- Location
- Egham
Cheers for the heads up, will avoid that bit for now. Shame as it's quite nice when it's sunny.
Your ride today....
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Cheers for the heads up, will avoid that bit for now. Shame as it's quite nice when it's sunny.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
After not being able to ride for a week.(my mum came to stay for a week) Slowed me down a bit,
But could not resist going out in the sun, A mate and me did a nice loop of Epping Ware and Hertford, it was great riding in shorts and bare arms, a little bit of wind, but hey ho you can't have it all. We ended up in the pub a nice couple of pints. But it did not end there, we had a TT training ride meeting at Potters Bar at 6-45, so left the pub shot home another banana top up the water bottle and of we go, two rides in a day. I really suffered with the second ride towards the end, but did finish it, then back to the pub for a debrief, A great day, am know eating pizza while writing this, life is good.
https://www.strava.com/activities/979979952
https://www.strava.com/activities/980474491
But could not resist going out in the sun, A mate and me did a nice loop of Epping Ware and Hertford, it was great riding in shorts and bare arms, a little bit of wind, but hey ho you can't have it all. We ended up in the pub a nice couple of pints. But it did not end there, we had a TT training ride meeting at Potters Bar at 6-45, so left the pub shot home another banana top up the water bottle and of we go, two rides in a day. I really suffered with the second ride towards the end, but did finish it, then back to the pub for a debrief, A great day, am know eating pizza while writing this, life is good.https://www.strava.com/activities/979979952
https://www.strava.com/activities/980474491
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
The Garmin will work in a backpocket!
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Yes, I was out around Aberford, Barwick-in-Elmet, Sherburn-in-Elmet & Ledsham, and it was the same
Not quite 'Cornflies' but bigger, & crawling everywhere..... ears, nose, eyes
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Had a nice early run out this morning to make the most of this great weather we are having, before it breaks. After dropping Jnr of at school I continued into the Pennines via a couple of small local hills and eventually ended up at the top of the A62 between Oldham and Huddersfield where the Pennine Way crosses. It was lovely up there and by 9.30 I was sat on the grass over looking the ducks and geese on the diminutive Brun Clough Reservoir with a view straight down the valley to Greenfield. I dropped back down the old Huddersfield Road into Diggle village and was a bit surprised to see my GPS showing 47mph! I was even more surprised on rounding one of the tight bends at this speed to discover the road surface directly along the cycling line was disrupted by a poorly executed service trench cut & fill job 
I managed to hold it all together but decided to ease off a bit for the rest of the descent (Not that I had been trying hard, reckon I could have easily hit 50+ had the road been straight). The ride home was just along the familiar main roads as I had jobs to get back for but I did get a bit ticked off with the motorists in Greenfield where within a distance of less than a mile I had 3 muppets pull out on me. 1st ignored me at the mini roundabout outside The Clarence pub at the bottom of the Holmfirth road despite me being at the right of my lane, signalling a right turn, he was looking straight at me and I was wearing a bright yellow top, on a sunny day with an unobstructed view
. The other two were along Manchester road where the vehicles pulled out halfway into the lane in front of me before actually registering me and slamming the brakes on, again, unobstructed view, yellow top and riding in a dominant lane position at speed. Nobbers the lot of them, it's enough to put someone of a delicate disposition of cycling......
Sorry for the negativity in what is usually such a positive thread but I do sometimes despair of the abysmal driving exhibited by a lot of drivers. Anyway, it was still a fab ride and it was great to be out in the open doing what I enjoy the most, just riding for fun, in the sun, with no particular place to go
I managed to hold it all together but decided to ease off a bit for the rest of the descent (Not that I had been trying hard, reckon I could have easily hit 50+ had the road been straight). The ride home was just along the familiar main roads as I had jobs to get back for but I did get a bit ticked off with the motorists in Greenfield where within a distance of less than a mile I had 3 muppets pull out on me. 1st ignored me at the mini roundabout outside The Clarence pub at the bottom of the Holmfirth road despite me being at the right of my lane, signalling a right turn, he was looking straight at me and I was wearing a bright yellow top, on a sunny day with an unobstructed view
. The other two were along Manchester road where the vehicles pulled out halfway into the lane in front of me before actually registering me and slamming the brakes on, again, unobstructed view, yellow top and riding in a dominant lane position at speed. Nobbers the lot of them, it's enough to put someone of a delicate disposition of cycling......Sorry for the negativity in what is usually such a positive thread but I do sometimes despair of the abysmal driving exhibited by a lot of drivers. Anyway, it was still a fab ride and it was great to be out in the open doing what I enjoy the most, just riding for fun, in the sun, with no particular place to go
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Another glorious day weather wise in Leicester. So out of the door just after 7am with a metric century planned. Route was to go down around Hinckley to tick some more explorer squares off.
