Your ride today....

[HLaB]

Some members of my Sunday group planned a 153miles ride today (Saturday) and asked me. Most folk were away for my usual Saturday ride, so I went with it for a change.

The 19year old laddie (less than half my age and less than a 3rd of the oldest riders age) started struggling after just 30 miles, so it wasn't as fast as it could have been, but all credit to him finishing. He's done longer rides before but they have all been flat and the wind worked out for us. Not that today was hilly.

 

[wafter]

Some members of my Sunday group planned a 153miles ride today (Saturday) and asked me. Most folk were away for my usual Saturday ride, so I went with it for a change.

The 19year old laddie started struggling after just 30 miles, so it wasn't as fast as it could have been, but all credit to him finishing. He's done longer rides before but they have all been flat and the wind worked out for us. Not that today was hilly.
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Crikey; driving that far in one hit would knacker me. Good effort



In contrast.... glad to be back in Oxford after a couple of miserable days at the homestead I went for an evening mosey into town and back on the tow path.

Nothing remarkable other than seeing a stoat on the way out and a *EDIT heron, ffs* on the way back, along with a tractor cutting the grass on the meadow. Another gentle reminder of the changing seasons and unstoppable passage of time...

 

[sevenfourate]

6 men strong in our Sunday Social Group now 👍 But only 3 riding today……

So we headed to Southwold, Walberswick and Dunwich - and got involved in some VERY mixed terrain. One of the guys being forced to ‘tackle’ Woodland sections, light Gravel type paths - and some very Sandy sections on a road Bike with 700c wheels with slick 25mm wide rubber 🤣🤣

The LBS. And meet point for all good things:

I contemplated this Skatepark. For about 1.5 milliseconds 🤣

The start of the ‘off road’ sections. **Easier for some - than others”…..

The Pier at Southwold (Why so serious Shuv ?)

Then over the Bridge / across the water to Walberswick:

And then the start of the sand. Which must have been 4 inches (?) plus deep in places before you found anything solid underneath. I managed to keep momentum with just a couple of ‘foot downs’. My buddy on his road bike did AMAZING !!

Not bad pace considering the territory 👍

 

[ianrauk]

Out of the door nice and early this morning for a ride to the Isle of Grain on the Hoo Peninsular.
48 rolling, jolly miles in nice and warm temperatures.

Southend to the left. Sheerness on The Isle of Sheppy to the right.

Russian sub black widow in Rochester

 

[geocycle]

Woke up to wind and rain so plans were quickly reworked over a second coffee. A short ride was called for that didn’t involve a long return into the westerly that was blowing. I headed out to Arkholme and then ticked my way through the hills westerward until I reached the coast at Silverdale. I followed the road to near Jenny Brown’s Point with its lovely views across Morecambe Bay. An early lunch was taken at Wolf House before a gentle, warm, humid but mainly dry, saunter home. 59 km with 761 m of climbing.

Pictures of Dalton woods, descent toward the coast and Morecambe Bay.

 

[EltonFrog]

After a wander around Vienna this morning — breakfast, then the obligatory coffee and strudel — we finally loaded up the Bromptons for the grand finale: cycling to the airport like two people who’ve clearly made choices. The city’s segregated lanes did their best, but getting out of Vienna was… let’s call it “character‑building”. The suburbs were marginally more cooperative, though they did occasionally remind us why postcards rarely feature ring‑road architecture.

Further out, things improved: familiar territory, quiet paths, country parks, and the faint sense that civilisation had not entirely given up. And yes, you really can cycle right up to the departures door, should you wish to make an entrance.

12.33 miles today.
I only took one photo.

 

[wafter]

Some great rides and pictures folks

I went to the shops largely fasted; chasing portobello mushrooms. Some inconsequential things happened and there were plenty of dickheads.

Glad I got out but very happy to be back in peaceful solitude with some really nice chilled ambient dnb on waiting for "brunch" to cook.

Might go out again for a casual waft once the temperature's dropped..

 

[HLaB]

A bit shorter today compared to yesterday but a bit longer than my Sunday group ride normally goes. So I was delighted when my near neighbour turned up and I had an ecuse to make it a relaxed ride. He apologised for holding us up and wanted to turn back early so he wouldn't inconvenience us anymore but we persuaded him to come to the cafe. Where a combination of a omelette, most hills and distance having been done and a tailwind brought him back to life 👏

Edit, Ive just updated the bike log this bike has now done 40,000miles and yesterday saw me go over 5,000miles for the year!

 

[EltonFrog]

By the way the total mileage we rode this week from Passau to Vienna inc from and to the airport was 229.86.

 

[Elybazza61]

Zwift ride this afternoon for around an hour or so and 30kms ,just picked a route to mainly see how the click and cog/Direto combo managed the rolling 'terrain'.

They seemed to work ok just a couple of times I pressed the wrong button and also one small hesitation/glitch ,but it does that sometimes I've found on a Sunday afternoon.

Will defo look in to just getting some broken shifters or cheap road brake levers as I did accidentally shift the mech at the end and the chain popped off the cog; do have a xt mech that could be used as a tensioner and some CX cranks and pop a chainring on that.

 

[Mburton1993]

2nd big ride, consecutives are hard work.

Less of an outbound headwind so a smidge faster today.

Drizzled for awhile at first but then it got hot, maxed out at 27c.

Now with added bungee cords!

This may need mending.