Your ride today....

[AndyWilliams]

Seeing as my Trek needs a new BB, I went out on the MTB on the Slough canal path today as I wanted to visit the 'Three Bridges' by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, which coincidently is his birthday today (09-04-1806), I found that out when I got home. Ha, how cool.
Made it there but had a puncture half way. On the way back I could hear this rubbing noise, I thought it was BB on this bike, surely not!!!
Stop peddling and the noise is still there, lift bum off seat and it stops, so I am thinking its the seat/post some how?? Odd.
Then I noticed the derailleur bolt was lose, tried to tighten it and it sheared off. [rolls eyes]








No bolt

 

[PaddyMcc]

Well it was actually Wednesday, I noticed the Belfast cycle hire scheme docking stations have been put in. I know it starts in April, but the actual date hasn't been announced.

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[Accy cyclist]

I managed a 32 miler last night,after 7 hours of ladder climbing. No wonder i can't put any weight on! I'm trying to now with beer crisps and pies,but it wont work!

 

[Sandra6]

Took the folders for an off road experience in Keswick today, along the old railway line.
Slightly disappointed it was so short, I'd always thought it was 8 miles one way, not round trip.
Nonetheless, a beautiful route, little bit juddery in parts on the teeny wheels, but great fun.

 

[Cush]

Took the folders for an off road experience in Keswick today, along the old railway line.
Slightly disappointed it was so short, I'd always thought it was 8 miles one way, not round trip.
Nonetheless, a beautiful route, little bit juddery in parts on the teeny wheels, but great fun.

Yes it is short but there are a couple of possible circulars from Keswick using the rail track as a hub but they do involve H***s than can be bloody steep.

 

[Cuchilo]

This morning , rather than have a second cup of coffee I decided to go and stand in the middle of Richmond park and fix a puncture

 

[nickyboy]

Dukinfield
Canal towpath to Marple
Middlewood way trail to Bollington
Backroads in the Cheshire/ Derbyshire hills to Pott Shrigley and Kettleshulme
Whaley Bridge to New Mills
Sett valley trail to Hayfield
roads over Chunal to Glossop

Nice afternoon off work twas

Nice ride. The lanes around Bollington/Pott Shrigley are lovely (going there today) and you had the Chunal kicker to look forward to ! I'm usually exhausted by then and crawl back up it, nice descent into Glossop though

 

[Racing roadkill]

https://www.strava.com/activities/282593735

A nice little shakedown ride.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Another morning and another physio ride to get in...
I had thought my husband was coming out with me, but it seemed like from the word go he had other ideas, so I went alone, yet again.
So the empty Cheshire lanes just had me to deal with today.

Yep - just me and not foggy today.

On the uphills there is time to sit back and enjoy the scenery.

The Swallows I saw yesterday were in exactly the same place again today... And don't seem at all bothered by my cycling underneath them. They are clearly nesting in the adjacent barn or stables and have started to mate!

Further on I was to see another swallow swooping low over the road feeding and towards the middle of my ride another pair flying around alongside another old barn...

More of those single track empty and now rather greener Cheshire country lanes...

And another of those uphills, this one is steep and a definite bottom gear grind job. I was only about half way up it at this point and I can promise you its a toughie.
I'm averaging an entire 2.4 mph up it! And no it would not be quicker in this case to get out and push! I have no idea how to push a trike with a bad back or how to push it with my crutches either!

15.8 miles in misty sunshine. https://www.strava.com/activities/282586347 at 7.7mph so getting faster slowly.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

62 miles, avarage speed 11.9 mph. Hit a few wee braes today hence speed dip. No photo opportunities due to haze off sea.
Oh, almost forgot took a major tumble hurtling doon one of those braes when I hit a rut.
Thankfully landed on an amazingly soft, wide verge so nothing dented except the pride.

