Today's Ride

[Mike Muz]

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A short ride, only 50 mins, but with some great scenery.

Today I rode to the garage to pick up the lorry I drive for a living. Bike and kit was in the cab for the day.
Started to wonder, if the timing was right, I might be able to get back to some nice trails for my tacho break. As it turns out, I did!
So, togged up, lorry on 'break' and up a sharp hill, away from the main road in the distance. I parked by the houses on the far left in this shot!

WP_20170314_12_39_59_Pro by Mike Murray, on Flickr

Up and over the hill, to be greeted by this view, towards Devils Dyke.

WP_20170314_12_43_43_Pro by Mike Murray, on Flickr

I wish I'd had time to ride some of that!

Then I dropped down, and up from the valley, on the South Downs Way for this great view of the Dyke

WP_20170314_12_53_08_Pro by Mike Murray, on Flickr

Then all too soon, it was time to head back. So along the top of the ridge with a gentle tailwind, and back to the truck, and a cuppa!

Mike

 

[FairfaxPat]

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Very scenic there, Mike-looks like you've got some hills, too...Today-Wednesday-67 F. and partly cloudy- a short ride up about 900' to the West of town today...

 

[FairfaxPat]

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Today-Thursday-we rode up about 1000' to the West of town. 68 F. and sunny...

 

[Canuk]

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Tossa del Mar via the hilly coastal route, only 78km but nearly 25% of that in climbs!
21C though...

 

[FairfaxPat]

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Today-Friday-Happy St. Paddy's Day, guys. Warm here on the climb up to the lakes-had to wear my green jersey...

 

[integerspin]

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I had to go to the town to collect some stuff and over to the next village. The bridge
on the road to the town was damaged in the 2013 floods and was patched up but has basically
been closed since then. A new bridge has been built and has just opened, I was expecting a wider bridge and maybe a bit higher, look at the pic of it flooded. I am not sure when that was, but I have seen it like
that a few times.
All the village traffic going to the town goes over it, so it sees quite a bit of traffic.
It floods a few times a year and it seems like every year since 1964 they have been mending it. I wonder if the new bridge is going to last longer and are the next 2 bridges down river, which also flood, going to flood worse.

 

[02gf74]

The clue is in the name: Flanchford

 

[The History Man]

Should've known. I used to have a Sierra. That was always flooding.

 

[NeilM]

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With a bit of MTB riding in prospect this year, I thought it was about time, after over a year of solid road riding that I pulled out the faithful DOGS BOLX.

Kt and I went up to the local woods and as it's been a little wet these last few days, we, and the bikes got a bit grubby.

Ummmmm, yup.

Ancient meets modern, or Orange and Black, Black and Orange.

We had a lot of fun but were only out for an hour and only did about 1000ft of climbing and 10ish miles, so a pretty good Mountain Mayhem lap.

We are meeting up again next week for a longer / steeper ride, pix to follow.

 

[02gf74]

@Canyon. Front brake hose should go on inside of fork leg and be less loopy else risk of gettting it snagged.

Good to see bikes used in their natural environment.