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You guys put me to shame. Will get out this weekend.
You guys put me to shame. Will get out this weekend.
Today's Ride
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Shocking weather down here this weekend. No ride this morning for the same reason so went for a proper-sodden run.
We're shifting back to garage tinkering and road-riding season.
We're shifting back to garage tinkering and road-riding season.
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Been neglecting duties recently. Might have something to do with moving... Anyway, today was old but new.
The Trans Pennine Trail will be less than a mile from my front door when I settle in, which will be in a couple of weeks, all being well. It encompasses many trails I rode when I was young that have been linked together forming NCN62 - brilliant!
Miserable weather,
but undeterred and wrapped up I went for a wander. First across what used to be Cadeby Colliery, towards the viaduct.
Once done with that I picked up the trail towards Sprotborough, then on to Scawthorpe, through to Woodlands. Then towards Brodsworth and the former site of Markham Main Colliery.
Most of the TPT is paved in this area, which is disappointing: and treacherous in the wet. Had a huge moment on a deceptively slick right hander, losing the front, saved it, to then have the back come around, and slide off the path speedway style. Must have looked mightily impressive
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Got a bit lost as I'm still getting disoriented - that'll be the Labyrinthitis again.
The TPT became the Doncaster Greenway as the signs petered out. Nicked most likely as I encountered several posts with no signs.
Still, 25 miles later I was back home satisfied with my efforts, despite being cold and soaked.
13°c with steady unrelenting drizzle.
Everyday is a beautiful day after a good ride - great buzz. Bit of a ramble, just like the text.
Been neglecting duties recently. Might have something to do with moving... Anyway, today was old but new.
The Trans Pennine Trail will be less than a mile from my front door when I settle in, which will be in a couple of weeks, all being well. It encompasses many trails I rode when I was young that have been linked together forming NCN62 - brilliant!
Miserable weather,
but undeterred and wrapped up I went for a wander. First across what used to be Cadeby Colliery, towards the viaduct.
Once done with that I picked up the trail towards Sprotborough, then on to Scawthorpe, through to Woodlands. Then towards Brodsworth and the former site of Markham Main Colliery.
Most of the TPT is paved in this area, which is disappointing: and treacherous in the wet. Had a huge moment on a deceptively slick right hander, losing the front, saved it, to then have the back come around, and slide off the path speedway style. Must have looked mightily impressive
.Got a bit lost as I'm still getting disoriented - that'll be the Labyrinthitis again.
The TPT became the Doncaster Greenway as the signs petered out. Nicked most likely as I encountered several posts with no signs.
Still, 25 miles later I was back home satisfied with my efforts, despite being cold and soaked.
13°c with steady unrelenting drizzle.
Everyday is a beautiful day after a good ride - great buzz. Bit of a ramble, just like the text.
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I can't remember the last time we had 2 days of solid rain. This weekend was a solid washout with barely 10 minutes total of nothing falling from the sky. Yesterday was particularly wet with heavy, steady rain all day so no rides, no runs just four super-wet walks with Coop :x
Thankfully this morning was rain free if not squelchy and slippy in places. Thank goodness the Esatto will finally be ready to ride tomorrow. Not too chilly 10 rising to 11 at 08:00. I found this glowing thing in the sky...
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Well yesterday not today....but even though the South Downs were hard-hit by Storm Alex, we got out for a 20k loop, carefully selected to provide downhill into the wind and uphill with the wind behind us. The woods were full of recently detached huge branches, which made us think about not being underneath anything as it fell. Focuses the mind when the tops of trees were rocking back and forth two or three metres in the extreme wind. Having to pedal on steep downhills just to keep going was entertaining, as was mud. Mud! After dusty trails for seven months, getting a winter skunk mark took me back to much earlier tines, to what now feels like a different century. Horizontal rain which seared and scoured our faces our faces seemed more akin to the Alps than Sussex. The chalk tracks were strangely grippy despite a soaking. These can be lethally slippy getting into autumn, which points to invisible algae and slime on the surface of winter chalk rather than the rock itself. Conversation was pretty shouty, but we covered a lot of issues as usual...kids...gear...future....past. Two hours out we decided that we could do another 10-20k and make it a miserable epic, or head back for coffee with a warm glow of having gone out at all. We decided to pull the plug, feeling smug that we had got out at all....
