Set out to have a banana in Ilkey and explore the lanes. Sadly, just after I overtook Otley Cycling Club*, I suffered defeat and had a visit. Lucky it was only 20 meters from where I was planning to have said banana. Jolly good ride longest and most climbed since Dec 2012, also the first ride where...
Again a splendid ride out with Peli. I got to meet our new friend Owen, glad that I'm not going to see more of him though.
Cycling away from the ever so wonderful Cafe in Burnsall, Wharfe View Tea Room, I could hear Peli behind me.
"This omelette, is repeating on me"
"I can't keep up, because I...
A quick little spin out before the rain. Spotted some swans cooking cygnets, looks like seven, maybe even eight, little ones due, when it goes ping. A Heron and some ducklings and tonnes of flies were spotted too.
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Well a ride out and back around Embsay, which a friend mistook for MC. Bit windy on the way back.
Added a few extra miles on the canal before going shopping. Nearly a whole week worth of shopping in two panniers
The problem with modern technology is that they need extra bits that you are not used to at first to remember to bring. We set out to meet Peli's mum for a wee spin on her lecky-bike. Meet up in Embsay where she had parked up and was ready to go. Sadly while getting her bike ready we noticed that he...
20 odd miles on the lanes with the ever so wonderful Peli, it always put a smile on me and is jolly good fun too. Finished off with a big hill, well just because :)
Picking up Peli from work and her train home, to test out if she could add a bit of biking to it. The first bit was at peak commuting time and a bottle neck. So some memories of cycling in that there London. We both got rather used to the quiet road outside rush hours. Other than that it was jolly g...
Peli said follow your nose when I asked here where to go on my bike ride, so I did.
snort :)
Yesterdays walkabout in that there London make today's ride a short one. I was planning to do a longer loop, but as I set off out of town I knew me legs didn't have it. But I managed to clock 10 miles, which all helps towards this years target. Sorry only one photo today.
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Well after nearly two month of lazy I sprang into action today and enjoyed a ride in the spring sunshine. A jolly little ride too it was, need to get out there more for sure.
Oh and Tilley gave me a high-five for getting back on the bike, or was it get out of my way you are taking my sun ...
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Sorry folks for the lack of photos from today's ride. Faffing and waiting for a heavy rain/hail shower to pass, meant a late departure. Brilliant little ride, into the sunset and I even got to enjoy riding in the dark on the last bit of the ride.
If I should go out on a ride tomorrow, hoping that...
Just a ride out to celebrate a few things and also to enjoy the wonderful weather, oh and the joy that is to be riding with the ever wonderful Peli.
Stopped, not to put lungs back in, but to snap a photo of Peli. But she was faster than I expected so didn't notice that I dropped a glove. So at the...
Wrapped up warm and set out in the fog, which lifted as I rode along. No Stephen King about it at all, did wonder if they could have survived if they went up the hills instead. Utterly stunning day out for a bit of riding. Nice and warm up on top of the hills, but as I got into the valleys it beca...
As I suffered a heavy doze of lazy over the last few weeks, I requested a mission from Peli - take a photo in Lothersdale - which I then did. Beautiful day out, cold but I had the layers spot on and there was next to no traffic. I went up Skipton Old Road out of Carleton, I haven't been up that one...
I had planned a bigger ride today, but yesterdays spot of Pilates was felt. Though, the stop at the graveyard on the hill out of Bradley wasn't because of that, nonono, I had to stop to take a picture ... :)
Brilliant little ride and I have now done 660 miles laid down :)
Well I lied, sorry, there were thousands of the little buggers on me. I had to put my buff over my mouth and nose while climbing up the hill and they tickled like what not when they crawled around on bare skin.
Going down the hill it sounded like it was raining on my hat, sunglasses and waterpro...
Just a quick spin out for a bit of provision gathering. I think this is the last ride on this bit of the canal towpath before spring next year. The mild chutney depicted here was hard enough to ride in. I didn't dare to snap a photo while riding. The more chunky chutney where there is also the odd...
Went out without any plans, ended up on Barden Moor and thought why the heck not. Turned off the road and went off road. It went well, the Azub is rather stable, though the Marathon Racer tyres are not really suited to gravel. I felt that this rough riding was hard work and was somewhat happy to s...
Been utterly lazy this last week, there was always some faffing to do or more tea to drink. A bit dumb since the weather has been great for a bike ride. So today Peli threw me out on my ear erm bike!
Rode out via the Gated Road to Bolton Abbey, then via the back lanes to Ilkley, quick banananana...
What a splendid ride out to Appletreewick for the Craven Arms Beer Festival with a spot of camping at the brilliant Masons Campsite, a mere 200 odd yards away.
Over the gated road, down to Bolton Abbey, via the Cav Pav - didn't stop as there was beers to be had - took the back road - rather lu...
Might be time to get the warmer socks out. Which reminds me that I need to find my winter shoes, though I can only remember where one of them are. Funny thing, last nights ride was much warmer.
Wow, I knocked two minutes of my time up Bog Lane.
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Quick little ride out to see if the wiring of the dyno hub light worked, and it did :)
That SuperNova E3 PRO is still a fantastic light. I do really like the beam and the warmth/colour of the light. I have no problem with seeing what is ahead on the darkest of country lanes or the towpath next to...
We went out for a wee ride out to Bolton Abbey via Barden Moor, with our friend wowbagger. We faffed around for to long, as we always tend to do before a ride. The late departure meant that I had to rush off early and leave Peli and wow as I had to be back in time for work. So most photos are from P...
YES, I passed 500 miles in a year today \o/ Take that Kajsa, Amanda and The Whip aka Alicia :)
I got one of these Free Pint things again today - boy is that a good carrot - so I rode out for a quick spin to the pub. Via one of the "street" vendors who sell flowers, carved things and honey. Got a...
