The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread. (Vol. 2)

[Daveyraveygravey]

Fluffsri said:

Never had that issue on my bike

;)

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

Fluffsri said:

Never had that issue on my bike

Neither have I on my non ebikes...well except for when my lungs and legs throw a fault code. Legs.exe has suffered a fatal exception error.

Edited by take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey on Friday 12th March 13:25

[Coolbananas]

Today's MTB ride

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

Coolbananas said:

Today's MTB ride

Wow! Where's that? Looks outside at wind and rain... <sigh>

[Coolbananas]

take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:

Wow! Where's that? Looks outside at wind and rain... <sigh>

Algarve, Portugal.

Specifically, Albandeira area near Carvoeiro.

Strange with zero tourists! Apparently opening for business in May.

[StuntmanMike]

Today’s ride.

This is the remains of the recently demolished Ironbridge B power station.

It was a 1000 megawatts coal fired CEGB one.



Bike shot.



Dale End.



The famous Iron Bridge, which has been painted red for some reason.

[beambeam1]

[MajorStare]

Calibre Bossnut at Sherwood Pines

[Solocle]

[RC1807]

Studland .... no selfies required! Please don't.

[robbiekhan]

Weather was stunning today,. Wheels and frame got a bit filthy at one point no thanks to yesterday's storm but it is what it is. What's sad is I lost front wheel traction riding round a tree like a maniac and slid on my side for about 5 seconds lol.

I managed to keep the bike held high as I slid scraping only the pedal. If I fell on the right side the rear mech would have taken a scraping....





A Costa Lemon Drizzle cake healed all mental wounds though lol.

[wobert]

50 miler Out and back route to Hoylake via the Wirral Way, coffee stop at Hadlow Road.

Breezy enough for kite surfers, bike was filthy when I got home...

[yellowjack]

RC1807 said:

Studland .... no selfies required! Please don't.

Blobby! Blobby! Blobby!

(Well, if last summer's "eyeful" was anything to go by...)

[yellowjack]

robbiekhan said:

Weather was stunning today,. Wheels and frame got a bit filthy at one point no thanks to yesterday's storm but it is what it is. What's sad is I lost front wheel traction riding round a tree like a maniac and slid on my side for about 5 seconds lol.

I managed to keep the bike held high as I slid scraping only the pedal. If I fell on the right side the rear mech would have taken a scraping....

Love that photo! Shame to see the "authentic battle damage" though...

[robbiekhan]

Cheers! I was going to paint the scuffed pedal but thinking about it earlier, it is as you say a battle scar and should remain as is!

[benny.c]

wobert said:

50 miler Out and back route to Hoylake via the Wirral Way, coffee stop at Hadlow Road.

Breezy enough for kite surfers, bike was filthy when I got home...

I was on the Wirral Way today too. It was a bit blowy down by Burton Marshes!

[wobert]

benny.c said:

wobert said:

50 miler Out and back route to Hoylake via the Wirral Way, coffee stop at Hadlow Road.

Breezy enough for kite surfers, bike was filthy when I got home...

I was on the Wirral Way today too. It was a bit blowy down by Burton Marshes!

Yep, air ambulance parked up too and about six ambulances on the sheep st section. I’d heard a cyclist had injured themselves on the boardwalk, nothing reported locally though....

[benny.c]

Blimey. Not sure how you’d crash on the boardwalk other than getting the cattle grid spectacularly wrong.

[wobert]

benny.c said:

Blimey. Not sure how you’d crash on the boardwalk other than getting the cattle grid spectacularly wrong.

It was at the opposite end, where there’s the corner that takes you up above the shooting range.

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

yellowjack said:

robbiekhan said:

Weather was stunning today,. Wheels and frame got a bit filthy at one point no thanks to yesterday's storm but it is what it is. What's sad is I lost front wheel traction riding round a tree like a maniac and slid on my side for about 5 seconds lol.

I managed to keep the bike held high as I slid scraping only the pedal. If I fell on the right side the rear mech would have taken a scraping....

Love that photo! Shame to see the "authentic battle damage" though...

MTBs are supposed to have 'patina'. If you don't have an occasional lie down in the cabbage you're not trying hard enough.