 

[Elybazza61]

Big ride today although it was interrupted by a few hours at work.Last 'big' ride before next Sundays spring saddle but might go out with the easy group on tomorrows club ride and will do an easy commute one day next week just to keep the legs turning over.

https://www.strava.com/activities/282742346

 

[Hacienda71]

100k for me today. Met Frank W who had bumped into Grimpeur of this parish at Ashley and headed off with no particular route in mind across the Cheshire plain into a fairly brisk headwind. Not much of note took place other than we came across an old guy near Congleton. At this point we were riding as a fairly loose chain gang at a fair lick and I didn't think anything of passing the chap until as last man I looked over my shoulder only to see the guy hanging on my wheel. Ok I thought time to put the hammer down, so I did, I looked back to see I had dropped everyone. I slowed and let everyone get back on. The old guy was on my wheel again, we hit an incline so I thought I would push a little again, the other two dropped back but the old chap was still there. The conversation goes as follows
"Where are you guys off" he says not a hint of excursion in his voice
"Just off across the plain" I reply trying to sound not as breathless as I feel, "you?"
"Over to Biddulph" he says
"Mmm Hilly, Mow Cop"
"My son and his mate Felix like riding around there."
It is at this point who he is is starting to dawn on me. "Felix English?"
"Yeah that's him"
"Your son isn't Mike is he?"
"Yeah do you know him?"
"Yeah I have bumped inot him out on the road
To cut a long story a bit shorter the guy who wasn't being dropped by three mamils was Dave Cumming former international racer 61 years old fit as a butchers dog with a damn fine palmares and father of Mike Cumming who currently rides for Condor JLT and won the Tour of Korea, a thoroughly nice guy and young pro rider.
Anyway a good days riding was had.

 

[sgl5gjr]

Well the Teen & I did manage to get out today...... wasn't looking like it this morning.....
We went from Huntingdon to St Ives in Cambs then up the Busway to Swavesey.....then a hungry teen wanted feeding so we rode to a gastro pub thing for some nosebag. 20.9 miles today...... 8 miles less than I had really wanted to do but hey ho...

 

[Saluki]

1st ride out since Tuesday. Dog walking and the work thing has kept me busy for a couple of days. Last night I was struck down with the dreaded disease 'cantbearseditis' and had a chilli instead.

This evening I rode down Bluebell Road to the Newmarket Road and followed it nearly to the inner ring road and went to visit my pal Debbie. I had a nice cuppa with her then came home the slightly longer route - and avoiding the city traffic on a Friday night - and headed down the Lakenham cyclepath (sounds much nicer than it is - disused railway line for a mile or so) and then through the industrial estate to the Ipswich Road where I braved life and limb for 40 yards or so and picked up the cyclepath to Eaton, past all the golfists and through Eaton. End of the road there I came out opposite Bluebell and rode home on the cyclepath.

I had a small incident at the end of our road, where I turn left and then go onto the central bike bit/pedestrian island that's in the middle of the road. I got on there, put my foot down as their was an oncoming car. The idiot behind me, decided that he wasn't being held up by a pushbike and overtook me on the wrong side of the island and drove into the car that I had stopped for. Are you with me so far.

Chappy (the overtaking numpty who was on the wrong side of the road) gets out of his car and starts having a go at me as it was my fault (add as many expletives as you like in here as I lost count) and that he had to overtake me for 'safety'. Chap 2, in the car on the correct side of the road was off duty copper and he had a dashcam. I had got off my bike by this time and was stading, holding the bars, and to the left of my bike. Numpty chappy then comes and has a go at me screaming 'I'm gonna f*****g kill you you c-word' I decided that retreat was the best advance here and ran behind the off duty copper's car and jumped on my bike and disappeared through the woods where numpty brain couldn't get me. Bit shaken TBH.
I figured that the off duty copper has got the blokes number on account that numpty's car is embedded into coppers car. He has dash cam footage so didn't need me. Numpty brain, I am sure, meant to punch me and do me some damage.

10.53 miles all in all (including the woods bit) in 55:50. I was in no hurry. Once I was away, I was a bit shaky but after a cuppa at Debs', I felt a lot better and turned down her kind offer of a biccy.

 

[Dark46]

Just 13 miles today. Took the Orro for its 6 week service. Just intime for the Paris-Roubaiux (can't spell) memorial ride on Sunday.

I left the house and out of the estate to go along Secunda Way towards town. But every step of traffic lights where against me and I stopped at every one.
So no real chances for any good segments. After going across Llanthony bridge it was into the centre of Gloucester and in to Eastgate Cycles for the service.

After a good chat with Gru and Tom and AJ ( who has pneumonia) in set off again.

Like a foul I forgot to start me garmin! Well I went to Bruton way then over the triangle and on to Eastern way. I just straight along the Stroud road and out to Brookethorpe. At the mini roundabout I went round towards Naas Lane.

Just after going under the railway bridge I heard something loose and noticed both bottle cages where loose.
I stopped to tighten the screws back up before carrying on.

I went down on to The Waterwells estate before heading on to the housing estate and back home.