Rides 2014 -- add yours

[Danneaux]

*Excellent* timing, I'd say, Andre!

A real treat to see a window on your world today. Thanks for the photo and ride account.

Best,

Dan. (...where it is mixed fluffy white clouds and blue skies at the moment with showers forecast for this afternoon)

[jags]

well captured andre weather up my end is not much better but very warm are ever going to get a bit of sunshine.

[brummie]

Where Jags and I live, you're always chasing the hole in the rain. But it's not always that well-defined!

Here in Cumbria where I live it just rains on the (w)hole ! 

[JimK]

One thing after another, but very few of them on the bike, sad to say. 12 days since my last ride, but I finally got back out today for a short ride. A bit of a break through adventure, too! There are some woods back of here that held promise of traversibility... today I made it through! Did have to walk a few tricky places, but just ten or twenty feet. Marathon Supremes on mud and gravel - not ideal. But I am not sure that knobbier tires would have helped much.   

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/409901738

[JimK]

sitting and working all day long... generally I don't like to ride on a Saturday evening, the roads are just too dangerous! But now I have opened up the territory through the woods back of here... it's not grand adventure through Tadjikistan, but it's a bike ride!

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/413115894
http://s140.photobucket.com/user/kukulaj/library/Nomad/jockey%20hill%202014-05-10

the puddles can be deeper than they look!

[Andre Jute]

Your own Land Rover assault course!

[David Simpson]

Jim --

Those are the kinds of "roads" that I love to ride on.  There is something about riding amongst the trees that is good for the soul.  And even though you do not ride as fast as on a smooth road, the fun per mile/km is much higher, so that you actually enjoy the trip better.  I know some cyclists prefer going fast on the roads, but I'm all about the enjoyment of the journey.

One question: What is the white tape(?) on your forks, chainstay, seatstay next to the tires?  Reflective tape?

- Dave

[jags]

Heading off to watch the giro very shortly it will be passing through my town but i'm heading out the road to get a better view.



jags.

[Andre Jute]

Heading off to watch the giro very shortly it will be passing through my town but i'm heading out the road to get a better view.

Don't get on road, Anto. Those maniacs will run you over. (Says he now he's retired. http://coolmainpress.com/BICYCLETourofIrelandwithLance&Andre.pdf )

[jags]

hah i actually think the weather was worse,i got soaked to the bone but it was great to see,
the speed of these top racers is unbelievable they just eat up the road.only managed to get one photo.dan is off on his travels so if andre or jim wants to post it here great ive no idea how to do it.

anto.

[rualexander]

Local ride today, first half warm and sunny, second half very wet and cold, including some thunder and hailstones.
Photos taken about ten minutes before the downpour started.

[Andre Jute]

hah i actually think the weather was worse,i got soaked to the bone but it was great to see,
the speed of these top racers is unbelievable they just eat up the road.only managed to get one photo.dan is off on his travels so if andre or jim wants to post it here great ive no idea how to do it.

[jags]

 excellent Andre thanks for that, look at the weather mental or what, that was around 2pm lashed rain most of the day.anyway thats the 5 man break that stayed away until 6 km from the finish in dublin.
i enjoyed it ever though the weather was dire and got soaked to the skin .

jags.

[bikerta]

Looks miserable Anto, we were lucky here no rain at all, just windy. Didn't you borrow your wife's umbrella this time? 

[jags]

left in in the car  what a geek.
i sure hope those lads get better weather when they head back to italy


anto.