Today's Bike Ride

[pauljonesforengland]

picked up the new ribble 7005 last week after 11 months injury enforced break from cycling and another good ride today.

Hebden bridge via rochdale, tod and back via cragg vale, milnrow, royton, middleton. 54 in total. some decent weather at last as we go into september. avoided rochdale coming back as the roads there are awful - not one that looks like it's been resurfaced in years - this added a good few miles on.

pleased to go for the compact - 50/34 and 12/25. even enjoyed cragg vale today with the bottom 2 gears not needed. my last bike was 39/53 and i had a 27 on the last ring bought. enjoyed blackstone edge too.

the compact just makes life easier to spin and I'm not missing the big 53/12!

where's big Al F - are you still out on your ribble or toying with that off road stuff?

[Al Fowler]

picked up the new ribble 7005 last week after 11 months injury enforced break from cycling and another good ride today.

Hebden bridge via rochdale, tod and back via cragg vale, milnrow, royton, middleton. 54 in total. some decent weather at last as we go into september. avoided rochdale coming back as the roads there are awful - not one that looks like it's been resurfaced in years - this added a good few miles on.

pleased to go for the compact - 50/34 and 12/25. even enjoyed cragg vale today with the bottom 2 gears not needed. my last bike was 39/53 and i had a 27 on the last ring bought. enjoyed blackstone edge too.

the compact just makes life easier to spin and I'm not missing the big 53/12!

where's big Al F - are you still out on your ribble or toying with that off road stuff?

I am indeed.......I was out on it both monday and tuesday actually....although I was going from A to B, B to A each time rather than an actual bike ride...but it was still good all the same.

My shiney new MTB arrives tomorrow!

[Derby Tup]

I am indeed.......I was out on it both monday and tuesday actually....although I was going from A to B, B to A each time rather than an actual bike ride...but it was still good all the same.

My shiney new MTB arrives tomorrow!

What MTB did you get Al?

[Man from Del Monte]

looking for a winter bike now about £500 as not taking the cannondale out again now the season is over

[Stagger]

looking for a winter bike now about £500 as not taking the cannondale out again now the season is over

Be out on my CAAD9 tomorrow. Its cracking the flags here.

[Man from Del Monte]

i am running at the moment so will be a couple of weeks at least before I start cycling and then on holiday to Turkey for 2 weeks so may be mid October before i get going on the bike and the super six is definitely not going out then lol

[daz h]

i am running at the moment so will be a couple of weeks at least before I start cycling and then on holiday to Turkey for 2 weeks so may be mid October before i get going on the bike and the super six is definitely not going out then lol

I generally put mine away around that time as well. I have my Mercian now so that will be used all winter. Previous years vie ridden my bianchi or Raleigh bikes.
Will you strip the cannon dale down and service it . I usually take the whole bike to pieces and check the frame over. Clean and re grease everything then build it back up

[daz h]

Another 50 miles, I finished work early, mind I started at 5 am. Not so many climbs tonight though but still hilly enough. Got a bit of hunger knock near the end as I only had soup for lunch. Lovely nite and had a good twenty minute through and off with a well known local. Now eating stefs recipe.

[Toffer]

Thoroughly Italian weather down here so the Pinarello is not hibernating for a few weeks yet......in fact 60+ miles today with lots of climbing, Brynna, Bwlch and Rhigos taken in a classic loop, topped off with a much needed ice cream 99 as I sat at the top and basked in the sun, the full vista of the Beacons spread out in front of me. Glorious.

[Hanneke]

It was a glosrious warm noght here tonight, wasn't it Toff? And a great way to spend it on the bike...

I am a bit race and ride tired after a hard season, so have been ordered off the bike now until I feel like riding again, then wait another day and ride... both physiaclly and mentally tired... so will most likely bin all my September races (Welsh track champs, wellsh 25m tt champs amnd welsh women's RR champs) apart from Three Peaks CX... I have had a succesful first season, you can only do so much, don't want to start hating the bike having gotten a bit stale and tired...

Thoroughly Italian weather down here so the Pinarello is not hibernating for a few weeks yet......in fact 60+ miles today with lots of climbing, Brynna, Bwlch and Rhigos taken in a classic loop, topped off with a much needed ice cream 99 as I sat at the top and basked in the sun, the full vista of the Beacons spread out in front of me. Glorious.