[Closed] What was your little victory on your ride today?

I did a local 15 mile loop. Started OK and for a short while I though it was going to be a bit less boggy than recently.
I was wrong.

The mud had dried a bit from last weekend, just enough to be bind itself to every available surface in thick, claggy lumps.

The highlights were:
- frequent stops to pull handfuls of mud from between the moving parts, just to get the wheels rotating again
- dragging the bike downhill (yes, DOWNHILL), with both wheels locked solid to get out of a field that looked like the Somme
- being barely able to lift the bike over a stile, due to it being tripled in weight by the clinging mud.

I was actually glad to find a short stretch of road with a slight decline, just to build up enough momentum to be hit in the face/arse/back of the head by the huge dollops of clag flying from the wheels.

Still, better than not riding, eh?

Heron,pah!
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My victory was staying upright!

Actually making it out for a ride. Long term illness has left me unable to get much time in the saddle. Only 3.32 miles but was a start.

GrumpyDave - Member

Actually making it out for a ride. Long term illness has left me unable to get much time in the saddle. Only 3.32 miles but was a start.

+1 although I did manage 7 miles

Victory - my sunday ride route, was 2km/h faster on the average speed than normal, and I could feel it.

I also didn't die not wearing my helmet, which I realised I had forgotten half way

Actually going for a ride! First mountain bike ride in over two years thanks to a long term foot problem. Went to Cannock with a mate and did the Monkey. I was slow and rusty but ridiculously happy. And my foot wasn't too bad afterwards. I was/am a happy chappie 🙂

Took my 26inch NP Mega out for the first time in 4 months (ride my 29er FS most of the time). First hour was a bit odd in a 'why is the front wheels so small and why is it so far away?' sort of thing, but found some dry trails in the FoD and had beer in the sunshine. Dodgy knee didn't explode riding 1x10 as well. Conclusion was: all bikes are great 🙂

My victory was getting out at 5am despite the -5 degree temperature, freezing fog and icy roads. But I did get out 🙂

Finished the ride and realised that my kit was covered in ice...
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didn't meet anyone coming the other way on this section of shared path

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2 miles into my road ride I stopped to start strava on my phone and a guy in full team sky kit and nice carbon road bike goes past.. Obviously the gauntlet had been thrown down.
2 miles and a large Hill later I caught him. Just one of those silly competitive personal victories that means nothing but gets you pushing yourself at the time.

I rode all of six feet yesterday.

However it was worth it, for I not only successfully tested my new XT cranks (fitted to a PF30 frame no less), but I also managed to seat a UST tyre first time with only a couple of draughts from my elderly track pump.

Yesterday's ride = win.

Just getting out again. But taking one of the kids for his first trip round GT blue and watching the grins as he attacked every hill and berm before declaring "best day. ever." That was special

First ride of the year in the sun .. emptied the tank and bonked for the last mile.. it was all worth it.. now raring to go again next weekend 🙂

The almost complete absence of mud was a major victory!

Been off the bike since 8th October with a neck/shoulder injury so the < 8 mile family ride yesterday in the sun was the highlight of my weekend or winning a 'race' on a turbo trainer (fancy Tacx one with PC software etc), scouting fund raiser - even if the competition wasn't exactly challenging 🙂

got this finished

Bank - Bridge - Berm - Bridge - Bank

Was holding out quite well this winter until the walkers found it !! But now armoured up with gravel from the stream bed, should be okay for nother year .

I got out on the CX bike on the road in the sun. Pushed out the door by the wife as I have been off games pretty much since September. Did 23km in an hour with a reasonable amount of climbing, and had a nice cuppa at the cafe. Not only that but been out today commuting to site and the office and back home at lunch, back to the office and I will be heading home tonight on the bike, so another 1.5hrs gentle riding today without collapsing into a small pile of unwellness and fever. Legs feel like they are made of play dough today!
Now I just need to work on being less fat and slowly get a bit fitter, and maybe dig out the mtb if it stays dry (though I think I will need gears for a few weeks to start!)

Picked up a cheap DH bike(06 Big Hit) a couple of weeks ago, to see how I would like it, Finally got out on it today, most fun I have had on a bike in a long time.