[Closed] Why are you not riding on this gorgeous weekend?

Head cold lurgy yesterday and wife is out today. Did sort out the hop in my wheel this morning though so not total waste.

I did something to my back on Friday at the Forest of Dean and it hurts like hell to lay still, move, sit, stand or basically anything.

Bashed up ribs from last saturday, going to try the gym after the WC later

Not that I ride anyways these days but it’s a bit crap weather wise here.

Because

a) I have a separated shoulder after an off three weeks ago.

and

b) I'm at work. The last day of a 9 day, 116 hour stint. I'm knackered.

Torpedoed a tree with my head a fortnight back and broke my neck. Be another month. Not allowing myself to be too gutted about not riding as I was very lucky.  Still a bit gutted though.. .

Went out early to beat the walkers and joggers on Cutgate and get parked at Langsett Barn. Good job we did. When we got back at ten they were jostling for parking spaces. Second local ride when we got home to give the dog a run.

Now sat in the garden with a cheese, bacon and mushroom toastie and a gin and tonic

I did my back in making a cheese sandwich last Wednesday. After 3 days off work and enough ibuprofen to knock out a panzer battalion I’m starting to get movement but ain’t risking it this weekend. Cricket on the telly and a couple of good books is as adventurous as I’m going. Got a new bike turning up next week so want to be health for that.

I skipped my pain meds today so I could ride, was glorious but paying for it now.

Think I've lost my mojo. Hope it's only temporary but it's been going on a while.

Torpedoed a tree with my head a fortnight back and broke my neck

C7? Exactly how I did mine years ago! Rapid recovery fella.

Cricket?? Get Fort William on yossarian!

Crippling hayfever..

At this exsct moment it's because I've just finished 25 miles on the Ridgway on my rigid 29 so I deserve the Carlsberg I'm drinking in the Hart of Harwell.

Another 10miles on the way home and a nice social pootle planned for this evening.

@OP- funny you should write this thread as I was just thinking or rather getting pissed off at fact I'm not riding when just browsing stw due to a chest infection which I hope is the last one ever.

Tonsillitus for the 2nd time this year, missed my midweek ride too. Maybe next weekend I'll get out, at least the DH is on this afternoon.

I had good intentions of getting up about as early as a work day and heading off for a "long" ride this morning, perhaps venturing to Blackdown in West Sussex, leaving before 0700...

Except I went for a ride at ~1900 up "Ashton/Salt Power Climb" and Old Winchester Hill, which was supposed to be nothing more than a moderate power effort ride on a lovely evening, but I got a little carried away and set a 2nd best and best PB respectively. 😳

Cue waking naturally at the ridiculous time for me of ~0800 this morning, having got to sleep at the late time of ~2330 last night, been stuck in neutral all morning!

... Might try and kick myself outdoors after another jar of coffee. 😉

5 hours in the car, a wedding reception and a scenic walk round beauowtiful Birmingham this weekend

I'm ****ed - might find the energy for replacing a pair of jockey wheels later

Lay on a sunbed  between the swimming pool and the beach in Zante😎🍺

I'm in Norway without a bike. Did go for a walk/hike up around Mount Floyen earlier so that kinda counts.

Redecorating the flat after the tenants moved out.

Whole place reeks of cats piss. They claim they had an outdoor rabbit (its a flat remember), but I came round to pick up some post and there was a kitten, the carpets and reek of piss, the curtains are shredded where its climbed them.

Don't know why we bother, the only people who actually make any money out of it are the estate agent, and the constant stream of trades fixing thing the tenant broke.

So yea. Not riding and more than a bit pissed off.

C7 indeed DezB - how was your recovery? Any lasting niggles?

Watching fort William world cup. I have got three rides in already this weekend though.

Because my daughter is in Bristol Children's Hospital for emergency surgery due to complications from sinusitis.

Sorry to hear that Scienceofficer. Sending virtual teddy bears.

C7 indeed DezB – how was your recovery? Any lasting niggles?

Was ok, nothing lasting at all. Took a couple of months iirc. Was a bit younger then (10 or so years ago), wouldn’t fancy trying to recover from that now!

