The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread...
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Sarahjane78 said:
neilbauer said:
Yes west downs cycle path Bramber to Henfield. I did Worthing to Henfield and back just over 25 miles 
Hi how long did it take you? New to West Sussex, love being out on my bike and need some ideas of where to go apart from along by the beach.
tuffer said:
Across Salisbury Plain to Warminster via Imber village and back along the Wylye Valley.
Is Imber regularly accessible now, tuffer? Or is it still only specified days? They were supposed to give the village back after the war, but kept hold of it because letting civilians live there would seriously compromise the live firing areas.It looks quite tidy in your pictures, yet the last time I was there (working) it was a right state, mud everywhere, as we were in the middle of the "Exercise First Crusade/Phantom Bugle" period, the largest training exercises on the Plain since WWII. Back then (1994/1995), the only bit that was 'safe' from us green-clad vandals was the church.
I 'lived' in one of those 'houses' to the right of your picture for nearly a week, opposite the "road" to the big (manor?) house. The place looked like a moonscape, to be honest, and it's nice to see it looking recovered.
I also remember Tyneham, on Lulworth Ranges in Dorset, a village which has a pretty similar back story, and we used to use it to prepare for 'Giant Viper' explosive mine clearance firings when I was at the Engineer Wing of the Royal Armoured Corps School at Bovington.
Nice to see pictures of my old handywork! Some of the Chieftain tanks now used as targets about the place were disposed of under the 'Conventional Forces Europe' arms reduction treaty, and they had to be put completely out of use by placing explosive charges on specific points of the hull, turret ring, and the barrel and breach door of the main gun, after they'd been towed into position. Blowing things up is a whole bunch of fun
neilbauer said:
Sarahjane78 said:
neilbauer said:
Yes west downs cycle path Bramber to Henfield. I did Worthing to Henfield and back just over 25 miles
Hi how long did it take you? New to West Sussex, love being out on my bike and need some ideas of where to go apart from along by the beach.Dracoro said:
That's the one. There a museum at Hawkinge, Spitfires, Hurricanes & 109s etc. most are replicas but used in the film.
Loads of busted RR engines and plenty to see if you have an hour or two there.
I've never been to the one at Hawkinge. Probably ought to, but it's a bit too far to ride there from Farnborough, although probably worth the drive.Loads of busted RR engines and plenty to see if you have an hour or two there.
Talking of cycling and history together, I used to stay near Saffron Walden in the north of Essex. I lived on the former RAF Debden site, worked out on the old (mostly intact) airfield there, and had loads of other former RAF and USAAF bases dotted around the nearby countryside. I even had a couple of longer routes that were designed to take in as many of those bases as possible. There are some impressive memorials on the old sites too, not least this one...
...for RAF Nuthampstead, located right next to the "Woodman" free house, on really quiet roads through fabulous scenery.
yellowjack said:
Is Imber regularly accessible now, tuffer? Or is it still only specified days? They were supposed to give the village back after the war, but kept hold of it because letting civilians live there would seriously compromise the live firing areas.
It looks quite tidy in your pictures, yet the last time I was there (working) it was a right state, mud everywhere, as we were in the middle of the "Exercise First Crusade/Phantom Bugle" period, the largest training exercises on the Plain since WWII. Back then (1994/1995), the only bit that was 'safe' from us green-clad vandals was the church.
I 'lived' in one of those 'houses' to the right of your picture for nearly a week, opposite the "road" to the big (manor?) house. The place looked like a moonscape, to be honest, and it's nice to see it looking recovered.
I also remember Tyneham, on Lulworth Ranges in Dorset, a village which has a pretty similar back story, and we used to use it to prepare for 'Giant Viper' explosive mine clearance firings when I was at the Engineer Wing of the Royal Armoured Corps School at Bovington.
