Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
Hope you are up and out again soon. You might get lucky, like me. I still have a lump on my hip 3 weeks after my fall, but the pain has gone now. Best wishes for a similar recovery. Donger.
Your ride today....
- Thread starter gbb
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mooseracer
Guru
- Location
- Nr Bristol
2 Roubaix is just greedy surely, I'm sure one of them could find a good home in South Glos
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
Glad you are OK.I came off my bike tonight after misjudging a kerb. I thought it was the dropped bit i was going for but instead it was the raised bit so i skimmed it then came off at about 20mph.My contact lens eye sight is pretty poor so that's my excuse for misjudging it.. I travelled about 8 feet with the bike ending up on top of me. My first thoughts were "get this thing off me,i'm so embarrassed",as a long line of queuing traffic must've seen it happen. The bike was ok apart from a few scrapes and the front tyre went down on impact. My only injury is my left knee which lost a fair bit of skin,and it's starting to stiffen up a bit. Apart from that i managed 24 miles,but i'm a bit peed off as was hoping to do 30.
Donger.
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
- Location
- Wiltshire
2 Roubaix is just greedy surely, I'm sure one of them could find a good home in South Glos
Ha, nice try but one is for summer/dry & one is now for winter/wet.
I hope you're not too sore in the morning.
Racing roadkill
Guru
I think (insert name of cycling emporium) are going to be running out of those stabiliser wheels you see on kiddy bikes at this rate
- Location
- Egham
I hope the bikes ok...
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
GWS @mooseracer -ride the road to recovery!
mooseracer
Guru
- Location
- Nr Bristol
Heh heh I was on (and off!) the winter bike so not too worried about it but yes, bar no longer shifting at the front it seemed fine.
Judging by the fact it's just taken me 10 minutes to get downstairs I don't think I'll be driving to Telford as planned this morning.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
Another little ride this morning, 24 miles and took in a few more hills, I must say after the 5 week break my legs are really feeling it on the hills. Was a bit colder today as well, so the muscles did not seem to warm up very quickly so that did not help, oh well onwards and upwards, have entered a 20 TT for the 14th march so i need to get on with it, It is a 2 up TT so that should make it a bit easier.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Finally....it's mild enough to ride in the Peak District. I've been heading over to leafy, flat Cheshire for the past couple of weeks; too snowy and icy up here.
Up over Snake Pass, have a ride around part of the Derwent Reservoirs until the metalled road stops, then ride back. 43 miles with about 3.500ft of climbing. Despite it being OK in Glossop, here's what it looks like 1,650ft up on top of the Snake Pass
Still plenty of snow around (it was shut for about 3 days recently) and frosty too. Didn't do much for descending confidence; wet roads, snow piled on roadsides, frosty. Bleak but beautiful. Having climbed about 1,200ft to get to the top the beauty is somewhat lost on me at that time.
Went around the Derwent Dams. This was where the Dambusters practiced. If you have a MTB you can go all the way round. I was on a road bike so only as far as the metalled surface
Despite it being pretty cold I was feeling fine. But the final descent off the Snake back to Glossop really chilled me. It's about 4 miles and I'll usually average 35-40mph. Got to the bottom and I was frozen. Luckily only a couple more miles home. Hot shower, snug fleecy pyjamas and a cappuccino. Sorted
Up over Snake Pass, have a ride around part of the Derwent Reservoirs until the metalled road stops, then ride back. 43 miles with about 3.500ft of climbing. Despite it being OK in Glossop, here's what it looks like 1,650ft up on top of the Snake Pass
Still plenty of snow around (it was shut for about 3 days recently) and frosty too. Didn't do much for descending confidence; wet roads, snow piled on roadsides, frosty. Bleak but beautiful. Having climbed about 1,200ft to get to the top the beauty is somewhat lost on me at that time.
Went around the Derwent Dams. This was where the Dambusters practiced. If you have a MTB you can go all the way round. I was on a road bike so only as far as the metalled surface
Despite it being pretty cold I was feeling fine. But the final descent off the Snake back to Glossop really chilled me. It's about 4 miles and I'll usually average 35-40mph. Got to the bottom and I was frozen. Luckily only a couple more miles home. Hot shower, snug fleecy pyjamas and a cappuccino. Sorted
Oldbloke
Guru
- Location
- Mayenne, France
After seemingly weeks of icy cold weather, a beautiful day today in sizzling 11c.
Had a good 2 hours riding round a nearby forest, almost perfect conditions, no need for bike and rider hosedown!
Rain forecast tomorrow
Had a good 2 hours riding round a nearby forest, almost perfect conditions, no need for bike and rider hosedown!
Rain forecast tomorrow
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
Couldn't believe I'd done so many miles already this year, and set off out to do a local 25 miler to bring up 400 miles. Didn't go to plan, as a rythmic rubbing noise started almost immediately, and something, somewhere, was dragging horribly on the bike and slowing me down. Sounded like the front wheel, but turned out to be the rear one, where the mudguard bolt on the A-frame had come loose and was rubbing on the rear tyre. Returned home to use the bike stand in the garage, and check on what the missus gets up to when I'm out.... turns out it's not that exciting.
Fitted a new bolt - after eventually managing to get the rear wheel off (the bolt was sticking out so far it was preventing the wheel from dropping). Got back on the road and threw in a local loop to Longney and back. At 13.8 miles, today's two part ride was only half what I was hoping for, but at least the bike is running nicely again (silent and smooth), and is ready for the next club ride on Sunday. Not a bad result, I suppose.
Fitted a new bolt - after eventually managing to get the rear wheel off (the bolt was sticking out so far it was preventing the wheel from dropping). Got back on the road and threw in a local loop to Longney and back. At 13.8 miles, today's two part ride was only half what I was hoping for, but at least the bike is running nicely again (silent and smooth), and is ready for the next club ride on Sunday. Not a bad result, I suppose.
Racing roadkill
Guru
Warm rain, MTFUAfter seemingly weeks of icy cold weather, a beautiful day today in sizzling 11c.
Had a good 2 hours riding round a nearby forest, almost perfect conditions, no need for bike and rider hosedown!
Rain forecast tomorrow
