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  1. RabH

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Cheers Dave, I should have known better at this time of year to charge all the batteries fully! Lesson learned, my legs are like lead today... 😂
  2. RabH

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    With the decent weather holding out I just had to make the most of it before it goes downhill again! I took my 3 batteries for this one, 2 fully charged and 1 charged to 80% which in hindsight was a mistake as you will find out if you read on... I set off at first light just after 8am with a...
  3. RabH

    2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    I finally got 2025 underway after 18 days of dangerous conditions, yesterday it was very wet and very windy and 10C so it did a good job of clearing most of the ice! One of my back roads still had ice about 3" thick but thankfully it wasn't right across the road so it was safe to continue! After...
  4. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Well done on passing 3000 miles Dave, nicely done sir! 👍 Snowy day here so no chance of any cycling, Happy New Year everyone!
  5. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    The next few days are looking truly awful so 2024 has come to a close, my final stats for the year! 6561 miles covered from only 87 rides, in what was our worst year of weather ever! Average distance 75.4miles Elevation gain 423,098ft (438,557ft in 2020 so not my best but that was from 151...
  6. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Back on my local roads today for a very hilly ride, thankfully much lighter winds this time! It was very mild for the time of year, around 9C and pretty murky and overcast with a low cloud ceiling! The wind was from the SW and around 15-20mph so I headed east to Armadale where I took the back...
  7. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Thanks Dave, Merry Christmas everyone!
  8. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Thank you, I would say 90% bike... ;)
  9. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    My bike made it past 36000 miles and my yearly mileage surpassed 6500 miles today! I have been waiting for 10 days to get back out on the bike to make it to 36000 miles overall and reach 6500 miles for the year on the same ride, the weather at home was truly awful but I saw an opportunity to...
  10. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    A rare Saturday ride, with 50mph gusts coming tomorrow and Monday I just had to get out today while it was rideable! The weather during the week was truly awful with 3 days of freezing fog! This morning there was black ice everywhere but by midday the temp had reached 5C so I deemed it safe and...
  11. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Another nice day for a bike ride, only 4C with a chilly but light northerly wind! Yet another big climbing day which is the best way to keep warm at this time of year, I waited until 11.45am to head out as the morning was better for walking with a risk of ice around! I made my way out to...
  12. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    It wasn't really Stefan, only 16.7mph average while my last ride was 17.4mph average! ;)
  13. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    We have more nasty weather approaching but it was ok this morning so I didn't hesitate and set off just after 9am with a SSE wind around 20mph, I decided to head into the wind which was around 22 miles down to Lesmahagow! It was another day of big climbs and big descents which suits me just...
  14. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    A trouble free ride today, my new tyre is due to arrive tomorrow and with this afternoon being so nice I had to get out! I actually found a small hole in my damaged tyre which I'm sure had a thorn in it, so I used a tyre boot to be safe and did a few circuits around town before chancing a longer...
  15. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    6500 should be easily achievable but of course the weather could play a part! I hope I get many more years of use Dave, I'm approaching 36000 and would love to take it to 50000 at least! I pulled my tyre off today and for the life of me I can't find anything that would have caused the punctures...
  16. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    A challenging but record breaking ride! I finally had a decent morning for cycling with no danger of ice, 6C with a blustery 25mph southerly wind! It was a very dull overcast day but it was dry, my plan was to do 50-60 miles which would leave me with only 20 or so miles to break my record of...
  17. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    After 12 days of crazy weather it was time to get the bike back out for a much needed ride, I have enjoyed some nice walks in the past 12 days but the bike is way more fun! When I looked at the forecast last night it was showing light winds with a less than 5% chance of rain, of course when I...
  18. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    5 inches of snow here on Saturday and it was totally gone by Sunday, 13C overnight so its no wonder it was gone...now we have 50mph winds approaching!
  19. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Awesome video PD, that looked like a lot of fun! 👍 That Norco is a beast, looks like it can tackle anything except doing a limbo under a log...;) We got a few inches of snow today but it has turned to slush now, thankfully its not going to freeze tonight or that would have been horrendous! I'm...
  20. RabH

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    No snow here but boy is it cold, lovely crisp weather for walking though!
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