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Catholic Lonning runs from the corner of Strand Road/Lismore place down towards the Eden and the Memorial Bridge.. I think
Where did you find it?
Your ride today....
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Where did you find it?
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
I'm dying to know what's in the owner's manual. Perhaps a diagram with "Left", "Right" and a couple of arrows?
Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
Yes that's it behind the school car park. It looks like a new waymarker washed up to just below the flood barrier on the town side. Intriguing question now is how did that path get the name, Catholic Lonning?
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
I for one am certainly intrigued. ????
I rather think youre right-part of Trinity School cross country run-of blessed memory!I have very clear memories of slogging through the quagmire that was the lonning before crossing the suspension bridge and onto the sunny uplands of the park,followed by Joe Roe on a bike!Mind you,I don't think it was known as Catholic Lonning prior to the buliding of Newman School,as the generations prior to mine called it simply "The Lonning".
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
https://www.strava.com/activities/450262254
2 rides today. Firstly, the one above where I rode from home to SW, via a loop that I was sitting 3rd on Strava for. I last did it in 50 mins and change. 3rd of 3 women is no great shakes so I thought I would try and knock 5 minutes off. I knocked 12 off, so QOM for me.
It doesn't happen very often so I've gone a bit bonkers with the smileys.
I have a knocking on Eric's BB, I think it needs replacing. How hard can it be. I have youtube and a big book of bike fixing. I need to service those gears too. They were a bit jumpy tonight.
After SW, I rode home. Wanting to make it up to over 4 miles, I rode along the prom with a view to coming off at the twin cafes (closed at this time of night) and back by road. There is a lot of sand at the turning for the cafe's so coming off was the optimum phrase there. Nothing gripped, even my lovely knobbly tyres, ho hum, we hit the deck. I managed to not brain myself on the lampost, nor did I bash Eric into the lampost.
All in all, 19.08 miles across both rides, in 1:20:44 or so. Averaging about 14mph ish ish. I have a sore knee and I won the raffle at SW. The leader lady is bringing it along tomorrow evening as there wasn't room on the bike really. I am 10 miles over my 2500 annual target with 2 weeks and 3 days to go. Or 510 over my original target, depending on how you look at it. I wonder what I can do in the coming couple of weeks. Weather forercast checking, I think.
2 rides today. Firstly, the one above where I rode from home to SW, via a loop that I was sitting 3rd on Strava for. I last did it in 50 mins and change. 3rd of 3 women is no great shakes so I thought I would try and knock 5 minutes off. I knocked 12 off, so QOM for me.
It doesn't happen very often so I've gone a bit bonkers with the smileys.I have a knocking on Eric's BB, I think it needs replacing. How hard can it be. I have youtube and a big book of bike fixing. I need to service those gears too. They were a bit jumpy tonight.
After SW, I rode home. Wanting to make it up to over 4 miles, I rode along the prom with a view to coming off at the twin cafes (closed at this time of night) and back by road. There is a lot of sand at the turning for the cafe's so coming off was the optimum phrase there. Nothing gripped, even my lovely knobbly tyres, ho hum, we hit the deck. I managed to not brain myself on the lampost, nor did I bash Eric into the lampost.
All in all, 19.08 miles across both rides, in 1:20:44 or so. Averaging about 14mph ish ish. I have a sore knee and I won the raffle at SW. The leader lady is bringing it along tomorrow evening as there wasn't room on the bike really. I am 10 miles over my 2500 annual target with 2 weeks and 3 days to go. Or 510 over my original target, depending on how you look at it. I wonder what I can do in the coming couple of weeks. Weather forercast checking, I think.
Elybazza61
Guru
As the saying goes 'sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes he eats you(or bar if you are the Dude)
Today was one of those days and the man with the hammer was trailing me all the way in today plus the HRM decided to play up and I overdressed
.Dunno if it's just me but it seemed really.really dark this morning
;although I think the shortest day is due soon which probably explains it.Anyhoo another 40 odd kms to add to the years total;
https://www.strava.com/activities/450444108
I had plans to photograph every page, and every diagram, in every language . . .
Yup, you got it right.
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
- Location
- Wiltshire
With rain forecast for this afternoon I thought I'd have a morning ride today to avoid it...........wrong, within 5 minutes of getting out & as soon as I had hit the New Forest I started to feel the fine drizzle on my face & the roads & fields ahead were shrouded in mist & murk!
Undeterred & forever hopeful that it may be a passing shower I carried on through Colbury to the Ipley junction where, as the fine drizzle had become fine rain, I decided to slightly shorten my proposed route & head up past Beaulieu Road station to Lyndhurst to further access the situation as its only 5 miles from home & I could just turn back.
