Today's Ride

[rwm1962]

I use a paper map as back-up on longer rides I don't fully know but the OS app is easier. It's built into my camera. Sorry - phone!

32 miler today exploring old wagon ways for the most part, down to the Tyne, through the Tyne Pedestrian Tunnel & along the north bank. Strava rated it as 'tough' relative to my other rides & I was feeling tired about 9 miles from home (got a bad ankle you know ) so baled out to my lads place of work & got a lift home with him.

Ruins of Old Hollingside. The hike-a-bike from the Derwent Walk was a bad start for my ankle.




The Angel of the North


Zoom view over to Sunderland


The Tyne at Jarrow


The Tyne Tunnel for pedestrians & cyclists


Some oil-rig fabrication going on on the north bank at Willington


Gateshead & Newcastle

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Is the Baltic open again yet ?

 

[rwm1962]

Opens on 10th of August

 

[KermitGKona88]

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Proper ride today ( for getting back to fitness me again anyway ) 26.4 mile run along the coastcoast road from Great Yarmouth to Horsey, after pulling over in Hemsby to take a quick picture of a blast from the past and a quick stop at the windpump as the Tearoom was shut, I popped a bit further along to the WWII themed Poppylands Cafe. Was not 100% sure I would make it back with the massive slice of Coffee and Walnut cake I had weighing me down No DSLR today just my trusty Canon compact.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Opens on 10th of August

Cool

 

[al-onestare]

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My wife was feeling a bit under the weather this weekend so no morning rides, just long walks with Cooper; no bad thing.

Fresh 12-13 degrees warming to 15'ish by 08:00 this morning. Happy International Ride MTB day! To celebrate I wore the world champ jersey although I'm not on the same planet of skill or athleticism as the original world champ, Cindy Devine. The slope wasn't intentional but that's what Cindy was an absolute boss at blasting down

MMBHOF have a superb write up of Cindy's accomplishments; she was the Canadian trail blazer in more ways than one: https://mmbhof.org/cindy-devine/

The interview and pics are from MBUK January 1992.

 

[rwm1962]

Got a lot on today but now I know it's a special day I'll have to make the effort!

 

[rwm1962]

Had planned a half road, half fire-road on the VIT T2 but went all road instead to get a bit more of a climb in. Not many photo ops!

I took some pics of the memorial at the village primary school to two soldiers from the local pits awarded the Victoria Cross in WW1. At 11am 11 November the sun casts a shadow of a soldier on the stone.

http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north- ... ge-4520927

 

[mk one]

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My wife was feeling a bit under the weather this weekend so no morning rides, just long walks with Cooper; no bad thing.

Fresh 12-13 degrees warming to 15'ish by 08:00 this morning. Happy International Ride MTB day! To celebrate I wore the world champ jersey although I'm not on the same planet of skill or athleticism as the original world champ, Cindy Devine. The slope wasn't intentional but that's what Cindy was an absolute boss at blasting down

MMBHOF have a superb write up of Cindy's accomplishments; she was the Canadian trail blazer in more ways than one: https://mmbhof.org/cindy-devine/

The interview and pics are from MBUK January 1992.

want that jersey, missed out on a couple of them now.

Thanks for posting the article, plenty of pics and info about her later years but hard to find from this period. Need to get a copy of that mag now

 

[Markybeau]

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Hands up, I didn't know about International Ride your MTB day, or whatever it's called, but I participated anyway.

The MTrax is slotting in to the commuter hole left by the c16r, and proving quite worthy. It's comfortable, light and gets on with the job. Tbh, if I didn't know it had titanium main tubes I'd be none the wiser. I seem to have made a better job of making it fit me too, as I don't get any lower back pain.

Anyway, I'm home from work. Today was a ride day. A commute day. So a big miles day. I managed to streamline to 43 miles today over the two runs. That's the shortest I've done.

I'm not feeling exhausted today. Added to a couple of bits of good news, and some stunning weather, what more could I ask for?

17°c and cool going in.
26°c with a light breeze on the way back.