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Today's big square upgrade sadly will have to wait for another day . The plan was to complete a 100km ride starting from Oundle heading to my Eastern edge and grabbing a few difficult squares to enable the upgrade . Car parked on my way ,1st gravel sector puncture !! . I'm still on bike no2 which runs tubes rather than tubeless on best bike flat was a pinch flat I may have had the pressure a bit low as that's what I'm used to on tubeless , No issues new tube fitted and I'm soon on my way .Gravel sector 2 another puncture !!😤😤 other wheel this one caused by a nail so 2nd and last spare tube fitted . So I'm 6.5 miles into the ride with no more spare tubes yes I've got patches but do I want to be patching tubes roadside ,answer no so route abandoned as I knew more gravel and off roading was incoming , headed back to Oundle then pushing my luck by completing 50km to grab some random squares east of Oundle which were all on road to make the trip worth it
On the way home I decided to stop in the village of Geddington and have a wonder along a footpath along which at some point I got lost (twice actually) and found myself wandering into a technically impossible square which just happen to be right on my Eastern edge 😁 so the day wasn't all bad
Total squares up 14 to 7515 ,max cluster up 8 to 4055
On the way home I decided to stop in the village of Geddington and have a wonder along a footpath along which at some point I got lost (twice actually) and found myself wandering into a technically impossible square which just happen to be right on my Eastern edge 😁 so the day wasn't all bad
Total squares up 14 to 7515 ,max cluster up 8 to 4055
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Drove to Peckleton and did a 40 miler grabbing 30 tiles on my NE area - which completed 2 of my Northern Rows.
Enjoyed riding in the heat and seeing some of Leicester and its surrounds.
Now need to do a similar ride on my North West area to complete 2 Western Columns and I'll go from 46 to 48 Square. Route already mapped, just need to find the time/opportunity.
Enjoyed riding in the heat and seeing some of Leicester and its surrounds.
Now need to do a similar ride on my North West area to complete 2 Western Columns and I'll go from 46 to 48 Square. Route already mapped, just need to find the time/opportunity.
Very much my local roads you've nearly made it to my home square
alex_cycles
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Condordax 207km ride today from Oxford. Lots of new tiles (most of them 111 of 160)...
alex_cycles
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Nice one. Cranking the miles in
It was my target for the year. Peaking for a medical time-out in September. I don't feel like doing much today though
