Chargeride
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Im sure they do it on purpose.
2023 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
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Chargeride
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Readytoride
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- Virginia
I'll match your Cat In The Hat and raise you a Conehead.
RabH
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Not the nicest day but I was determined to get out, with 50 mph winds forecast for tomorrow the fog and mist wasn't keeping me indoors! The wind was straight from the south and only around 10mph so I headed north for the Campsie Hills, when I reached the turnoff for the Tak Ma Doon road which is the steepest climb up over the hills I was in two minds about it due to the conditions but I decided to chance it and it paid off!
At the top of the climb at 1100ft, not much to see other than the bike
It was one of those days when cycling glasses were useless, I was wishing I was wearing them down the big descent though as my eyes were streaming at 40mph! Normally at the bottom of the descent I take a left turn and head for the other end of the Campsie Hills but it looked so murky I decided to go straight on at the crossroads towards Bannockburn (some of you may have heard of a wee fight that took place here back in 1314
) I forgot how awesome this road was as I haven't used it in this direction for many years! I almost crashed my motorbike on this very road many years ago, there was a big pile of loose gravel strewn across the road and my front wheel hit it at around 40mph but thankfully I kept control and lived to fight another day!This is what the road is like for around 6 miles, its such a blast to ride!
Its all twists and turns and ups and downs with some really nice descents to enjoy! I even caught a little break in the weather and could actually see the trees...
Love this descent, it looks almost flat in the photo!
I arrived in Bannockburn and headed south for home, the wind had picked up now so I had a 20mph headwind to contend with! I was heading towards Denny and passed Forsyths yard and had to grab some photos of the heavy equpiment, my dad used to call on them to recover his trucks back in the day! Its nice to see they are still operating after almost 60 years, they used to have a big fleet of recovery trucks though but these days they only offer crane hire as far as I know!
My bike isn't really that heavy when you compare it to these goliaths!
I continued south to Bonnybridge and took to the back roads to Falkirk, passing the herd of deer again up the big climb!
Very narrow roads here but almost no traffic to contend with, other than farm machinery!
My bike was absolutely filthy now but it looks clean here, photos do lie
I quickly passed through Falkirk and was on the road to Slammanan where I would take to the narrow back roads again, around 10 miles from home now and getting a little weary after Sundays big ride so I upped the assistance to level 3 for the climbs!
A very welcome flat road for a bit!
It was probably not the best idea to take on another 4000ft of climbing so I was very glad of the second battery to get me home in good time! Another great ride depsite the conditions, the bike got a good clean as it was caked with mud! The mudguards do a really great job though, I can just imagine the mess I would be in without them...
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DaveMatthews
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Another Crackberry enthusiast?I don't know how I would have made it through the brutal winter without our roller trainer. Wait a minute...we still have another 5 weeks until it's officially spring.
Not quite as sublime as cycling in Spain but watching videos of our past rides gives us something to look forward to.
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Prairie Dog
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I think that the Cat should get bonus points for being so matchy-matchy plus he's Canadian!
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Prairie Dog
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Surroundings shrouded in fog adds a touch of intrigue to the ride. I’m still envious that you’re able to choose from a broad range of routes (from your doorstep) to suit your preference and conditions at most given times. Well done!View attachment 147105
Not the nicest day but I was determined to get out, with 50 mph winds forecast for tomorrow the fog and mist wasn't keeping me indoors! The wind was straight from the south and only around 10mph so I headed north for the Campsie Hills, when I reached the turnoff for the Tak Ma Doon road which is the steepest climb up over the hills I was in two minds about it due to the conditions but I decided to chance it and it paid off!
At the top of the climb at 1100ft, not much to see other than the bike
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It was one of those days when cycling glasses were useless, I was wishing I was wearing them down the big descent though as my eyes were streaming at 40mph! Normally at the bottom of the descent I take a left turn and head for the other end of the Campsie Hills but it looked so murky I decided to go straight on at the crossroads towards Bannockburn (some of you may have heard of a wee fight that took place here back in 1314
This is what the road is like for around 6 miles, its such a blast to ride!
