Today's Ride

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.
 

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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.
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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:)

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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.

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Tomorrow, much the same is expected.
 
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).

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

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

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Stifling heat. All but 30°c again.
 
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.

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