Elybazza61
Legendary Member
Cambridgeshire, west of Ely and north of St Ives.
Your ride today....
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Cambridgeshire, west of Ely and north of St Ives.
VinSumRox
Über Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I remember we used to get post wrongly delivered as there was a Church Close on both villages!
Homers Double
Senior Member
A 36km loop from Littleborough down Cragg Vale and back through Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. One of my usual loops.
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sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
I’m telling my Boss I’m starting early and finishing early today……so that meant a 3.30am dog walk. Followed by a 4.40am start to my cycle commute - to then arrive at work for 5.30am. Considering that - I feel ok 😁
Weather forecast isn’t wonderful here today and we may see a few showers mid-morning. However I missed the possible early ones and had a dry ride in. And even caught some sporadic ‘sun-rise’ between some reasonably dark-grey cloud.
Uneventful 🙏 ride otherwise - with the Carrera Subway One churning out the miles pain-free as it normally does. And the Fenwicks chain lube doing a wonderful job (I REALLY rate that stuff) of quietening the drive train to near silence - and letting me focus on my one (Sound projecting) ear-bud and the sounds of Mother Nature…….
Love my early rides ❤️
Weather forecast isn’t wonderful here today and we may see a few showers mid-morning. However I missed the possible early ones and had a dry ride in. And even caught some sporadic ‘sun-rise’ between some reasonably dark-grey cloud.
Uneventful 🙏 ride otherwise - with the Carrera Subway One churning out the miles pain-free as it normally does. And the Fenwicks chain lube doing a wonderful job (I REALLY rate that stuff) of quietening the drive train to near silence - and letting me focus on my one (Sound projecting) ear-bud and the sounds of Mother Nature…….
Love my early rides ❤️
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Ride home complete. Funny how I was keener heading home than heading in 🤣
A little Grey..But dry……and mighty warm. Hoping it stays pleasant enough to ride tomorrow too 👌
A little Grey..But dry……and mighty warm. Hoping it stays pleasant enough to ride tomorrow too 👌
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
One of mine too (in both directions), although I obviously start and finish in Todmorden.
I often head down the A58 towards Ripponden, and then turn left onto Blue Ball Road just before Baitings Reservoir. You probably already know the lovely lumpy lanes** in that triangular area between Blackstone Edge, Sowerby Bridge, and Mytholmroyd, but if you don't then I recommend checking them out!
You have almost motivated me to do at least one summer sunrise weekend ride. I could get to the Forest of Bowland before the roads got busy, whiz around out there and be back around lunchtime.
** Admirably alluring alliteration?
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sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
You have almost motivated me to do at least one summer sunrise weekend ride. I could get to the Forest of Bowland before the roads got busy, whiz around out there and be back around lunchtime.
DO IT ! Maybe just don’t go to bed Col ?
And make sure to pick a day where the Sun actually shines / is going to be visible 🤣
VinSumRox
Über Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I only do it once a year on the Ride to the Sun
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
When you need to pop out for a loaf of bread and some milk...
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Sunrise-N-Seaside ride ❤️ *Just because…..
Super pics @sevenfourate
sevenfourate
Devotee of OCD
- Location
- Lowestoft, Suffolk
Thank you very much Sir 🙏
Elybazza61
Legendary Member
Yesterday was spent on a 124km ride from Kings Lynn with LucretiaMyReflection that started with a bit of rain and ended in sunshine.
Headed off westerly to Friday Bridge just inside Lincolnshire and then north along the Nene as it heads out to the Wash to glimpse the two disused lighthouses.
Then down to Long Sutton and the Tydds St Mary's and St Giles, with a quick stop at the church of St Giles with it's separate tower that fell down in the 18th century and was re-built by Sir George Gilbert Scott who also did some re-modelling,also the west window was designed by Alan of Walsingham who famously designed Ely's octagon tower.
Next church stop was at Newton in the Isle with the rather sad and dilapidated 12th century church of St James, was locked up but got a pic through a broken window.
From there down to Wisbech via Leverington resisting the temptation to call in at the Mile Tree Brewery as well as Elgoods on the North Brink on the Nene to call in at Peckover House for a food stop.
Suitably refreshed we then meandered back via Outwell (with a quick co-op stop for more provisions) ,Wimbotsham to Downham Market then Barrow Way Drove,Nordelph,Lot's Bridge to Welney and then home via Pymoor and Little Downham.
124.5km at an average of 20kph and getting pretty hot by the end.
Headed off westerly to Friday Bridge just inside Lincolnshire and then north along the Nene as it heads out to the Wash to glimpse the two disused lighthouses.
Then down to Long Sutton and the Tydds St Mary's and St Giles, with a quick stop at the church of St Giles with it's separate tower that fell down in the 18th century and was re-built by Sir George Gilbert Scott who also did some re-modelling,also the west window was designed by Alan of Walsingham who famously designed Ely's octagon tower.
Next church stop was at Newton in the Isle with the rather sad and dilapidated 12th century church of St James, was locked up but got a pic through a broken window.
From there down to Wisbech via Leverington resisting the temptation to call in at the Mile Tree Brewery as well as Elgoods on the North Brink on the Nene to call in at Peckover House for a food stop.
Suitably refreshed we then meandered back via Outwell (with a quick co-op stop for more provisions) ,Wimbotsham to Downham Market then Barrow Way Drove,Nordelph,Lot's Bridge to Welney and then home via Pymoor and Little Downham.
124.5km at an average of 20kph and getting pretty hot by the end.
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A mate and I blasted round to the Hotel cafe stop and met another couple of mates there. One went straight home and the other cycled round slowly to the end. Three of us. Lol, they both said half way they were going straight home and skipping the pub but when we got there they were the first to stop. It was pretty warm in the beer garden 🙂 After leaving them at their village turning a mile up the road I had a little bit of a solo blast.
