Things I've seen when riding my bike

[Clint]

Nutter!

 

[MyQul]

Nutter!

I wasnt the only one. I saw several other bicycle nutters out for the day too

 

[marshbrewer]

I've been out two nights in a row on my bike, just a quick 20 miles each time, in the evening once the heat had subsided a little. Despite it being summer, and it being shed dragging season (aka caravan) around here, noone attempted to squash me, which was a bonus. At one point last night I stopped and looked around and realised how lucky I am to live in the countryside.

 

[MyQul]

I've been out two nights in a row on my bike, just a quick 20 miles each time, in the evening once the heat had subsided a little. Despite it being summer, and it being shed dragging season (aka caravan) around here, noone attempted to squash me, which was a bonus. At one point last night I stopped and looked around and realised how lucky I am to live in the countryside.

I love doing both urban and rural cycling routes.

For rural cycling, I have an excellenct book called 'Lost Lanes', which has loads of rural cycling routes in the counties surrounding London, easily accessible by train

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Lanes...ds=lost+lanes&qid=1564143409&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (There's also a Lost Lanes Wales and Lost Lanes South East for those that are interested and live that way

For urban cycling, I often cycle a couple of sections of the 'Capital Ring', which is a circular walking route around London (which can just as easily be done by bike)

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/capital-ring

 

[dad_of_jon]

I went cycling in the Chilterns yesterday (trust me to go on a bike ride on the hottest July day on record but I'd already bought the train tickets a couple of days before) It was like pedaling in an oven. The evening before, I happened to notice one of those 2L gym bottles that look like a tiny office water cooler bottles, in ASDA. So bought it. I'm SOOO glad I did. Over the course of the day I drank about 4L of water (plus a pint of beer before getting on the train home). Really enjoyed myself though, despite it being so hot

I go cycling in my crocks - the feeling of fresh air between my toes is great.

 

[MyQul]

I go cycling in my crocks - the feeling of fresh air between my toes is great.

I thought that was a euphamism for something or other until i read the second part of the sentence

 

[Tripster]

I went cycling in the Chilterns yesterday (trust me to go on a bike ride on the hottest July day on record but I'd already bought the train tickets a couple of days before) It was like pedaling in an oven. The evening before, I happened to notice one of those 2L gym bottles that look like a tiny office water cooler bottles, in ASDA. So bought it. I'm SOOO glad I did. Over the course of the day I drank about 4L of water (plus a pint of beer before getting on the train home). Really enjoyed myself though, despite it being so hot

Thats interesting where abouts In the Chilterns did you go to? the reason I ask Is I reside In he Chilterns area (Aylesbury) but lived In a place called Wendover which Is known as the gateway to the Chilterns and Is a straight run by train from marylebone.

 

[Hopperty]

I have been oot in the evenings this week to avoid the heat - perfect time to ride really. Even felt a little cold on the decent which was more welcome than usual

 

[MyQul]

Thats interesting where abouts In the Chilterns did you go to? the reason I ask Is I reside In he Chilterns area (Aylesbury) but lived In a place called Wendover which Is known as the gateway to the Chilterns and Is a straight run by train from marylebone.

I started at knebworth train station then attempted to follow a route but I kept getting lost and spent most of the time back tracking and trying to get back on the route. But like I say, I had a great time.

 

[Clint]

Crocks... crocodile skin thong..

 

[marshbrewer]

Went out on the beaches and salt marsh tracks today on my XC mountain bike. Heavy going in some parts, and it was hot hot hot. It all looked stunning again!

 

[Rodcx500z]

For 40 odd years of my life I rode motorcycles sheer bliss the smells the open rode at one man and machine pure heaven, I had many a near miss with blind idiotic car drivers sidsy is not good enough, cut a long story short I sold my last bike when I was 62 do I miss it yeah everyday but I have a grand daughter now who stops me dreaming

 

[Dutto]

............ I sold my last bike when I was 62 do I miss it yeah everyday ..........

I lasted until I was about 66 when my knees got so arthritic that they wouldn't straighten out in a hurry when they got cold.

Do I miss it? Of course! There's nothing like winding a bike through a series of bends and tasting the copper at the end of it that means you are still alive and in one piece!

My daughter once asked me if the bike would "go any faster" after she'd rode pillion at well over the ton; but times change and when I told her I would buy my two grandsons a motorbike each when they reached 16 she threatened to do me serious harm!

Bloody women!

 

[RichardM]

I love doing both urban and rural cycling routes.

For rural cycling, I have an excellenct book called 'Lost Lanes', which has loads of rural cycling routes in the counties surrounding London, easily accessible by train

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Lanes...ds=lost+lanes&qid=1564143409&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (There's also a Lost Lanes Wales and Lost Lanes South East for those that are interested and live that way

For urban cycling, I often cycle a couple of sections of the 'Capital Ring', which is a circular walking route around London (which can just as easily be done by bike)

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/capital-ring

I've got the Lost Lanes Wales book. It has some great routes. There is also a South West one.
All the routes can be downloaded as gpx files.
If you buy the books direct from the author they are a little more expensive but they come signed by the author.

 

[MyQul]

I've got the Lost Lanes Wales book. It has some great routes. There is also a South West one.
All the routes can be downloaded as gpx files.
If you buy the books direct from the author they are a little more expensive but they come signed by the author.

Being a smart phone luddite (I havent got one) I print the maps off in PDF form and just hang a home made map case around my neck when I do the routes

 

[Gulpitdarn]

Still got my (motor)bikes.... all BSA's. Push biking would kill me now although I think I could get on with one of those E-bikes, I hear they are amazing especially the E-Mountain bikes.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Still got my (motor)bikes.... all BSA's. Push biking would kill me now although I think I could get on with one of those E-bikes, I hear they are amazing especially the E-Mountain bikes.

My first legal bike in 1969 was a BSA D14 Bantam 175cc happy days

 

[Gulpitdarn]

I know plenty of guys who have a LOT of bikes and some expensive ones too, they all seem to have a Bantam amongst them. Still have my very first bike, a 1960 BSA A10.

 

[Dutto]

My first legal bike in 1969 was a BSA D14 Bantam 175cc happy days

My first legal bike was a Suzuki 80 in 1967 on "L" Plates; on which I was run off the road and finished up off work for nine months!

I decided to NEVER ride a small bike from there on, so in 1981 (recovered and divorced) I bought a BMW1000RT and rode it for many years on a Kuwaiti International Licence that was issued in Saudi Arabia, after I had frigged my UK Driving Licence.

In nearly fifteen years of illegal biking I never had an accident or got stopped by the Police, but when I became an HSE Manager I decided that I really ought to get a valid licence, sat my test and had another 10+ years of happy and legal biking!

 

[marshbrewer]

recovered and divorced

Shouldn't that be the other way around?