EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Lovely bike
Thanks Mrs M, as you probably know it was a labour of love and a complete folly, but I like it.
Your ride today....
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Thanks Mrs M, as you probably know it was a labour of love and a complete folly, but I like it.
- Location
- Egham
My legs are knackered, sore and walking down the stairs hurts
One is not impressed. A mere 2.68 miles to buy bread today, I do hope things settle down soon as I still have 2 challenge rides to go, and it's the big ones....
One is not impressed. A mere 2.68 miles to buy bread today, I do hope things settle down soon as I still have 2 challenge rides to go, and it's the big ones....
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
A tough day in the Nature today. Wind and rain in spades. The organiser known for his ‘Will’s Hills’ wasn’t shy at all about shoving in some iconic hills from the South West. Harptree Hill, Evercreech, King Alfred’s Tower, Batcombe Climb and Publow Hill. 250km because I rode to and from the event (an extra 45km) and 3567m in elevation (155 miles and 11,703 feet elevation) earned 2.75 AAA point (Audax Altitude Award) I also completed my first RRTY award (Randonneurs Round the Year) which entails completing a minimum 200km ride, every month for a year (miss one month and you start again) so all in all, today was actually historic for me.
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Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
A fine effort @Heltor Chasca . Puts my ride today in the shade, but I’ll bore you with it anyway... and I’d like you all to read it in your best pirate accent.
‘‘Twas a blowy, sullen morn in the depths of old South Cambridgeshire. They trees were a bending and splintering loike dry matchwood so they be. An evil looking sky spat and hissed, bullets of freezing rain peppered the ground....”
Can’t be arsed with the flowery prose.....!
An almost 10 mile loop before the winds get too silly round here. Yes there was cold rain. In Caldecote I stopped to admire these lovely creatures
Belted Galloway and a shorthorn. These girls must be about to hatch, there were cows with small calves at foot further down the field.
Just after this something else black and white caught my eye, the rumps of a pair of Bullfinch flitting into a thicket.
Along the Bourn road and there are cycle event signs up, with marshals on the junctions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IpOwp2iCOZnW4sQXa-WwduyK93ku_NPD/view
I’ve been caught up in this before. I was left unmolested today, just the odd rider coming the other way. Not a nice day for it!
And home. Not even 10 miles. Pathetic.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2203217533
‘‘Twas a blowy, sullen morn in the depths of old South Cambridgeshire. They trees were a bending and splintering loike dry matchwood so they be. An evil looking sky spat and hissed, bullets of freezing rain peppered the ground....”
Can’t be arsed with the flowery prose.....!
An almost 10 mile loop before the winds get too silly round here. Yes there was cold rain. In Caldecote I stopped to admire these lovely creatures
Belted Galloway and a shorthorn. These girls must be about to hatch, there were cows with small calves at foot further down the field.
Just after this something else black and white caught my eye, the rumps of a pair of Bullfinch flitting into a thicket.
Along the Bourn road and there are cycle event signs up, with marshals on the junctions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IpOwp2iCOZnW4sQXa-WwduyK93ku_NPD/view
I’ve been caught up in this before. I was left unmolested today, just the odd rider coming the other way. Not a nice day for it!
And home. Not even 10 miles. Pathetic.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2203217533
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Had a plan to get out early before the wind really picks up and prepared to get wet . Pulled the curtains back to be greeted by snow !! . Roads were a bit slushy so faffed about for an hour before the roads cleared . Finally out the door at 0930 plans for a longer ride had already binned so an hour it is .Not raining as I roll out .Anstey ,Cropston ,Swithland were it started to drizzle properly swung left for a change around the back of Woodhouse Eaves to Quorn then my commuting route home . 16 miles done it some unpleasant conditions by the end 
keeps my run of consecutive days going .
keeps my run of consecutive days going .
