Chargeride
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We had a dreadful yellow Bultaco trials bike for a bit, it took three people to start it.
2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
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Chargeride
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Went out in the ludicrous heat, took the train one stop to reduce my exposure.
Had the luckiest Drone circle in the woods, it missed every tree by inches.
At Ainsdale three coach loads of Orthodox jews turned up and all marched in two a breast single file to beach, the men reading the bible?, the women all wearing blue and white horzontal striped dresses, all identical, from grandmas to toddlers and matching bonnets.
Everyone just stood and watched them go by, I said to a woman nearby.
'Its like the handmaids tale'.
'Absolutely she replied'.
Had the luckiest Drone circle in the woods, it missed every tree by inches.
At Ainsdale three coach loads of Orthodox jews turned up and all marched in two a breast single file to beach, the men reading the bible?, the women all wearing blue and white horzontal striped dresses, all identical, from grandmas to toddlers and matching bonnets.
Everyone just stood and watched them go by, I said to a woman nearby.
'Its like the handmaids tale'.
'Absolutely she replied'.
Chargeride
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yeah, I gave up cropping and just squash them instead
dodgeman
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- Macomb, Illinois
I got back on my bike today, it’s been a while, and rode about 14 miles. A typical picture of where I ride, cows, soybeans and corn. Sometimes it’s hard to make time to ride. My daughter has been looking for a house and it’s 3 1/2 hour drive one way to help her look, projects around the house and other daily stuff.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Europe
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- Mazovia, PL
Culinary Rides 
I eventually somehow realized I could ride after work and not waste the warm Summer
Monday
Just before 18:00, I messaged Tommy I would be riding to "Fregata" in Warsaw for supper. He agreed with me it was a swell idea
I rode my Roadrunner really fast. Here, the highest building in the EU.
I rode for 25 km in 59 minutes net, 66 minutes gross, meaning, I wasted only 7 minutes for red lights etc. It was a fast ride as for me!
Hungarian Pancake was too big for me on that evening! (Do I need to mention the Hungarian Pancake is a Polish invention?)
The townhall had built a MUP bridge over the Czerniakowski Harbour, opened then immediately closed it by September! It is a bridge every Warsaw cyclist was craving for!
I rode very fast with traffic in the Far Aleje both ways and trust me, it is a joy reserved for a few cyclists who dare riding Road 719. Well, it is "my" highway Been riding the Aleje since 1990, and was even riding that highway on my moped when I was just 18 (Riding an S-Pedelec fast on the highway is good both for me and for the drivers).
Tuesday
I decided to have Cold Soup in Caffe Italiano for the supper on the day.
Despite its name, Lithuanian Cold Soup is a purely Polish invention. The owner and the cook in one person at Caffe Italiano (I think he is a Polonised Italian) is a culinary genius. No one of my friends has ever seen the Cold Soup in such an intensive colour, and I don't think the man is adding any artificial colour. Fancy having a delicious cold soup on a hot Summer evening!
Statue of Narcissus in Potulicki Park in Pruszków. Our 60,000 county city has as many as four parks and becomes more and more beautiful!
Bodenheim Ponds in Tworki Park (the park is huge!)
The city has built a long and beautiful Educational Path along River Utrata. (I even didn't know it had been created!) The path is popular among cyclists and dog-walkers.
One of several bridges across the Utrata.
Turns out, the city has already managed to build a whole series of interconnected gravel MUPs almost reaching the place I live! I need to explore more!
I eventually somehow realized I could ride after work and not waste the warm Summer
Monday
Just before 18:00, I messaged Tommy I would be riding to "Fregata" in Warsaw for supper. He agreed with me it was a swell idea
I rode my Roadrunner really fast. Here, the highest building in the EU.
I rode for 25 km in 59 minutes net, 66 minutes gross, meaning, I wasted only 7 minutes for red lights etc. It was a fast ride as for me!
Hungarian Pancake was too big for me on that evening! (Do I need to mention the Hungarian Pancake is a Polish invention?)
The townhall had built a MUP bridge over the Czerniakowski Harbour, opened then immediately closed it by September! It is a bridge every Warsaw cyclist was craving for!
