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  1. RabH

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

    A beautiful but very windy day, around 12C and a southerly wind around 30-35mph! I decided to head south and fight the wind to enjoy a tailwind on the way back, it was hard going at times and the crosswinds were insane sometimes! I stuck to the back roads as much as possible, making my way down...
  2. RabH

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

    We had signs of Spring for the first time today with very mild temps, of course the winds had returned also! Just 3 layers and thin gloves for a nice change, shame the weather forecast turned out to be a total joke though! It was showing sunny intervals throughout the day with a less than 5%...
  3. RabH

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

    I hope you catch a break with your weather soon Dave, looking at your last post its easy to see why you are stuck on 6 miles! Thank you Jeremy, just 14 rides so an average of 74 miles! When the nice days come along I like to make the most of them...
  4. RabH

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

    I needed 82 miles to reach 1000 for the year and today was a perfect cycling day so I set off with the intention of bagging another imperial century! It was a frosty start with light winds for a nice change, the temp was set to rise to 8C which is really mild for February! I decided I would head...
  5. RabH

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

    It has got to be done, triggers my OCD... 😂
  6. RabH

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

    They changed the allowable size of the photos so you need to reduce the size of your images to upload them now, around 1.3mb I believe!
  7. RabH

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

    You know me Dave, I like my hills... ;)
  8. RabH

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

    Yesterday we had another storm with winds around 60mph and torrential rain most of the day! Today was so much nicer but still very windy, around 30-35mph with gusts over 40mph at times! The wind was from the SW and the temp was a balmy 9C! With such a strong wind I had to choose my route very...
  9. RabH

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

    Thankfully my morning chores were over and done with just after 10am so that freed up a bit more time for my ride today, once again that chilly easterly wind was still hounding us and it was around 20-25mph today! I decided to head into the wind and brave the cold all the way to South...
  10. RabH

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

    I'm not falling for that one, sun in England? 😂
  11. RabH

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

    Me and my bike are getting on a bit, I will be 67 and the bike will be 7 next month so we need to take it easy... ;) Will we continue to take it easy though? not a chance!😂
  12. RabH

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

    Our weather this week isn't looking very inviting at all, except for Wednesday but I have things to do in the morning so it will be an afternoon ride only! Today we had snow flurries all morning, with the afternoon supposed to be improving so I was keeping an eye on things and hoping I would...
  13. RabH

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

    I hope you will get back to normal soon, Stefan! 🤞
  14. RabH

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

    Yes those easterlies are bitingly cold, I had 6 layers on and heated gloves... ;) The photgraphic evidence is there, the sheep are lit up by the sun...if you look closely you can see the shadow!😛
  15. RabH

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

    I managed a 66 mile ride on Tuesday in bitterly cold and overcast conditions, once again we had a very cold 30mph easterly wind blowing which I took advantage of on the way home! Today I had planned a ride of around 75 miles down to Muirkirk in East Ayrshire, my attempt to ride there last week...
  16. RabH

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

    I've had a bit of a head cold the past couple of days but I was feeling fine and with a really nice forecast today I just had to get out, I had a rough route planned in my head which would take me into Ayrshire for the first time this year! Light winds from the SE but a chilly 3C when I set off...
  17. RabH

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

    A very mild but very wild day, 10C and gusty winds around 40mph from the south! Very different from windless Friday...I wasn't sure about venturing out today but very glad I chanced it, the forecast was showing a 50% chance of rain but with the mild temp I just went for it and my luck was in as...
  18. RabH

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

    Yes I'm in the central lowlands but a very hilly part of them!
  19. RabH

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

    During my last ride I had the issue with the bolt on my rear rack and mudguard and the bike didn't feel right during the ride which I put down the missing bolt, I decided to give it a thorough checkover and discovered my rear wheel bearings were totally shot! They are only about 14 months old...
  20. RabH

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

    The forecast wasn't looking the best today but as the day progressed it looked much more promising and just before midday I set off with the some blue skies making a welcome appearance! The wind was from the NW and about 15-20mph and a temp of 5C, pretty nice for late January! I had a route...
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