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Brilliant photo that
Today's Ride
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Brilliant photo that
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bikeworkshop
Old School Grand Master
A week away in Dumfries and Galloway. Literally around the corner from 7Stanes Dalbeattie. It has rained heavily on and off for most of the week. I also have, what the orthopaedic therapist believes to be, adhesive capsulitis aka a frozen shoulder. It's great, especially if your favourite exercise is offroad cycling. Fate conspired to give me a break this morning. The weather broke and the painkillers worked. Marvellous. It was also my first experience of hydraulic brakes on a bicycle. What a brilliant idea - brakes that actually work in the wet!
12 miles. Very wet, very muddy, spectacular scenery, no-one about, as it should be.
12 miles. Very wet, very muddy, spectacular scenery, no-one about, as it should be.
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basketcase
Old School Hero
I'm amazed you could actually ride the road through that logged area - Around here, the trucks and skidders would have made it a quagmire 
moonlite
Kona Fan
I also have, what the orthopaedic therapist believes to be, adhesive capsulitis aka a frozen shoulder.
Sympathies -- my missus has had this since February and it's been really hard for her -- lots of pain, weakness in the arm, and restricted range of motion. We made the mistake of taking her to a sports physiotherapist, whose ministrations probably made it worse. It's finally coming right -- hope yours gets better faster!
I hadn't ridden since Sunday due to various matters getting in the way, so today I decided to combine a ride and a run to get my money's worth. Also, have been bored with my usual routes, so this seemed like a good way of shaking things up. And the unceasing wind here meant getting out on the road bike seem a little unattractive.
So I set off on the Unit, mainly because it has flat pedals so I could use running shoes and not bother with changing footwear. The bumpy Rene Herse tyre on the front reminded me of one of the reasons I haven't ridden t his bike much, but even so, it's a lovely ride, especially with the Pace fork. Uphill was hard work -- gears do have a purpose, after all!
I then hid the bike behind a bush -- not that many people come this way mid-afternoon -- and set out for my run. Suffice to say, it was a bit of a slow affair after toiling up the hill. But it passed, and then it was back on the bike for a nice cruise home. All in all, it all fulfilled the objective of doing something a bit different. I'll keep it in mind for the next time things need shaking up again.
(Just noticed there's a fly on my nose -- probably a sibling of the one I inhaled on the way up the hill)
Sympathies -- my missus has had this since February and it's been really hard for her -- lots of pain, weakness in the arm, and restricted range of motion. We made the mistake of taking her to a sports physiotherapist, whose ministrations probably made it worse. It's finally coming right -- hope yours gets better faster!
I hadn't ridden since Sunday due to various matters getting in the way, so today I decided to combine a ride and a run to get my money's worth. Also, have been bored with my usual routes, so this seemed like a good way of shaking things up. And the unceasing wind here meant getting out on the road bike seem a little unattractive.
So I set off on the Unit, mainly because it has flat pedals so I could use running shoes and not bother with changing footwear. The bumpy Rene Herse tyre on the front reminded me of one of the reasons I haven't ridden t his bike much, but even so, it's a lovely ride, especially with the Pace fork. Uphill was hard work -- gears do have a purpose, after all!
I then hid the bike behind a bush -- not that many people come this way mid-afternoon -- and set out for my run. Suffice to say, it was a bit of a slow affair after toiling up the hill. But it passed, and then it was back on the bike for a nice cruise home. All in all, it all fulfilled the objective of doing something a bit different. I'll keep it in mind for the next time things need shaking up again.
(Just noticed there's a fly on my nose -- probably a sibling of the one I inhaled on the way up the hill)
Dank. Dark. Mild.
A window of opportunity inbetween heavy rain and wind. 13 degrees, 11-12mph S breeze. Solid cloud and thick mist on the hills.
Mega-quiet so I'll take that for November
There's a view there somewhere...
A window of opportunity inbetween heavy rain and wind. 13 degrees, 11-12mph S breeze. Solid cloud and thick mist on the hills.
Mega-quiet so I'll take that for November
There's a view there somewhere...