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Its all twists and turns and ups and downs with some really nice descents to enjoy! I even caught a little break in the weather and could actually see the trees...
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Love this descent, it looks almost flat in the photo!
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I arrived in Bannockburn and headed south for home, the wind had picked up now so I had a 20mph headwind to contend with! I was heading towards Denny and passed Forsyths yard and had to grab some photos of the heavy equpiment, my dad used to call on them to recover his trucks back in the day! Its nice to see they are still operating after almost 60 years, they used to have a big fleet of recovery trucks though but these days they only offer crane hire as far as I know!
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My bike isn't really that heavy when you compare it to these goliaths!
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I continued south to Bonnybridge and took to the back roads to Falkirk, passing the herd of deer again up the big climb!
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Very narrow roads here but almost no traffic to contend with, other than farm machinery!
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My bike was absolutely filthy now but it looks clean here, photos do lie
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I quickly passed through Falkirk and was on the road to Slammanan where I would take to the narrow back roads again, around 10 miles from home now and getting a little weary after Sundays big ride so I upped the assistance to level 3 for the climbs!
A very welcome flat road for a bit!
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It was probably not the best idea to take on another 4000ft of climbing so I was very glad of the second battery to get me home in good time! Another great ride depsite the conditions, the bike got a good clean as it was caked with mud! The mudguards do a really great job though, I can just imagine the mess I would be in without them...
Yep, gone the way of the Dodo, I'm afraid. Call me retro but it hasn’t let me down yet and I’ve always appreciated the presence of a physical keyboard. The only other device I know of that’s comparable to my Key1 might be the Unihertz Titan.
DaveMatthews
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I think my fav was the Passport. What a great phone!Surroundings shrouded in fog adds a touch of intrigue to the ride. I’m still envious that you’re able to choose from a broad range of routes (from your doorstep) to suit your preference and conditions at most given times. Well done!
Yep, gone the way of the Dodo, I'm afraid. Call me retro but it hasn’t let me down yet and I’ve always appreciated the presence of a physical keyboard. The only other device I know of that’s comparable to my Key1 might be the Unihertz Titan.
Jeremy McCreary
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- Carlsbad, CA
Well, the only thing better than a ride through one State Beach (SB) campground is a ride through two — in today's case, Carlsbad and San Elijo. The latter's in Cardiff-By-The-Sea, a small beach community wedged between Encinitas and Solana Beach at the San Elijo Lagoon.
At the south end of the Carlsbad SB campground, I jumped onto the Coast Highway (US 101) headed south. First stop was Moonlight Beach at the foot of B Street in Encinitas (Spanish for small live oaks). From there almost to Cardiff, I kept to the quiet city streets and alleys closest to the ocean. Every block or so, the City of Encinitas had built a small bluff-top "viewpoint" featuring beautiful plantings and benches with commanding beach and ocean vistas.
Partly exposed below several of these viewpoints were oddly grooved rocky flats or "benches" planed off by sediment-laden storm waves. Sea gulls worked and bathed in the tide pools within the grooves.
At K Street, I had to swing back onto the Coast Highway to get around the large campus belonging to the Encinitas Temple of the Self-Realization Fellowship, a religious organization. At the west end of the campus is a bluff-top Meditation Garden open to the public by reservation only. The south end overlooks -- what else? -- Swami's Beach, a very popular surfing break. Having already achieved self-realization by bicycle, I moved on.
A little further south, I came to a long, very steep paved ramp down to the beach. Halfway down was an active shrine to a young man (dead surfer?) and a crude stairway to permanent lifeguard Tower 19.
The bottom of the ramp offered a fine view north to Swami's Beach and a sobering look back up. PAS 3/9 did the trick.
Next came the San Elijo SB campground overlooking the Pacific to the west and the rapidly flowing mouth of the San Elijo Lagoon to the south. The lagoon is the estuary of Escondido Creek, a major stream with headwaters near the large inland city of the same name.
The protected waters offshore here belong to the Swami's State Marine Conservation Area.
Beyond the lagoon was Cardiff SB and South Cardiff SB. The latter's a favorite because it's (a) a long sandy strand at road level, and (b) one of only 2 North County beaches allowing dogs — the other being my favorite place on Earth, the Del Mar Dog Beach. Portable guard towers awaited tourist season in the parking lot.