Had a brief ride this morning but am saving myself as I am off to the Pyrenees tomorrow for the Old Blokes Euro Cycling week.

Sorry to hear that Scienceofficer. Sending virtual teddy bears.

Thanks. She's 14 so I've taken the liberty of converting the bears to horses...

Rode heartbreak ridge yesterday before the flash floods in ballater (knee deep in the main Street when we rode through )

Also got a bad cut/graze on the palm of my left hand from a rock interface which makes gripping bars fun.

Todayhas<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> been salt water baths and healing ointment as tomorrow I'm.guiding some visiting friends round the inner Cairngorm loop </span>

Spent 7.30am-11.30am volunteering at a Marathon, setting up and manning one of the water stations with folk from work, then of to work for a 12pm start.

Hayfever, so I'm trying to avoid the great outdoors.

Quick (for me) Ladybower ride in the Peak. Never seen so many cyclists of all varieties, rammed with other folks too.

Only injuries were from a particularly vicious bramble at the start of the bit up to Jaggers, so better than usual.

😀

Thanks. She’s 14 so I’ve taken the liberty of converting the bears to horses

At least I didn't send hugs #tryingtostayoffregister

Another Hayfever sufferer here. Worse year for me,  did a 90 min road  ride to blow away  a hangover  yesturday and  afterwards my eyes went all puffy and swelled up like I had been fighting. So got some allergy eye drops  and they helped  this morning so did 3 x blue at QE , then winched up Butser , like you do and hey presto .- boxers eyes again.

You spend literally months waiting for good riding weather, then when it arrives you cant enjoy it due to allergies .

Whooosh..

C6 Compression fracture here. Going to be another couple of months before I'm allowed back on the bike says the Doc.

Dint know you had hay fever stm!

Must say RIDING on the weekend I don't really count as NOT RIDING on the weekend ya gits

Garden looks like an abandoned lot, so spent all day trying to get it in shape. Pretty much slept all day yesterday, have very low energy at the moment and no idea why ☹️

Aggregated C5/c6/c7 compressions again on Friday, so not riding no happy.

Had my second cardiac ablation just over a week ago. I feel good but giving it another week before I do anything

CBA

Sorry Dezb

I forgive you

Hopefully now getting over raging arse crack fungal infection.  Week 3 of prescription anti fungals and now on antifungal steroid cream as well.  When anybody asked what it felt like I’ve sent them a picture of the Kilauea rift/fissure eruption that’s ongoing. Haven’t ridden since the end of April.☹️

Wow, some pretty bad health issues on here 🤯

Rest well folks, whatever else at least you’ve got your erm....health 👍👍👍👍👍🤣

Took my daughter to her visit Uni Open Day. She didn't like the Uni, the courses she was interested in or the accommodation. Strike 3 from 3. Only 9 more to go. Since I've worked or am working for most of them it's interesting seeing it from the other side. Although six hours in the car with the sun shining was a bit depressing.

Still nipped out Friday and rode Cwmcarn today so I reckon I'm about equal for the weekend - just missing that big dusty ride...

I’ve been away on my brother in laws stag do, have come back to a poorly wife so have spent the afternoon playing with my daughter in the garden. Will pop out for a cheeky lunchtime ride on the road bike tomorrow to make up for it.

Rugby league quarter final yesterday, and today;

Luckily I'm off till Fri night 😁

5 day old baby,  our first, and we can't get enough of him!

Had to go to the vets, one of my rats has a lump, probably a tumor which is getting operated on tomorrow.

Still recovering fro hernia repair surgery 6 weeks ago

been told it’ll be another 2 months 😩

but who knows,  it may be quicker for a gentle pootle on roads

Can't be arsed. May as well be honest.

congrats nedrapier 😀

Working/on-call so just the commute home this evening. I'm saving myself for Catalonia on Wednesday.

32 degrees and wall to wall blue skies.

So I'm trying to catch up on all the jobs I couldn't finish earlier in the year. Still had snow on the ground end of April.........

