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Love that Galaxy, @Rickshaw Phil . That's a proper bike. Shame I've never seen one in my size.
Love that Galaxy, @Rickshaw Phil . That's a proper bike. Shame I've never seen one in my size.
Thanks. It was a fortunate purchase as one of my colleagues borrowed it off her father, asked me to service it then never actually used it so it stayed in a corner of the warehouse at work for nearly a year until I made a cheeky offer. I'm told it was made to measure at extra cost (when Dawes still offered that service) and fortunately the sizing just suits me.@Rickshaw Phil nice bike, never seen one that colour before.
Crikey that's some amount of climbing you've done there and taking in some great pubs as well!I seem to be spending too much time riding my bike to post on CC...such is life! Anyway I took full advantage of the current sunny spell today to head out this afternoon towards Kirkstone via Outgates, The Drunken Duck (no pint there this time), Skelwith Fold, Bog Lane (no floods to negotiate this time) and down the B road into Ambleside, where the real fun began. I turned up the hill next to The Golden Rule and got stuck into 3 miles of pretty much constant uphill weighing in at an average 20%, though I'm sure some are nearer 25%....in the Cyclechatter's code there's no surrender.They don't call it The Struggle for nothing...I really felt I'd earned my pint of Kirkstone Black in the Kirkstone Pass Inn as I enjoyed the views over the south Lakes. Then it was time to feel the need...the need for speed as I enjoyed a fast downhill run towards Troutbeck, stopping for a couple of swift halves at The Mortal Man before carrying on down Holbeck Lane(be warned and joining the A591. Luckily I turned off it at Waterhead and headed for Rydal via Under Loughrigg...onto the A591 again but mercifully briefly, thanks to that handy little lane just on the right after White Moss carpark. Another pause at Tweedies Bar to enjoy a couple of fine ales and catch up with old colleagues. The Sublime Chaos stout helped give me a bit of energy to despatch my old favourite Red Bankand I enjoyed some fine views towards the Langdale Pikes from the track round Loughrigg Tarn. I much prefer this to the road , as you get much better views and fewer Rambo wagons. If you're lucky enough to get a clear still day, then you can see a magnificent reflection of the Pikes in the Tarn.
After a short stretch through Great Langdale, I turned off down the Hawkshead road, left towards Wray Castle and left again onto the Windermere lakeside path-always a favourite of mine, especially in the evening when the sun lights up all the fells on the other side. I saw hardly anyone until I got to the road leading back to Far Sawrey. The hill just after the ferry is only 16% so pretty much pancake flat really...another cracking day out to follow yesterday's ride to Grizedale, Satterthwaite and Force Mills !
Yes I do. Love it to bits. Unfortunately it doesn't get the use it needsThanks. It was a fortunate purchase as one of my colleagues borrowed it off her father, asked me to service it then never actually used it so it stayed in a corner of the warehouse at work for nearly a year until I made a cheeky offer. I'm told it was built to measure at extra cost (when Dawes still offered that service) and fortunately the sizing just suits me.
I hadn't seen one in that colour previously either but I believe @galaxy has one the same.
Hope your get up and go gets well soon. Having a few days off myself due to manflu.I've been too pawly to get out on the bike this last fortnight thanks to a virus.
Seeing pics of and reading about lovely rides has got me going green with envy. I want to get out, but my get-up-and-go has got up and left...
Hope your get up and go gets well soon. Having a few days off myself due to manflu.
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Outside the donor centre.