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Had a plan to get out early before the wind really picks up and prepared to get wet . Pulled the curtains back to be greeted by snow !! . Roads were a bit slushy so faffed about for an hour before the roads cleared . Finally out the door at 0930 plans for a longer ride had already binned so an hour it is .Not raining as I roll out .Anstey ,Cropston ,Swithland were it started to drizzle properly swung left for a change around the back of Woodhouse Eaves to Quorn then my commuting route home . 16 miles done it some unpleasant conditions by the end
We had a couple of flakes and that was it. I headed south to do 20 miles, was surprised how warm it was (maybe I just got the clothing right), but I did get a good soaking. Brilliant sunshine now but the wind has started to pick up.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Had a plan to get out early before the wind really picks up and prepared to get wet . Pulled the curtains back to be greeted by snow !! . Roads were a bit slushy so faffed about for an hour before the roads cleared . Finally out the door at 0930 plans for a longer ride had already binned so an hour it is .Not raining as I roll out .Anstey ,Cropston ,Swithland were it started to drizzle properly swung left for a change around the back of Woodhouse Eaves to Quorn then my commuting route home . 16 miles done it some unpleasant conditions by the end
Consecutive days... I blame @cosmicbike for all this silliness.
I started before @cosmicbike thread . But he may having heard someone mention cycling for 100 days and that was probably me
and then started the thread so I only have myself to blame .My 100 days set of @Supersuperleeds and now we're in a stand off to be the first to stop 
it could be a long game
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I started before @cosmicbike thread . But he may having heard someone mention cycling for 100 days and that was probably me
You told me you would stop at 500
There was a condition attached if you stopped a 500You told me you would stop at 500
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
You told me you would stop at 500
When we were all on that hill outside Keyworth I heard him say 5,000.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Quick shakedown of the new rig in awful weather.
It goes up and down very well- a climb I normally struggle on i did one handed ( the other hand was covering my ear to keep the horizontal hail out)
It goes up and down very well- a climb I normally struggle on i did one handed ( the other hand was covering my ear to keep the horizontal hail out)
Cold, wet and blustery was the start of the day. 25mins later the wind had dropped and the sun was out. 
Mrs Colly walked into Oakwood to get the papers and came back 30mins later looking like a drowned rat. Dark skies, wind and rain again. Sitting eating breakfast the sun was out again. 20 mins later it was pi55ing down.
I got out on the bike around 2pm during one of the sunny periods. I knew it wouldn't last so I had the full kit on, layers, warm tights, hat, gloves, neck warmer, even sun glasses.
The intention was for about 20 miles no more. In the event it was about 17miles. Out via Moortown, up to Shadwell and Slaid Hill, along Wigton Lane and through Alwoodley to the top of Stairfoot Lane. By now I was battling a gale like westerly head wind which was laden with razor like hail stones. If not for the sun glasses I would have had to stop. I got to the far end of Blackhill Lane and decided enough was enough. So a quick turn round and I made my way back around the north side of Eccup Reservoir back to Slaid Hill, then home. Wet through and damn cold. Even so it was worth the effort.
16 plus miles and about 1000ft of up. Fixed wheel.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/32340105
25mins later the wind had dropped and the sun was out. Mrs Colly walked into Oakwood to get the papers and came back 30mins later looking like a drowned rat. Dark skies, wind and rain again. Sitting eating breakfast the sun was out again. 20 mins later it was pi55ing down. I got out on the bike around 2pm during one of the sunny periods. I knew it wouldn't last so I had the full kit on, layers, warm tights, hat, gloves, neck warmer, even sun glasses.
The intention was for about 20 miles no more. In the event it was about 17miles. Out via Moortown, up to Shadwell and Slaid Hill, along Wigton Lane and through Alwoodley to the top of Stairfoot Lane. By now I was battling a gale like westerly head wind which was laden with razor like hail stones. If not for the sun glasses I would have had to stop. I got to the far end of Blackhill Lane and decided enough was enough. So a quick turn round and I made my way back around the north side of Eccup Reservoir back to Slaid Hill, then home. Wet through and damn cold. Even so it was worth the effort.
16 plus miles and about 1000ft of up. Fixed wheel.
View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/32340105
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
Great stuff yesterday @Heltor Chasca. I hadn't realised you were that close to the RRtY milestone. 