On the plus side, kids and other half are away tomorrow night and it's a bank holiday on Wednesday (and forecast is for low 20s).

walked to the pub for open mic evening...

Dad duties. Nappies. Wiping snot. Etc.

Ones near 4. The other is 12 months .bought a trailer for the hard tail. They hate it.

How about flown to Italy then 3 hour transfer to Bormio for the Stelvio Sportive only to wake feeling like shite with a chest infection. 🙁

imnotverygood - that was very bad luck and presumably you didn't ride?  My son did the long route, he phoned me and said the climbs were brutal with some being 20%.  Weather was good and plenty of snow at the summits.

Eldest stepdaughter gave birth to our second granddaughter a week ago today,  3 and a half weeks premature, emergency C--section, strep B and sepsis.

They both came home today after the scariest, most stressful week of all our lives.

Grace Jean is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Held her for the first time today and didn't want to let her go.

Been looking after her four (nearly five granddad!) year old sister, took her swimming today and played in the park. She's been an absolute star.

Sorry for being an arse with people, I had to take it out on someone.

Scotroutes and Jimjam, my abject apologies. I'll message you and apologise personally.

Heartfelt congrats to you all Rusty, must feel incredible to have come through it

Work travel. 🙁

Mexico City yesterday, Monterrey today, back to Mexico City on Tuesday, then home on Thursday night. Exhausted. Will be too late/jetlagged to ride on Friday, so praying for good weather on the weekend!

Thank you Dave.

Do you actually get any time to enjoy or see much of these places Flashy?

Must be a bit frustrating if just airport/work/hotel?

Sometimes, Rusty. Had a nice day off in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago and a day meandering around Hong Kong before my flight down there, for example.  However, on some trips, it's airport, taxi, hotel, meetings, taxi, hotel, taxi, airport, repeat.  Like this one. 🙁

Lovely to read your news above, by the way!

Spent all weekend jet washing the patio and paths, then replacing all the knackered grout with new stuff. Built the wife and boy their new Calibre Saw's and was supposed to go for a family ride to test them. By the time we were all ready, someone had to stay in for the Ocado delivery... 🤬

Full suspension and brake replacement on my ageing 14 year old BMW Touring.

4x dampners, 4x spring, 4x tie rods, 2x track rods, 2x control arms, 2x control arm bushings, 4x ARB bushings, 2x callipers, 2x sensors, 2x discs = 26 hours of back breaking/damaging work.

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Already booked a day at the Hay Festival.  I will admit to a few wistful glances up at the Black Mountains though.

Broke my big toe 2 weeks ago interfacing it brutally with a tree stump on a trail in Staunton.  Have now had to sit patiently twice at the PABA café in the FoD while my son went off for a ride.

At least the weather was nice!

Shock died on the Jenn Ride so has been off for repair.

Got it back Friday and was looking forward to a spin this weekend. Shock now holds no air so back it goes.

Is sad.

Had Friday off, made the floor for my shepherds hut AM, helped my Dad get stuff organised for a show and moved his vintage tractor PM.

Spent Saturday morning helping Dad again, then got my bike all prepped for Sunday morning and went to help a friend shear his sheep. Hand got smacked into a gate, swollen up, probably broken something, off to A&E today......

Tried to top up tubeless sealant, couldn't get it to hold air again after, put bike back in shed and played video games all weekend.

Spent the weekend in the Peak District and the Colne Valley but was sans bike, very disappointed (mind you it's quite steep around the Colne Valley!)

Lots of cyclists and motorbikes around, good few days for it. Managed to get a few walks in though and the kids 'conquered' Win Hill no problem (although it was windless, hot and humid!)

Moving house - missed out on a 60 mile charity ride too, which was very annoying!

Because I woke up at 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning with a terrible pain in one of my bollocks.  Checked the internet and gave it a couple of days but by Saturday, it was the size of an egg and the painkillers weren't working.  Went off to see the G-Docs and got given some antibiotics which so far, have done nothing at all.  Trying to get an appt with my usual GP but they don't make it easy 🙁

Just finishing a bad cough I have had for 4 weeks 🙁 Been riding my electric unicycle instead as it requires no effort.