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Today's ride - first flat of the season
Depart 16:00 for a three hour ride.
Leave on auto-pilot, follow wrong route into the local short lap loop. Do one lap (30 mins) to get back to home. Useful warm up. Reach home. Pop in, refill water. Leave, take correct route. 15 mins out; slow leak, rear tyre. Cycle home gently, stop to pump up tube once. Get home. Replace tube. 2mm cut on outer facing tube, no visible damage to tyre, which is a bit worrying - wondering if I'm going to get another slow puncture shortly. Write post. Now 18:00. Leave -- Callas |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
Callas wrote:
Depart 16:00 for a three hour ride. Leave on auto-pilot, follow wrong route into the local short lap loop. Do one lap (30 mins) to get back to home. Useful warm up. Reach home. Pop in, refill water. Leave, take correct route. 15 mins out; slow leak, rear tyre. Cycle home gently, stop to pump up tube once. Get home. Replace tube. 2mm cut on outer facing tube, no visible damage to tyre, which is a bit worrying - wondering if I'm going to get another slow puncture shortly. Write post. Now 18:00. Leave I got up at 4am, struggled to eat my porridge and peanut & banana butter on toast, 2 coffees and a can of Red Bull, was on the road by 5:15 am. It was pretty cool at that time I had to wear my gilet and my water proof to keep warm. Didn't sleep much during the night so for the first hour and a half I felt pretty grotty. Had a gentle tailwind for the first 45 miles which was nice. For those who know my part of the North my route roughly parralleled the M62 Eastwards from J27 which is my nearest junction. I went as far East as North Cave then turned North to Market Weighton where I had beans on toast at about 9 am after covering a little over 50 miles. OK perhaps not such a good pace but I had to keep stopping to pee ! Took some back lanes to York via Pocklington then home via Tadcaster again on back lanes. Made a nice little excursion over Yorks Millenium Bridge and around the Knavesmire, see you all there next weekend. Head wind and showers on the homeward leg were tedious, and the hale shower less than 4 miles from home as painful on the legs. I was hoping for about 120 miles but it checked in at 112.3 which I am reasonably happy with, my longest ride of the year and longest since I did Morecambe to Scarborough a few years ago. Total time door to door was 9 hours 31 minutes which is good enough for me. Back home in time to shower and go and fetch SWMBO from the station at 3:30pm. Martin |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
"MSeries" wrote in message ... I went as far East as North Cave You chickened out of the Wolds at South Cave I see:-) -- Simon Mason Anlaby East Yorkshire. 53°44'N 0°26'W http://www.simonmason.karoo.net |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
"MSeries" wrote in message news:2jlrm3F135399U1@uni-Compared to my ride two weeks ago (across the Pennines and back via Holme Moss) this one, even if I had crossed the Wolds, is extremely flat. Indeed it is, but for us flatlanders the climb out of South Cave to Brantingham Dale is like the Alps. Will we see you in York Simon ? I might go for the first time since 1969, I think I've got a weekend off at last! I might even ride there if the wind's not too strong. -- Simon M. |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:54:20 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote in message : Will we see you in York Simon ? I might go for the first time since 1969, I think I've got a weekend off at last! I might even ride there if the wind's not too strong. Hurrah! I'll stick another beer in the cooler. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
Simon Mason wrote:
"MSeries" wrote in message ... I went as far East as North Cave You chickened out of the Wolds at South Cave I see:-) Kind of, this ride was about distance though. It was very convenient to follow the B1230 through Gilberdye to the M62 J38 then on through North Cave to the A1034 and on to Market Weighton. I was not going to ride on the A63 even the very light traffic was going pretty quick. I did briefly consider going on to Beverley but I wasn't feeling on top form due to lack of sleep the previous evening. Compared to my ride two weeks ago (across the Pennines and back via Holme Moss) this one, even if I had crossed the Wolds, is extremely flat. Now that I know how far the ride is perhaps I will go to Beverley next time ! Will we see you in York Simon ? |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message ... On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:54:20 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote in message : Will we see you in York Simon ? I might go for the first time since 1969, I think I've got a weekend off at last! I might even ride there if the wind's not too strong. Hurrah! I'll stick another beer in the cooler. Don't want any Carling or John Pith's Smooth stuff. I'll have a bottle of Worthington White Shield, or failing that a nice Chimay or Westmalle Trappist beer -- Simon M. |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:54:20 +0100, "Simon Mason" wrote in message : Will we see you in York Simon ? I might go for the first time since 1969, I think I've got a weekend off at last! I might even ride there if the wind's not too strong. Hurrah! I'll stick another beer in the cooler. Guy We MUST make some sort of arrangement later this week. I shall be arriving on Friday evening |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:11:10 +0100, "MSeries"
wrote in message : We MUST make some sort of arrangement later this week. I shall be arriving on Friday evening So will I, I guess - I have the day off on Friday for last-minute shopping and the tedious journey up. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University |
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Today's ride - first flat of the season
Simon Mason:
I'll have a bottle of Worthington White Shield By Jove, I'll join you in that. Just tell me where I can get the stuff! I know Asda was stocking it a while ago but I don't have an Asda close to me since I moved house. d. |
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