Your ride today....

[jnrmczip]

Nothing to exciting but today's commute was excellent even though it was extremely cold wet and grey not to mention the wind great old Scottish weather for you though I suppose.

Wasn't brave enough to stop to take any pictures and learned I need a proper waterproof jacket when it's that nice oitside. None the less cycling along the side of the Clyde was enjoyable which is a different route to my normal. Nice to mix it up now and then.

Hope you all had fun out and about today and bring on the nice weather.

 

[MikeW-71]

Well the last 4 days of cycling around Centerparcs with the family has been very enjoyable. 6yr old Nephew absolutely loves it, and as the park is essentially a car-free zone (apart form 2 days each week) you don't worry so much. Even the weather co-operated and rained a bit less that it had suggested.

He made sure he found plenty of little off-road tracks to play on, even insisting on riding uphill on one, only to meet a Duck walking up the path too. It was hilarious hearing him pinging his bell at this Duck to try and get it to move off the path

"I'm stuck behind a Duck Uncle Mike!!"

 

[Psycolist]

Took delivery of a pair of Black Jack tyres at the weekend, and today was my first chance to go for a ride on them. It really reminded me as to what a difference the tyres can make to a bike. . . . . . Ive spent the last month tootling around on a 1/2 worn pair old Conti Race King. I cant believe what a difference these Black Jacks have made. I am always looking for a tyre that will do a bit of everything. Road, gravel, grass, mud & so forth. First impressions of these Black Jacks was that they roll so very well on tarmac, almost zero drag, so I figured they would be a touch squirrelley on the loose, not at all, very sure footed, so it will be the mud that's going to let them down. I didn't have to go far to find some, and also found the Black Jacks to be grippy and reliable on the mud. So, no I don't have shares in Schwalbe, but once again, a tyre from that manufacturer that does what it says on the tin. A real JACK of all trades, exactly what my daily needs are. They may fall into some peoples idea of a budget tyre, but they suit me ( no pun intended ) down to the ground !

 

[i hate hills]

Going to sum up my after tea ride for you....crazy wind ,crazy cold, crazy rain, crazy me. Determined to lose a bit of timber i headed out after tea round by the golf course . Head wind doing my nut in followed by my old friend Mr rain. Bloody cold up here tonight but they do say when the clocks shift it does get a bit colder for a while.Managed 8 mile before heading home for a shower. this looks like being my last jaunt through the week this week as i'm going to do a bit of overtime in the coming nights. This will almost certain mean sunny and warm weather for the rest of you to enjoy in the evenings . Enjoy.

 

[jnrmczip]

Going to sum up my after tea ride for you....crazy wind ,crazy cold, crazy rain, crazy me. Determined to lose a bit of timber i headed out after tea round by the golf course . Head wind doing my nut in followed by my old friend Mr rain. Bloody cold up here tonight but they do say when the clocks shift it does get a bit colder for a while.Managed 8 mile before heading home for a shower. this looks like being my last jaunt through the week this week as i'm going to do a bit of overtime in the coming nights. This will almost certain mean sunny and warm weather for the rest of you to enjoy in the evenings . Enjoy.

Thanks for taking the time out to do some overtime provide us with some nice weather haha. I'm almost 100% sure ill be swimming to work for the next few days the way the weather is though. P's I feel your pain weather was definitely against me today.

 

[PatrickPending]

Not been easy for me to get on the web last few weeks, so my rides from the last couple of weeks - started with a Jaunt to Eyebrook Reservoir (109Km), then a ride down to Brixworth to view the eclipse - which I did at Naseby (106Km). A 60Km Jaunt to Monks Kirby on the Hybrid on the Sunday, then last Wednesday a ride down to Pitsford reservoir almost getting sunburnt in the process. Finished it off with a test ride - put new wheels on the Ti bike - Hope Mono RS hubs, H& son archetype rime, made up with DT swiss double butted spokes. Didn't want to go too far from home for a first ride just to see how things were but manages 106Km doing various loops getting down to Monks Kirby. A fab couple of weeks riding..... (photo - a couple of Geese who seemed a bit freaked by the eclipse)

 

[Donger]

