Today's Ride

[wynne]

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

It will come back. You just have to do a lot of it, as you know.

 

[Sm@alite]

Finally finished Cyril and had two rides today, the first was a short ride to Sainsbury for some burger buns for the BBQ. A few minor adjustments and I headed out later in the afternoon.
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(Bar wrapping is not my speciality)

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Had not planned to goto the park, but was having so much fun gliding along on this I kept going...
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It was about 21C still - no real wind - park was quiet - as it always is on a Sunday evening. (Sorry for lame NDS shot!)

Then today's ride turned into Today's Walk as I got a puncture I'd not planned a longer ride so had no tools or spares... luckily only about 3km from home

Turned out it was a thorn.

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Lovely looking bicycle there Phil . Tricky close with the rear centre pull yoke . I had an old Galaxy like that, 5mm of pull .

 

[Sm@alite]

Picked up an easily coerced idiot and brought an extra bike . Just an hour or so round the country park . Friendly abuse and derision abound .

 

[al-onestare]

No final race for me. Rubbish wet n windy weather, and life's too short to be soaked and filthy, especially on a Sunday and a long drive home.



So I spent 90 minutes sweating my arse off.



This morning. 12 degrees, chill in the air. Damp for half the ride, dry as a bone the other. Clear skies and some high cloud with the remains of the mega moon. 10-12 mph WSW breeze. Mega riding conditions.

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[PhillB]

Lovely looking bicycle there Phil . Tricky close with the rear centre pull yoke . I had an old Galaxy like that, 5mm of pull .

Thanks, and yes! I have actually built a little extension bolt to allow more travel.

 

[GLB]

Had an appointment cancelled this morning so I grabbed the chance of a bright and breezy quick local trip.



(Yes, it looks like that chain needs a little tweak.)