Today's Bike Ride

[stevefoster]

Got hit by 2 ducks on my morning inbound commute, 1 on the ankle and 1 on the head. Lovin' the off road daily work rides.

I got hit by a duck once whilst cycling, repair BILLS are the worst!

[Ady In Accy]

I'm going to trip you up on Saturday!

[stevefoster]

I'm going to trip you up on Saturday!

Thanks Ady, i need all the help i can get:thumbup:

[Stagger]

Great hour and half on the bike. 11am till 12.30 was like having my own private roads.

More weddings = more Bank Holidays and traffic free cycling. I'm not a royalist but could be persuaded.

[daz h]

A trip to the local cycle jumble this morning. Nice to have a wander around the stalls etc and pick up a couple of bits. Some really old stuff there as usual.
Was talking to an old timer who has 22 roadbikes:thumbup:

Only a small one as that wedding was on. But still nice to be with a few like minded people.

[Ady In Accy]

92 miles today with the club. Bit to much of a social pace but a good ride anyhow. That breeze was a bit stiff on the way back home :sneaky:

[daz h]

92 miles today with the club. Bit to much of a social pace but a good ride anyhow. That breeze was a bit stiff on the way back home :sneaky:

Well done ady. Nice to see you getting back out.
How many do you usually get on you club rides. What club do you ride with. Been thinking about joining heanor clarion myself.
Long rides are so much better in a group. Hopefully doing a long one myself tommorow in the peak district with some big climbs.

[The devil's own]

Hopefully doing a long one myself tommorow in the peak district with some big climbs.

Where you heading out to?

[Ady In Accy]

Around 20 of us out this morning but problem is there are varied levels of fitness so we ended up stopping quite a bit on the way back to re-group and on the way out we did not take full advantage of the tail wind as it was deemed to quick for some of the riders.
There is an earlier ride that I somtimes go on but need a few more rides to get fit enough otherwise I would probably get blown out as it usually averages around 19 mph over 80-90 miles. Today's ride was a tad under 17 average but grand social occasion!
I am in the North Lancs Road club - like you say it is much better riding in a group and works better when you are all quite evenly matched for speed/fitness.

[The devil's own]

Great thread here http://weightweenies.starbike.com/fo...p?f=14&t=38397
Documents the sights of people rides from around the world. Lots of really good pictures. Thread was started a few years ago so many of the early pictures are now gone, so best starting about half way through. Great to look at if you've got some time to kill.