I rode very fast with traffic in the Far Aleje both ways and trust me, it is a joy reserved for a few cyclists who dare riding Road 719. Well, it is "my" highway
Been riding the Aleje since 1990, and was even riding that highway on my moped when I was just 18 (Riding an S-Pedelec fast on the highway is good both for me and for the drivers).Tuesday
I decided to have Cold Soup in Caffe Italiano for the supper on the day.
Despite its name, Lithuanian Cold Soup is a purely Polish invention. The owner and the cook in one person at Caffe Italiano (I think he is a Polonised Italian) is a culinary genius. No one of my friends has ever seen the Cold Soup in such an intensive colour, and I don't think the man is adding any artificial colour. Fancy having a delicious cold soup on a hot Summer evening!
Statue of Narcissus in Potulicki Park in Pruszków. Our 60,000 county city has as many as four parks and becomes more and more beautiful!
Bodenheim Ponds in Tworki Park (the park is huge!)
The city has built a long and beautiful Educational Path along River Utrata. (I even didn't know it had been created!) The path is popular among cyclists and dog-walkers.
One of several bridges across the Utrata.
Turns out, the city has already managed to build a whole series of interconnected gravel MUPs almost reaching the place I live! I need to explore more!
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Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
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- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Never saw anything edible that purple outside of some kids' candies. Does the color come from beets?
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
Yes, red beet stems. Recipe: not sure how good. Tomorrow, I'm having Pizza Campagnolo
Well, Campagnola 
Chazmo
fat-tire biker
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- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
stompandgo
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Does it come in a yellow or blue box with rainbow stripes?Tomorrow, I'm having Pizza Campagnolo
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
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- Europe
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- Mazovia, PL
Chazmo
fat-tire biker
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- USA
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- Central Massachusetts
That looks quite tasty, Stefan!
stompandgo
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- USA
Today I rode out to Orleans attempting to ride the OSV (Over Sand Vehicle) paths. Off road motor vehicles pay for a permit to be able to drive their vehicles out there and stay for the day. No overnight camping. I read through all of the regulations but there was nothing about bicycles, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately, they would not let me ride my bike on the OSV paths. They had no good reason, just no. I think it might have something to do with the $420/year they charge non-residents for the privilege. Anyway, here are a few shots of Nauset Beach. It used to have the largest shark warning sign on the Cape, 8ft.x16ft, but somebody stole it and now they have the standard sign. It's the southernmost beach on the National Seashore, and very popular because of this. It is also the entry point for the Orleans OSV path.
If you look closely, you can see the tall lifeguard stand in the distance. This gives them a good view of sharks close to the shore. In Chatham, about 10 miles away as the crow files, about 50,000 seals live there at last count. Seals are the favorite food of great white sharks. Humans are way down on the list.
On the way back, I passed one of my favorite breweries on the Cape. They still brew everything in-house and do not co-pack. They were recently bought out by Mayflower Brewery in Plymouth, who has the same philosophy.
It seems to be very popular with the e-bike crowd.
I don't drink and ride, or I would have stopped in for an Outermost IPA, their flagship brew.
If you look closely, you can see the tall lifeguard stand in the distance. This gives them a good view of sharks close to the shore. In Chatham, about 10 miles away as the crow files, about 50,000 seals live there at last count. Seals are the favorite food of great white sharks. Humans are way down on the list.
On the way back, I passed one of my favorite breweries on the Cape. They still brew everything in-house and do not co-pack. They were recently bought out by Mayflower Brewery in Plymouth, who has the same philosophy.
It seems to be very popular with the e-bike crowd.
I don't drink and ride, or I would have stopped in for an Outermost IPA, their flagship brew.
Chazmo
fat-tire biker
- Region
- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
Grab some carbs at the brewery, man!!!!
Nice. Thanks for sharing those pix of Orleans. Jeez, they were bothering you on a Wednesday? Unbelievable.
stompandgo
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It's still high season here, so they bother everybody. Most of the plates in the lot were from out of state. Thankfully, it has started to taper off where I live. The lower and outer Cape season lasts the longest.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Coming up on our 4th fall here in Carlsbad. There comes a glorious mid-September schoolday when you look up and realize, ah, they're gone! Probably the same with you.
Luckily, we're far enough from Orange County and San Diego proper that it never gets totally bonkers here. And the wider, sandier beaches just to the north and south draw visitors away from where I live and usually ride.
RabH
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We are experiencing a heatwave here, nothing like what most of you guys experience but with a summer average of around 18C we can't handle 28C...
