Cycling Photo Challenge - Entries and Chat

[potsy]

Physio's orders, I have to get back on my bike but build up slowly, took the 'fixie' to the park but hadn't realised that cycling in one gear into that headwind was not quite 'taking it easy'

I did somehow manage to decapitate Oliver Cromwell, apologies Oliver

I then had to pick the bike off the floor after hurricane Abigail blew it off, don't you worry about it @hillwimp, it was only a bent brake hood and a bit of light scuffing, I hope that counts as my punishment and I now have an amnesty from winning your stupid challenge

 

[Hill Wimp]

Physio's orders, I have to get back on my bike but build up slowly, took the 'fixie' to the park but hadn't realised that cycling in one gear into that headwind was not quite 'taking it easy'

I did somehow manage to decapitate Oliver Cromwell, apologies Oliver

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I then had to pick the bike off the floor after hurricane Abigail blew it off, don't you worry about it @hillwimp, it was only a bent brake hood and a bit of light scuffing, I hope that counts as my punishment and I now have an amnesty from winning your stupid challenge

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Er how do you work out the amnesty ???

They are glorious November photos

 

[summerdays]

One from this morning though not during the deluge

Reflections in a puddle!

 

[Hill Wimp]

One from this morning though not during the deluge
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Reflections in a puddle!

Nice and autumnal @summerdays

 

[summerdays]

The first time I went that way this morning that entire stretch was under an inch of water.... And it was horrible

 

[Hill Wimp]

The weather has been rather weird in London today. Gorgeous blue skies and sunshine one minute then thunderous black skies and needlepoint rain.

@User14044 and i are off to see @vernon in Leeds tomorrow. Being a southern softie i will be wearing my thermals as it's north

 

[potsy]

Reflections in a puddle

Ah so that's what the challenge is, reflections, I thought we were still on funny street names

 

[Gravity Aided]

I did somehow manage to decapitate Oliver Cromwell, apologies Oliver

Thank You for your service, @potsy
P.S.(I believe he's already been decapitated, although they had to dig him up to do it)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell's_head

 

[summerdays]

Ah so that's what the challenge is, reflections, I thought we were still on funny street names

You don't get reflections like that in the summer... So mine is November....

 

[Hill Wimp]

Lets hope Leeds provides @User14044 with a winning shot today

 

[potsy]

Today's rehab ride, another 3 miles but this time on the mtb, and it was raining.

Bit of a difference in conditions to yesterday's sunny but windy ride.

 

[TVC]

Today's rehab ride, another 3 miles but this time on the mtb, and it was raining.

Bit of a difference in conditions to yesterday's sunny but windy ride.

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You really are serious about winning this aren't you.

 

[potsy]

You really are serious about winning this aren't you.

Just trying to add at least some qualifying pics amongst Puddle's waffle

Anyway hill wimp has pm'd me the winner's name already

 

[Puddles]

It was cold, wet, windy & a bloody heavy load coming back from my stall at the Church Fair after User76 "shopped" with her pennies and they put a book stall next to me... but very November....

Luckily I got the last glass of Mulled wine to bring home with me... infact cos the ladies on the mulled wine stall felt so sorry for me having to drag such a heavy load in the rain they didn't just give me a glass they filled my thermos right up to the top for the price of one glass It stayed hot but was so vile I have had to dilute it with lemonade and shove it in the mircrowave to heat it up again.... waste not want not... and as a very not often drinker (3 times a year) at least I will sleep early tonight!

 

[Fubar]

My first entry - round the back of Stirling Castle, with leaves off trees and you can just see a heilan cow there too:

Edit: being on this road today brought back happy memories of driving back from my gran's on a Sunday night