Today's Ride

[GLB]

I stop here for a drink and a biscuit quite often. It's part of The Bridge sculpture trail - more info on this site

https://thebridgedartford.co.uk/explore/

Pleasant warm ride today and my favourite year-round Fuji fixed is always a pleasure.

 

[db95]

Great to be back out on a roadie but christ my road legs are shot - tried to supplement it with running and being out on the mtb but it's nowhere near the same, I do not feel like the same person who was doing 5am 70 mile 5k elevation rides less than two months ago but it'll come back

 

[Betsy]

Pt1

A gentle ride from S11 to Derwent.. Timestamped for @Guinessisgoodforyou

10.40am I made some coffee.. the caffeine gets me up the hills



11am i'm at the top of Greenhouse Lane.. i rode to Ringinglow and up to Burbage


11.25am i'm at the bottom of the Burbage Valley


Rode past Surprise View, through Hathersage heading to Hope.. Then i turned right into Bamford






12pm.. Ladybower



The water level is usually up to the overflow



Around Derwent Water



Fairholmes carpark at 12.25pm



So it's 1hr 45mins with stops for photos..

 

[Betsy]

Pt2

Dam wall



Beneath the water lies the remains of Derwent Village..



It used to be a river crossing from Sheffield to Manchester but back in the 1940s, folks said goodbye to their homes and the valley was flooded to create Derwent dam.. i've never seen the water level so low.. i'm actually stood in someones house that was flooded 80+ years ago





What looks like the gate posts from the photo above



A house roof poking out of the water..





On the way back to Ladybower, it started to rain.. so rather than ride back through Bamford.. i took the bleak af Strines route


Rode back into our neighbourhood 1hr 2min later.. so a 3hr 30min loop


The End..

 

[wynne]

Great history tour there.
I once rode over the Strines in the snow. One of the bleakest bike rides of my life.

 

[Mark Manley]

I was taken to a park somewhere in the Netherlands today where they have the second largest collection of Van Gogh and they provide white bicycles to get around on.



The artwork was pretty good as well.

 

[Betsy]

I got a txt on the way home saying my tennis rackets were ready to collect so i headed down to Sharrowvale Road.





...for those who're interested (who the f*ck am i kidding?) i've gone for Black Luxilon Alu Power 125.. (aluminium core with poly outer).. one stung at 54lbs for more accuracy and one strung at 52lbs for more power..



Sexy af!

..i never drank the coffee so i polished it off while i cleaned my bike

 

[PanoIgano]

 

[basketcase]

I wonder if anyone's tried to bunny-hop that .........

 

[grantoury]

I was taken to a park somewhere in the Netherlands today where they have the second largest collection of Van Gogh and they provide white bicycles to get around on.

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The artwork was pretty good as well.

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The Kröller Muller, my favourite museum.