From there, it was the next U-turn south, about a mile into Solana Beach, and then straight home, no photos. Near the Cardiff-Encinitas line, my phone battery died. Plugged into the USB port on my display to charge it, but couldn't restart RideWithGPS till a block from my house. The app filled in the missing ride segment with the suspiciously straight lines you see on the ride map above and at the end of the elevation profile below.
At the south end of the Carlsbad SB campground, I jumped onto the Coast Highway (US 101) headed south. First stop was Moonlight Beach at the foot of B Street in Encinitas (Spanish for small live oaks). From there almost to Cardiff, I kept to the quiet city streets and alleys closest to the ocean. Every block or so, the City of Encinitas had built a small bluff-top "viewpoint" featuring beautiful plantings and benches with commanding beach and ocean vistas.
Partly exposed below several of these viewpoints were oddly grooved rocky flats or "benches" planed off by sediment-laden storm waves. Sea gulls worked and bathed in the tide pools within the grooves.
At K Street, I had to swing back onto the Coast Highway to get around the large campus belonging to the Encinitas Temple of the Self-Realization Fellowship, a religious organization. At the west end of the campus is a bluff-top Meditation Garden open to the public by reservation only. The south end overlooks -- what else? -- Swami's Beach, a very popular surfing break. Having already achieved self-realization by bicycle, I moved on.
A little further south, I came to a long, very steep paved ramp down to the beach. Halfway down was an active shrine to a young man (dead surfer?) and a crude stairway to permanent lifeguard Tower 19.
The bottom of the ramp offered a fine view north to Swami's Beach and a sobering look back up. PAS 3/9 did the trick.
Next came the San Elijo SB campground overlooking the Pacific to the west and the rapidly flowing mouth of the San Elijo Lagoon to the south. The lagoon is the estuary of Escondido Creek, a major stream with headwaters near the large inland city of the same name.
The protected waters offshore here belong to the Swami's State Marine Conservation Area.
Beyond the lagoon was Cardiff SB and South Cardiff SB. The latter's a favorite because it's (a) a long sandy strand at road level, and (b) one of only 2 North County beaches allowing dogs — the other being my favorite place on Earth, the Del Mar Dog Beach. Portable guard towers awaited tourist season in the parking lot.
From there, it was the next U-turn south, about a mile into Solana Beach, and then straight home, no photos. Near the Cardiff-Encinitas line, my phone battery died. Plugged into the USB port on my display to charge it, but couldn't restart RideWithGPS till a block from my house. The app filled in the missing ride segment with the suspiciously straight lines you see on the ride map above and at the end of the elevation profile below.
Chargeride
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Cardiff by the Sea.
Sounds so funny, because the original Cardiff is by the sea, but its just called Cardiff.
Sounds so funny, because the original Cardiff is by the sea, but its just called Cardiff.
Jeremy McCreary
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Several hours up the coast, we also have beautiful Carmel-By-The-Sea. In the US alone, there are 11 other Cardiffs and 13 other Carmels. My theory is that they were trying to distance themselves from cities of the same name just close to the sea in New Jersey. ;^}
Stefan Mikes
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- Mazovia, Poland
Delayed Fat Thursday
As many of you know, we Poles celebrate the Fat Thursday by eating pączki and faworki. I was not motivated to follow the crowd on Thursday, so simply went for pączki on something I personally call "Fat Friday"
You can buy pączki on every single day in Poland. Why just on the Fat Thursday craze?
A traditional "Fat Friday" photo
Besides, I had to buy milk, too There is a funny Polish PUNK song called "Za daleko" (Too Far Away). The singer tells the story of living too far away from everything; for instance, it is too far away for him to buy milk. So he has to ride a bike, and return home alone. My own story! Since my Friday morning ride was...
Almost 17 km!
As many of you know, we Poles celebrate the Fat Thursday by eating pączki and faworki. I was not motivated to follow the crowd on Thursday, so simply went for pączki on something I personally call "Fat Friday"
You can buy pączki on every single day in Poland. Why just on the Fat Thursday craze?
