to see this event in my city!
A big crowd of cyclists turned up, many more than I expected, from all areas of Glasgow and beyond. I lead a feeder ride from my area, Rutherglen.
Many cycle chatters were present @Slick with Mrs. Slick (lovely to meet you!), @snorri, @phantasmagoriana, @Telemark's hubby (forgot his username!), @magnatom who is one of the organizers and main speaker.
CC won't allow me to upload more albums, apparently I exceeded my quota
so I'll post some pictures here and leave you with a couple of links for more.
Fantastic day for Glasgow's cycling history!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154675135482956.1073741847.747127955&type=1&l=1a796c133b
http://pedalonparliament.org/pop-goes-large-in-glasgow/
Well, we actually pedaled from Glasgow Green to the city chambers in George Square, seeing as the Scottish Parliament is in Edinburgh
It was awesome to see this event in my city!
A big crowd of cyclists turned up, many more than I expected, from all areas of Glasgow and beyond. I lead a feeder ride from my area, Rutherglen.
Many cycle chatters were present @Slick with Mrs. Slick (lovely to meet you!), @snorri, @phantasmagoriana, @Telemark's hubby (forgot his username!), @magnatom who is one of the organizers and main speaker.
CC won't allow me to upload more albums, apparently I exceeded my quota
so I'll post some pictures here and leave you with a couple of links for more.Fantastic day for Glasgow's cycling history!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154675135482956.1073741847.747127955&type=1&l=1a796c133b
http://pedalonparliament.org/pop-goes-large-in-glasgow/
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
What's a Pevsner?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
8 miles this day, great warmth after a freezing cold start to the day. Seeking a benchmark. I will try again, as I'm using photo enhancement on the map now, as well as the Geological survey diaries. It may be lost, but I may keep on looking. Other cyclists out today in force. Nearly optimum weather for giving the old Dawes a test.
71F
Winds NE 13
Relative humidity 19% (!)
Barometer 30.05 1020.2mb
Fair skies, Some road and some trail biking.
71F
Winds NE 13
Relative humidity 19% (!)
Barometer 30.05 1020.2mb
Fair skies, Some road and some trail biking.
Racing roadkill
Guru
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
It's like a hemorrhoid, only more comfortable to sit on...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pevsner_Architectural_Guides
- Location
- Manchester
What are you actually looking for? I thought a benchmark was a standard of quality?
- Location
- Manchester
Looks amazing!Today we did the Glasgow Pedal on Parliament, the first one after Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness had theirs for a few years now.
Well, we actually pedaled from Glasgow Green to the city chambers in George Square, seeing as the Scottish Parliament is in Edinburgh
It was awesome to see this event in my city!
A big crowd of cyclists turned up, many more than I expected, from all areas of Glasgow and beyond. I lead a feeder ride from my area, Rutherglen.
Many cycle chatters were present @Slick with Mrs. Slick (lovely to meet you!), @snorri, @phantasmagoriana, @Telemark's hubby (forgot his username!), @magnatom who is one of the organizers and main speaker.
CC won't allow me to upload more albums, apparently I exceeded my quota
Fantastic day for Glasgow's cycling history!
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https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154675135482956.1073741847.747127955&type=1&l=1a796c133b
http://pedalonparliament.org/pop-goes-large-in-glasgow/
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Very nice, need such a thing over here, for when our buildings get old. Provided a tornado, or development or flood doesn't claim them.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
@dan_bo @Hacienda71
I had some spare time this morning and as I was passing decided to have a go at riding up Hacienda hill out of Top Mossley.
Conditions were almost perfect with some light rain during the early morning which just took off the dustiness of the dried clay after the recent warm dry spell.
On my 1st attempt I got about halfway up before I lost traction at the back wheel when I reached the grassy section between the two steeper rutted sections. No chance to get going again from here, it's definitely a 'nail it in one' type of climb, so I pushed my bike to the top before riding down for a second go.
Second attempt was looking a lot more promising, I didn't get bounced around on the rocks and ruts at the lower end and did get a few feet further before the slightly wet grass defeated me again
The problem was definitely not one of gearing or strength, purely lack of grip.
I reckon if I go back on the MTB and try it I should just sail up. GT Grade, on what are essentially slick tyres, just can't get the grip.....
I had some spare time this morning and as I was passing decided to have a go at riding up Hacienda hill out of Top Mossley.
Conditions were almost perfect with some light rain during the early morning which just took off the dustiness of the dried clay after the recent warm dry spell.
On my 1st attempt I got about halfway up before I lost traction at the back wheel when I reached the grassy section between the two steeper rutted sections. No chance to get going again from here, it's definitely a 'nail it in one' type of climb, so I pushed my bike to the top before riding down for a second go.
Second attempt was looking a lot more promising, I didn't get bounced around on the rocks and ruts at the lower end and did get a few feet further before the slightly wet grass defeated me again
The problem was definitely not one of gearing or strength, purely lack of grip.I reckon if I go back on the MTB and try it I should just sail up. GT Grade, on what are essentially slick tyres, just can't get the grip.....
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
- N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Suffolk. Harmondsworth 1961, rev. E. Radcliffe 1975, 460-61.
