Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[Katherine]

Today, I had my first proper ride with Miss K. After a year of cycling to uni and around the canal paths of Birmingham, she is fitter than me, can go faster on the hills and it's only the rubbish BSO that she uses that lets me beat her on the straights.
I took her to the pub on the canal that I spotted while doing @BigAl68's pub challenge.
Good lunch, enjoyed while watching the boats. By the time we left, there were 3 more sets of cyclists and some people who arrived by boat.

I hope we get the chance to go back or at least another ride together.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Today, I had my first proper ride with Miss K. After a year of cycling to uni and around the canal paths of Birmingham, she is fitter than me, can go faster on the hills and it's only the rubbish BSO that she uses that lets me beat her on the straights.
I took her to the pub on the canal that I spotted while doing @BigAl68's pub challenge.
Good lunch, enjoyed while watching the boats. By the time we left, there were 3 more sets of cyclists and some people who arrived by boat.


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I hope we get the chance to go back or at least another ride together.

Thats a true winning post if ever there was one

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

The café at Jodrell Bank is known locally amongst cyclists for its chips. They are exceptionally good (not to mention that the café is very cycle friendly).

 

[Katherine]

The café at Jodrell Bank is known locally amongst cyclists for its chips. They are exceptionally good (not to mention that the café is very cycle friendly).

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Google maps say it's 25 miles from me, so I think I'll have to challenge myself one day!

 

[Puddles]

Just about to try the local gin.

35% proof

I need that... house is scrubbed to an inch of it's life... garden in similar state... gazebo up... Birthday pie thawing... bubble wands out... Nana is baking cake that Maggie won't eat but others will... pimms and lemonade chilling... water chilling... I shall commence cheese straws after cake has been done and then I shall do rocky road...

Tomorrow morning I shall be making sausage rolls, cheese & pineapple, cocktail sausages, opening packets of crisps, buying Ice, strawberries & cream, blowing up 30 walking balloon animals, supervising bouncy castle installation, making a fruit bouquet and then quietly getting very drunk in the corner whilst not appearing drunk to the other parents at the party!

 

[Puddles]

oh and finishing off the traffic light jelly!

 

[GM]

The highlight of my what was supposed to be 35 mile ride.....

.....after 20 miles 2 punctures within 10 minutes, used up both spare tubes and used all my Co2. 10 mile walk of shame with cleats on until I found a Taxi for the last 5 miles.
At least wasn't raining!

 

[coffeejo]

The highlight of my what was supposed to be 35 mile ride.....
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.....after 20 miles 2 punctures within 10 minutes, used up both spare tubes and used all my Co2. 10 mile walk of shame with cleats on until I found a Taxi for the last 5 miles.
At least wasn't raining!

No pump and patches?

 

[Hill Wimp]

Just tried to post a sound excerpt of the brilliant band playing where we are but i get an error message.

Anyway we have just consumed 2 waffles,strawberries,cream and ice cream.

Damn fantastic and no, no pictures.

 

[Katherine]

Just tried to post a sound excerpt of the brilliant band playing where we are but i get an error message.

Anyway we have just consumed 2 waffles,strawberries,cream and ice cream.

Damn fantastic and no, no pictures.

Does a description of the food count as an entry @coffeejo?

 

[coffeejo]

Is this why?

And no

 

[GM]

No pump and patches?

No pump only Co2, had a couple of mangled up patches but no glue. Lesson learnt for the umpteenth time!

 

[coffeejo]

No pump only Co2, had a couple of mangled up patches but no glue. Lesson learnt for the umpteenth time!

Glueless patches FTW. Also, proper pumps.

 

[Katherine]

Is this why?

I wanted to link my post of my ride on here to the your ride today thread and add the extra information of milage and weather.

I've noticed other people post links from other threads.
I've also noticed recently that you post pictures in media and link to them on here.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Has this become a cycling thread ?