However, although wet I did have my cap keeping my glasses dry(ish) & lights & mudguards on the bike I so did a loop around Lyndhurst & up to Copythorne & Tatchbury before taking in Winsor & Woodlands for home.
Only 26 miles & I've had to ring my gloves out & bring my cap, helmet & boots indoors to dry rather than leave them in the garage but it has brought up the 6,000 miles for the year which thankfully have mostly been dryer than than todays ride!!
https://www.strava.com/activities/450507774
Just the one picture today which gives an idea as to why I didn't want to stop to take more.
Undeterred & forever hopeful that it may be a passing shower I carried on through Colbury to the Ipley junction where, as the fine drizzle had become fine rain, I decided to slightly shorten my proposed route & head up past Beaulieu Road station to Lyndhurst to further access the situation as its only 5 miles from home & I could just turn back.
However, although wet I did have my cap keeping my glasses dry(ish) & lights & mudguards on the bike I so did a loop around Lyndhurst & up to Copythorne & Tatchbury before taking in Winsor & Woodlands for home.
Only 26 miles & I've had to ring my gloves out & bring my cap, helmet & boots indoors to dry rather than leave them in the garage but it has brought up the 6,000 miles for the year which thankfully have mostly been dryer than than todays ride!!
https://www.strava.com/activities/450507774
Just the one picture today which gives an idea as to why I didn't want to stop to take more.
galaxy
Veteran
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
Dont blame you for cutting it short. Where is that pic taken.
Goonerobes
Its okay to be white
- Location
- Wiltshire
Just outside Lyndhurst, looking back down Beaulieu Road.
galaxy
Veteran
- Location
- Middleton On The Hill
Thought it was, love the New Forrestt.
Stonechat
Guru
- Location
- Staines, Middlesex
Well done for getting out @GoonerobesWith rain forecast for this afternoon I thought I'd have a morning ride today to avoid it...........wrong, within 5 minutes of getting out & as soon as I had hit the New Forest I started to feel the fine drizzle on my face & the roads & fields ahead were shrouded in mist & murk!
Undeterred & forever hopeful that it may be a passing shower I carried on through Colbury to the Ipley junction where, as the fine drizzle had become fine rain, I decided to slightly shorten my proposed route & head up past Beaulieu Road station to Lyndhurst to further access the situation as its only 5 miles from home & I could just turn back.
However, although wet I did have my cap keeping my glasses dry(ish) & lights & mudguards on the bike I so did a loop around Lyndhurst & up to Copythorne & Tatchbury before taking in Winsor & Woodlands for home.
Only 26 miles & I've had to ring my gloves out & bring my cap, helmet & boots indoors to dry rather than leave them in the garage but it has brought up the 6,000 miles for the year which thankfully have mostly been dryer than than todays ride!!
https://www.strava.com/activities/450507774
Just the one picture today which gives an idea as to why I didn't want to stop to take more.
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I'm hoping for a ride tomorrow and Friday, better than the trainer, and I have replaced fornt brake so far - rear to be done when time.
(The whole brake - special offer on Ultegra brake set replacing my old Tektro's)
Can you hear me squelch as I type this ? Thought not, 28.1 miles this morning out in the fog and the torrential stuff, all the clothing felt wet but I was dry underneath. Marvellous, this modern rainwear. Mind you, its all on a rack over the bath drying out. Chuffed I went out for the ride, although the scenery did not excite, it was for the exercise and oddly enough, the fun.
So, thick mist this morning, and the forecast said more of it for the rest of the day. At times it was thick enough to swim in. As above, no landscape to be seen so it mattered little where I went. I rode an interesting drop into Wharfedale last Wednesday, but the video didn't work then. Now I think it does. Viaduct Road via the towpath, Cardigan Road, and the A 660 out to Bramhope then turn right onto Creskeld Lane
Which ends at the A 659 Otley to the bottom of Harewood bank road. I turned left for Otley, sandwich stop there and I predictably took the main road back home. As I crossed the motorway bridge on Dewsbury Road the rain stopped.
So, thick mist this morning, and the forecast said more of it for the rest of the day. At times it was thick enough to swim in. As above, no landscape to be seen so it mattered little where I went. I rode an interesting drop into Wharfedale last Wednesday, but the video didn't work then. Now I think it does. Viaduct Road via the towpath, Cardigan Road, and the A 660 out to Bramhope then turn right onto Creskeld Lane
Which ends at the A 659 Otley to the bottom of Harewood bank road. I turned left for Otley, sandwich stop there and I predictably took the main road back home. As I crossed the motorway bridge on Dewsbury Road the rain stopped.
