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

[Craikeybaby]

Bike and bluebells by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

My local wood has changed colour since last weekend!

[Teebs]

Nice weekend cycling from Ebbsfleet to Brussels, via Calais and Bruge.

The standard of roads, infrastructure and general acceptance of cyclists in Belgium is incredible.

[TwistingMyMelon]

Teebs said:

Nice weekend cycling from Ebbsfleet to Brussels, via Calais and Bruge.

The standard of roads, infrastructure and general acceptance of cyclists in Belgium is incredible.

Indeed thought the same, when I was there (by car) last week, couldn't believe how the difference from UK

[rossw46]

jamiebae said:

rossw46 said:

I really didn't fancy the wind yesterday morning, so thought I'd drive to the Lee Valley Velo Park and try the outdoor mile long road track, really enjoyed it.

(no the wind was probably worse collecting off the side of the velodrome but it was nice not to have to contend with any traffic!)

An appropriate bike for the location too

Quite, well spotted mate !

[florian]

Above Lake Zug, Switzerland
(Link Google Maps)

[Max5476]

Teebs said:

I really like the look of your bike, I think its the kind of thing I want when I finally buy something new. How are you getting on with it?

[mcelliott]

[Teebs]

Max5476 said:

I really like the look of your bike, I think its the kind of thing I want when I finally buy something new. How are you getting on with it?

Hi

For a dedicated winter/touring bike it's very good. Heavy, but as expected for a aluminium frame tbh.
I put my old Chris King wheelset on which really helps to remove some of the dead feeling of alu frames.

[Paraicj]

I spent the Easter Weekend on the Trans Cambrian way. What a trail! Great fun, lots of ups and downs, plenty of mud and gravel and slate and water.

186km
3925m ascent

[Zippee]

Couple of weeks ago in very heavy rain at Sherwood pines, my Giant XTC and my mates Orange

[Usget]

florian said:

Above Lake Zug, Switzerland
(Link Google Maps)

That TMR looks well!

[TwistingMyMelon]

Cracking day today in Cornwall

[geoffrp]

I've been in Benicasim, Spain for the last 5 weeks. Here's the Top End Force hand cycle on the Grao to Benicasim cycle path earlier this morning

[Eddie Strohacker]

New Forest ponies on the south downs yesterday.

[florian]

Deep in the Black Forrest ...

[jamiebae]

florian said:

Above Lake Zug, Switzerland
(Link Google Maps)

Nice bike, you'll fit in well around there on one of those. I haven't ridden up there before, I tend to head along the lake and down to Luzern, or back around and over Sattel back home to the Zurichsee, but it looks like a great view from up there

[florian]

Nice bike, you'll fit in well around there on one of those. I haven't ridden up there before, I tend to head along the lake and down to Luzern, or back around and over Sattel back home to the Zurichsee, but it looks like a great view from up there

Thanks! Just head up the mountain in Walchwil at Restaurant Sternen. And Sattel/Aegeri is also one of my favorites. What is also really cool is mount Rigi from Goldau (SZ). Awesome view. Best with a Mountain Bike though (you can descend down to Lake Lucerne afterwards), but it's also just doable with a road bike. But there are gravel sections and the top is mega steep!

Good resource for climbs in Germany/Austria/Switzerland:
http://www.quaeldich.de/paesse/rigi/

Edited by florian on Sunday 23 April 18:44

Edited by florian on Sunday 23 April 18:45

[jamiebae]

florian said:

Nice bike, you'll fit in well around there on one of those. I haven't ridden up there before, I tend to head along the lake and down to Luzern, or back around and over Sattel back home to the Zurichsee, but it looks like a great view from up there

Thanks! Just head up the mountain in Walchwil at Restaurant Sternen. And Sattel/Aegeri is also one of my favorites. What is also really cool is mount Rigi from Goldau (SZ). Awesome view. Best with a Mountain Bike though (you can descend down to Lake Lucerne afterwards), but it's also just doable with a road bike. But there are gravel sections and the top is mega steep!

Good resource for climbs in Germany/Austria/Switzerland:
http://www.quaeldich.de/paesse/rigi/

Edited by florian on Sunday 23 April 18:44

Edited by florian on Sunday 23 April 18:45

Thanks for the link, I'll have to check that out. My normal routes are around Buchenegg, Albispass, and the bits around Wollerau, Schindellegi, Menzingen, Sihlbrugg etc. I need to vary it a bit but I don't normally have more than 2-3 hours which limits the distance I can go sadly.

[Herman Toothrot]

From the bottom to the top and again round Ventnor yesterday on my old 26er hardtail with 1x10, all the gears you need :-)







https://www.strava.com/activities/955301006

Edited by Herman Toothrot on Monday 24th April 08:04

Edited by Herman Toothrot on Monday 24th April 08:04

[RapidRob]

tuffer said:

40 miles off road on the Cross Bike, Wyle Valley and across the impact area on Salisbury Plain, feel so lucky to live where we do.

looks lovely, any chance of a route/gpx/strava thingy? Family live in Wylye and have always fancied a bit of riding down there