MarinMartin
Marin Fan
A tough 19 mile ride today. Despite a strong wind and this being my 3rd day in a row of hard riding I was feeling brave so took on a route I've been too scared to do. Safe to say I'm aching but have no regrets.
Today's Ride
- Thread starter FairfaxPat
- Start date
MarinMartin
Marin Fan
It's near St austell in Cornwall. The area is known for its China clay and this is one of the old disused clay pits which has been turned into a lake. There's a 50 mile off road ride here every year which I'm doing in July.
Yesterday after work ride. Good to see Drift resevoir looking full, even after the really dry spell we had from March through to early May.
I felt odd on the bike with no real concept of speed or power. Trauma is a funny thing. I'd gone out in the morning to the shops but ended up spending 2 hours outside looking after a neighbour who'd fallen, and getting her comfortable and waiting for the medics arrived. Making a call to 999 was something I really didn't want to do again, and the memories from a few years back when I had to do the same when my wife was barely breathing, then in this case yesterday, waffing down lunch and getting straight back into work, I just didn't process what had happened, and the ride became a sort of semi-comatosed mental fog.
Back on it today, but I'll file that ride under "out of body experience".
I felt odd on the bike with no real concept of speed or power. Trauma is a funny thing. I'd gone out in the morning to the shops but ended up spending 2 hours outside looking after a neighbour who'd fallen, and getting her comfortable and waiting for the medics arrived. Making a call to 999 was something I really didn't want to do again, and the memories from a few years back when I had to do the same when my wife was barely breathing, then in this case yesterday, waffing down lunch and getting straight back into work, I just didn't process what had happened, and the ride became a sort of semi-comatosed mental fog.
Back on it today, but I'll file that ride under "out of body experience".
Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
A ride out in the fresh air was probably just what you needed after that. Retrobike is my only online presence and I like to think as well as the bikes it’s due to interacting in the main with good people, the sort who would help someone else. Hope your neighbour is ok.
What year/model is it? Looks nice for a modern Carrera! Would be half tempted to put drops on it, looks like it'd make a nice cx/gravel etc ride.
NWisGooderest!
Dirt Disciple
Today I did some clearing of the basement. Rode my unfortunately to small for me ABM Breezer (complete DX build) to the shop down the hill. Gifted it to a well deserving mechanic who was pumped.
Easy come, easy go and good to see it’s going to be well loved.
Bike = joy. Isn’t that what these mechanical contraptions are all about?
Easy come, easy go and good to see it’s going to be well loved.
Bike = joy. Isn’t that what these mechanical contraptions are all about?