Went through some cracking villages, with Copston Magna standing out for the fantastic road into it. Though this was offset with having to bike through Magna Park in Lutterworth, the A5 and Hinckley town centre all in order to tick squares off.
After the squares were ticked off I headed back onto familiar roads and stopped at Ellis tea rooms in Rothley. Sat outside with a coffee and cherry cake, at that point I could feel the sun burning my already burnt legs from yesterday. After that short ride through the parks to get back to the south of Leicester and home.
Lots of goslings now in Abbey Park, shouldn't be long before the ducklings and cygnets make an appearance.
Just under 65 miles done and my Veloviewer explorer square score now to 23x23
Weather not looking so good for tomorrow, but hopefully will get out for a short ride before a ride with @tallliman on Saturday to tick off some squares for him in my neck of the woods, then back to work on Monday
https://www.strava.com/activities/981088957
Went through some cracking villages, with Copston Magna standing out for the fantastic road into it. Though this was offset with having to bike through Magna Park in Lutterworth, the A5 and Hinckley town centre all in order to tick squares off.
After the squares were ticked off I headed back onto familiar roads and stopped at Ellis tea rooms in Rothley. Sat outside with a coffee and cherry cake, at that point I could feel the sun burning my already burnt legs from yesterday. After that short ride through the parks to get back to the south of Leicester and home.
Lots of goslings now in Abbey Park, shouldn't be long before the ducklings and cygnets make an appearance.
Just under 65 miles done and my Veloviewer explorer square score now to 23x23
Weather not looking so good for tomorrow, but hopefully will get out for a short ride before a ride with @tallliman on Saturday to tick off some squares for him in my neck of the woods, then back to work on Monday
https://www.strava.com/activities/981088957
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
What's happened to @Goonerobes , he hasn't reported here for a while?
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
- Location
- Wiltshire
but does still enter rides 
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
My ride (yester)day was York - Humber Bridge - York with my endearing brother and sister-in-law.
Picking up on a couple of recent themes in this thread, there was the most number of insects I've seen on a ride for years, and several instances of poor driving.
Doing the ride on a weekday across two rush hours may not have helped, and there were three of us which must have ruined the drivers' days three times as much.
On the plus side, I was protected from behind (so to speak) by a very considerate lorry driver on the longish climb at South Ferriby, a few miles before the bridge.
Quite handy, because you can get boosted there by impatient drivers who know they cannot safely pass but can't resist trying.
Lunch at the Water's Edge cafe by the bridge was excellent as usual.
The day was nicely added to by @EasyPeez who took the trouble to finish work early and ride with us for about 25 miles towards York.
In ideal conditions we averaged just over 13mph for the 105 miles.
The ride is mostly flat, so it's a good one for anyone who is reaching for their first century.
It's being run as a forum ride again this year, so there's an opportunity to do it in good company.
Only one pic this time, so it has to be the classic 'bike in front of the bridge'.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/york-humber-bridge-york.217695/
Picking up on a couple of recent themes in this thread, there was the most number of insects I've seen on a ride for years, and several instances of poor driving.
Doing the ride on a weekday across two rush hours may not have helped, and there were three of us which must have ruined the drivers' days three times as much.
On the plus side, I was protected from behind (so to speak) by a very considerate lorry driver on the longish climb at South Ferriby, a few miles before the bridge.
Quite handy, because you can get boosted there by impatient drivers who know they cannot safely pass but can't resist trying.
Lunch at the Water's Edge cafe by the bridge was excellent as usual.
The day was nicely added to by @EasyPeez who took the trouble to finish work early and ride with us for about 25 miles towards York.
In ideal conditions we averaged just over 13mph for the 105 miles.
The ride is mostly flat, so it's a good one for anyone who is reaching for their first century.
