Today's Ride

[Markybeau]

Today's ride was primarily punishing my lumbar region, as I took the Torus. It's such a nice bike. I've decided I'm not going to ride it much. It's going to become a bit of a garage queen. (So I should really put the original crankset back on). I have an RSP to build, which I can pretty much do whatever I want with. This I think should remain unmolested. I feel like I'm defiling it every time I take it out.

A colleague wanted to see it as he loves British engineering - he's currently restoring a 1978 Rover SD1 V8-S - and he's never seen a ti frame.

So the ride in and home were a slightly slower than usual meander.

The ride home very warm and glorious sun. Nice day. More please.

 

[doctor-bond]

Tried out a new bar setup on my old faithful Stumpie. Cool and windy to start and hot and windy to finish. 60k round East Yorks: passed lots of churches, but not many pubs.

 

[Markybeau]

Tried out a new bar setup on my old faithful Stumpie. Cool and windy to start and hot and windy to finish. 60k round East Yorks: passed lots of churches, but not many pubs.


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Love that picture!

 

[doctor-bond]

Digging your Mexbrough church post; so much history under our noses that noone notices. Quite a lot of Roman roads still in use round here, and loads of Neolithic leftovers that Are easily overlooked.

 

[Markybeau]

Them!

Today was the day of the ants. A bloom. Queens everywhere on the way home.

I was the last one out and had to lock up. The heat was oppressive. Hot blustery air whistling in my ears. Every pedal stroke is demanding. It's been a long day, week, month...

Below is the arch mentioned in a previous post.

Yep that did actually end up on ebay.

16°c this morning.
27°c this afternoon, but felt like more.

 

[CassidyAce]

. . .
Yep that did actually end up on ebay.
. . .

Collection only or was postage offered?

 

[Imlach]

Lovely ride by the east coast here in Jutland, Denmark. Sunny but breezy, just how I like it. Not that sauna like heat we've been having for the last week. To make the ride even more enjoyable I was joined by my better half, who's recently been getting back on the bike.

Many people were out swimming and the campgrounds were flooded with homo sapiens.

 

[CassidyAce]

I waited for the hottest part of the day to pass and set out for a ride at about 17:30 today. By then, the temperature was down to 29°C and it had dropped further to about 23°C when I returned at 20:00. The coast appealed but I thought it would be too busy so I went exploring some of the local villages and hamlets - places with quaint names like Sole Street, Anvil Green, Street End and Pett Bottom. It was a beautiful evening and quintessential summertime in England.

 

[Stressed]

Best day yet. Round to the lad's house and out in the blistering sun at 11am for a trundle up the canal, onto the Middlewood Way as far as Higher Poynton and The Boar's Head for sugary beverages
Return via said Way then down the back of Marple by the river to Chadkirk and back into Romiley.
Hot, sweaty? Yes! Fun? Yes

 

[Markybeau]

98 is the workhorse. Old reliable. Dependable. Faithful. Comfortable. A friend. It has been the one constant over the last 4 years. Others have come and gone. None could take its place...

Today we did 30mph at 30°c.

We kept it short and sweet. My favoured riding climate is half that.

30 ft can change one's perspective.

Tomorrow, much the same is expected.