My Longest Ride

[mikeloveshisrockhopper]

Good effort. 40 mile is a good ride, especially in poor weather. 64K sounds even better. Well done.

 

[classic33]

Useless.
You could have gone back for the the Yorkie!

 

[greekonabike]

Cheers all, I'm craving that Yorkie right now but I'm gonna have to settle for a peanut but kit kat chunky, which I'm sure will divide opinion.

Excellent work, but surely there is a nearer shop......
The trick to getting the distance in is to take it a little easy. I tend to knacker myself out by holding too high a speed (by my low standard) and as such often top out at 40 with the occasional 50.
Where did you go, I was near your way today.

Through Herne, Broomfield, Hillsborough, and Reculver then I joined the Viking Coastal trail and kept going, kinda like Forrest Gump but on a bike.....from that day on if I was going somewhere I was cycling.

I was quite lucky that if I kept going and got exhausted I could have come off the trail and jumped on a train back...

GOAB

 

[Salty seadog]

Cheers all, I'm craving that Yorkie right now but I'm gonna have to settle for a peanut but kit kat chunky, which I'm sure will divide opinion.



Through Herne, Broomfield, Hillsborough, and Reculver then I joined the Viking Coastal trail and kept going, kinda like Forrest Gump but on a bike.....from that day on if I was going somewhere I was cycling.

I was quite lucky that if I kept going and got exhausted I could have come off the trail and jumped on a train back...

GOAB

Im with you GOAB, peanut kit kat is fine fare, i don't employ my sweet tooth very often as I like my savoury too much.

I often plan my rides with a bail out train station within reach. Luckily I have options in all directions from here. I am a cop out at times. I am trying to man up and ride home instead of bailing though. It's all in the mind really as when you get home it seems like no big deal.

 

[greekonabike]

Im with you GOAB, peanut kit kat is fine fare, i don't employ my sweet tooth very often as I like my savoury too much.

I often plan my rides with a bail out train station within reach. Luckily I have options in all directions from here. I am a cop out at times. I am trying to man up and ride home instead of bailing though. It's all in the mind really as when you get home it seems like no big deal.

I found it interesting that I just decided to keep going rather than having a solid destination in mind. I might try and get round to Deal at some point if you fancy meeting up for a quick jaunt. I'll probably leave that till the summer though.

GOAB

 

[Salty seadog]

I found it interesting that I just decided to keep going rather than having a solid destination in mind. I might try and get round to Deal at some point if you fancy meeting up for a quick jaunt. I'll probably leave that till the summer though.

GOAB

I'm sure that can be done, I'm in Dover but there are a couple of other CC'ers close by.

I often just head out into the countryside, sometimes with a destination but just wing the route. I also have some regular routes I do too. They don't get boring.

 

[greekonabike]

I used to have a lot of appointments in the country bits surrounding Dover. A family member of mine is in Eythorne so I imagine I'll be over that way a lot in the summer. There seems to be quite a few CC'ers down this neck of the woods, often makes me wonder if any of us have passed each other without knowing it.

GOAB

 

[Dave7]

Got to be brutally honest.
I think that's pathetic.
Its a bit feeble
You should hold your head in shame.
How could you possibly FORGET THE YORKIE ?????

 

[Salty seadog]

I used to have a lot of appointments in the country bits surrounding Dover. A family member of mine is in Eythorne so I imagine I'll be over that way a lot in the summer. There seems to be quite a few CC'ers down this neck of the woods, often makes me wonder if any of us have passed each other without knowing it.

GOAB

I'm sure it will have happened.

 

[greekonabike]

Got to be brutally honest.
I think that's pathetic.
Its a bit feeble
You should hold your head in shame.
How could you possibly FORGET THE YORKIE ?????

I walked into the Premier Stores. I was sweating slightly as I'd seen some oiks outside when I was locking my bike up. I kept it in view but alas they congregated to admire the bike in all its muddy glory. I threw some shrapnel on the counter, just enough for my Sprite. Then I ran for the door. I can still hear the words echoing in my ears.... "Nice bike mate" "How fast does it go? ". I hastily unlocked the bike and powered out of range. At the next junction I was lost deep in thought for the memory of the Yorkie that never was. I soon snapped out of it when the bloke behind beeped his horn and called me a twat.

GOAB

 

[Slick]

How did he know you forgot the Yorkie?

 

[greekonabike]

How did he know you forgot the Yorkie?

Because I snapped at him and told him I had.

GOAB

 

[greekonabike]

I finally got my Yorkie(s)

GOAB

 

[Irf]

Hope to be able to do 40 miles myself at some point so certainly inspiring for me.

As for Yorkies, true story, for at least 10 years I averaged at least a yorkie a day. For the last 2-3 years I was having at least 2 KING size yorkies a day! Haven't had one in probably a year now because I'm "looking after myself"

 

[Banjo]

Hope to be able to do 40 miles myself at some point so certainly inspiring for me.

As for Yorkies, true story, for at least 10 years I averaged at least a yorkie a day. For the last 2-3 years I was having at least 2 KING size yorkies a day! Haven't had one in probably a year now because I'm "looking after myself"

Yeah but Yorkies eaten on bike rides don't count.....