Your ride today....

[ianrauk]

This weekends cycling shenanigans.
There are 8 pubs in Kent called The Woolpack. So..I decided to pay them all a visit.
A long old ride today so out of the door at silly am. It wasn't cold, there was no rain and very little wind. Even the sun made an appearance at times. It made for a fabulous days riding.
So. The pubs
The Woolpack Inn in Benover
The Woolpack in Tenterden
The Woolpack Inn in Warehorne
The Woolpack Inn in Brookland
The Woolpack Inn in Smeeth
The Woolpack in Hotfield
The Woolpack Inn in Chillum
The Woolpack in Iwade. Where I was going to have a celebratory pint, but it was shut
Scores on the doors
123 miles for the day
Imperial Century Month #187
Imperial Century Ride #367
3 more 120 miles rides needed to get that Eddington number.

 

[Donger]

No cycling mojo at all today, but I eventually made myself get out there pedaling. Turns out I rather enjoyed myself. Quiet Sunday afternoon lanes, mild dry weather, only a gentle breeze. I mixed up my bread & butter local Severnside rides, heading out to Fretherne and back via Saul Junction, Moreton Valence and a stretch of A38 before hitting my local lane again at Hardwicke. Only 20.2 miles, but that's 20.2 more than I thought I was going to do, and the Ridgeback Panorama was a pleasure to ride.

 

[Ian H]

Stayed in Ferndown on Friday night, ready to set off at 8 the following morning. Three of us, Chuffy, Sarah and me, going for a 200km DIY. I had decided to take the new/old fixed-wheel. It was, of course, raining as we set off. The course was roughly a figure of eight, but crossing itself more than strictly necessary. So we took the Wrong Trousers route at the second crossing. Managed to correct our mistake before too much damage was done. As we approached the coast the wind became interestingly gusty, making linear progress tricky.

The cafe at Lepe was rammed, with a queue huddled in the doorway against the wind and rain, so we girded our loins and continued damply. Not much further on a pub proved impossible to resist and we stopped for the largest sandwiches I have seen. Heavy rain hammered on the windows, but eased as we left.

The headwind on the exposed roads was leg-sapping. S was tiring so C & I took turns on the front. Off the exposed bits there were enough climbs to test my fixed legs - either long drags on the borderline of requiring an out-of-the-saddle effort, or short sharp ones that gave no choice. 73", seeing as you ask. Around 145k another pub beckoned from the roadside, and we stopped for food and drink.

Then it was just a grind through Lymington and back towards Ferndown. The rain stopped around 4pm, the wind ensured we dried out quite quickly.
We finished before half nine, and Chuffy went off to forage for pizzas so we could celebrate properly.

My first 200k on fixed for probably more than a year.

[Photo Chuffy]
https://www.strava.com/activities/18821649006

 

[Mark Grant]

Gail and I visited her parents today in Selsey.
We cycled all over Selsey visiting 24 peoples gardens for 'Selsey Open Gardens' raising money for local charities.
Some very nice gardens, but no pics.