About 35 miles over Caerphilly Mt and up from Abertridwr, brilliant hairpinny mountain road, apart from one thing, you end up inadvertently about 20 miles from home with an important dinner engagement in half an hour. I was late. Dead meat time.
About 35 miles over Caerphilly Mt and up from Abertridwr, brilliant hairpinny mountain road, apart from one thing, you end up inadvertently about 20 miles from home with an important dinner engagement in half an hour. I was late. Dead meat time.
Brilliant! Just over 50 kms up to Gwryn Fawr reservoir and back... involving a 7 mile steady climbSaw the sun set over the reservoir after leaving the bike at the bottom of the dam, running up to it and back on my socks...
I am now officially in training for Tour de Galles
I finally get my bike back tomorrow after what seems like years since the deruiller (spelling) wrapped itself round the spokes.
Derailleur... how on earth did that happen Al???Originally Posted by Al Fowler
Well....i leave my bike locked up outside sainsburys when i go to work....so i can only guess someone knocked it either accidently or on purpose.
I was 2 miles from home when the Derailleur started knocking on the spokes.
I got off and straightened it up but about 100meters later its totally ripped itself off.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Al.H.F...07946153953826
Last edited by Al Fowler; 30-05-2009 at 12:34 AM.
41 mile 3500ft great morning to be out
Furthest I have been on a bike
Good work Trev, take me at' of to ya!41 mile 3500ft great morning to be out
Furthest I have been on a bike
A mere 27 miles for me this afternoon up to Rivington and Belmont after finally getting my bike back from the menders.
Couldn’t resist not going for a ride with this weather even though work want me to go in early but sod them!....and ive never seen so many other cyclists out!
About 3 miles from home i caught this guy up on an Orange mountain bike (god there flash!) and he was going slower than me so i politely said hello and passed him....he then floored it and i thought he was racing me but he said "no, im knackered" and i think i arrived at the perfect time to help his dead legs moving again.
Was a bizarre experience, never ridden side-by-side with anyone before....a car nearly killed us both when it pulled straight out on us and i missed the bumper by inches.
God i can tell i haven’t cycled in a while, my legs where pretty crap....hey ho was good to be out.
Last edited by Al Fowler; 30-05-2009 at 04:21 PM.
80 miles, 4,800 feet (max of 20%) 5 hours. 90F all the way but a cooling breeze.
Slightly tired now!
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/articl...rd-again-21712
I'll settle for 6 hours steady away in the morning!
Ady and Stagger...do you use your garmins to get the height climbed?
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