Today's Ride

[bikeworkshop]

Is that Chocolate milkshake on the left

The waters crystal clear,
but the sand at the bottom is reddy brown
from the erosion of
the Devonian Old Red Sandstone
most of the hills are made of here.

600million years old, so predates the chocolate milkshake by, er...
599,999,899 years

 

[Betsy]

Come up to Buxton.. they had the genius idea of wrapping small amounts of their spring water in millions of plastic bottles so when they break down into microplastics polluting everyone else’s water supply.. it comparatively improves the quality of their own water year after year..

 

[winjohn]

Wow it was windy today and I had a few errands to run so I combined a trip into the city centre with a detour via the end of King Alfred's Way.

Took out this Bad Boy!


Over the top of the 600 yard Hockley Viaduct


Along the plague pits valley by St Catherine's Hill



Along the River Itchen into the city centre


Through the cathedral gardens on my way home.

 

[Frankenorange]

Wow it was windy today and I had a few errands to run so I combined a trip into the city centre with a detour via the end of King Alfred's Way.

Took out this Bad Boy!
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Over the top of the 600 yard Hockley Viaduct
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Along the plague pits valley by St Catherine's Hill

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Along the River Itchen into the city centre
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Through the cathedral gardens on my way home.
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What a lovely ride. It has been the same down here with a very strong wind making it feel chilly, but super sunny. Local weather station recorded a tad over 20 C. Easterly wind knocked it back to 15ish out in the open,i reckon.

 

[mk one]

Managed another quick loop again earlier today. Strong winds but the sun was out and the ground dry, so a really nice ride.

Hopefully keep it up for a few weeks then can start adding miles onto the loops.

 

[dorset boy]

Lovely and sunny but the wind was annoying,anyway some more Spring pic's.

 

[db95]

Concrete boat (https://fabulousnorth.com/cretehawser-wreck/) on the Sunderland leg of the C2C route. Pretty brutal today, 132.84km/82.54 miles with 1065m/3494ft of elevation. Was kinda hoping to hit the 100 mile mark and felt pretty good up until about 75 (previous max was around 71) when I started running out of steam majorly but oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained. Didn't really keep up with eating as much as I should have, headwind for a good half of it didn't help either, managed some good stretches on roads I'd normally avoid which more than made up for it. Think I need to do either some cleat adjustment or try a slightly smaller pair as started getting pain around halfway through, and was limping by the time I got home

 

[winjohn]

Concrete boat (https://fabulousnorth.com/cretehawser-wreck/) on the Sunderland leg of the C2C route. Pretty brutal today, 132.84km/82.54 miles with 1065m/3494ft of elevation. Was kinda hoping to hit the 100 mile mark and felt pretty good up until about 75 (previous max was around 71) when I started running out of steam majorly but oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained. Didn't really keep up with eating as much as I should have, headwind for a good half of it didn't help either, managed some good stretches on roads I'd normally avoid which more than made up for it. Think I need to do either some cleat adjustment or try a slightly smaller pair as started getting pain around halfway through, and was limping by the time I got home

That's a rather large turd by the roadside! Well done on that distance in that wind though.

 

[Betsy]

Do you mind! .. that's a Bianchi

 

[Frankenorange]

North Americans and Canadians on suicide watch