Your ride today.... (part 1)

[Louch]

20 miles on a new bike and my backside and arms and wrist and hands and legs (have I missed anything?) are a tad the worse for wear

If you are bad today, cancel all plans for Sunday......

 

[BSRU]

A two hour squirt on the tourer, wet roads, 48.86km with 639m of climbing, a cat 4 climb I cycled up is 5.1km at 3% but today straight into a blustery head wind, nice.

Went from seeing two drunks crossing the road to 15 minutes later seeing two deer crossing the road, hundreds of rabbits, although it could just be same group trying to mess with my head
Time for some Taste The Difference all butter scones and a cup of tea

 

[Hip Priest]

70 miles and 4800ft of climbing. All on new roads. By far the toughest terrain I've ever ridden, and now I'm knackered!

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Today's ride was just less than 5 mile :.... it was the annual Carlisle Mass Ride organised* by the local cycling campaign group. I really don't know what it's meant to achieve, but I had a good laugh with a few mates I've not seen in a while.

I use the word 'organised' in the sense of 'couldn't arrange a mass micturition in an ale production facility'

 

[skudupnorth]

Usual run to Styal to volunteer with the rangers on the national Trust site at the back of the airport using my new favorit route using the Bridgewater canal and Brooks drive which takes a good chunk of the route off roads.Enjoy the piccys
Art work in the first airport runway tunnel

Quarry Bank Mill where i would love to work

Rubard from the kitchen garden at Styal

Buttercups on the trail by the runway

Airport fire tender

Brooks drive

Old railway bridge at the Timperley end

Sign to the airport

Bridgewater canal between Dane road and Stretford

Ooops

Canal at Worsley......nearly home

 

[s7ephanie]

60 Km round trip But whoever said it was flat didnt go there on a bike, lovely weather but wind in my face most of the time and i will admit i walked up a couple of hills on the way back !!

 

[Saluki]

I was pretty glad to get out on my bike tonight after having a bit of a mad day as we are still sorting out our new home and garden. I tried a new-ish route today which was OK but not brilliant, a few hills though and I did 5 x 30 second intervals of hard riding. I did manage to beat the 12 year old on a BMX bike, up the hill to home - it would have been mortifying if I hadn't, he only lives around the corner and always chats to us when we are riding home or walking the dog. Imagine if that had got round the locale, that I got scalped up a hill by a schoolboy and a slightly plump one at that. I would never have been able to leave the house again.

11.88 miles and averaging 13.8mph which is about right for me when I am cycling without hubby.

I managed to dodge the showers, I felt a bit of drizzle during the first mile but it didn't amount to much. I did take the precaution of wearing my Night Vision waterproof coat thing so I got a bike ride and a sauna in one.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

78 miles over the Yorkshire dales

Http://lejogride.blogspot.co.uk

 

[Old Plodder]

s7ephanie Well-Known Member

Damn!! I can't spot the differences!
No problem walking up a few hills to enjoy the scenery.....

 

[Alex H]

Quick trip to St Cyr

 

[ComedyPilot]

Early morning ride whilst the ladies slept on (Miss CP and Mrs CP) - I don't think I've ridden this year without being blown about by the wind....? Still, 25 miles with 1,100 feet of climbing isn't to be sniffed at.

 

[potsy]

Usual run to Styal to volunteer with the rangers on the national Trust site at the back of the airport using my new favorit route using the Bridgewater canal and Brooks drive which takes a good chunk of the route off roads.Enjoy the piccys
Art work in the first airport runway tunnel

Went thru the tunnels today for the first time, alright init?
Think I was moving a lot faster than you though

New loop with a familiar park on the route

36 miles all in, not much sun but no rain either

 

[skudupnorth]

Went thru the tunnels today for the first time, alright init?
Think I was moving a lot faster than you though

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New loop with a familiar park on the route

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36 miles all in, not much sun but no rain either

The tunnels are fun and a good cover from the rain ! I remember whent here was only one runway to go under :-) Did you turn left and climb up the cycle route to the runway side ? Great views of the airport and aircraft from there.

 

[ComedyPilot]

I was pretty glad to get out on my bike tonight .................................blah blah blah....... up the hill to home - blah blah blah...........scalped up a hill blah blah blah............

Reads post....

Looks at profile...

Sees location...

Reads post again......

Scratches head.........

Norfolk......what bloomin' hills...?

 

[potsy]

The tunnels are fun and a good cover from the rain ! I remember whent here was only one runway to go under :-) Did you turn left and climb up the cycle route to the runway side ? Great views of the airport and aircraft from there.

No sight-seeing on a chaingang ride Skud