Today's Ride
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:shock: at that last shot!
13 degrees, slight breeze, low cloud and as me Mum says, mizzle (drizzly drizzle). I decided to head over to Lullingstone since I'd skirted on the top of the Downs this week as it wasn't as wet as the last 3 days. I always get a good feeling getting past the ring-road; it feels like I've left the clutches of the big smoke.
Popping down into the valley with Eynsford and Shoreham was a joy but I'd chosen the wrong direction loop with the gentler climb behind me and some tasty steep rises to come at Well Hill.
On a geared bike no problem, with a single speed 40t front ring - trouble
Still, the lavender fields smelt fantastic and before I hit the wall, I popped under the Sevenoaks-Swanley line.
A really nice stretch. Looking forward to getting further afield when the road bike is operational.
13 degrees, slight breeze, low cloud and as me Mum says, mizzle (drizzly drizzle). I decided to head over to Lullingstone since I'd skirted on the top of the Downs this week as it wasn't as wet as the last 3 days. I always get a good feeling getting past the ring-road; it feels like I've left the clutches of the big smoke.
Popping down into the valley with Eynsford and Shoreham was a joy but I'd chosen the wrong direction loop with the gentler climb behind me and some tasty steep rises to come at Well Hill.
On a geared bike no problem, with a single speed 40t front ring - trouble
Still, the lavender fields smelt fantastic and before I hit the wall, I popped under the Sevenoaks-Swanley line. 
A really nice stretch. Looking forward to getting further afield when the road bike is operational.
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Two days of miserable, almost constant, rain. It looked like today would be day three, but it stopped. Thank f**k.
Did what I had to do at work.
Rushed home. Carbed up. Bike out. Gone.
32 miles. Beautiful afternoon.
Along the Flitch Way to Great Dunmow, and then north. Through Great Easton, Tilty, Broxted, Elsenham, loop around the airport and back home.
Quite muddy, but nowhere near as bad as expected. Couple of bridleways and a few footpaths new to me. The fenced-off fields, of which there were three, are destined for housing developments. Ride the paths before they are gone.
16°c, light breeze. Sunny intervals.
Two days of miserable, almost constant, rain. It looked like today would be day three, but it stopped. Thank f**k.
Did what I had to do at work.
Rushed home. Carbed up. Bike out. Gone.
32 miles. Beautiful afternoon.
Along the Flitch Way to Great Dunmow, and then north. Through Great Easton, Tilty, Broxted, Elsenham, loop around the airport and back home.
Quite muddy, but nowhere near as bad as expected. Couple of bridleways and a few footpaths new to me. The fenced-off fields, of which there were three, are destined for housing developments. Ride the paths before they are gone.
16°c, light breeze. Sunny intervals.
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Great ride out on the VIT T2 flying machine. Dropped down to the Tyne & Wylam & along the north side of the Tyne to Newcastle. Crossed at the Millenium Bridge & back down the other side to the Derwent & home. Had planned a riverside pint in Newcastle but forgot it was Saturday & too busy when I went through with the queuing & social distancing. Have to try again midweek.
Wylam
Western Bypass, disused railway bridge & Scotswood Bridge
Swing Bridge, Tyne Bridge & High Level Bridge from the Millenium Bridge
The Baltic - old flour mill - now a gallery
The Metro Bridge, King Edward VII (rail) Bridge & New Redheugh Bridge
Dunston Staiths
Wylam
Western Bypass, disused railway bridge & Scotswood Bridge
Swing Bridge, Tyne Bridge & High Level Bridge from the Millenium Bridge
The Baltic - old flour mill - now a gallery
The Metro Bridge, King Edward VII (rail) Bridge & New Redheugh Bridge
Dunston Staiths
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Nice to see you ordered the whole cake ;-)
Nice to see you ordered the whole cake ;-)
Not anywhere near as tasty as rwm's ride but yesterday's longer loop on last weeks Greenwich/Woolwich ride was superb. With London either hungover or evacuating across the country, it meant the roads were quiet and the path more so with just the hardcore who knew what a wonderful morning it was, out and about, running or cycling. The Thames was a plate-glass flat in places and even the whiff of Basil's sewage at Erith couldn't dampen my spirits.
Started at 10 and was 16/17 when I got home at 09:00. Next to nothing breeze and wall to wall sunshine.
The big bridge (QEII) with the M25 in the distance. Next time I'm down this way I'll keep going as I've always wanted to check it out up close. Brekkie was calling so I scooted back through Barneshurst, Bexley and a cheeky lap or two in my local woods.
This morning I was back on the Hot. No pic's but another cracking morning; no breeze, 13 and hardly anyone about.
Started at 10 and was 16/17 when I got home at 09:00. Next to nothing breeze and wall to wall sunshine.
The big bridge (QEII) with the M25 in the distance. Next time I'm down this way I'll keep going as I've always wanted to check it out up close. Brekkie was calling so I scooted back through Barneshurst, Bexley and a cheeky lap or two in my local woods.
This morning I was back on the Hot. No pic's but another cracking morning; no breeze, 13 and hardly anyone about.
