Shearwater Missile
Veteran
- Location
- Stowmarket
A lovely part of the country, where we have holidayed many times, near Whorlton. I dare say that the traffic through Barnard Castle is just as bad ?
Your ride today....
- Thread starter gbb
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A lovely part of the country, where we have holidayed many times, near Whorlton. I dare say that the traffic through Barnard Castle is just as bad ?
So, last night's and this morning's cycling shenanigans.
Over the past few years. The London lockdown ride has grown massively since it first started, Run once a year, 2026 attracted over 300 riders including a good few members of this forum. But it's not me as I'm not really keen on mass group riding, especially in London. So a few of us decided to do our version.
Basically it's a 100 mile ride around London taking the shape of the COVID virus.
So myself Ross, Mark, Rob, Dan, Geoff, Adie, Dan and John met at Victoria station at 9pm Friday night and set off in very warm temperatures.
It was an enjoyable ride, helped by the fab warm weather and the great company, but not helped by the very slow going higgledy piggledy route. But it is what it is and it's the nature of the ride. Not lending itself to any real speed. But we got it done, arriving back at Victoria Station at 8am for brekkie and beers before trains home.
So scores on the doors
A tad over 100 miles for the ride and including Fridays 22 mile round commute meant I'm just three more rides away from the Eddington # of 120.
Imperial Century Ride Month #188
Imperial Century Ride #368
I was back home just after 10am, had a shower, a cuppa and a bit of a doze. Now kicking back watching the tour.
Over the past few years. The London lockdown ride has grown massively since it first started, Run once a year, 2026 attracted over 300 riders including a good few members of this forum. But it's not me as I'm not really keen on mass group riding, especially in London. So a few of us decided to do our version.
Basically it's a 100 mile ride around London taking the shape of the COVID virus.
So myself Ross, Mark, Rob, Dan, Geoff, Adie, Dan and John met at Victoria station at 9pm Friday night and set off in very warm temperatures.
It was an enjoyable ride, helped by the fab warm weather and the great company, but not helped by the very slow going higgledy piggledy route. But it is what it is and it's the nature of the ride. Not lending itself to any real speed. But we got it done, arriving back at Victoria Station at 8am for brekkie and beers before trains home.
So scores on the doors
A tad over 100 miles for the ride and including Fridays 22 mile round commute meant I'm just three more rides away from the Eddington # of 120.
Imperial Century Ride Month #188
Imperial Century Ride #368
I was back home just after 10am, had a shower, a cuppa and a bit of a doze. Now kicking back watching the tour.
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Great ride, fabulous pics. I envy you for this. Always looked good fun - and I MUST do this sometime. Jealous !!!
Barnard Castle compares well to horrific Yarm.
Depends on the route, there not been that much traffic via Whorlton on towards the traffic free route north.
Whorlton suspension bridge is meant to reopen soon. Of some similarity, Union Bridge on the borders is magnificent.
It's is a great ride, no doubt. So put your name down for next year.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Just a quick 25 mile of gravel and tarmac. Out before 8am, but it started warming up around 9am so didn't stop for a coffee. After yesterday's dehydration, and an early bed, I was raring to go this morning. Blooming boiling cleaning the bike off by 10am. Phew...
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A slight difference to my regular Saturday ride today. Only one bloke from the East Northamptonshire villages was out and he had to head back after the cafe with 🥂 stop. My other mate needed to get back to take his kid to choir practice so opted for a short route back and a pub nearer to his house in the centre of town. To tell the truth I prefer the longer route and stopping at a pub in a village but given it was his birthday I went with it. The only thing when he wanted to weave along the twisty and narrow cyclepaths, I insisted we stayed on road. Going a really slow pace on a bumpy cycle path tends to cause my hands to go numb and I hate whizzing around peds to keep them warm. After the pub I left him to mess about on cycle paths to his place only about 1/2 mile away and headed out of town and took mostly a road route home except for a newer and less bumpy cyclepath which saves me about half a mile on the A15.
Mburton1993
Über Member
- Location
- Stalybridge
Not the most accommodating day to test the full camping load out.
