Today's Ride

[W7Ford]

Just back from a ride out with my daughter tonight, all went well till my light cast a shadow in front of her and she rode into a signpost leg instead of between the middle of them. No lasting damage luckily! I've promised to find her a better front light for next time. We're now having some well earned cake and coffee (milk for her).

 

[Hombre]

Here is a brief cycling themed article with some history of the line.
https://hansonthebike.com/2024/02/14/the-ottawa-new-york-railway/
There's a ton more of you wanna take a deep dive into the rail history of my town

wow, very interesting write up! I couldn't help myself, had to google 'the USCAN station which became someone’s garden shed' and also 'the unused bridge across Innes'.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

wow, very interesting write up! I couldn't help myself, had to google 'the USCAN station which became someone’s garden shed'

Town was never the same after we lost that shed

 

[Hombre]

ok, so after a very long (for me) week finally a ride! the round was the one 'invented' lately, but this time in the opposite direction. this was a good idea, since the singletrack 'entrance' I missed before due to the speed of the downhill section was visible now. I will discover it soon.

 

[KayOs]

We did a little ride through the Dresdener Heide and it was awesome.
Autumn is here.

 

[sjcprojects]

It was an interesting morning out in The Peaks as far as weather conditions go – it was either warm in the bright sunshine or I was riding through mist and getting rather cold. Some mist was still around in the valley around Monsal Head, above is the view from one direction.





And this is the view from Monsal Head itself. It was good to get out on this bike for a proper ride, possibly the last time on this one this year.

 

[bikeworkshop]

Smells of autumn, toadstools everywhere

 

[wynne]

Another spin round the Sussex lanes. Investigating some sunken ones this morning.

 

[slackboy]

Saw the weather forecast, sacked off repainting the kitchen and decided on a last minute bike packing trip around the lakes, following this route:

https://bikepacking.com/routes/lakes-loop-overnighter/

About 70% road, but some lovely tracks down into howtown and the inversion going over the old coach road over to keswick was sublime.

 

[2manyoranges]

no pictures
phone on table at home

Cold
Foggy
Golden yellow, deep red and russet leaves - gorgeous
Beech forest early coating of leaves hidden trail and hidden roots and hidden holes; concentration balance and let the bike buck and roll
Fast fast single track chalk baked smooth zzzzzzzzzttt under the tyres fast fast fast
Fly Agaric redtop fungii here and there and here again no fairies sitting atop but they'll be there come dusk to tease the trolls
Twitch through the narrow gaps and whap around the berms
Much sleep these past days so legs strong and breathing deep feels good not weary
Autumn is truly here and I smell winter - the season will ease us into those cold starts and frigid thumbs
Crunching over the memories of summer rides now another season stashed away
Does anything beat being out, about with bike and friends....