Today's Ride

[Frankenorange]

Where is that 20% hill Dorset Boy?

Got a few good hills near me. Gold Hill, Zig-Zag, all the sharp hills up on to the ridge at Cucklington. You can make very belgian classic-esque routes in parts of Dorset. Shame there aren't more cobbles!

I haven't been that far locally, since all the rain, but out Henstridge way must be an inland sea!

 

[dorset boy]

That is Okeford Hill,i did'nt dance on the pedals up it i grovelled ! Climbed it in 34 x 21 after 27 miles. Todber is as far north as i went today,had to ride on a very mucky trailway for some of it because of the flooded roads

 

[Frankenorange]

That is Okeford Hill,i did'nt dance on the pedals up it i grovelled ! Climbed it in 34 x 21 after 27 miles. Todber is as far north as i went today,had to ride on a very mucky trailway for some of it because of the flooded roads
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34x21! Good grief!

Anyhow; Thank you for the info. The next time i do the old railway line i will ride that way round to Blandford Forum and head back on the flat!
Was the mucky trailway you mention the old railway line? That is called The Trailway isn't it? . I went up and back on that, back in november i think, and got plastered in muck. Drivetrain got an absolute hammering on that ride from all the wet sandy stuff.
It can get a bit busy with dog walking morons and hammering it is risky, here and there, but i do like it.
Planning some routes to take in the East Somerset Railway, for steam, and the two quarries up that way for some modern locos shuffling wagons around. Probably wait until summer for those so i can actually stand and watch for a bit, in the sun. That is if you haven't broken it by then, with your rocks!

 

[Suprachrgd82]

Rode the local bike trails with the family. It’s the first time I’ve been on the Orbea, usually I ride a Marin Hawk Hill resto-mod. The Orbea is super nice….efficient & light. I like it much more than I want to.

 

[Deleted member 69416]

On foot with out riders today , bit dull really for me , and you . The only way is up though .

 

[PhillB]

First proper ride of 2024 ... 20miles... bike still reasonably clean at this point, rest of it was a quagmire...she's been cleaned and is drying in the kitchen now

 

[slackboy]

 

[Deleted member 69416]

Well, this is now yesterday's ride -- and likely to be the last for a while. Lost the front wheel at speed on a local gravel road and came off quite hard. My foot must have stayed clipped in because when the dust settled it was bent at an odd angle. It righted itself when I tugged the shoe off but imaging revealed a big bone fragment had detached itself so surgery is required. I have a week in a half cast while the swelling goes down and have to inject myself with blood thinners daily to prevent clots. No riding for the next six weeks minimum. Gutted.

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I hope you're mending well . Looks very uncomfortable .

 

[moonlite]

I hope you're mending well . Looks very uncomfortable .

Thanks mate. Here's a pic of my new titanium upgrades. Another three weeks until physiotherapy can start -- I've invested in a turbo trainer so I can do a bit of spinning at home, which the surgeon says will be good for the ankle.

 

[KayOs]

Thanks mate. Here's a pic of my new titanium upgrades. Another three weeks until physiotherapy can start -- I've invested in a turbo trainer so I can do a bit of spinning at home, which the surgeon says will be good for the ankle.

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Get well soon!