Yesterday it was just me & Jane out for ride on the mountain bikes. We took the van through to the Boyne, Langley Moor and parked up. We then joined on the old railway line to Bishop Auckland. There was a strong headwind all the way there but the sun was shinning. The line was busy with dog walkers, joggers, cyclists & horses. I think everybody went out early as heavy rain was forecasted from 11am onwards. We packed the pertex's just in case we did not get back in time but forgot to pack the camera as I was charging the battery in the kitchen. Once we reached Bishop we were going to go to
Auckland castle tea rooms but they did not open until 10am and it was just gone 9.30am so we decided to call in past
Inspiral cycles for a look around. The shop has just opened a few months ago is already looking good and well stocked. We also found a cracking butchers next door but we never took the back pack to carry any goodies back (know better for next time!). From there we went to the castle tea rooms, very posh! had a cuppa and scone then back on the bikes again heading along the line back to Langley Moor. It went very dark at Willington with the rain starting but it blew over by the time we got Brandon. Packed the bikes away & drove home in the pouring rain!
Next job was to ring Evans about the Fat track pump, I emailed them on Thursday but have not had a reply. None left in stock, sold all the black ones but white was available, no thanks. I wanted to drop off and collect a replacement pump from the Gateshead branch so had to ring them to arrange this. Replacement pump should be there in 5-7 days, wait and see.
Today I decided to give the road bike a dust off and try and see if I could ride it. I thought I might have been ok but after 20 miles I was in total agony/pain in the left shoulder/ribs. It started out very cold 1.4 degrees on the Garmin but the sun was shinning away for nearly all the ride. I kept it local with a few hills chucked in as normal. I covered nearly 32miles with just under 3000ft of climbing and could not wait to get back in and take some pain killers! The bike was going well but not me.
Once home, shower and warm clothes on, cut the grass, wash the car, wash two bikes, fed & watered the lawns and a few small jobs on the van. Lunch, do this blog then clean the outside windows. More soon
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| We sat on the right table with the bikes parked up just outside the window. |
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| First stop the day for a quick drink/pic before heading the hill |
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| salty roads up Tow Law way |
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| Peth Lanchester - last big hill of the ride |
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| Lovely clear view of the mast today |
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| Downhill nearly all the way home from Burnhope |
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