We cyclists are the luckiest.

[biggs682]

And the general public don't have any idea how far cyclist go on a ride so they unaware of the risks and uncertainties involved whilst riding in these crazy times

 

[wyre forest blues]

I wish contributors would cut out the attempt at political points scoring. (or in many cases bashing the current government). Keep to the topic and if you want to say anything different start a new thread.

 

[matticus]

I wish contributors would cut out the attempt at political points scoring. (or in many cases bashing the current government). Keep to the topic and if you want to say anything different start a new thread.

Totally agree!

 

[matticus]

Gorgeous piccy @Gunk

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Mod note:

A number of posts have been deleted as they are off topic. Hopefully I have snagged them all, apologies if some have slipped through the net.

Please stick to the intention of the thread title and opening post.

If you wish to make political posts etc the place to go is NACA. With a mass of threads re Covid 19 we are getting large numbers of reports daily and tbh we could do without the volume.

If you can't manage to comply with the above polite request you will be taken out of the thread.

 

[ColinJ]

the only time I have been out over the past 3 weeks is to go to our GP practice to collect our prescriptions.

I would normally say that making the effort to go out is a good thing (I walk down to pick up my warfarin prescriptions), but with the coronavirus situation and your age and health history, perhaps it would be better for you to get yours delivered e.g. by using Pharmacy2U?

 

[anothersam]

I'm fortunate enough to live in central London, and despite not being anywhere close to a morning person, have been getting up at 6.45am on Sunday mornings to be able to enjoy the surreal experience of cycling through an almost empty city.

I've said elsewhere it feels rather weird to talk about enjoying an experience made possible by such terrible circumstances.

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Thanks for pics - brought back memories. I used to live on the river directly across from the Globe Theatre; it used to be wonderfully quiet on weekends, especially before the wobbly bridge. Have exchanged that for another kind of quiet, but I still miss it sometimes.

As a cyclist you are invisible, irritatingly non-conforming and slightly weird, enjoy it.

Sig-worthy

 

[Gunk]

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Thanks, it was the Dordogne last October, my 15 year old and I enjoyed a week of deserted roads and stunning scenery. It was when I also decided to get rid of my flat bar hybrid and go back to a proper road bike, it just didn’t do it for me!

 

[Ashimoto]

I fully agree. Nothing better than a ride in the country and the song of a Skylark. I always stop for 10 minutes and just listen to the birds and watch the odd Buzzard or two.

 

[Johnno260]

The roads are far quieter which is nice, but please still take care as the few motorists I see are doing well above the speed limit.

I had to report 2 people the other week as they were driving like muppets and were obviously doing some kind of circuit as we kept seeing them every few mins, even without the current situation I would’ve reported them.

I’m finding when out on the bike, I’m actually going far slower and enjoying the cleaner air and scenery far more than usual.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I fully agree. Nothing better than a ride in the country and the song of a Skylark. I always stop for 10 minutes and just listen to the birds and watch the odd Buzzard or two.

I spotted some Curlews this afternoon!

 

[Globalti]

I heard a load of curlews! Wonderful birds with their lovely bubbling call.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I heard a load of curlews! Wonderful birds with their lovely bubbling call.

There's a healthy population round here (Eden Valley, Cumbria)-I counted nearly 60 on one ride in 2018 and half of those were in just one flock near Lazonby.