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More rain overnight but thankfully none this morning, 10-11 with a steady breeze rising to 13 by 08:00. Kept it mostly on the tarmac bar a few sections on bridleways which were super mucky. Mr. Moon said hello.
All fingers and toes crossed for a) picking up the Esatto from the LBS and b) safe transit of the gold 96 Kapu to HQ (it was picked up yesterday).
More rain overnight but thankfully none this morning, 10-11 with a steady breeze rising to 13 by 08:00. Kept it mostly on the tarmac bar a few sections on bridleways which were super mucky. Mr. Moon said hello.
All fingers and toes crossed for a) picking up the Esatto from the LBS and b) safe transit of the gold 96 Kapu to HQ (it was picked up yesterday).
Apparently it was 10 degrees but with a cheeky breeze it was less and I should have put a jacket on. Still, a wonderful sunrise on top of Well Hill before the cloud rolled in.
Another nice sunny day, quite warm though windy, definitely shorts and t-shirt weather.
A late start today and though cloud was coming in where i live i decided to nip over to the peak and brave it out. As it turned out, the peak was nice and sunny all day, quite windy on the tops and open moors, though easy to forget about that as they were now bogs after the recent rain which made for interesting if a little hard work. Fun none the less
Rode down an old road i used to ride a lot on the KTM, great views over Sheffield as you can see in the first few pictures, quite rocky in places, which set the scene for the rest of the day really. The road leads to Lady Cannings, there are a couple of trails through there, i did a couple of laps on them but was struggling to hold on after a few as it is more for suss bikes and quite pumpy on a fully rigid, great fun through some of the berms though and when smoother you can really pick speed up
great until you pop out of a berm into a cobbled rocky section 
After that it was a loooong slow sinky wet ride over the moors, if i wasnt axle deep in peat (one time top of front tyre deep) then i was hoping over and between rocks trying to make progress, big sigh when i finally reached the path in the next valley.
The last part was pretty much all downhill, through the beautiful Burbage valley back to the road and a short ride back to the car
Another great ride, covered in mud, wet feet, scratches from heather and pedals, and a big smile.
A late start today and though cloud was coming in where i live i decided to nip over to the peak and brave it out. As it turned out, the peak was nice and sunny all day, quite windy on the tops and open moors, though easy to forget about that as they were now bogs after the recent rain which made for interesting if a little hard work. Fun none the less
Rode down an old road i used to ride a lot on the KTM, great views over Sheffield as you can see in the first few pictures, quite rocky in places, which set the scene for the rest of the day really. The road leads to Lady Cannings, there are a couple of trails through there, i did a couple of laps on them but was struggling to hold on after a few as it is more for suss bikes and quite pumpy on a fully rigid, great fun through some of the berms though and when smoother you can really pick speed up
great until you pop out of a berm into a cobbled rocky section After that it was a loooong slow sinky wet ride over the moors, if i wasnt axle deep in peat (one time top of front tyre deep) then i was hoping over and between rocks trying to make progress, big sigh when i finally reached the path in the next valley.
The last part was pretty much all downhill, through the beautiful Burbage valley back to the road and a short ride back to the car
Another great ride, covered in mud, wet feet, scratches from heather and pedals, and a big smile.
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Now that looks ace. Take me there now!
To offset the wilderness, here's some urbanisation from this mornings ride. A very mild 15 degrees, stiff breeze and about half way through a random full face shower. The sun rise started to reflect off the buildings creating some great colours that sadly the camera couldn't pick up. Very quiet in places, the city is barely awake these days. Fine with me!
To offset the wilderness, here's some urbanisation from this mornings ride. A very mild 15 degrees, stiff breeze and about half way through a random full face shower. The sun rise started to reflect off the buildings creating some great colours that sadly the camera couldn't pick up. Very quiet in places, the city is barely awake these days. Fine with me!
