Today's Ride

[Retrorider63]

Hello all hope this is the place for pictures.
So my ride to work today, traffic a nightmare (not) only issue which route to take. Chopper the ex Copper sorey to gear about your finger. Best clean your bike till it gleams and is ready when you are fit and well.

 

[Retrorider63]

Photos today of just one of many choices to get to work, knackered when I got home but always worth the effort.

 

[CassidyAce]

It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon. But I went out in the late morning and it chucked it down at the furthest point in the ride. I sheltered under a tree and munched several hundred calories of Waitrose soft nougat with hazelnuts, which I can recommend; then, downpour over, but streams flowing down the sides of the roads, I carried on.

I took the road bike today, mainly because I'm trying, first, to work out whether I want to keep it and, second, whether I could get on with drop bars on a gravel bike. In fact, the bike was up for sale recently but a lack of buyers gave me time to reconsider. The jury's still out on the road bike.

 

[longun]

Been battling some inner demons for the last few weeks and starting to see good shit again. Normal isnt what I thought it would be.......any hows, new bike shake down day, well hour after work. Love this thing!!!! Even managed to dodge the puddles haha

 

[Retrorider63]

Well done Longun, beating the demons is good. A good ride is great for the soul. Its a beaut bud.
Tim

 

[enc]

A ride along the promenade from Fleetwood to the tram terminus south of the pleasure beach at Starr gate, Blackpool, passing through Bispam, Cleveleys (approx 20 mile round trip) 20 degrees and a nice breeze to keep us from overheating. Couple of stops along the way to take in the sites and great fish and chips on our return to Fleetwood.

Congratulations to Northwest water for their amazing transformation of this stretch of coastline. The promenades are in excellent condition many of them being newly constructed/surfaced. The wide Sandy beaches are absolutely spotless. A far cry from what I remember as a child. Apparently, the beaches now have blue flag status. Cleveleys and Bispham appear to cater largely for the “ retired set” Blackpool for … well… you know

 

[Retrorider63]

It looks like a Beautiful day. Guess work can wait, hmm think I might have to go for a ride instead!

 

[Retrorider63]

Which way to take me this time? That will do Donkey, but where does it go?

 

[Retrorider63]

Well that was worth the leg scratches and dare I say it a little tumble, behold the beauty of france

 

[Retrorider63]

Final route home for a glass of St Emillion, guess I had better do some work tomorrow then, grrrrrr