Today's Ride

Markybeau · Jul 20, 2021

Sometimes the ride makes the bad times go away. Even if only for a short while.

The highlight of my commute this morning was passing the Coop in Rawmarsh. It looked like it had been ram-raided. The crims round here are so last century. The police are looking for 20 cans of Desperados, a box of king size Rizla, and a grands worth of scratchcards...

More shots of the riverbank (Don).

Temperature is still high. Trying to take it a bit easier. 29°c on the way home. Felt like more.

CassidyAce · Jul 20, 2021

An evening ride to, and around, Chartham Downs. The locals have a point to make:

And since there are derelict houses down near the old part of the village, perhaps it's a very good point.

al-onestare · Jul 22, 2021

Great to see folks out and about. It's been 3 weeks of running whilst the Esatto got a well overdue full service. Finding a LBS is one thing, but finding a mechanic just 3 miles up the road is even better. Carn Bikes (Stuart) is a top man, really knows his onions and has worked bike-magic which meant this morning, it felt (and sounded) like I was riding a brand new bike. The less said about the state of my wheels beforehand the better.

So, blue skies and hot golden sunshine with a few high clouds, 22 rising to 24 or thereabouts. Healthy and well received breeze. I just needed to pedal and pedal hard, so I scooted all over the place before quick stop at Mousehole before the grockles arrive/wake-up. I can use that term now right? I'm full Cornish shirely...

Markybeau · Jul 22, 2021

Today other responsibilities prevented my commute being two wheeled. So the pictures are from yesterday.

View towards Swinton lock with Waddington's boatyard to its left.

The end of the public towpath at Kilnhurst

Stifling heat. All but 30°c again.

mk one · Jul 23, 2021

Went out for a long ride today with a friend, before the rains come in this weekend.

We rode a great loop which crosses numerous fields, which is fine this time of year when the ground is hard. And as the fields go on for a bit it is rare that you come across anyone else. And it also makes a nice change from all the woods and singletrack around these here parts.

Had a great ride and the slightly cooler weather was nearly perfect for riding.

slackboy · Jul 24, 2021

Just for a change, a ride involving actual an actual retrobike. I fitted the composite forks to the bontrager last week and took a short spin out for an hour around the local woods.

K_50 · Jul 24, 2021

Imlach · Jul 24, 2021

Started out as a small evening ride in my local area, but kept going and got to enjoy a fair variety of landscapes here in the Northern parts of Aarhus, Denmark.

CassidyAce · Jul 25, 2021

An evening ride again. Cloudy but very pleasant at 20°C with a bit of a breeze. After a couple of rides on the Stumpy during the week, I took the Ridgeback today, and very well behaved it was too. A very peaceful ride for 26 miles with just farmland and more farmland for photos.