Hazy shade of morning.
Over the bridge and along the canal. Bit of a nip in the air. A brief pause to take a photo of t'mill, once an important employer in Mexborough, now stands derelict.
Continuing on under the railway at the station along a very short section of The Yorkshire Way, alongside the River Don . It passes the New York Bagel Company, with a strong aroma of cinnamon filling the air.
Then we're back on the road for a mile so, before crossing the canal spur, down the snicket behind Swinton Station to pick-up the canal proper towards Kilnhurst... on to the road again . Right at the lights, up the hill, passing the church, then left and across the fields and on to Rawmarsh.
The rest is by road. Traffic interferes with fun down Rawmarsh Hill as I divert down a side road to enjoy gravity. Before I know it the ride is over and I'm arriving at work.
Stumpjumper wins!
Ridgeback is defeated.
Stumpy is edgy, twitchy and quick steering. (and doesn't hurt)
Ridgeback is stable, planted and slower steering. Much steadier on a steep and tricky downhill buuuut it's not as much...fun...
It was about 2°c with a light breath of wind, nothing more. It didn't feel cold. Sunny.
Tomorrow beckons.
Oh, forgot to mention that we have swallows here
Over the bridge and along the canal. Bit of a nip in the air. A brief pause to take a photo of t'mill, once an important employer in Mexborough, now stands derelict.
Continuing on under the railway at the station along a very short section of The Yorkshire Way, alongside the River Don . It passes the New York Bagel Company, with a strong aroma of cinnamon filling the air.
Then we're back on the road for a mile so, before crossing the canal spur, down the snicket behind Swinton Station to pick-up the canal proper towards Kilnhurst... on to the road again . Right at the lights, up the hill, passing the church, then left and across the fields and on to Rawmarsh.
The rest is by road. Traffic interferes with fun down Rawmarsh Hill as I divert down a side road to enjoy gravity. Before I know it the ride is over and I'm arriving at work.
Stumpjumper wins!
Ridgeback is defeated.
Stumpy is edgy, twitchy and quick steering. (and doesn't hurt)
Ridgeback is stable, planted and slower steering. Much steadier on a steep and tricky downhill buuuut it's not as much...fun...
It was about 2°c with a light breath of wind, nothing more. It didn't feel cold. Sunny.
Tomorrow beckons.
Oh, forgot to mention that we have swallows here
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