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

[lauda]

GOATever said:

That was horrendous, I was getting blown inside out on the Gosport / Stokes bay section. Winter miles, summer smiles

Edited by GOATever on Saturday 8th December 16:10

I went the ‘right’ direction along Lee on Solent and Stokes Bay this morning and was absolutely flying! Just under 50kph on the flat is pretty good going for me.

[E65Ross]

Cam's Mill is less than 2 miles from my house. It was incredibly windy today, was quite nice riding to work earlier, but heading home was not particularly fun!

[Johnny]

50km Loop round Budapest yesterday. Warm enough not to need gloves til it got dark

[oddball1313]

Not too bad now but god it was grim at 8:30 this morning in Rutland. Constant 15mph headwind but the coffee and mince pie at Belvoir Castle was nice

Edited by oddball1313 on Sunday 9th December 15:19

[GOATever]

Horrific head winds again today. I was making enough power for about 18 mph, and only seeing 13-14. This was the first of this / next year’s ‘training rides’ for a local charity’s ‘challenge ride’ 270 miles over 2 or 3 days in May 2019, in conjunction with British Cycling.

[GOATever]

Johnny said:

50km Loop round Budapest yesterday. Warm enough not to need gloves til it got dark

I bet you were Hungary after that

[Johnny]

Jolly good

[vwsurfbum]

Bit of sloppy over Surrey Hills yesterday

[GOATever]

vwsurfbum said:

Bit of sloppy over Surrey Hills yesterday

Is that Leith Hill tower way?

[Craikeybaby]

LRCX0731 by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

Got my small camera kit sorted, so I could finally take a proper camera out on a ride with me. This was just from a local ride to prove it out, but hopefully I will be getting to somewhere more photogenic than Coventry soon!

[wobert]

Craikeybaby said:

LRCX0731 by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

Got my small camera kit sorted, so I could finally take a proper camera out on a ride with me. This was just from a local ride to prove it out, but hopefully I will be getting to somewhere more photogenic than Coventry soon!

Vitus Nucleus? VR or VRS?

650b or 29er?

How does it ride?

I’m looking at a 2019 29 VR, as a cheap supplement to my two road bikes.

I live 15 mins from Llandegla so fancy something I can take there for a blast....as a change from pootling around the back lanes of Cheshire and N Wales....

[Johnny]

Tired commute in today, got called out for work from 0100-0430. In the office for 0830

[vwsurfbum]

GOATever said:

Is that Leith Hill tower way?

Holmebury Hill I believe.

[Craikeybaby]

wobert said:

Vitus Nucleus? VR or VRS?

650b or 29er?

How does it ride?

I’m looking at a 2019 29 VR, as a cheap supplement to my two road bikes.

I live 15 mins from Llandegla so fancy something I can take there for a blast....as a change from pootling around the back lanes of Cheshire and N Wales....

Yes, it is a Vitus Nucleus. It is the 27.7” model from 2014, when they only had one model in each wheel size. It is a bit of a Trigger’s broom - only the frame, bars and brakes are original, but I have done over 5,000km on it, including trail centres.

[Johnny]

Chilly ride home today

[PomBstard]

Humid and misty this morning, so headed along some wooded singletrack for fun and chilled out by the Dam...





Picked up a slow puncture on the last stretch of singletrack so just ambled home rather than stop and change. It was that sort of morning.

[Gruffy]

keith2.2 said:

Lots of lessons learned, and a plan shaping for next year targeting 700km.

I'm just going to say also - the winner - Christophe Strasser (multi RAAM winner as well) - completed an additional FOUR HUNDRED KM. I just can't even.

Top bombin' `

Borrego Springs is on my bucket list. Are you riding Mersey Roads next year? It'll be one of my main targets for 2019. I won't trouble the specialists but I'm hoping to crack the top 10.

[Gruffy]

‘Laps not naps’ on the Loop Road around the Olympic Park.

[Paraicj]

I had a couple of hours to spare so went to Sandwell Valley Park rather than anywhere epic. Still a nice spin, a good place to practice some skills.

[millen]

vwsurfbum said:

GOATever said:

Is that Leith Hill tower way?

Holmebury Hill I believe.

I recognise that from my distant days as a runner. "Surrey Slog" being a particularly evil 1/2 marathon that involves 4 separate ascents to the monument at the top of Holmbury Hill from the 4 faces of the hill. Disappointingly the route was largely in the trees, so few views apart from the brief time on the summit on each loop.