Today's Ride

MattiThundrrr · Sep 23, 2023

Mrs GIGFY said:
Long Man of Wilmington

Any idea the age of that fellow? Don't see lads like him in my neck of the woods. Aliens must not have needed directions here

R-V · Sep 23, 2023

MattiThundrrr said:
Any idea the age of that fellow? Don't see lads like him in my neck of the woods. Aliens must not have needed directions here

These aren't prehistoric, they were carved to the hillsides in the 18th century by some funny university students, as far as i know.

Mrs GIGFY · Sep 23, 2023

Hombre · Sep 23, 2023

ok, so not today's but yesterday's ride was the idea of and spent with Mrs. hombre. a gentle 70 km long lake-around tour. we was fortuante enough to have this day between two rainy ones with light cloud coverage and comfortable mid twenties °C temp.

Repacker · Sep 23, 2023

Cascade Fire Road, Fairfax aka Repack

Then ride up Mt Tam from Fairfax

moonlite · Sep 24, 2023

Beautiful sunny day today with virtually no wind for a change. Did two hours' hard labour in the garden to sweeten things with Mrs Moonlite and then took off on what's popularly known as a gravel ride these days but, given how many unsurfaced roads we have hereabouts, is just a 'ride'.

Was swooped again by a series of aggressive magpies protecting their nests. Luckily the sun was behind me so I had forewarning of their approach as their shadows preceded them. Then it's just a case of ducking, accelerating, and swerving a little.

Really nice to be out. It's always a little surreal to travel along Farringdon Road here, as I used to commute along London's Farringdon Road in the 90s. The hazards there were numerous and not as easy to avoid as the Australian magpie.

MattiThundrrr · Sep 24, 2023

It was supposed to be a short cruise around town, accidentally went over 26 km. Paved paths, perfect temps, and sunshine all the way, I love the Duck, but this saddle isn't meant for that kind of distance