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

[yellowjack]

Craikeybaby said:

417 is brilliant mid-week! I've been twice and been the only person on the uplift! Looking forward to taking my 3 year old there in a few weeks for a session on the indoor pump track.

My mate (54 yo) bought body armour and a full face helmet, to go to 417. He had a nasty shoulder injury fairly early in the day, and now all his padding and the full-face lid sit unused in his garage as he's sworn off any such adventures ever again. Me? I've tried a few daft things in my time (an XC Enduro MTB race lap on a 90s steel road bike, "White Lightening" at the Tidworth bike park on a gravel bike, etc) but I feel like I know my limits, and closing in on my 50th birthday I don't think I'll ever be tempted onto any downhill run that requires commitment to "getting air", because I want something rollable that won't lead to certain death if i'm not hitting it fast enough.

That said, I massively admire the ability, and cojones, of riders who can make the best use of technical features on reds/blacks. It's just too late for me to learn to ride like that.

[neilski]

A few from work on Monday....

[Coolbanana]

Had a nice 100km ride to Monchique yesterday, the Algarve's highest point. 17km hill to get there, lots of cyclists about. Pic is at Silves on the way back.



The evening before I did a Sunset MTB ride, great stuff, got 2 KOM's felt very energetic.

[Hrimfaxi]

Spending the afternoon exploring Chipstead.

Found a lovely pub by the sailing lake ..

[Johnny]

Cracking pics as ever Neilski

[Master Bean]

Did another 200km ride. This time from Swindon to Salisbury via Combe Gibbet and back via Upavon. Picture was taken between Marlborough and Hackpen Hill. Enjoyed the Lucozade.

[HoHoHo]

Brilliant ride out on my new E-MTB early this morning

[stepaway]

Loving the last one HoHoHo

Here’s a few from my century ride over to and round the northern part of the Chilterns today



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[wobert]

HoHoHo said:

Brilliant ride out on my new E-MTB early this morning

I hope you don’t mind me taking the liberty of “straightening” the last photo.....

Where is that overlooking? I’d hazard a guess and say South Downs?

Edited by wobert on Saturday 31st August 21:04

[Simes205]

South Downs you say?

Untitled by Simes205, on Flickr

Untitled by Simes205, on Flickr

[HoHoHo]

Out early again this morning, brilliant

[Solocle]

From Yesterday's race, going for a sprint finish!

[Master Bean]

Today was the annual Swindon Wheelers not quite 100 mile ride to the Severn Bridge. Probably a total of 60 across 5 groups.

[wobert]

Club run from Chester out to one of our member’s house for breakfast....50 miles with 3000 ft climbing over the Halkyns.

Much enjoyment

[PomBstard]

Monday morning strikes again...



And so too, with a loud pop, does the broken spoke. Cut the ride short as the wheel took on a wobble almost immediately...



Time for a new, stronger wheel

[yellowjack]

stepaway said:

Loving the last one HoHoHo

Here’s a few from my century ride over to and round the northern part of the Chilterns today

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Is that the hill with a vineyard/winery at the top? if so I've been up that one and it's a nasty b'stard...

[Daveyraveygravey]

Johnny said:

Cracking pics as ever Neilski

+1. Jealousy doesn't cover it!

[Daveyraveygravey]

wobert said:

I hope you don’t mind me taking the liberty of “straightening” the last photo.....

Where is that overlooking? I’d hazard a guess and say South Downs?

Edited by wobert on Saturday 31st August 21:04

I think it is with Chanctonbury Ring behind, looking down towards Steyning/Wiston?

[HoHoHo]

Daveyraveygravey said:

wobert said:

I hope you don’t mind me taking the liberty of “straightening” the last photo.....

Where is that overlooking? I’d hazard a guess and say South Downs?

Edited by wobert on Saturday 31st August 21:04

I think it is with Chanctonbury Ring behind, looking down towards Steyning/Wiston?

[wobert]

HoHoHo said:

Thought it looked familiar, I grew up on Shoreham Beach and as a kid used to ride to Steyning via Maudlin Lane.....and the airport