Today's Bike Ride

[emmilou]

too skinny, be like falling on a bag of spanners

She hasn't ripped hers either

[emmilou]

Tuesday evening was another very wet trundle round our hilly Bashall Eaves circuit from Andy F's at Hesketh Lane, but anti-clockwise this time. Added a couple of small loops at Bashall Town and Bashall Eaves itself, but missed out the loop to Lees, rode straight from Cow Ark up by the old lime kilns and down the very steep hill to Whitewell; then the real testing climb from Burholme Bridge to Little Bowland. Still managed the same time 1.33, but half a mile less. Coming out of Chipping, a narrow road with a line of parked cars on the left and an approaching Ka that was not going to stop, I COULDN'T stop, had to breath in and go for the gap. As much as I love the 'crosser, I need a proper road bike with decent brakes!

Blimey and I considered the Bowland guided tour , it's safer on the turbo!!! :wink:

[ratfink]

yipes donkey that sounds scary!

my last non-commute bike ride was in the hathersage hilly on sunday, on the run in back to the transition, a car suddenly stoppped to turn right (then started indicating) - fortunately i had space to squeeze down the left - another chap wasn't so lucky running into the back of a car in hathersage and coming in with a cut above his eye!

my ride was particularly rainy setting off early at the slow swimming end of the field - the elites got dry roads later

me at top of froggat hill
http://www.sportsunday.co.uk/photo5617437.html

[Stagger]

She hasn't ripped hers either

??? Bonny lass just short of a bit of meat on her bones Em.

[emmilou]

??? Bonny lass just short of a bit of meat on her bones Em.

yep, well sometimes the 'meat' acts as extra padding for when you fall off!! oops - hence the rip!

[Stagger]

yep, well sometimes the 'meat' acts as extra padding for when you fall off!! oops - hence the rip!

You have to get on before you can fall off. Worth a try, maybe!

[emmilou]

You have to get on before you can fall off. Worth a try, maybe!

err I did, then hit some ice, then fell off, then ripped my stupidly expensively bib shorts :angry: ahh well, at least they look worn!!

Are you taking the bike on your hols Trev?!!

[Stagger]

err I did, then hit some ice, then fell off, then ripped my stupidly expensively bib shorts ahh well, at least they look worn!!

Are you taking the bike on your hols Trev?!!

Narr, it will just be a run in the morning on the beach then a relaxing day. May do a little potter in the evening depending on the weather.
AND THEN carb and liquid loading:w00t::thumbup:

[Hanneke]

I have never been able to get over the excesive expense of Assos clothing... so would never consider those bibs... I am perfectly comfy in standard men's bibs shorts

[The devil's own]

I have never been able to get over the excesive expense of Assos clothing... so would never consider those bibs... I am perfectly comfy in standard men's bibs shorts

Me too, i'd always go with Rapha if I was going to spend that kind of money!
No afternoon ride today, eyes firmly fixed on ITV4. WAR SCHLECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!