It's being run as a forum ride again this year, so there's an opportunity to do it in good company.
Only one pic this time, so it has to be the classic 'bike in front of the bridge'.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/york-humber-bridge-york.217695/
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Ah!
I don't read that thread .
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
Mum was taking Erin swimming after school today so I was in no hurry to be back and that allowed me to go for a proper long ride 
After dropping her off at school, I ventured toward Atherton at 8.50am. Through Leigh onto Pennington Flash where I jumped on the Bridgewater Canal all the way to Wigan.
Quite a few other cyclists also out to enjoy the warm weather and lots of other folk all happy to reply "Morning!" to me. That was nice.
From Wigan I took the Leeds&Liverpool Canal up to Limbrick where I realised I'd overshot my exit by 2 miles...duh!
I backtracked to Heath Charnock and made my way towards Rivington. Took a wander through Horwich's back streets and considered exploring a few trails off the side of Chorley Old Road but decided against it. Good idea really as I was severely lacking in energy to keep the bike rolling forward and just wanted to get home.
I finally stumbled through the front door around 2pm having done 42.5 miles averaging 9.8 mph.
Mum was there and made me a cup of tea. Apparently I'm crackers.
Brilliant ride though
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/14503365?privacy_code=ykKMVB8AXFYdRfHz
After dropping her off at school, I ventured toward Atherton at 8.50am. Through Leigh onto Pennington Flash where I jumped on the Bridgewater Canal all the way to Wigan.
Quite a few other cyclists also out to enjoy the warm weather and lots of other folk all happy to reply "Morning!" to me. That was nice.From Wigan I took the Leeds&Liverpool Canal up to Limbrick where I realised I'd overshot my exit by 2 miles...duh!
I backtracked to Heath Charnock and made my way towards Rivington. Took a wander through Horwich's back streets and considered exploring a few trails off the side of Chorley Old Road but decided against it. Good idea really as I was severely lacking in energy to keep the bike rolling forward and just wanted to get home.
I finally stumbled through the front door around 2pm having done 42.5 miles averaging 9.8 mph.
Mum was there and made me a cup of tea. Apparently I'm crackers.
Brilliant ride though
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/14503365?privacy_code=ykKMVB8AXFYdRfHz
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Spiderweb
Not So Special One
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Great weather in North Yorkshire today so extended my usual 7 mile commute home to 35 miles.
Boston Spa to Thorp Arch then to Tadcaster, Bolton Percy, Appleton Roebuck, Acaster Malbis crossed the River Ouse at Naburn then onto Cawood and back to Towton.
A sweaty back with a rucksack but a fab ride.
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galaxy
Guru
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
My Grandparents and Family are all from Seaburn, i was born in Hastings Hill. Some of my early memories of cycling was riding to Barnes Park with my Dad to feed the Ducks, we would take a Bottle of Squash and some Chocolte digestives, amazing times.
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gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
I've had it in my mind for ages, start occasional commuting again now I've moved to a new factory, easy route.
So 14 miles this morning, lots of early wildlife, buzzard spooked from a nearby tree, small deer, tail bobbing as it scooted off, lots of pheasant and partridge etc. Not too sweaty thankfully, no showers at work.
13.5 miles home after walking 17,500 steps today, it's been a physical day but no problem, enjoyed the ride home. One notable which forced me to consult my birding books was a smallish brown bird, white rump and black tail end noticeable as it flew off....jeuvenile wheatear is a strong possibility.
If I can find a way of not carrying a rucksack, I might get away with it through summer, I never was an excessive sweater. Damn them, new building...no showers.
So 14 miles this morning, lots of early wildlife, buzzard spooked from a nearby tree, small deer, tail bobbing as it scooted off, lots of pheasant and partridge etc. Not too sweaty thankfully, no showers at work.
13.5 miles home after walking 17,500 steps today, it's been a physical day but no problem, enjoyed the ride home. One notable which forced me to consult my birding books was a smallish brown bird, white rump and black tail end noticeable as it flew off....jeuvenile wheatear is a strong possibility.
If I can find a way of not carrying a rucksack, I might get away with it through summer, I never was an excessive sweater. Damn them, new building...no showers.
Vantage
Carbon fibre... LMAO!!!
- Location
- Behind everyone else, Bolton
