Did you have a cracking Summer

[Hill Wimp]

Lovely pictures @Puddles such good memories of a fantastic summer.

 

[BSRU]

Best cycling summer ever for me

 

[XRHYSX]

Yes, Brilliant summer

• Beach days
• Sailing
• Camping x3
• Lots of cycling
  

 

[Hill Wimp]

Yes, Brilliant summer

• Beach days
• Sailing
• Camping x3
• Lots of cycling View attachment 29342

Excellent montage and love the guinea pigs.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Yes, a cracking summer indeed. In fact, it's generally been a year of firsts for me:

First ride across a border (into Wales)
First trips to nearby places I hadn't cycled to before: Ellesmere, Wem, Shawbury, Market Drayton, Whitchurch, Oswestry, Melverley, Knockin, Welshpool and over the Long Mountain (not to be confused with the Long Mynd which I ride regularly).
First ride over the Hardknott and Wrynose passes.
First metric and imperial centuries.

My mileage could have been better still if I hadn't lost most of April to illness (that included a few firsts I would rather not have experienced ) and if we'd had slightly better weather in March and May, but you can't have everything.

 

[ColinJ]

Not really - I only enjoyed a few days here and there, but I would much rather be depressed and ill during a summer like that, than depressed and ill during the kind of foul summers we had from 2007 to 2012, so my verdict is ... it could have been worse!

 

[Basil.B]

No. Detached retina so no cycling since May, Expensive tooth canal work too.
Fingers crossed for next year!

 

[fossyant]

Non-cycling has been good. On beach quite a lot, and out and about. London for a weekend as well. Cycling has been no more than commuting. Only done 3 rides over 30 miles since last October - each about 50miles. Hardly been on the bike for leisure, other than commuting 5 days a week. A dodgy 'snip' has caused this. Awaiting some 'repairs' soon, then if it works, may face another operation, so I expect at least another month off the bike shortly, followed by a 'gingerly' felt return to the saddle. Next Year....

 

[Julia9054]

Inspired me to have a go at a photo montage. Problem is, I always forget to take photos!
Anyway, here is camping and pootling about in France with husband and youngest son.

 

[Mattonsea]

Loads of work in the sun.
Three days in St Malo watching the Tour with my boys.
!20 miles ridden in 40 degree heat in Brittany
Fell in love with carbon
Got a wicked tan

 

[Sandra6]

We tried to make the most of it but unfortunately work, finances and a bereavement made it difficult.
Have to say it was better than if it had rained though.

 

[Salad Dodger]

Yes:
Sold my late mum's house
Gave up my job
Found a new house near the seaside. Completion next week!
Did lots of decorating and general tidying to our house and garden.
Put our house on the market - prospective buyer found and price agreed.
Hosted wife's family who were over from New Zealand for 6 weeks and spent a lot of time with therm
Had a great week as a helper at Broadstairs Folk Festival.
Had a couple of nice short breaks away in the camper van