A traditional "Fat Friday" photo
Besides, I had to buy milk, too
There is a funny Polish PUNK song called "Za daleko" (Too Far Away). The singer tells the story of living too far away from everything; for instance, it is too far away for him to buy milk. So he has to ride a bike, and return home alone. My own story! Since my Friday morning ride was...Almost 17 km!
Chargeride
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Remember my post about wind resistance...
Just sayin....
Just sayin....
Stefan Mikes
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"Are you riding with the tailwind?" asked a friend Roadie Staszek yesterday. He has always been giving me the advice to transport the bike far "into the wind" and then gain with the tailwind (this is how many Strava KOMs are recorded by road cyclists). It was the hurricane Otto blowing last night; I was afraid to set off for the Saturday ride; it is an attempt to commit suicide if the gale is too strong. Fortunately, the westerly wind somewhat relented by the morning.
It was not only me to get the idea of a train ride westwards. See two gravel bikes. One of them was a beautiful steel Marin and the other was a Giant. .
The wind was still very strong when I reached Łowicz (in the Land of Łódź) after an hour long train ride. A fence made of corrugated metal had fallen because of the hurricane and blocked the exit from the railway station tunnel! (I found a way to get out though).
The most of roads I rode eastwards were paved (although dilapidated in many places) but I also rode cobblestone or gravel (sometimes sandy). Here, a cobblestone road towards the Bridge in Patoki.
A wooden bridge over River Bzura in Patoki. The river was high and quite wide!
Sandy roads in the Land of Łódź. Such roads were slowing me down, and I was wasting precious tailwind riding there!
Picturesque meandering River Rawka near to its confluence with Bzura. I regret my wide-angle lens was not wide enough to show the nature of meandering! (Rawka is one of favourite kayaking rivers in the region).
A llama farm near to the border with Mazovia (my voivodeship).
Every photo-stop was just a waste of the wind! Once I got onto some paved roads, I was just sailing with the wind! I thought the maximum wind speed was 43 km/h (as you stop hearing the wind noise when you are riding exactly at the wind speed and can take a peek at the speedometer) but later Strava proved the wind gusts could we well in 50s km/h! See the proof:
My Vado 6.0 has its assistance limited to 45 km/h. As the figure of 46 kph has been taken from GPS, it indicates I potentially could ride even faster with that wind! (I was basically riding on the flat for the most of the journey).
As I decided to made the day the "Fat Saturday", I must ride to the Klimatyczna Cafe even if it meant not a small number of kilometres with the side wind. I ate as many as four pączki that were re-heated for a better taste. I felt so hungry!
It is good to mention I used a single battery of charge of 533 Wh, 100 -> 23%. Specialized Smart Control allows you setting the planned ride distance, expected elevation gain and desired % battery left at the end of the ride, and the assistance is being automatically adjusted. The average assistance was actually rather low as the tailwind contributed greatly to the ride!
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Jeremy McCreary
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What a great idea — let the train buck the headwind, and you take all the fun on the way back!
We have bike-friendly rail service paralleling the Coast Highway on a NNW trend while the prevailing onshore flow comes from the WNW at under 10 mph. Hence, mostly light side breezes on coastal rides nearly year-round. (The story in the higher rugged topography inland can be quite different.)
But thanks to you, I now know to keep an eye out for the exceptions (mostly winter Pacific storm and Santa Ana winds) and have my rail pass ready.
You asked earlier about the power you'd save with a given tailwind. Bicycling Science (Wilson, 3rd edition, 2004), the bible on power-speed relationships, provides a way to estimate that. Besides your ground speed and the component of wind speed in your forward direction, you'd need estimates of local air density, your frontal area, and your drag coefficient (basically a shape factor taking riding position into account). Wilson offers guidance on the latter 2 estimates, and the math is pretty easy.