Thankfully today was much cooler so I made the most of it, leaving at 6.15am for Ayrshire as it was showing the coolest temps! It was a little misty when I left home and it got more misty as I continued my ride, forcing me to remove my glasses as I had to keep wiping them constantly! It wasn't a day for scenery but it was a day of incredible roads, the day started with light westerly winds which were due to increase as the day progressed! 45 miles into my ride and I hadn't taken a single photo due to the conditions, eventually it did get a little better!I made my way down to Galston in East Ayrshire and I usually turn east here and take the back roads to Sorn, but I decided to use a road I haven't cycled since 2012! The only downside was having to use the main A76 for a few miles and I was very glad to turn off and enjoy the rollercoaster back road to Sorn, I was glad of the change of scenery and it brought the memories of 2012 flooding back! I forgot how good this road is but having to use the main road to get there means it won't be happening again anytime soon as the main roads are so much busier now...
I managed to grab a photo on the road from Galston to Crossroads which was where I joined the busy main road!
I passed through the village of Sorn and tackled the big climb as you leave the village, its very steep in parts and not the smoothest road! Thankfully the road is in much better condition at the top of the climb and its very twisty, my kind of roads!
Still very misty at the 50 mile mark but I did get some photo opportunities!
I then had this awesome descent to enjoy!
A short time later I joined the main A70 and passed through Muirkirk, the wind was picking up now but it was a tailwind so I was making great progress and with roads like this it was so much fun!
I stopped at Glenbuck Loch for a break and a snack with 61 miles covered!
I then passed through Glespin and had this cracking descent with a lovely tailwind!
The next village is Douglas, the road here is pretty awesome also!
The mist wasn't as bad now and I was able to put my glasses back on and continue along the A70, Douglas water runs alongside the road and the mist had lifted enough to get a photo!
I decided to stop here and have lunch before heading down the descent towards Uddington which is quickly followed by a big climb into Rigside, another great road!
The road from Rigside to Lanark is just amazing, I love doing it both ways!
I was starting to see the hills now as things cleared up a little!
As I was cycling towards Lanark I noticed a side road that was signposted for the village of Carmichael and I remembered seeing it signposted from the A73 road near Tinto Hill and knew it was going to be a big climb, I wasn't wrong!
It ramps up even more after the turn and I saw 19% on my gps there, it was a real beast! I crested the climb and the road flattened for a short time before this came into view!
My eyes lit up as I saw how steep it was but I hadn't descended it before and didn't know what condition the road was in so i just freewheeled down it and as I passed the trees in the distance the road just dropped away and before I knew it 48.1mph showed on my gps! The road was so smooth, the next time I will easily pass 50 mph and look forward to it! Yes I'm a speed freak...
This was at the bottom looking back up, the photos don't do it justice...At the end of the road I joined the A73 towards Biggar but I turned off after a short time to take the back road to Thankerton, where I stopped for a couple of photos!
The warm spell has had an impact on the water levels of the River Clyde! I started to make my way up the climb to Quothquan and stopped again for photos, Tinto Hill was shrouded in thick cloud!
I then had another big climb up to Libberton and this big climb up to Carnwath!
From Carnwath it was yet another big climb up to Braehead!
Finally another awesome descent down into Wilsontown!
The descent was short lived though as the road ramps up once again before the fast undulating descent down into Breich, I had a strong crosswind here though so had to take it easy! I had now covered 97 miles and the sun made its first appearance of the day, the difference in temperature was immediately noticeable! Luckily I would be turning into a strong headwind soon and that kept me nice and cool! The big climb up through Longridge was a tough one in the heat though but I then had the descent down through Whitburn to cool me down and I then joined the cycle path up to Armadale! The back road from Armadale to Blackridge had been closed for a couple of weeks for resurfacing and I got to enjoy it today, the whole road has now been done (all 3 miles) and its just amazing!
From Blackridge I turned west for home and was so glad of the 25mph headwind that kept me cool all the way home! I arrived home totally spent but absolutely buzzing after a cracking day on the bike, I picked the perfect route for the conditions! I will have no problem sleeping tonight!
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stompandgo
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Two centuries in what, two weeks? Ride on, man.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
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- Carlsbad, CA
Yeah, I keep hoping he'll tell us what planet he's really from.
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