2020 : Our Rides in Words, Photos & Videos

[Chargeride]

Wife took the kayak across a Welsh aquaduct...which is nothing to do with ebikes except I took the bike to find youre not allowed to cycle across it.
So strike it off your list
I made a vid...but wont bore you with it.

 

[steve mercier]

Wife took the kayak across a Welsh aquaduct...which is nothing to do with ebikes except I took the bike to find youre not allowed to cycle across it.
So strike it off your list
I made a vid...but wont bore you with it.

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Did the Romans build that ?

 

[ChezCheese:)]

I was out this morning in my local area, no place really notable, but I went 19.1 miles, and the next ride I take (tomorrow morning), I'm going to roll the odometer past 1000 miles!

But the strange thing that happened was as I was whizzing downhill on a bit of 50mph highway, chugging uphill was - - I would swear it was him - - Stefan! I thought "Wow, Stefan really gets around!"

 

[Marci jo]

I was out this morning in my local area, no place really notable, but I went 19.1 miles, and the next ride I take (tomorrow morning), I'm going to roll the odometer past 1000 miles!

But the strange thing that happened was as I was whizzing downhill on a bit of 50mph highway, chugging uphill was - - I would swear it was him - - Stefan! I thought "Wow, Stefan really gets around!"

LOL Good one ChezCheese!
Yes, Stefan puts on the kilometers. Maybe he rode across Europe, then the Atlantic ocean, the across the entire U.S. Now THAT would be an impressive ride. Not likely since he only has two batteries lol

 

[Chargeride]

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Did the Romans build that ?

Ha..no, its not that old, Telford built it.

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Al P]

It's easy to see why bikes are not allowed on the aqueduct.

 

[Deleted member 18083]

Continuing the 'next to the water' theme* …
* In Stefan's case 'in the water'.

'Biomechanical Pelicans' by Christopher Trotter
South Bank, Brisbane River (looking upstream)​

• Foreground : Chris Trotter's playful 1995 artwork using found metal.
• Left : City Ferry – river crossings in Brisbane Central
• Right of Centre : CityCat – high speed commuter ferry
• Right : Captain Cook Bridge – motorway to/past city centre
• Centre : Goodwill Bridge – cyclists & pedestrians
• Left, mid-distance : South Bank Parklands – site of World Expo '88
• Right, mid-distance : bridge for pedestrians (& cyclists?) under construction

 

[RabH]

Everything fell into place today for my 100 mile attempt, I decided to set off at 5am to avoid the traffic and it worked perfectly! It was such an epic ride, a little misty and foggy at first but thankfully the sun soon burned that off and it turned out to be a beautiful day with just light winds so I really picked the day for it! I had to make sure I saved enough battery for the last 20 miles of climbing, I finished with just 5% so I only just made it!

I actually still had about 63% left with 30 miles to go but my legs were starting to feel it so I turned the assist up to basic/active which ate up the battery! I have now covered 10,223 miles but my evo odometer just reached 10,000 today so I decide to capture it! I went crazy with photos today but I have cut them down a bit as there are just too many...I will split them up between 2 posts!

I got pulled over by the police today I thought they were going to give me a speeding ticket It was just to warn me about this abnormal load!

@Stefan Mikes Look no fences

 

[RabH]

The remainder of my photos! I will sleep well tonight I think!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Congratulations RabH! David you made me smile again!

Meanwhile "Greetings from the mountains!"

There is a Polish idiom used to thank someone in advance: "Thank you from the mountain!" So I thought I could "greet you from the mountain" although I decided to start riding only on Saturday morning. I'm exhausted with driving for 5 hours 50 minutes, of which 2 hours 50 mins were spent to only cover 90 km / 55 miles out of the total 423 km (264 mi) because the last miles were spend in mountainous area of Lower Silesia.

