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had planned to ride over the Butter tubs today ... but after i left Richmond the rain started , jacket on and time for a re-think. thought it best to stay low in the valley so headed for the Dales bike centre to get a bacon+egg sarnie and coffee, and pick another route. Decided to ride the Swale...

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todays little jaunt ... had not decided exactly my route while eating my porridge, had it down to choice of 2 and would make my mind up once i got to the start of both at Darlington. picked the shorter route as the wind was getting blustery ...lol headed out by the Stadium and on to Neasham-low...

a trip to the seaside ... through the lanes to Thorpe-thewels to pick up the Wynyard cycle route (ncn1 )...then picked up the castle eden walk way (ncn14 ) which takes you past Hart station, then on the outskirts of Hartlepool. made my way to the marina, past the Museum to pick up the promenade...

Wednesday`s ride... first ride in 2 weeks ... @bikingdad90 was in need of a Garmin mount i had a spare rather than post seemed easier to drop it of as he was just 18 miles away (as you do).... from his i headed over to the rusty bike café at Swainby were i had a slight problem ,it was closed. so...

had to re-configure the auto downshift on my supercharger as it was not doing its job lol . so today was just a short ride to check all is well and things are running smooth. so i popped out and headed to one of my fav coffee stops which is just 5 miles away. after my cake +coffee i saw it was...

how was the knee Dave ?

no particular destination in mind just head out and picked my way along the less busy roads then i got the urge for a snack so popped out to barny for a bacon buttie with chips .. back through Winston and Eppleby where i had my usual coffee and scone+jam ,took the scenic route back through...

was to be a short trip to collect 2 locks i had ordered for my and karons e-bikes (needed them keyed the same as the other locks).decided to go via the ncn 715 picking it up at Bishop Aucland just over the Newton gap viaduct ,which now is also the entrance for Kynren . not used this route in...

hi welcome aboard always good to have another Brit ...😁

after Mondays epic ride ..needed to loosen the old legs up so just a short trip to Barnard castle via off road route and back lanes, as it was not as warm thought it would be ok to call in at my fav coffee stop the Teesdale Tea Room . .excellent staff and good grub .came back via a short section...

yesterdays ride ... well thought i had worked it out ok mileage=twin batteries :rolleyes::rolleyes: . used my usual cyclists lanes to get to Hawes Piercebridge- Aldbrough- st-John- over the A66 -Richmond -Redmire- Askrigg- Hawes . it was very busy and queues so had a bannana while sat outside...

short ride today to Spennymoor to visit a mate went the scenic route ,also used part of the Auckland way. a lovely stretch of old railway line . just 21 miles but really enjoyed it :D:D Lunch Ride | Ride | Strava

did a few jobs in garden yesterday . so had a free day so decided to pop out for coffee+cake as you do. just went the scenic route ^_^ out to shildon along the cyclepath to pick up the off road route (part of the W2W) towards Langton -Little Newsham to join the A67 to drop into Barnard Castle...

starting to like this not working thing ...🤣🤣 just a short one today .. called in to see the boss as she is working from home and looking after her mum (Dementia) and sounded down last night. Aycliffe-Great Stainton-Redmarshall-over the A177 at Thorpe Thewles-Wolviston-Billingham. retraced my...

got the e-bikes back yesterday (both been full serviced) had a latish start so thought after the last few ride it was time for an easy run out so picked the old Darlington 50 miler route which is flattish, went the quiet road into darlo out to Croft-on-tees- Neasham over the river...

after 2 days working on garden seat(disassembled re-paint then reassemble).. thought it was time for a little jaunt, been a while since i had climbed over the Stang (Stang Forrest) so made my way via Piercebridge-Hutton Magna to cross the A66 at the Rokeby Inn-straight throgh to Barningham...

just a nice easy ride today in the sunshine after Tuesdays epic,.. on my normal loop towards barny -winston -and back through Eppleby for coffee and scone then headed for Darlington as i needed to be over by the A167 for my other coffee stop at cozy coffee. realised when in Darlington that my...

another nice sunny day.... up early and out as i had to be back before 4pm (walking group meet)... a few mates did the butter tubs yesterday so not been that way in ages thought lets give it a go, went via Piecebridge- Aldbrough St john Richmond past the ranges where the army boys were blowing...

have been wanting to try the e-bike on Rosedale chimney ever since it arrived ..so today i got karon to drop me off at Gt Ayton. headed out through Kildale then on towards Westerdale with a nice couple of 14% and 20% to warm me up before the big one. lol ...took a breather at Ralph`s Cross...