Not been easy for me to get on the web last few weeks, so my rides from the last couple of weeks - started with a Jaunt to Eyebrook Reservoir (109Km), then a ride down to Brixworth to view the eclipse - which I did at Naseby (106Km). A 60Km Jaunt to Monks Kirby on the Hybrid on the Sunday, then last Wednesday a ride down to Pitsford reservoir almost getting sunburnt in the process. Finished it off with a test ride - put new wheels on the Ti bike - Hope Mono RS hubs, H& son archetype rime, made up with DT swiss double butted spokes. Didn't want to go too far from home for a first ride just to see how things were but manages 106Km doing various loops getting down to Monks Kirby. A fab couple of weeks riding..... (photo - a couple of Geese who seemed a bit freaked by the eclipse)

Nice one Pat. Don't forget to log it in the Metric Century a Month Challenge thread. Nice to see you are still in.
Donger.

 

[PeteXXX]

Well the last 4 days of cycling around Centerparcs with the family has been very enjoyable. 6yr old Nephew absolutely loves it, and as the park is essentially a car-free zone (apart form 2 days each week) you don't worry so much. Even the weather co-operated and rained a bit less that it had suggested.

He made sure he found plenty of little off-road tracks to play on, even insisting on riding uphill on one, only to meet a Duck walking up the path too. It was hilarious hearing him pinging his bell at this Duck to try and get it to move off the path

"I'm stuck behind a Duck Uncle Mike!!"

I do hope you got a photo of the errant duck!!

 

[MikeW-71]

I do hope you got a photo of the errant duck!!

I think his Dad got one just in time before it wandered off. Kicking myself for not taking the GoPro with me this year

 

[galaxy]

Short ride yesterday once the wind had subsided a little.

From the village of Kellaton out to Start Point lighthouse & then onto South Allington.

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Lovely part of the country's Coast line round there.

 

[Spartak]

Lovely part of the country's Coast line round there.

Very hilly - rode just over 12 km on Sunday & climbed approx. 300 metres !!!

 

[summerdays]

Lovely part of the country's Coast line round there.

We've gone on holiday a couple of times to that area and once there you don't need to travel very far at all. A;ways seen lots of cyclists but the hills have put me off! And we've been down to the lighthouse and had a guided tour.

 

[cosmicbike]

Not sure today was the best day to go for a ride, but it's a ride day on the physio plan so it was either out in the wind, or on the dreaded turbo trainer. Suitably togged up in longs and a waterproof I set off into the breeze, aiming for Windsor Great Park for a bit of shelter. I haven't done my metric 50 for March yet, and I need to be pushing myself on to rebuild as I really want to get back to work soon, so my target was set. Started out ok, lapping round the big lake & Savill Garden a couple of times. They've been doing a lot of rhododendron clearance at the Obelisk Pond so the shoreline has changed a bit over recent months:

The wind seemed to be picking up, and the bits into wind became really tough. I struggled to get above 8-10 mph into the wind, yet on the downwind stretches got to 15 - 20mph with little effort! Started getting busy after a couple of laps, so I headed out to the other side of the park by the Royal School. Not the best move, it's even more exposed and I felt like I was cycling in treacle at times. Stopped at the Golden Jubilee statue for a breather and food, I knew it was homeward bound from here, mostly downhill and with the wind behind me.

There does seem to be a theme of trees here recently, influenced by a certain @SatNavSaysStraightOn , so here's some interesting looking ones, no idea what they are though.

By the time I was a couple of miles from home I was starting to feel it. Emergency Haribo's got me home. Has to go down as my toughest ride, but I'm really pleased to have hit the 50km mark. Now for a little lie down

 

[PatrickPending]

Nice one Pat. Don't forget to log it in the Metric Century a Month Challenge thread. Nice to see you are still in.
Donger.

Indeed - have done - though it does kind of make you aim for the 100... or (hopefully 200 rather than settling for less

 

[Accy cyclist]

41 knackering miles in that horrible wind this afternoon! Ok i confess,25 outside the rest on the exercise bike but it still counts! The wind was so strong i had to get off and walk quite a few times. I also experienced something i've never seen before. I was leaning into the wind to stay upright(when i was walking the bike)when my bike was lifted off the ground at a 45 degree angle. This isn't a lightweight carbon fibre bike by the way but a 15Kg Ridgeback!