Today's Ride
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Some quality shots there. Chilly 2 degrees, dropping to 1 in sheltered spots. Very still, high cloud and another fantastic colour show from the universe. After yesterday's longer loop, with a few early calls this morning, I kept the loop short at 20 miles and fully suburban. That said, I ended up on Worlds End Lane skirting on the edge of Chelsfield. Pretty sure there are some footballers houses down there - massive piles of tacky looking modern build mansions. Lovely and quiet up there though and once off that, the sky was looking ace.
Some quality shots there. Chilly 2 degrees, dropping to 1 in sheltered spots. Very still, high cloud and another fantastic colour show from the universe. After yesterday's longer loop, with a few early calls this morning, I kept the loop short at 20 miles and fully suburban. That said, I ended up on Worlds End Lane skirting on the edge of Chelsfield. Pretty sure there are some footballers houses down there - massive piles of tacky looking modern build mansions. Lovely and quiet up there though and once off that, the sky was looking ace.
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Absolutely no chance of any repeat of that sky this morning. Super grey, super dark, and increasingly wet as the ride progressed. And cold too, not getting over 5 degrees. One of those rides where the legs feel great but you question why you bothered as you peel off your sodden gear back home
As a result I kept off non-lit roads as the visibility was just too poor. Another solid 20 miles. No pic's so here's a shot was Arizona last year to tempt the sun to come back out.
Absolutely no chance of any repeat of that sky this morning. Super grey, super dark, and increasingly wet as the ride progressed. And cold too, not getting over 5 degrees. One of those rides where the legs feel great but you question why you bothered as you peel off your sodden gear back home
As a result I kept off non-lit roads as the visibility was just too poor. Another solid 20 miles. No pic's so here's a shot was Arizona last year to tempt the sun to come back out.
CassidyAce
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^Doesn't look like ideal riding conditions. :shock: ^
I was feeling tired and wasn't sure about going out for a ride today but, by early afternoon, staying in seemed like a waste of good sunshine. I decided it would be a short, easy-going ride to the sea and, having spent a while cleaning up the Stumpy, I couldn't face getting it dirty all over again, so I pulled out the RockHopper, which had been languishing in the dog house since throwing me off in the summer. Not warm - about 6 degrees - but beautiful skies.
^Doesn't look like ideal riding conditions. :shock: ^
I was feeling tired and wasn't sure about going out for a ride today but, by early afternoon, staying in seemed like a waste of good sunshine. I decided it would be a short, easy-going ride to the sea and, having spent a while cleaning up the Stumpy, I couldn't face getting it dirty all over again, so I pulled out the RockHopper, which had been languishing in the dog house since throwing me off in the summer. Not warm - about 6 degrees - but beautiful skies.
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Wow! That's pretty wild. It's snow season in the US and Canada; some of the shots from Kona affiliates have been pretty epic. Well worth following over on Instagram.
No snow - thank the lord - here, but instead, pea-soup gof, I mean fog. Thick and even now at noon, it shows no sign of moving on. Cold, 1-2 degrees and it hasn't budged since 06:30. Therefore good photo opportunities were out of the question but I took one all the same as I joined up on the A224 Court Road. Much earlier I'd taken a few different turns out to Lee and Lewisham before skirting back to Grove Park past a RTA (fingers crossed no injuries) to get the miles in. As a result, a solid 24 miles to kick off the week.
<edit - 16:22 and nothing changed - full on pea soup. I can't remember the last day we had when it was wall to wall fog. Pretty grim>
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The fog has lifted but it's still misty. A chilly 2-3 with the odd spot closer to freezing, no breeze, thick high cloud. I decided to take in some unexplored routes and roads; fully suburban whilst the light is poor at that time in the morning. Got onto Beckenham Hill road up the small hill, past Beckenham Place park which I'm sure looks good in daylight Then onto Wickham Way to West Wickham through Park Langley which I'm sure also looks good in daylight :mrgreen: At least the road was smooth, wide and clear. Back onto the A232 at West Wickham through to Locksbottom then Farnborough for a time check. Took a quick scoot down Church Road which was like riding in the middle of nowhere. Sadly it didn't last long onto Shire Lane, through Green St Green, Orpington and home. A relatively quick 20 miles to get the lungs pumping.
Here's a very scenic shot of Farnborough just before I popped onto Church Lane. The sooner winter is over the better.
The fog has lifted but it's still misty. A chilly 2-3 with the odd spot closer to freezing, no breeze, thick high cloud. I decided to take in some unexplored routes and roads; fully suburban whilst the light is poor at that time in the morning. Got onto Beckenham Hill road up the small hill, past Beckenham Place park which I'm sure looks good in daylight
Then onto Wickham Way to West Wickham through Park Langley which I'm sure also looks good in daylight :mrgreen: At least the road was smooth, wide and clear. Back onto the A232 at West Wickham through to Locksbottom then Farnborough for a time check. Took a quick scoot down Church Road which was like riding in the middle of nowhere. Sadly it didn't last long onto Shire Lane, through Green St Green, Orpington and home. A relatively quick 20 miles to get the lungs pumping.Here's a very scenic shot of Farnborough just before I popped onto Church Lane. The sooner winter is over the better.
doctor-bond
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Day dawned bleak and chill .... but by lunch the fog had mostly lifted leaving it clear and about 3 degrees. Had to drop the car off for its MOT, and the ride back is a pleasant 21k with about 280m climbing to keep the chill at bay. Lanes still damp and muddy, so took the Stumpy.
There’s a lovers lane spot half way up the hill which makes a good stop for a breather; I wonder if E.B and G.S are still in love?
Day dawned bleak and chill .... but by lunch the fog had mostly lifted leaving it clear and about 3 degrees. Had to drop the car off for its MOT, and the ride back is a pleasant 21k with about 280m climbing to keep the chill at bay. Lanes still damp and muddy, so took the Stumpy.
There’s a lovers lane spot half way up the hill which makes a good stop for a breather; I wonder if E.B and G.S are still in love?
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Cold today, well, my toes were at least.
Unmotivated ride that turned into a nice long one again.
Headed out to ride a little loop, the ponds in the woods were all covered in algae, very bright green, not sure why and hard to capture on my camera, so i adjusted a few settings. Going to have to invest in a new camera soon, or start using my phone at least.
Anyway, by the time i got to the ponds, only about half hour away, i was just starting to warm-up, though my feet were very cold still, so i carried on up through the woods and over to Clipstone woods, were i did a few laps around the Pines tracks. Fairly empty today, a couple of people on the jumps, a few on the Downslope section and the only other riders i saw passed me on one of the trails going the opposite way. I soon warmed up riding up there, though the highs were soon leveled by the inevitable ride home.
Another nice day, worth the effort.
Unmotivated ride that turned into a nice long one again.
Headed out to ride a little loop, the ponds in the woods were all covered in algae, very bright green, not sure why and hard to capture on my camera, so i adjusted a few settings. Going to have to invest in a new camera soon, or start using my phone at least.
Anyway, by the time i got to the ponds, only about half hour away, i was just starting to warm-up, though my feet were very cold still, so i carried on up through the woods and over to Clipstone woods, were i did a few laps around the Pines tracks. Fairly empty today, a couple of people on the jumps, a few on the Downslope section and the only other riders i saw passed me on one of the trails going the opposite way. I soon warmed up riding up there, though the highs were soon leveled by the inevitable ride home.
Another nice day, worth the effort.