Silesia, the land once belonging to the Polish, the Czech, the Austrian and finally becoming a province of German Prussia (which only the last world war changed) is marvelous. Lower Silesia is hilly, green, misty, flowery, magical, with post-German architecture completely unknown in Central Poland. I'll try to be taking quality pictures since tomorrow. Now, the place I'm staying at (a hotel in Nowa Ruda/Neurode) doesn't offer any good view at the mountains.

I crossed the switchbacks of the Woliborska Pass not long time ago. I stopped at the Pass for several minutes and decided the first ride would be atop the Great Owl Mt. The Pass is the entry to the Owl Mts, and I liked it there!

Will post tomorrow.

Not the best view...

Main Square in Nowa Ruda.

Very hard to find some place to eat.

If anything else fails, you can always get a casserole. Good I had 10.50 in cash on me.

The latest Nobel Prize winner, the author Olga Tokarczuk (of Nowa Ruda) in schoolchildren portraits.

P.S. Eventually, I found a seemingly closed restaurant in the Main Square. It turned out they were taking takeaway orders anyway. So I had a pizza.

The baptism of Jesus Christ. A fountain in the Main Square (operating).

 

[Alaskan]

Everything fell into place today for my 100 mile attempt, I decided to set off at 5am to avoid the traffic and it worked perfectly! It was such an epic ride, a little misty and foggy at first but thankfully the sun soon burned that off and it turned out to be a beautiful day with just light winds so I really picked the day for it! I had to make sure I saved enough battery for the last 20 miles of climbing, I finished with just 5% so I only just made it!

I actually still had about 63% left with 30 miles to go but my legs were starting to feel it so I turned the assist up to basic/active which ate up the battery! I have now covered 10,223 miles but my evo odometer just reached 10,000 today so I decide to capture it! I went crazy with photos today but I have cut them down a bit as there are just too many...I will split them up between 2 posts!

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I got pulled over by the police today I thought they were going to give me a speeding ticket It was just to warn me about this abnormal load!

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@Stefan Mikes Look no fences

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What a grand ride and great accomplishment. You certainly live in an idyllic place for riding a bicycle. Thank you for all the beauty and adventure you have shared with us. I look forward to more.

 

[Alaskan]

Congratulations RabH! David you made me smile again!

Meanwhile "Greetings from the mountains!"

There is a Polish idiom used to thank someone in advance: "Thank you from the mountain!" So I thought I could "greet you from the mountain" although I decided to start riding only on Saturday morning. I'm exhausted with driving for 5 hours 50 minutes, if which 2 hours 50 mins were spent to only cover 90 km / 55 miles out of the total 423 km (264 mi) because the last miles were spend in mountainous area of Lower Silesia.

Silesia, the land once belonging to the Polish, the Czech, the Austrian and finally becoming a province of German Prussia (which only the last world war changed) is marvelous. Lower Silesia is hilly, green, misty, flowery, magical, with post-German architecture completely unknown in Central Poland. I'll try to be taking quality pictures since tomorrow. Now, the place I'm staying at (a hotel in Nowa Ruda/Neurode) doesn't offer any good view at the mountains.

I crossed the switchbacks of the Woliborska Pass not long time ago. I stopped at the Pass for several minutes and decided the first ride would be atop the Great Owl Mt. The Pass is the entry to the Owl Mts, and I liked it there!

Will post tomorrow.
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Not the best view...

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Main Square in Nowa Ruda.

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Very hard to find some place to eat.
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If anything else fails, you can always get a casserole. Good I had 10.50 in cash on me.

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The latest Nobel Prize winner, the author Olga Tokarczuk (of Nowa Ruda) in schoolchildren portraits.

Stefan, I really enjoy your sharing of the charms and beauty of Poland. It looks like a wonderful place to ride a bike!

 

[antboy]

LOL Good one ChezCheese!
Yes, Stefan puts on the kilometers. Maybe he rode across Europe, then the Atlantic ocean, the across the entire U.S. Now THAT would be an impressive ride. Not likely since he only has two batteries lol

Not entirely undoable?

