The "Where did you ride your bike today?" Thread...

[RedheadDane]

I haven't riddenwhere yet. However, later today I'll be riding out to my younger sister's house.
Which... is gonna be a bit of a challenge, considering that, while I've been there before, I've never actually gone there by bike.
If you see me by the roadside of Tour of Slovenia, you'll know I got slightly lost...

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

I was going to the recycling center on my city bike, basket full of glass containers, minding my own business etc., when a group of cyclists passing me decided to make fun. I mean, a woman in a dress on a bike, clearly running errands? Hilarious. Look how slow!

In an ideal world, I would have caught up with and passed them on the hill, but, well, city bike. Also, I am a mature adult above such petty competition.

Otherwise great weather, wind from south west, 22°C and sunny. Enjoyed the ride.

 

[Gear&Grin]

Sometimes it can seem like no-one on this forum actually likes bikes or bike riding, what with the constant arguing, the discussions in the clinic and the focus on the pro racing, but I know many people here do ride and surely must enjoy it! So lets have a thread where we just discuss the simple joys of riding our bikes, including pictures/videos if you've got em.

Yesterday was a bank holiday here in Scotland, so I got out for a single speed ride with a friend of mine. 66 inch gear and 45 miles heading North from Glasgow to Drymen over Queens View, across to Balloch on the shores of Loch Lomond and back through Dumbarton and Old Kilpatrick to my local cycling cafe. Nothing really tough, no more than 10-12% gradient at any point (usually around 6% I think) and a pretty constant headwind until we turned back East but blazing sunshine, very few cars and the simple pleasure of riding a bike. Was an easy ride averaging about 26-28kmh, could probably have run a longer gear but I don't have any other freewheels! The guy I was out with is older and slower so I spent a good amount of time in the wind but it was great fun and a single gear seems to make you settle at a pace and just enjoy the scenery around you. I find myself reaching for this bike a lot at the moment, sometimes getting out on the road bike can feel too much like training with little attention paid to where I am and more attention to heart rate and speed (and traffic of course!).

That's my Lemond Fillmore behind the bench.

Hopefully this thread doesn't just turn into my cycling blog, so everyone please share! You never know, you may find you connect with people who you completely disagree with on other parts of the forum...

Have, you ever been to Norway for a ride. I think the landscape are pretty similar to yours in Scotland. There are many beautiful trips to make around here. Especially now in the northern when you there is light all night, and you could actually travel all day.

I would like to maybe share some routes with you?