Nice to see pictures of my old handywork! Some of the Chieftain tanks now used as targets about the place were disposed of under the 'Conventional Forces Europe' arms reduction treaty, and they had to be put completely out of use by placing explosive charges on specific points of the hull, turret ring, and the barrel and breach door of the main gun, after they'd been towed into position. Blowing things up is a whole bunch of fun
Only certain days, details on the MOD site, makes a great ride.It looks quite tidy in your pictures, yet the last time I was there (working) it was a right state, mud everywhere, as we were in the middle of the "Exercise First Crusade/Phantom Bugle" period, the largest training exercises on the Plain since WWII. Back then (1994/1995), the only bit that was 'safe' from us green-clad vandals was the church.
I 'lived' in one of those 'houses' to the right of your picture for nearly a week, opposite the "road" to the big (manor?) house. The place looked like a moonscape, to be honest, and it's nice to see it looking recovered.
I also remember Tyneham, on Lulworth Ranges in Dorset, a village which has a pretty similar back story, and we used to use it to prepare for 'Giant Viper' explosive mine clearance firings when I was at the Engineer Wing of the Royal Armoured Corps School at Bovington.
Nice to see pictures of my old handywork! Some of the Chieftain tanks now used as targets about the place were disposed of under the 'Conventional Forces Europe' arms reduction treaty, and they had to be put completely out of use by placing explosive charges on specific points of the hull, turret ring, and the barrel and breach door of the main gun, after they'd been towed into position. Blowing things up is a whole bunch of fun
I'm glad I dragged myself out for a quick ride tonight, it was worth it for the sunset and it was my quickest 20 miles yet at 1 hour 4 mins. Here's the route.
http://www.strava.com/activities/132378384/segment...
Apologies for the blurry shot, as good as it looked, I didn't want to stop the bike.
Sunset ride by Lee Curtis photography, on Flickr
Sunset ride by Lee Curtis photography, on Flickr
http://www.strava.com/activities/132378384/segment...
Apologies for the blurry shot, as good as it looked, I didn't want to stop the bike.
Sunset ride by Lee Curtis photography, on FlickrSunset ride by Lee Curtis photography, on Flickr
Some photos from my ride out on Friday...
A pretty unremarkable English market town at first glance, until you realise that I was 50km from the centre of Shanghai.
'Thames Town' is a housing development just outside SH, giving China a little piece of Blighty. I have to say, it was awesome to get a feeling of being at home somehow!
Around Thames Town there are statues of famous and influential Brits from different times in British history.
Note two of my favourites are pictured below: Sir Winston Churchill, and of course Harry Potter...
Its things like this that make China such an entertaining place to live...
A pretty unremarkable English market town at first glance, until you realise that I was 50km from the centre of Shanghai.
'Thames Town' is a housing development just outside SH, giving China a little piece of Blighty. I have to say, it was awesome to get a feeling of being at home somehow!
Around Thames Town there are statues of famous and influential Brits from different times in British history.
Note two of my favourites are pictured below: Sir Winston Churchill, and of course Harry Potter...
Its things like this that make China such an entertaining place to live...
47p2 said:
A great weekend's cycling, on Saturday I completed my Strava Challenge Gran Fondo number 4 covering a distance of 84 miles in glorious sunshine
Plenty snow still on the mountains
Took things easy on Sunday with only 24 miles but at a fast pace
A truly stunning part of the world and close to my favourite piece of road around kinlochleven. Shame I only remember it at mucho leptons on the motorbike, would love to take the road bike back there and take in more of that amazing scenery. Thanks for sharingPlenty snow still on the mountains
Took things easy on Sunday with only 24 miles but at a fast pace
Edited by TSCfree on Monday 21st April 08:42
Did a 3 day tour around The North York moors and Yorkshire Dales covering 220 miles. Mostly on road but did a 10 mile off-road section over Rudland Rigg. Only this short 50m section where we needed to dismount. We did a fair amount of climbing including Rosedale Chimney where I was glad for my triple!
Such a lovely part of the world.
Such a lovely part of the world.
nammynake said:
cjb1 said:
How many pistons has that got then? This is Pistonheads you seem to have strayed on to from your bicyclist website?
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