The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread...
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Craikeybaby said:
I had a day off today, so managed to get out in the woods for a bit:
A quick ride around the local woods by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
Slightly annoyed that Strava's auto-pause didn't notice I'd started riding again after taking this picture, so missed out two thirds of my ride.
The more I look at your Vitus the more I like it. Colour scheme is spot on, looks lovely!A quick ride around the local woods by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
Slightly annoyed that Strava's auto-pause didn't notice I'd started riding again after taking this picture, so missed out two thirds of my ride.
Silvs said:
Craikeybaby said:
I had a day off today, so managed to get out in the woods for a bit:
A quick ride around the local woods by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
Slightly annoyed that Strava's auto-pause didn't notice I'd started riding again after taking this picture, so missed out two thirds of my ride.
The more I look at your Vitus the more I like it. Colour scheme is spot on, looks lovely!A quick ride around the local woods by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
Slightly annoyed that Strava's auto-pause didn't notice I'd started riding again after taking this picture, so missed out two thirds of my ride.
Hippohiphooray said:
yellowjack said:
Did you manage to get to the top in "The Great Glass Elevator"???
The great glass elevator is gone now. It kept breaking down, and where as I personally would have thought of the absail rescue as fun, most folk didn't . ) They famously had to rescue the VIP party at the opening ceremony, or so i heard. I didn't know it had been removed though. Embarrassing farce for the city, I think, and something they'd rather forget.
yellowjack said:
I don't think it EVER worked, did it? (Hence the ) They famously had to rescue the VIP party at the opening ceremony, or so i heard. I didn't know it had been removed though. Embarrassing farce for the city, I think, and something they'd rather forget.
Probably why the construction team were asked not to discuss the project after they left, apparently. ) They famously had to rescue the VIP party at the opening ceremony, or so i heard. I didn't know it had been removed though. Embarrassing farce for the city, I think, and something they'd rather forget.You bought a new road bike yet YJ?
ALawson said:
...You bought a new road bike yet YJ?
No, not yet.I've been sticking to riding off road since the accident. I've got an appointment next week with a psychologist, as part of the claim against the driver. It's more to do with assessing the effects of the accident than treatment, but I'll see what she says. I thought I was OK, but to be honest, I could have recommissioned an old tourer ages ago, but I've been hiding from it, sticking to trails I can get to without hitting too many road miles. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a quivering wreck, or suffering flashbacks, but I'm not entirely comfortable around traffic either.
Hopefully I'll get back on a road bike of some kind soon though. But a proper replacement for the 'best' bike will now have to wait until the new year I think.
What was that on Strava about losing your Mojo? Nothing serious, is it? I've had a cold for the last 10 days or so, and it took a bit of effort to drag my backside out to the garage to sort my new chain and some work on the forks yesterday. Then today I managed to squeeze in nearly an hour after a shopping trip to Basingstoke and an hour to let my lunch settle. Then I went off to Hawley and Minley to string some "easy bits" together into a loop of sorts...
Spooky mist rising off the heathland.
I like this picture, with the mist and the clouds all in the 'right' place. Weather!
It looked quite gloomy, but I really enjoyed being out in it this evening.
Going down? I couldn't see the bottom of the hill, it was so thick in places. Plenty of mist, but sadly no Gorillas
I think this is for the 'Merida Brass Monkey' event next Sunday. Still undecided as to whether I enter or not. The tail end of this cold means I'll be even less competitive than I would be without it. But as has been pointed out on Strava...
MadDad said:
You should go for the race, someone has to come last!!! 
I think I need a new coach 
Cold before Boxhill Sportive at the beginning of October, which then lingered ever since. I did a 100km run with FCCC a week or two later, then another 115km to Boxhill and back a fortnight ago. I have now had a sore throat and "cold" since then, couple with a bit of lower back pain.
I know I should stick off the bike, however I have the MIL down this weekend so may venture out for a relaxed 2-3 HR ride tomorrow. I need to sway some tyres from a shagged winter wheel back to the other wheels first thing then get out and see how the body hold up, rule 5 should probably be invoked!
In terms of getting back on the "road" why don't you target some of the quieter country lanes as part of a group.
I know I should stick off the bike, however I have the MIL down this weekend so may venture out for a relaxed 2-3 HR ride tomorrow. I need to sway some tyres from a shagged winter wheel back to the other wheels first thing then get out and see how the body hold up, rule 5 should probably be invoked!
In terms of getting back on the "road" why don't you target some of the quieter country lanes as part of a group.
Pictures from todaysyesterdays ride:
A fun little pedal up and over Snowdon. Up the normal Llanberis Path, then a bit of a tech fest back down the Ryhd Ddu path, along to the Rangers station, and back up and over to Llanberis via Telegraph valley. The weather, was, for once incredible ;-)
Great day out on the bikes ;-)
A fun little pedal up and over Snowdon. Up the normal Llanberis Path, then a bit of a tech fest back down the Ryhd Ddu path, along to the Rangers station, and back up and over to Llanberis via Telegraph valley. The weather, was, for once incredible ;-)
Great day out on the bikes ;-)
The road section to get to this bit was worth the ride by Lewis Craik, on Flickr
I ventured out into the countryside today which meant quite a bit of road riding, but the first part of this bridleway was worth it, the last bits were a bit boggy though.
Up at Carron Valley trails yesterday, and as the Scottish Land Rover club were in the same area driving around the fire roads I decided to head off and do some exploring, ended up on the nearby windfarm planning some future routes.
On the drive up, fog lying between the hills:
A view looking back across to Carron valley & Meikle Bin from the climb up:
View from the summit - I have no idea of who Basil Brazo is, Google provides cupcake recipies in german:
Same spot looking over towards the Stirling side:
On the drive up, fog lying between the hills:
A view looking back across to Carron valley & Meikle Bin from the climb up:
View from the summit - I have no idea of who Basil Brazo is, Google provides cupcake recipies in german:
Same spot looking over towards the Stirling side:
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