Your ride today....

[derrick]

Drove down to Dover on Friday morning, parked the car then took bikes over on the ferry, Cross to Dunkirk rode up to Brugge, found our hotel then out for a meal, Saturday morning back on the bikes to Ghent for lunch then a nice ride back to Brugge, had a shower then out on the town, Sunday morning back to dunkirk, managed to jump on an earlier ferry which was nice back home at 8pm Sunday, great weekend with friends,180 miles over the weekend,
There are a lot of older people on E bikes in Belgium, so good to see.

 

[Dave 123]

A Warren ride this evening. There was a south westerly wind blowing on my back, choppy sea and a dull sky.

Lots of kestrels and buzzards out, plus a female Cirl Bunting.

15 miles. I had a wild thyme….

https://www.strava.com/activities/9439663193

 

[gavgav]

A couple of further short rides, to get the ankle building up again, last 2 evenings.

8.69 miles on Tuesday, which was a spur of the moment ride, after tea on a nice dry evening, following another afternoon of monsoon storms. Just meandering around local suburbs of Reabrook, Meole, Nobold and Radbrook. Nothing much to report other than quiet roads and ankle felt much better than it did on Sunday.

10.49 miles tonight, straight after getting back from work. Very blustery, but the sun was out. I was more confident with the ankle and so decided to do a loop around town, further afield from home. I followed the cycle paths to Heathgates, then dropped down through Castlefields, along the river towpath, where they’ve painted a white line about a foot from the edge. Well that will really stop the inebriated from falling into the river after a night out won’t it 🤷‍♂️🙄.

I then entered the Quarry, to find the main thoroughfare fenced off for the construction of the stage and tents.etc. for the Let’s Rock music festival that takes place this weekend. Apparently Soft Cell, The Undertones and Boomtown Rats are playing this time, a better line up than previous years. So I had to head up the paths and around past the swimming baths, which included a section across the grass as they’ve bizarrely fenced off a path that isn’t near any construction!

I then crossed Porthill bridge and up to Copthorne, then down Crowmeole Lane, where I encountered a runner and a chap walking, both coming towards me in the road, looking down at phones and oblivious to anyone around them, jumping out of their skin as I passed them 🙄.

I finished off by heading down Mousecroft Lane, to Nuffield and through Meole.

The ankle felt pretty good, so it’s coming along.

 

[Spiderweb]

Out on my friends undersized mountain bike last Monday from Schladming in Austria. Not really sure how many miles I did as something went wrong with Strava & recorded only 6.5.
Anyway here are some pics of the most stunning country I have ever visited!

 

[Jameshow]

A ride last night of 10 miles. I went in and out of the hamlet of Luson, then back home along the coast road

https://www.strava.com/activities/9339524694
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And tonight I did a dozen miles up around Burraton. You can feel the rain coming…

The highlight was a common spotted orchid coming to the end of its glory
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https://www.strava.com/activities/9346418576

Lovely part of Devon by the looks if it!

 

[Dave 123]

Out on my friends undersized mountain bike last Monday from Schladming in Austria. Not really sure how many miles I did as something went wrong with my Garmin & recorded only 6.5.
Anyway here are some pics of the most stunning country I have ever visited!
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Wow, that looks amazing! I drove to Slovenia once via Austria. I can remember trundling along the motorway getting glimpses up valleys like that and wondering what was up there… now I know!

 

[Datum2]

Yesterday's ride from Wharf Road Stamford exploring the very quiet roads of South Kesteven

https://strava.app.link/n1CUIa3uoBb

 

[geocycle]

Was planning a ride this weekend and despairing at the wind and rain forecast so re-arranged things and got out today instead. Up over Jubilee Tower, then out toward the trough of Bowland avoiding more than the usual number of sheep. Skirted Dunsop Bridge and took the road over the Wild Boar park to Chipping. Had an early lunch then off up Beacon Fell before plotting a flattish route home. 90 Km with 1150 m of climbing felt enough today. Pictures of Jubilee Tower, Trough of Bowland and looking back to the mountain rescue hut.

 

[UphillSlowly]

Was planning a ride this weekend and despairing at the wind and rain forecast so re-arranged things and got out today instead. Up over Jubilee Tower, then out toward the trough of Bowland avoiding more than the usual number of sheep. Skirted Dunsop Bridge and took the road over the Wild Boar park to Chipping. Had an early lunch then off up Beacon Fell before plotting a flattish route home. 90 Km with 1150 m of climbing felt enough today. Pictures of Jubilee Tower, Trough of Bowland and looking back to the mountain rescue hut.

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Looks like a great route. Forest of Bowland is on my to do list! Interesting saddlebag - very handy. Mind if I ask what make it is? And does it get in the way?

 

[geocycle]

Looks like a great route. Forest of Bowland is on my to do list! Interesting saddlebag - very handy. Mind if I ask what make it is? And does it get in the way?

Yes the FoB is small but perfectly formed. There are several great routes across the main passes of Bowland Knotts, Cross o Greet and the Trough itself. Slaidburn and Chipping are good village locations with cafes.

The saddle bag is Carradice Barley. Loads of room for day rides, especially where you want to adjust clothing layers as the weather changes and carry food. I also have a smaller Carradice zipped role which is ok for tools, lock and small waterproof but not much else. Mounted in the traditional way you can feel the Barley against your legs although it is not really irritating to me. Using a bagman support or a simple T bar on the seat post would hold it more upright and away from you.

 

[Ian H]

Usual pubrun yesterday evening. I decided to meet the others at Cranbrook, so 20k over the big hill to start. Then, after discussion, we set off to ride via Killerton & lanes to the pub. I went ahead on the hill past Killerton - there's a minimum practical speed up a hill on fixed. I was going to wait at the top but heard bikes & greetings, and I was joined by the club social ride. Rode for a while chatting to Matt, with a peloton behind, then thought I should say goodbye and rejoin my companions. I waited for a bit, realised that they had taken a right turn, so retraced and followed them, but took a wrong turn & ended up not far from where I started. Retrace again and find the right road, over the level crossing, under the motorway to the old main road. I turned left and hammered up the road to the pub, only to find the my companions hadn't arrived. Others who'd ridden direct were there. S & J turned up ten minutes later. They'd gone over the main road & taken the lanes route. More arrived until we numbered eight. An expensive round with the chips order.

We departed in darkness. T off ahead as usual. Four of us going in the same direction chugged back via Clyst H and the old village.

I could see E silhouetted in the top window as I arrived home. She watched me go past the house to do a short loop and raise the distance to 58km (I had to explain when I got in).

https://www.strava.com/activities/9440237282

 

[Mburton1993]

The three B's

Burnley

Blackburn

Bolton

Mapped this route out a couple years ago and finally got round to doing it this evening.

Fun, did take awhile though.

 

[TheDoctor]

Today I undertook a mighty ride, from Doctor Towers all the way unto distant Poundland for some 3.5 strength reading glasses. And forsooth! They had run out. I then carried on to far-off Home Bargains. They'd run out too.

 

[ianbarton]

Wednesday's ride. Cycling fitness is gradually returning after my knee operation. Quite windy, but I was sheltered by the hedges for most of the way. Maize harvesting has just begun and I had to squeeze past a couple of tractors. The drivers were well-behaved and stopped while I managed to edge past the wheels. The same can't be said for the plonker who almost knocked me off! 27km with 217 metres of climbing.

 

[Dave 123]

A ride to the Westlake phone mast today via Flete bridleway and Ermington.

It’s a solid, long 16% hill. It was very blowy up there, the mast was whistling.

Home via Dunstone and Creacombe.

15 miles.

https://www.strava.com/activities/9456467388