Stefan Mikes
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- Mazovia, Poland
The "Sromów Route" Test Ride
While I am happy & proud to ride together with my cycling club, I do not want to forget old friends. The latter are often not the strongest riders, are not accustomed to long distance rides, and perhaps not able to ride long segments without taking a break. I found out a dozen of my friends would be willing to set off for a slow, friendly ride as soon as the weather becomes more clement. It is easy to plan a ride route. It is more difficult to answer yourself the question: "Would your friends be happy with the route you planned for them?" Therefore, the group leader has do do a test ride over the planned route in advance to find and eliminate its weak points!
Strong westerly wind continuing. Rode my Vado SL against headwind to the train station in Turbo to catch the train.
A cathedral basilica at the Old Market in Łowicz. The area around Łowicz is perceived as the model countryside for Central Poland. There is a famous annual Corpus Christi procession at the church shown here, with many participants wearing "Łowicz" folk garments.
Well... Just a funny place-name. "Srom" means... er... a "fanny" in Polish.
The Folk Museum in Sromów, or... "The Folk Museum of Fannies" was closed by the end of February. The Folk Museum is famous of wooden sculptures, especially mobile ones.
A panorama of River Bzura as seen from the bridge in Kompina.
The Inn in Bednary. I could feel the restaurant would serve proper countryside food as soon as I saw the place!
Soft beef, boiled beetroot, and groats plus vegetable salad. The model of the Polish countryside cuisine! The salad is in the national colours of Poland
I have skipped several pictures from the ride here just to show the essentials.
Beautiful Park and Palace in Nieborów. One of the most excellent art collections there! (Closed for winter).
The church (and restaurant) in Bolimów. The small town gave its name to the nearby Landscape Park.
The most exquisite "gravel bike freeway" of the Bolimów Landscape Park. A 7.7 km totally straight fire-road #33 made of excellent gravel. I hold Strava E-Bike Course Record and KOM titles there! (My brother was just unaware I was competing with him there!)
The Żyrardów Railway Station on the Warsaw-Vienna Railroad (1845).
This station is the most bike-unfriendly! No elevators allowing bikes, no ramps, only steep staircases. Good I took my lightweight Vado SL for the trip!
Ride Map. I rode for 77.9 km on that cold and windy but often sunny day!
While I am happy & proud to ride together with my cycling club, I do not want to forget old friends. The latter are often not the strongest riders, are not accustomed to long distance rides, and perhaps not able to ride long segments without taking a break. I found out a dozen of my friends would be willing to set off for a slow, friendly ride as soon as the weather becomes more clement. It is easy to plan a ride route. It is more difficult to answer yourself the question: "Would your friends be happy with the route you planned for them?" Therefore, the group leader has do do a test ride over the planned route in advance to find and eliminate its weak points!
Strong westerly wind continuing. Rode my Vado SL against headwind to the train station in Turbo to catch the train.
A cathedral basilica at the Old Market in Łowicz. The area around Łowicz is perceived as the model countryside for Central Poland. There is a famous annual Corpus Christi procession at the church shown here, with many participants wearing "Łowicz" folk garments.
Well... Just a funny place-name. "Srom" means... er... a "fanny" in Polish.
The Folk Museum in Sromów, or... "The Folk Museum of Fannies"
was closed by the end of February. The Folk Museum is famous of wooden sculptures, especially mobile ones.A panorama of River Bzura as seen from the bridge in Kompina.
The Inn in Bednary. I could feel the restaurant would serve proper countryside food as soon as I saw the place!
Soft beef, boiled beetroot, and groats plus vegetable salad. The model of the Polish countryside cuisine! The salad is in the national colours of Poland
I have skipped several pictures from the ride here just to show the essentials.
Beautiful Park and Palace in Nieborów. One of the most excellent art collections there! (Closed for winter).
The church (and restaurant) in Bolimów. The small town gave its name to the nearby Landscape Park.
The most exquisite "gravel bike freeway" of the Bolimów Landscape Park. A 7.7 km totally straight fire-road #33 made of excellent gravel. I hold Strava E-Bike Course Record and KOM titles there! (My brother was just unaware I was competing with him there!)
The Żyrardów Railway Station on the Warsaw-Vienna Railroad (1845).
This station is the most bike-unfriendly! No elevators allowing bikes, no ramps, only steep staircases. Good I took my lightweight Vado SL for the trip!
