Well, I finally got back on my bike today after 10 weeks off due to distraction, bad weather, laziness, family illness and bereavement. I had arranged a ride from Hebden Bridge to the Country Kitchen cafe in Waddington, taking mainly valley roads rather than my beloved local hills because there is still ice in places [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fellow CycleChat member Russ (CC name: Sysagent) organised a nice little ride over the Trough of Bowland, starting and finishing at Spring Wood picnic centre, Whalley. The route was 44 miles (71 km) in length and takes in some of my favourite local countryside so I was keen to join in. If it had been [...]
There was a perfect blue sky today so I made the effort to get out on my road bike this afternoon. Nothing particularly special, just my Cragg Vale, Blue Ball Road loop.
A group of 7 intrepid CycleChat riders gathered this morning in Hebden Bridge, determined to make the most of the forecast sunshine by riding the route of the Season of Mists audax event. I started off on the official ride last Sunday, but horrendous weather conditions led to me and 2 other CycleChat members abandoning [...]