 

[Cowlitz]

Ruh roh! Abort! Abort!

For those of you not familiar with road maintenance, this road is being chip sealed. Oil is spread on the road and loads of gravel on top of that. Cars compact the gravel (and often get windshields damaged) then the road might be swept off, or else the gravel is thrown off by the speeding vehicles. It is very unpleasant to ride on at this stage so I turned back from my planned route and went north.

This also explains the heavier traffic on the road to get here. Folks were avoiding driving on it as much as possible.

 

[Mulezen]

First ride since Monday (heat...illness). I went out about nine to cloudy skies with a few plump raindrops. Bring it on my parched pasture said though I had a dry 20mile excursion.

Not sure what's going on here. They also have five or six bikes mounted on a privacy fence (I posted it sometime in the past)

No fences here. The water in the air transmitted birdsongs even at speed.

Unlike the chickens in the distance (left top) I know why the bull wants to cross the road (see picture above)

 

[Chargeride]

Ruh roh! Abort! Abort!

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For those of you not familiar with road maintenance, this road is being chip sealed. Oil is spread on the road and loads of gravel on top of that. Cars compact the gravel (and often get windshields damaged) then the road might be swept off, or else the gravel is thrown off by the speeding vehicles. It is very unpleasant to ride on at this stage so I turned back from my planned route and went north.

This also explains the heavier traffic on the road to get here. Folks were avoiding driving on it as much as possible.

Ive ridden a freshly chipped rd a few years back and my tyres were covered in gravel and tar which proceeded to fly off as I built up speed.
It stained my brand new stonewash jeans!

 

[Mulezen]

They do that sort of paving on my Central VA country roads. I count myself lucky when I pass through a patch in my car then note to avoid On my bike. Last year I rode up to a lane closure...a familiar stretch with a curvy little uphill bit coming up. The flag man waved us on, me and the two cars I let pass...easy to see what’s coming...The other flag man let loose his charges too quickly and I ended up in the steaming tar...cars passing waving at me with smileS aplenty...none returned.
Today (above pictures) I was taking pictures of The Kenbell Farm when a woman pulled up from the farm road, stopped and rolled down her window. I had to move closer several times to make out what she was saying...me and my hearing aids no doubt. Anyway she wanted to point me towards a nearby store “since it was hot.” I replied I lived nearby and she laughed.”A local too, Five Bikes in my house hold. See you on the roads.”

 

[Alaskan]

It was somewhat chilly today with the ride south on Chuckanut drive at 60 degrees with a blustery SW head wind. The clouds cleared and the wind turned around just in time for me to head back north on the return leg home. Oh well, still a lovely ride. I tried out the new 30 degree swept back Surly Terminal handlebar that I added to deal with persistent numbness and tingling in my left hand after about 10 miles. It worked! At least a 60% reduction in numbness. I also added a Supernova M99 Pro 45. It is a beast of a light with a strong daytime running light. I haven't had it out in the dark yet.

 

[RabH]

Ruh roh! Abort! Abort!

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For those of you not familiar with road maintenance, this road is being chip sealed. Oil is spread on the road and loads of gravel on top of that. Cars compact the gravel (and often get windshields damaged) then the road might be swept off, or else the gravel is thrown off by the speeding vehicles. It is very unpleasant to ride on at this stage so I turned back from my planned route and went north.

This also explains the heavier traffic on the road to get here. Folks were avoiding driving on it as much as possible.

They do a surface dressing here before winter and its horrendous for bikes because its basically loose gravel, one time I was riding my motorbike and came across it and stupidly decided to continue on and the next thing my front wheel picked up one of the stones and it smacked me right in the centre of my visor! I could easily have lost an eye if I had been riding with my visor up! Its supposed to make the roads more grippy in winter but its totally lethal for anybody on two wheels!

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I had a situation in the Table Mountains Mistakenly took a hiking-only trail... Survived. More pics on Monday.