Ill be out for a run first thing . Only brought my road bike back with me andi detest riding in the rain on the road.
After work (!) will be out with the girlfriend, who is quite excited about riding, Cup of Tea and mince pies on a hill somewhere, then my parents for a feed. Going to be a good day..!
Kilpatrick hills for a 16 miles trip then back for 11am , should still be in good books hopefully 🙂
Out on the bike first thing at 6am 🙂
For my cycle to work 🙁
Mrs working - therefore doin the Cannock blue.
The way things are going tonight it looks like I will have plenty of time over the next few days to indulge in lots of riding.
Traditional Xmas fall out?
Will probably go for a jog with my brother in the morning to counteract the amount of chocolate in the house, but no riding.
Gonna go for a ten mile run first thing tomorrow morning. Will hopefully not mind then staying in the flat all day with the inlaws this way.
Go Riding, Good Idea depends on the weather though.
Cant you get on just for one day? All I heard last night was sirens. What wrong with people?
At the inlaws but have brough the road bike so about to head out for a couple of hours. Rather excited as it's the first bit of riding I've done in a few weeks that hasn't been on the turbo (weather, work, child care... )
Been out. Wet, cold, quiet, lovely! Happy Christmas everyone - enjoy your rides and have a peaceful day. 🙂
as above!! black route round hamsterley. t say its clarty is an understatement!! loved it. happy christmas everyone
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I will be in 2 hours, once I finish my 24 hour shift...
25 mins on the turbo while the missus got out on the road bike. I call injury though
Went for a spin before sunrise, and whilst the rest of South Devon was waking up, I was enjoying the view from Berry Head. Wet, but an hour very well spent. Merry Christmas.
I was out on my 29er this morning was a lovely ride indeed.
Just back. Shoot conditions (icy headwinds most of the way), but nice to get out anyway. Merry Christmas!
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bloody hell the sun just came out here in Essex....ok im off 🙂
have just got up,but i'm planning on going out still (still planning to do the route i said earlier 🙂 hopefully it won't rain 😆
I'm planning on heading out, depends how long it takes to change the tyre after ripping a sidewall yesterday, but as its ghetto tubeless-ed, it may just end up with alot of swearing and abandoning the job in favour of wine & mince pies!
Enjoyed that, a nice couple of hours on the road bike. Though back roads were rivers of mud and gravel which made for slow going, amazed I didn't pick up any punctures (conti 4 seasons are ace.) A year of inactivity due to injury made the climb up to King Alfreds tower a b*stard though.
Wish i was out...bored already.
Good job slider88 getting out at Hamsterley. We looked at the NE rain this morning and just went for a walk instead. I've now got 2hr drive to my parents while p20 goes to sleep pre night shift.
I'm out in Hong Kong and the backwater part of it I'm at... it's more "Christmas? Never heard of such a thing!". Hikers were using the picnic/barbeque areas... though no one ventured on to the trails, except other mountain bikers... 
Passing the irrigation reservoir up and about 15 minutes ride from my house...
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Finally hitting some trail after hike-a-bike...
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Quite a few sections of the reservoir loop look like this...
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At the Fireman's Lookout and a misty Hong Kong... can usually see the airport (to the right) and the urbanised bit of HK ahead-and-left...
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Been & done it, trails were a mess, there was huge amounts of water, but it was great fun! Much better than a long, drawn out, boring day at the outlaws.
Off for dinner in a couple of hours, then back home at a sensible time!
I'm off to send a lap around degla shortly..
Was going to but bust my hand up yesterday evening
had a great morning myself, 6 degrees and fairly still, sun came out too....as expected my original ride partner called off but i met up with another mate and his missus, ended up doing 91km in a smidge over 3 hours.....bliss 😀
merry crumble everyone!
Popped a 36 mile coast ride before. Off to Llandegla tomorrow.
Just got back, off to parents in a bit for a feed.... Today is a good day!!
Quick blast this am improving my KOM time on a strava segment by 6 secs - sweet
Moocho respect for everyone that hit the filthy trails!
I wussed out and took the SS out for an urban pootle for a couple hours....even managed to avoid God weeing on me! 😀
7am this morning 61 miles home for 12 showered at my mothers for 2 ,now borded out my mind drinking cheap lager. shouldnt moan could be worse , love the family realy
I rode to the pub earlier after putting the dinner in. Got back to make the gravy and carve. Nice dinner for 10 family followed by a walk round Stafford Castle and can't wait for the next wave of folks to arrive for supper when I can dig out the chorizo and compte and a couple more botts of champagne and some burgundy.
Just got back from a ride. Dear God it was wet!
Yep - me too. Just a couple of hours on the roads, its too wet for much else around here at the moment. Lovely guilt eating ahead....
Went out earlier, 10 miles of water and mud,Strava was saying i did ok...lol
Now chilling for a few hours then to my Parents for xmas roast,Turkey and Pork are being cooked for us...
Daughter is playing her new game on her Wii.she likes her new bike and Ipod..
Wife working 8:30-20:20, Hour walk at beach with dog at 8:30 and just in from 20 mile urban/ Derwent walk circuit - took stove and made hot chocolate at turnaround point 🙂
just came back from a really nice road ride.i did 33.39 miles according to google maps (1485 ft climbing/1484 ft descending 🙂
i didn't go to avebury,but just went from devizes to pewsey vale (via coate/horton e.t.c)
then went to marlbrough,then to pewsey,alton barnes and back home again.
IT DIDN'T RAIN ONCE! 😯 😀 saw some stunning views (also stunning skies).it took me 2h 40 min to do the ride,but i am well chuffed as the last ride i did was 27 miles and it took me 3 hours.
i even went on the drops for some of it 😉
am buzzing now 😀
i hope you all had a good christmas/ride 🙂
Im happy to hear so many folks getting out on the bike on such a good day!
Im trying to complete the Festive 500 Strava challange so i rode 100miles with 3000ft of climbing in the pouring rain yesterday and this morning i rode 58miles with 2500ft of climbing which included stopping at Cannock Chase trail centre at 20miles in at 9am.
It was a lovely ride and mostly dry with the odd shower. Then i came upon a flooded section of road, 'it cant be that deep surely?' i said to myself. Moments later i was axles deep and my nice dry shoes were filled with water!!!
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Nice one Guy.
Only got 270miles left on my challange haha.
Well done Guy! I've managed 2 rides of 40 miles each, still got 230 miles to go on my Festive500. Not sure I'm actually capable of doing 100 miles in one go at the moment which is a bit depressing considering I did 9 back-to-back century rides only a couple of months ago when I did LEJOG.
I know what you mean about the water, I rode through several flooded sections, deepest it got was only about 8" though.
Faced with watching soaps with the extended family, decided to go for a quick blast on the roadie to ride off the roast dinner and wine. Last time I rode on roads this quiet was the fuel crisis. Time for a G&T now to 're-hydrate'.