What with the return headwind and it being a few degrees above the Planck temperature this ended up being quite a knackering ride.
Still, I don't think anything fell off so that's a win.
And the new route was nice too.
What with the return headwind and it being a few degrees above the Planck temperature this ended up being quite a knackering ride.
Still, I don't think anything fell off so that's a win.
And the new route was nice too.
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Technology beat me today ! (Well Strava did 🤣). But I did manage a genuine 40 miles; starting in a bit of Grey gloom - the Sun shining through by the end.
Just two from our potential 6 Sunday riders today. One still riding in Germany, one ill, one got dragged along to a Cat Cafe (He took no abuse from me - honest) etc…..
Glimmering Sea at Great Yarmouth:
Breydon Water, Norfolk:
Blue Skies ❤️🙏
Gorleston on Sea:
“Nutrition” - loose sense of the word…..🤣
Combined manual addition **Note previous Technology Statement:
*And this bike felt absolutely superb today after some ‘rider positioning mods’ yesterday and saving nearly a couple of KG in weight with new substantially lighter wheels, tyres, lightweight tubes, discs, Ti bolts and other bits. Not to mention removing mudguards and some other clutter ! Perhaps getting close to sub 10kg now 🤷♂️ *I’ll weight next time at LBS 👍
And I know today was a slower ride to pace / slow myself down to my buddy: but I literally feel like I’ve not been out. With no tingling at all in my right hand (Hopefully as a result of the new shorter and taller stem, better body posture: combined with an effort to use my core muscles more - for support). Coupled with my increased saddle height - it seems to have also alleviated alot of the tightness in my right knee. Genuinely really excited for the changes 👍
Just two from our potential 6 Sunday riders today. One still riding in Germany, one ill, one got dragged along to a Cat Cafe (He took no abuse from me - honest) etc…..
Glimmering Sea at Great Yarmouth:
Breydon Water, Norfolk:
Blue Skies ❤️🙏
Gorleston on Sea:
“Nutrition” - loose sense of the word…..🤣
Combined manual addition **Note previous Technology Statement:
*And this bike felt absolutely superb today after some ‘rider positioning mods’ yesterday and saving nearly a couple of KG in weight with new substantially lighter wheels, tyres, lightweight tubes, discs, Ti bolts and other bits. Not to mention removing mudguards and some other clutter ! Perhaps getting close to sub 10kg now 🤷♂️ *I’ll weight next time at LBS 👍
And I know today was a slower ride to pace / slow myself down to my buddy: but I literally feel like I’ve not been out. With no tingling at all in my right hand (Hopefully as a result of the new shorter and taller stem, better body posture: combined with an effort to use my core muscles more - for support). Coupled with my increased saddle height - it seems to have also alleviated alot of the tightness in my right knee. Genuinely really excited for the changes 👍
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G-Zero
Guru
- Location
- Kirkcudbright, SW Scotland
My ride today was actually yesterday, but I was away and didn’t have enough data to post….
I was up at 5.30am to beat the heat and tiptoed around the van, trying not to wake anyone else on the site up. I was on the road just after 6.00am and a mile in to the ride, it suddenly dawned on me that I was meant to fill my water bottles before leaving the site…. Dope !!
I didn’t know the route and availability of water along it, so I turned round and went back to the start
43 miles…. Garlieston, Isle of Whithorn, Port William and back to Garlieston for a cool shower.
I was up at 5.30am to beat the heat and tiptoed around the van, trying not to wake anyone else on the site up. I was on the road just after 6.00am and a mile in to the ride, it suddenly dawned on me that I was meant to fill my water bottles before leaving the site…. Dope !!
I didn’t know the route and availability of water along it, so I turned round and went back to the start
43 miles…. Garlieston, Isle of Whithorn, Port William and back to Garlieston for a cool shower.
I presume your down there on holiday , there are a lot of other trails and loops of the main coast to coast route south east of Redruth . I did used to have a trail map I think I picked it up at a tourist information centre ,the bike hire / cafe at Bissoe may have some . Have a nice time
