Your ride today.... (part 1)

[postman]

How come the nuclear attack on Birkenhead hasn't been in the news?

Liverpool evening post,update.A nuclear attack on Birkenhead today wiped out most of the area,officials say it will take years to rebuild at a cost of £10.

 

[john59]

Liverpool evening post,update.A nuclear attack on Birkenhead today wiped out most of the area,officials say it will take years to rebuild at a cost of £10.

Lucky I don't live in Birkenhead then.

 

[skudupnorth]

Yesterdays ride to Styal to volunteer with the Bollin Valley Rangers was a nice but windy job on my MTB.Had a good day out in mixed weather which included jet washing a Longhorn bull ! Enjoy the piccys !
I should be used to this hill in the Bollin Valley but it still hurts ! Castle Mill in between Ashley and the airport runway tunnel

Cycle path under the runway

Todays ride with load of outdoor clothes,steel toe capped boots and of course dinner !

The old road up to the brickworks before the second runway was built

Cycle/bridle/footpath near the runway

Styal road now car free except for people who live there

Spring lambs

And jet washing a bull ! Meet "Strongbow" !!!!!

 

[Glow worm]

One interesting thing while on the Thames path, I saw the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious making her way up the river towards London.

Another ship you may have seen (or at least her mast!) is the Radio Caroline ship, (Ross Revenge) now moored at Tilbury Docks, after being finally silenced back in 1990. A new mast has just been completed for when she makes her break for the freedom of the high seas again and at last we get a decent music radio station back Ofcon allow a pathetic one month local AM licence.

 

[compo]

Another ship you may have seen (or at least her mast!) is the Radio Caroline ship, (Ross Revenge) now moored at Tilbury Docks, after being finally silenced back in 1990. A new mast has just been completed for when she makes her break for the freedom of the high seas again and at last we get a decent music radio station back Ofcon allow a pathetic one month local AM licence.

Back in the '60's courting couples would drive to the coast and listen to Caroline while doing what courting couples in dark cars do. At some point the DJ would call on people to switch on their headlights. It was great to see the whole coast as far as you could see all lit up like a Christmas tree.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Ouch...Boab in back to uk beach shocker....

been used to 28c then this....really strong coastal gale...busy traffic...potholes....car drivers (haven't seen them in a while)....
bah...
even riding in longs and a jacket and overshoes today....did just 8miles before my will to ride in this cracked and I headed to the bike shop to talk about bottom brackets...then back out into the abyss...

MTFU Boab!!!

 

[Venod]

Yesterdays ride took me through Bretton Sculpture park, I have never been a big fan of sculpture but some people have interesting ideas of what passes for art.

I usually load my routes to Bikemap.net to share with others but they have changed their site ( to improve it !) and in the process they have made it unusable, so I tried Strava and to my surprise I got a 1st place on 1 of the sections, I could become addicted.

http://www.strava.com/activities/53463296#967307667

 

[Hip Priest]

I've been trying to get 100 miles per week in, to make up for the winter mileage deficit. Unfortunately I've been a bit ill this week, so only managed a paltry 30 miles of commuting. So I went out at teatime last night and did 40 miles, and I got up early this morning for a wet & windy 30 miler. Averaged 17.2mph on both rides, though they were pretty flat.

Mission accomplished! Beers and takeaway tonight.

 

[Globalti]

This morning I snatched a commando-style 10 miler with two big hills in a 35 minute window between rain storms. That's probably my lot for the weekend as it's lashing down now.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

W I N D Y

 

[derrick]

27 mile morning ride, joined up with a cycling group for about 4 miles they took me along at a nice pace, should have stayed with them but i had to get home,

 

[Old Plodder]

W I N D Y

Who..... you or the weather.

 

[john59]

Forecast wasn’t too good, 32 km westerly winds with showers. Decided a round trip to Chester and back should fit the bill. http://app.strava.com/activities/53564287.

The sun had a cheek to come out in the afternoon.

John

 

[arranandy]

Slept in this morning so missed the club run. Did just over 40 miles on my lonesome on the winter(!) bike. It was wet, windy, miserable and cold (4C at one point ) Forecast for tomorrow is a bit better

 

[Renard]

My first ride since 19th October. Went round the country lanes round my way. Pretty much similar weather as the above post but 17 miles in about 1hr 20min aint bad considering. Glad to be back on the bike. Hopefully better weather tomorrow.