Show us what you did today, thread

[Jamiedyer]

Looking nice Mr P!
We went for a walk to the beach last night after dinner, must have been about 7.45 or so.
We just cross the field next to the house and there we are. Quite a quiet little beach as it's surrounded by farm and access is just either fields or a small dirt track. As Heather is classed as high risk this is only about the second time she has left the yard.

Jamie

That's Dunnet head in the foreground and Hoy behind. We used to live just the other side of Dunnet head.
IMG_2810 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

IMG_2820 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

 

[velomaniac]

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Looking beautiful up there this time of year. About 18 years ago I was in Shetland when the weather was like that. The do a great Amber Ale called Simmer Din which is supposed to reflect the light they get on summer evenings. Fantastic and tranquil. Orkney a couple of years back was the same. Your lucky to live where you do

 

[Jamiedyer]

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Thanks Velo
We are very lucky, and especially in the current climate.
We are very thankful.
On the flip side though, the weather for the other 350 days....... is winter.

Jamie

 

[velomaniac]

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View it as a karmic life balance. In Oz before you moved to Northern climes you had 350 days of summer.

 

[epicyclo]

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View it as a karmic life balance. In Oz before you moved to Northern climes you had 350 days of summer.

Aye, but the winters are grim up in the north of Oz.

Some days the temperature drop to the low 20ºs. You've got to be tough to endure that...

 

[jimo746]

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Did a road ride today as it seems that with this lockdown thing the local trails and paths near to me are teeming with families and headphone wearing zombies at weekends, the roads however remain relatively quiet.
So I took the Giant CFR out for a proper shakedown ride, a loop through the countryside to the south of Aberdeen.
It's no lightweight (22lbs iirc) but goes well enough, and I was impressed with the stopping power given it has some very old looking Aztec pads in there... Just as well, as on a few of the descents I was topping 40mph and praying that the old bonded frame held together until I reached the bottom :shock:

 

[clubby]

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Sounds a bit like round here. Cycle paths full but roads quiet. Seen more people walking and cycling than I ever have. Mates runs and reckons Carnoustie golf course was busier last weekend than it was during the Open.

Seen some right sights when walking with Logan. Badly fitted helmets, bikes that haven’t seen the light of day (or oil or a pump) for years.

 

[jimo746]

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Seen some right sights when walking with Logan. Badly fitted helmets, bikes that haven’t seen the light of day (or oil or a pump) for years.

I didn't realise Rob rode around your neck of the woods?

 

[Jamiedyer]

Good to get out and especially while the roads are quiet.
Jimo that CFR is one fine looking machine, I bet it handles and rides as well as it looks

Jamie

 

[jimo746]

Good to get out and especially while the roads are quiet.
Jimo that CFR is one fine looking machine, I bet it handles and rides as well as it looks

Yes, it's a better bike than I am a rider

Today it was the turn of my other road bike, the Cannondale Silk Road, to get an outing.
This time I went north of Aberdeen along some of the quieter country roads, then back along the beachfront. The weather was overcast but warm, until the heavens opened when I was 5 minutes from home and got caught in a hail shower :facepalm:

The bike was fine, the headshock got a proper test when what I thought was a B-road on the map turned out to be a rough farm track instead, Brian would have been proud of me
Oh, and I must change the 11-19 :shock: 7-speed cassette, after putting a few miles in my legs yesterday I found some of the hills a struggle today with the 52/42 up front as well. Roadies in days gone by must have had legs like tree trunks!