First Walks Of Winter
The forecasts were right! I woke up yesterday morning to a very cold house and it had snowed overnight. Some parts of Yorkshire had big snow falls but we only got a light dusting here. There was quite a bit of ice around.
Archive for November, 2010
Family Matters
I’ve been away all week visiting my family and I didn’t have time to do any cycling or much walking while I was down south. I ate more than I usually do so I have come back at least a pound heavier and feeling pretty unfit.
Road Ride – Newchurch-in-Pendle Loop
Having failed to get any CycleChat members to turn out for last weekend’s two attempts at a forum ride, I thought I’d give it another go today but I decided to use only part of last week’s route. Most of today’s was along familiar roads, though I did include some roads from Blacko to Laneshaw [...]
Brunch in Heptonstall
I’d had a very late night and then slept in so I hadn’t had any breakfast when Lisa sent me a message to see if I fancied meeting her at the cafe in Heptonstall. I decided that I’d forget the healthy eating thing for once. I have porridge, dried fruit and banana almost every morning [...]
Spares For Crud Roadracer Mudguards (Fenders)
I just got a message from someone named Ian asking me to get in touch regarding spares for his Mk2 Roadracers. (Hi Ian!) Sorry Ian, I don’t phone people who send me their numbers – if I did, I’d spend an awful lot of time and money on the phone! I’ve emailed you with the [...]
Lothersdale Loop – The Forum Ride That Never Was!
I was supposed to do a testing 52 mile ride with some lads off the CycleChat forum yesterday but in the end it didn’t happen! The weather was going to be bad for the first half of the ride and the forecast was much better for today so the ride was rescheduled. As I got [...]
A Stroll, Not a Ride
Question: When is a strenuous bicycle ride not a strenuous bicycle ride? Answer: When everybody except Paul is either busy or decides that they don’t fancy riding in heavy rain for 4 hours in order to get through to the sunny spells that would come later, and Paul himself forgets what day the ride is [...]
Rochdale Canal Stroll
After several wet, windy and gloomy days, we finally had a nice sunny one today. Lisa rang to ask me out for a walk but her mum turned up before we set off…