Ride Map. I rode for 77.9 km on that cold and windy but often sunny day!
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fooferdoggie
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we were in oregon city just riding around. its flat getting into it but on either side of the river you get a lot of hills and can have some serious grades. well we found this one we went down it riding the brakes as I did not know what the road was like and traffic my garmen GPS did not have time to get the grade so silly me talked the stoker into going back up it. bad mistake this was bad. by the time we hit the steepest part the gramin said 23% grade. with max assist on the bosch motor and me putting out 400 or so watts and I bet my wife too we just made it to the top and had to stop and rest on the cross street. I did not think we could do it and we just made it.
my heart rate peaked at 165 and my wife at 158 don't think we are trying that again it was not fun.
my heart rate peaked at 165 and my wife at 158 don't think we are trying that again it was not fun.
Djangodog
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- Claremont, NH
Winter in Northern New England can make a mess of a bike, but we had some good melting temperatures and some rain to wash a lot of the snow away, so the roads are for the most part clean and dry. Yesterday got up into the 40s, so I took the Canyon Grizl CF out for a ride, (not electric). I made the same ride today on Ole Sparky, (51 degrees F). I set the image size as high on the picture with the plaques so that they would be legible. Snow is forecast for Wednesday night into Thursday. False Spring was nice while it lasted.
Chargeride
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Finally got out on the bike, drove to Llangollen in Wales to ride the Panoramic walk and around the town.
This is the beginning of the ride, there is a very atmospheric ruined castle on that hill.
Dinas Bran
It overlooks the town I was going to try and ride up to it, but theres very strict no cycling signs and impossible kissing gates, so I resigned myself to viewing from afar, though sometimes that is more magical as the mind creates a better reality.
This is the town itself, the original Victorian trains have been refurbished and a beautiful steam locomotive pulls a tourist train from here through the hills and valleys.
Lots of bar riverside decking, perfect place to watch the canoeists and kayakers struggling through the rapids and shallow water while sipping a beer
Very Welsh, but a good mixture of local and tourist shops, nice chilled atmosphere.
It does get extremely busy in the summer, bikers from all over Europe turn up and takeover the place , is fun to go around spotting number plates.
Mostly German and French and then you see Estonia or Poland.
Im joking, all the cars are polish plates
Lots of lovely houses by the canal, this path actually takes you over the aquaduct, with 120ft drops
This is Valle Crucis Abbey, just outside the town, its strangely now in rhe grounds of a caravan park.
5 quid entrance fee, but it was closed and even climb in over fence proof
Overall a great day out, no bike problems, and as usual my desire to film everything and the access the bike gives, has me seeing all kinds of little things I would normally miss.
Including these stuck canoeists who were absolutely not getting some helpful advice from onlookers including
'has it run out of petrol mate'.
This is the beginning of the ride, there is a very atmospheric ruined castle on that hill.
Dinas Bran
It overlooks the town I was going to try and ride up to it, but theres very strict no cycling signs and impossible kissing gates, so I resigned myself to viewing from afar, though sometimes that is more magical as the mind creates a better reality.
This is the town itself, the original Victorian trains have been refurbished and a beautiful steam locomotive pulls a tourist train from here through the hills and valleys.
Lots of bar riverside decking, perfect place to watch the canoeists and kayakers struggling through the rapids and shallow water while sipping a beer
Very Welsh, but a good mixture of local and tourist shops, nice chilled atmosphere.
It does get extremely busy in the summer, bikers from all over Europe turn up and takeover the place , is fun to go around spotting number plates.
Mostly German and French and then you see Estonia or Poland.
Im joking, all the cars are polish plates
Lots of lovely houses by the canal, this path actually takes you over the aquaduct, with 120ft drops
This is Valle Crucis Abbey, just outside the town, its strangely now in rhe grounds of a caravan park.
5 quid entrance fee, but it was closed and even climb in over fence proof
Overall a great day out, no bike problems, and as usual my desire to film everything and the access the bike gives, has me seeing all kinds of little things I would normally miss.
Including these stuck canoeists who were absolutely not getting some helpful advice from onlookers including
'has it run out of petrol mate'.