Today's Ride

[sjcprojects]

Now is the time of year when I'm getting in as many rides on the retro bikes as I can before winter kicks in and I go a bit less retro. Today was nice and mild, and with a lovely early evening sky.

There was also a full moon which was good because half an hour after that photo was taken, it was looking like this...



One plus side of riding at dusk is that I quite often get to see a barn owl or two on my way, as I did today. This being my first partial night-ride of the season, I had the obligatory pothole moment, but thankfully it was nothing too bad, just a reminder of why night rides are not my favourite thing in the world.

 

[dorset boy]

Nice sunny day,stopped at a local orchard to eat my favourite apple.

 

[raidan73]

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Now is the time of year when I'm getting in as many rides on the retro bikes as I can before winter kicks in and I go a bit less retro. Today was nice and mild, and with a lovely early evening sky.

There was also a full moon which was good because half an hour after that photo was taken, it was looking like this...

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One plus side of riding at dusk is that I quite often get to see a barn owl or two on my way, as I did today. This being my first partial night-ride of the season, I had the obligatory pothole moment, but thankfully it was nothing too bad, just a reminder of why night rides are not my favourite thing in the world.

Lovely pics. It's not a part of the country I'm very familiar with and all the pics on here tell me I'm really missing out

 

[sjcprojects]

Lovely pics. It's not a part of the country I'm very familiar with and all the pics on here tell me I'm really missing out

Thanks. The Peaks is certainly great cycling country (speaking as a road cyclist but it seems safe to say that applies off road too). The scenery may not be as dramatic as somewhere like The Lakes, but I think it makes up for it by having a plethora of quiet roads where you can avoid traffic most of the time. I certainly feel lucky to be living near it.

 

[raidan73]

Thanks. The Peaks is certainly great cycling country (speaking as a road cyclist but it seems safe to say that applies off road too). The scenery may not be as dramatic as somewhere like The Lakes, but I think it makes up for it by having a plethora of quiet roads where you can avoid traffic most of the time. I certainly feel lucky to be living near it.

I worked in Bakewell for a few weeks but 12-14 hour days meant I didn't get to see much of the area. Made the drive from there to Keswick a couple of times, which was nice.