[Closed] So today's ride....

just been out, 17 miles in 1hr 23, i think i have actually melted

I can't remember a better day's riding. Amazing! 🙂

I actually bottled it! I was going to go first thing but wanted to go and look at a car and the guy could only do late morning which scuppered my morning ride. By the time I got back it was so hot I decided to stay in the cool and flick between the Tour and the ashes.

Hangs head in shame...

25 miles of dusty Quantocks loveliness, complete with a pub lunch. Was even pretty quiet up there as most people seem to head to the coast when it's this hot 🙂

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108km recovery ride on the road bike around the Forest. 4hrs and 4litres. I have melted

Mindmap. Where do you usually ride?

... followed by an 11am pint

Went out just before 2, absolutely slayed it. Had a Magnum on the way back, justvfinished a meal & wine outside

Epic

Afan W2 26miles of hot hot hot dusty trails.
Leg cramping on the last few baby climbs. (Never had that before)
I guess it was dehydration.

24 miles from Kinlochleven to Ben Nevis. Carried CX bike to top then down again. My purist three peaks is done.

40 miles on the road bike , managed 38 1/2 of those at 19.3mph which is good for a chubber like me.
At least 5 degrees cooler than yesterday which was great to ride in.

Swaledale with an old pal, got roasted to F*** , met some top fellas in the pub from Burnley.

RoCkEtDog - that's great.

3 of us went over to Whaley Bridge. Just nobody else around, so the urge for mega cheekyness was too great. We found some great dry swoopy singletrack, then the boys had a dip in a cooling stream, whole head in and everything.

19km to a BBQ on the cross bike, 3 pints of Bulmers B17, a chicken breast, a pork chop and a load of cuscus followed by 19km in the other direction on the cross bike along bridle ways & forest paths.

I'm parched, dusty & covered in corn flies, winner!!

Actually have the whole weekend off! Road ride from Deganwy, through Conwy down the B-road to Betws-Y-Coed, up to Capel Curig, down through Ogwen Valley to Bethesda, back through Rachub above the A55 through Llanfairfecan and back to The Albion in Conwy. Proper, proper stunning ride:D Beer is tasting ohh so good right now. Up the Glyders tomorrow. I love SUNNNNN!!!

70 mile road ride; Crieff, Lochearnhead, Killin, Kenmore, Amulree, Crieff. Lovely day.

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DavidB - i hope you've left enough time in your hols to see a proper therapist. What next 'CX on the moon'. Chapeau sir, but you are a nutter 😉

haha, didn't see DavidB's post. What a maniac! Brilliant 😀

Swaledale with my usual riding mate, met some guys up from daarn Saarf who were staying at DBC. It rained a bit at the end & we got drenched.

22 miles.

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Aberfoyle,Ben Lomond, down to to Rowardennan, Balmaha, over Conic hill and back to Aberfoyle.
45miles, 5463ft of climbing and the best day on the bike this year, awesome!

Too hot at ae today. Saw one of those 8 k enve bronsons being ragged down the shredder. Maybe it was a mirage

Sat in the sun for a tan & an overheating high, waited until 7 when it was cooler then a fast run 2hr round Baildon Moor. Beer really tastes better after a cracking ride.

Im just loading the car again 8)

Just a wee bimble round the Haute Alps today 🙂

Hours and hours of off piste follow your nose Forest of Dean. Fantastic day.
Had to go and ride the drop in the sore back video..... 🙂

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Is canceled, it started to rain at 9am and hasn't stopped since 🙁 winter's not as much fun

I paddleboarded all day. Low water in the Harbour, no wind, mahooosive Sun, clean warm water, hardly anyone around until about 12ish when all the Dingo sailors ventured out for the racing.

Bloody flippin fabulous it was.

However I've chosen the short straw today as I'm in That London.. Could be worse, could be really hot 30C 😆