Weybiza is a bit crumby, but I recently had one of my motorbikes repaired there and had lunch at Marlboro fish & chip shop, excellent and I couldnt finish it.
Your ride today....
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Weybiza is a bit crumby, but I recently had one of my motorbikes repaired there and had lunch at Marlboro fish & chip shop, excellent and I couldnt finish it.
Lovely weather, today, after yesterday's 🍃 🍃
I had a few things to do like drop a book off at a mates, drink espresso at a Brazilian friends new house & take some stuff to a charity shop..
It seemed rude to ride past my favourite ice cream factory parlour without testing the product!
10 easy miles on the first outing this year for my British Eagle Touristique 🦅
I had a few things to do like drop a book off at a mates, drink espresso at a Brazilian friends new house & take some stuff to a charity shop..
It seemed rude to ride past my favourite ice cream factory parlour without testing the product!
10 easy miles on the first outing this year for my British Eagle Touristique 🦅
Today was supposed to be an enjoyable collection of utility quests on the Fuji, however pretty much the only actual achievement realised was just getting out on the bike.. The shopping list included:
1. Bother charity furniture shop(s) in Abingdon and Oxford - fail (nowt worth having)
2. Buy some incense off the market as it smelled good last time I passed - fail (too late / stall not there this week)
3. [Side quest] Buy sausages - fail (too late, sausage cupboard bare)
4. Buy spray bottles for household cleaning - win!
As usual it was good to get out but I was already pretty knackered, forsaked the usual caffeine and had low-level run-ins with an example of seemingly every other type of road user.
I did get in about 34.5 miles though which is a fair ride for me as things stand; placing me on about 95 miles for this week / 111 for the rolling seven days; which again is the most I've done for quite a while..
1. Bother charity furniture shop(s) in Abingdon and Oxford - fail (nowt worth having)
2. Buy some incense off the market as it smelled good last time I passed - fail (too late / stall not there this week)
3. [Side quest] Buy sausages - fail (too late, sausage cupboard bare)
4. Buy spray bottles for household cleaning - win!
As usual it was good to get out but I was already pretty knackered, forsaked the usual caffeine and had low-level run-ins with an example of seemingly every other type of road user.
I did get in about 34.5 miles though which is a fair ride for me as things stand; placing me on about 95 miles for this week / 111 for the rolling seven days; which again is the most I've done for quite a while..
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sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Today I totally failed at Adulting. And boy it felt good !
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I had quite a fast ride with two mates yesterday
So today I joined another couple of mates for a bit of active recovery. We were supposed to be joined by one of the riders from last night but he had stiff legs
Edit: oh and I passed my 170,000th recorded mile, 30.6k miles done on the pictured bike :-)
So today I joined another couple of mates for a bit of active recovery. We were supposed to be joined by one of the riders from last night but he had stiff legs
Edit: oh and I passed my 170,000th recorded mile, 30.6k miles done on the pictured bike :-)
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Yesterday's outing was the first long ride out for a beer of the year - Felixstowe to Norwich and then train home
Now all I need to do is find Coffee Road...
Now all I need to do is find Coffee Road...
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Had a 40+ mile route planned this Morning. Until both riding buddies bailed last night 🤷♂️
So took the mutt for a nice strut instead early doors. And then headed back out on the 22” BMX - for my weekly pilgrimage to the LBS for parts, a yarn; and today: some advice.
A very short ride. But only appropriate to stop and thank the Lord for Health to enjoy all fun had on 2-wheels 😉
So took the mutt for a nice strut instead early doors. And then headed back out on the 22” BMX - for my weekly pilgrimage to the LBS for parts, a yarn; and today: some advice.
A very short ride. But only appropriate to stop and thank the Lord for Health to enjoy all fun had on 2-wheels 😉
lazybloke
Ginger biscuits and cheddar
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Had a great Friday Night Ride to the Coast; London to Shoreham-by-Sea, a familiar route and lots of familiar faces made it a great ride. Dry too, but a little chilly with temps dipping close to 4 degrees early in the ride at Chipstead Valley. Bracing also on the exposed elevations from Turners Hill to Handcross.
No exploding derailleurs this time, and when the morning came - announced first by early departures from Gatwick and a line of orange-tinged clouds to the East, the majesty of a spring morning was revealed. Still some daffs in gardens, but tulips too, dandelions in the verges, woodland bristling with bluebells and wild garlic; their smells hanging in the air. Life was good!
2nd breakfast was delayed whilst the Port Kitchen sorted themselves out; a miscommunication about our arrival time? Some muttered and may their way elsewhere; I suspect McDonalds had a visit; I stayed, it wasn't long to wait.
I'd prefixed the Fridays ride with a few extra miles into London from home, and then riding the Downslink back up to Surrey; probably 20-30 miles of gravel, and a lot of that quite rocky & bumpy; so by the end of it I was feeling pummelled. Bruising to the sitbones area; aching wrists/ankles/knees, but muscles not feeling too bad; I gauged my food/drink intake well.
But oh my God, the Downslink seemed to last forever. And it's appallingly signposted in places; particularly Henfield, where my Garmin took over and suggested a very scenic route that I didn't think I could cycle.
The stats: 218.67 km , 1,5885m of ascents, 12 hours of cycling. Also added 32 squares to my veloviewer cluster.
My longest ride of all time!
Heading for Woodmansterne
Just passed Fanny's Farm Shop:
A low moon stayed with us for much of the night:
No exploding derailleurs this time, and when the morning came - announced first by early departures from Gatwick and a line of orange-tinged clouds to the East, the majesty of a spring morning was revealed. Still some daffs in gardens, but tulips too, dandelions in the verges, woodland bristling with bluebells and wild garlic; their smells hanging in the air. Life was good!
2nd breakfast was delayed whilst the Port Kitchen sorted themselves out; a miscommunication about our arrival time? Some muttered and may their way elsewhere; I suspect McDonalds had a visit; I stayed, it wasn't long to wait.
I'd prefixed the Fridays ride with a few extra miles into London from home, and then riding the Downslink back up to Surrey; probably 20-30 miles of gravel, and a lot of that quite rocky & bumpy; so by the end of it I was feeling pummelled. Bruising to the sitbones area; aching wrists/ankles/knees, but muscles not feeling too bad; I gauged my food/drink intake well.
But oh my God, the Downslink seemed to last forever. And it's appallingly signposted in places; particularly Henfield, where my Garmin took over and suggested a very scenic route that I didn't think I could cycle.
The stats: 218.67 km , 1,5885m of ascents, 12 hours of cycling. Also added 32 squares to my veloviewer cluster.
My longest ride of all time!
Heading for Woodmansterne
Just passed Fanny's Farm Shop:
A low moon stayed with us for much of the night:
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Looks a great ride. I’m impressed you have 412 historic relatives and Strava knows all about them!
Is that a Saxon tower on the church?
