The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread...

[SixPotBelly]

Photo's from today's the other week's ride:


Turin


Colle del Colombardo


Colle delle Finestre


Strada dell'Assietta


Old Galleria that's now cycles only, on the climb from Cesana Torinese to Montgenevre

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Col d'Izoard


Col Agnel


Colle Sampeyre


Colle del Preit


Passo della Gardetta


Colle di Tenda


Central Fort


Via del Sale


Landslide diversion


Last light


La Brigue


Sospel


Nice

[CoolC]

Call that a ride? It appears you were never on the bike..

[SixPotBelly]

Riding's hard work. Sod that.

[scrw.]

SixPotBelly said:

That could look even better with gumwalls.

There's something about matt black and tan that just works

Was torn between black or tan. Saddle that fits my ass correctly is a Charge Pan which was only in black on the bay the other night when I pull the trigger on a saddle.

[Daveyraveygravey]

SixPotBelly said:

Riding's hard work. Sod that.

Tell us more about that ride, it looks great!

[SixPotBelly]

Daveyraveygravey said:

Tell us more about that ride, it looks great!

The Torino-Nice Rally. I did the inaugural edition last year, along with richardxjr and JustinF, and enjoyed it so much that this year I went back for more. It's a mixture of tough climbing, incredible scenery, crazy descents and great company. Thoroughly recommended. I'll be there next year too.

[PomBstard]

SixPotBelly said:

The Torino-Nice Rally. I did the inaugural edition last year, along with richardxjr and JustinF, and enjoyed it so much that this year I went back for more. It's a mixture of tough climbing, incredible scenery, crazy descents and great company. Thoroughly recommended. I'll be there next year too.

I like the sound of that - not sure I'll get there from here though.

Anyway, if that all sounds too vigorous...

[Celtic Dragon]

SixPotBelly said:

The Torino-Nice Rally. I did the inaugural edition last year, along with richardxjr and JustinF, and enjoyed it so much that this year I went back for more. It's a mixture of tough climbing, incredible scenery, crazy descents and great company. Thoroughly recommended. I'll be there next year too.

Am I right you spent some of the time riding with Peta McSharry?

As much as I hate climbing, photos like these make the event appear on my radar.

[SixPotBelly]

Celtic Dragon said:

Am I right you spent some of the time riding with Peta McSharry?

No, I'd never have kept up, but we bumped into each other at stops a coupla three times along the way.

Celtic Dragon said:

As much as I hate climbing, photos like these make the event appear on my radar.

It is a bit hilly, that's true. About 20,000m over just 750km on the full route, and about half of that is on rough gravel. But the views....

[Celtic Dragon]

SixPotBelly said:

Celtic Dragon said:

Am I right you spent some of the time riding with Peta McSharry?

No, I'd never have kept up, but we bumped into each other at stops a coupla three times along the way.

Ahhh, I follow her on twitter and saw a photo, and recognised your bike if you're wondering. Yes I need to get out more...

SixPotBelly said:

Celtic Dragon said:

Celtic Dragon said:

As much as I hate climbing, photos like these make the event appear on my radar.

It is a bit hilly, that's true. About 20,000m over just 750km on the full route, and about half of that is on rough gravel. But the views....

I too would be a willing reader if you were to do a write up.

[SixPotBelly]

Celtic Dragon said:

Ahhh, I follow her on twitter and saw a photo, and recognised your bike if you're wondering.

The water trough shot? That would be her, on the left, taking it She stood out as being particularly nice, on a ride full of nice people.

Edited by SixPotBelly on Thursday 21st September 13:42

[Celtic Dragon]

haha! That will be it!

She is without a shadow of a doubt, I met her at the drinks evening for Mike at Look mum no hands.

[scrw.]

Quick spin down the canal, went dark fast & only had my led strobe on the front, interesting last 10k, including binning it into a load of nettles

IMG_20170922_185147496 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

IMG_20170922_191305133 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

IMG_20170922_185159041 by Old_Chad, on Flickr

[idiotgap]

A hilly ride today, testing out the route I've put together for the informal PH Hill Smash meet-up in the Kent hills next Sunday. All pedal powered PHer's welcome! - the thread is here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

https://www.strava.com/activities/1197871120

[Kawasicki]

Black Forest gravel

[Craikeybaby]

Four in Elkin Wood by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

Just a local ride for me, but it was good to get back out again, even if it felt like the winter mud had already arrived.

[hilly10]

Went out on my own this morning, managed to do 40 miles around South Staffordshire. I took this picture at Teddersley Boat Yard at Penkridge while having a brief water stop

[Daveyraveygravey]

Beautiful morning in the South Downs today

Top of Steyning Bostal

Windmill at High Salvington

Long steady climb through the Angmering estate to the SDW

[HoHoHo]

I decided to have a road day today although the Downs did look mighty tempting









47 miles of absolute joy

[Sa Calobra]

Gruffy said:

blah blah blah

W.O.W