Tell us about your weekend ride

Next stop Sizewell B, I think.

Shame I couldn't join you guys.

I went for a jog around Leiston and Sizewell B this evening...the coast is lovely round here.

^^ You don't know how hard I resisted making that joke. I also resisted pointing out that laner is clearly checking out his arse in that photo.

All the staff seemed to be mini too, a guard or driver on the RH&D could be an option if job opportunities aren't forthcoming ;)

Hopefully you'll be able to make the Sizewell ride Dan. Sizewell B looks awesome, like a giant golf ball.

Shame I couldn't join you guys.

I went for a jog around Leiston and Sizewell B this evening...the coast is lovely round here.

Lovely part of the coast around there.

When I cycled around the East this summer we had dinner in Leiston (fish and chips) and could see sizewell b from there.

Midlands Hills.

There were more words here, but I wasn't keen on any of them.

Yesterday was spot on, tis all.

Just a quick out-and-back dash to St Albans - flattish and fun on my Steamroller

When I originally planned the Bradwell-on-Sea ride I was going to make it a series of rides to nuclear power stations called "(Watt) Hour(s) of Power", or something cheesy like that. The thinking behind it was that nuclear power stations tend to be in bleak places, away from population centres, and by the sea. And I like riding to those kind of places....

A power station ride sounds a great idea Fox, nuclear and others. They are quite atmospheric places. I'd be well up for this and would help organise if you were still up for this after your 'recce'
(I was at kingsnorth recently. Their security staff patrol on bikes )

To Slough/Windsor and back (26miles one way)

Quiet roads and very doable fixed. Also a nice and rolling start to any ride that involves going deeper into the Chilterns on a geared bike

Involves crossing the A4 twice but apart from that nice quiet and enjoyable. Pretty flat.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/55411398/

I did my first audax on Saturday. 200k from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire. With gears.

Being the longest ride I've done this year (and something of an experiment) we took it really slow, probably averaging 15 mph for most of it and slowly wound it up as time when on. I got really apprehensive on friday, so was running on only 1 hours sleep!

Despite a bit of tiredness the windy 140 miles (door to door) were surprisingly comfortable. I ate heaps of food and kept my bottle refilled which I'm sure was crucial. We had a chat on the bike with a fella who'd recently ridden a 1200k event in Bulgaria!

Involves crossing the A4 twice but apart from that nice quiet and enjoyable. Pretty flat.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/55411398/

Never riding on the A4 again...
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/48080234
... apart from that, Windsor Park's nice innit

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/123812126

good effort on the 200k 'er Miro

just did a little New Forest running race, came 10/ 71 pretty pleased with it.
loads of riders out today around Godshill, so temperate its untrue at the moment

Did a 10 and a hill climb. Nice day out today.

Had a great ride last night.

Headed out around 8:30pm, in the pitch black with just a magic-shine light to guide me. Took a narrow lane around the back end of a local lake. The lane is winding and lumpy. Not really what you should be riding fixed, at speed, on skinny tyres. But is was great fun, reacting to the late info from my light. Scared I'd feck up and end-up in the lake, or that I'd bump into a hungry gang of zombies.

Saturday:
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/774104

Sunday (except I bailed at Bridgwater):

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/774106

I have no words. I've never done any riding like that before. It was amazing. Though Exmoor has broken me. That downhill at the end though; best thing in the world. I actually contemplated riding up again so I could do it again.

Dartmoor the day before was incredible too. Want to go again.

Some serious miles there^

Beautiful areas though.

^^Bravo!.. With knobs on. Exmoor is an stonking place to cycle through.

^^^That's quite an achievement on some tough terrain. Inspiring.

good effort on the 200k 'er Miro

Thanks, it's great to discover a different kind of cycling.

Copenhagen Alleycat from the 22nd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1KygXDO1JY

90 minutes of hill reps around Greenwich Park

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/123604679

I got on my bike for the first time in 6 months and did about 5 km. Hopefully it will only go up from here.

Just shy of 10 miles in the forest with Nancy today.
'Twas a great day, fears were conquered.

Ugh...Jeebus what a fun ride! I don't mind admitting that it damn near killed me though. London to Cambridge fixed with Laner and Katie-Coo. 17.4mph moving speed. 17.1 overall (only piss stops and one for cramp). I suffered big time because I was on 48x19 and I'm not a natural spinner.

Strong riding from Laner and Katie. Well chuffed, but I'm a shadow of the man that I was this morning.

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smudger and i did 100k this arvo on hills in kent.

nice.

two punctures. bugging.

I rode 2 miles to a bakery, slowly. But left it so late there was no bread. Grabbed a scotch egg instead, rolled home. Now ridden to Sidcup for a roast dinner. My miles are purely food-motivated today.

^^^ Did 70 miles at 15.9 rolling average at the weekend and it damn nearly finished me. My only excuse is a month or so off the weekend trundles. And look at you, you bastards... notching rides like that up fixed. I feel old and tired. Old and tired I tells ya!