Last week was a complete blur as I was working in the house everyday apart from Friday when I decided to have a couch day and watch James Bond again, first time since I watched it since Christmas!
After the heavy overnight rain it was forecasted dry for a few hours before more showers this afternoon so I took the gravel Creo out for one of my regular loops to make sure everything was working as I hopefully have a larger / longer ride planned for tomorrow. The rear shifter / mech still feels stiff to change but not as bad as it was. The disc callipers need re aligning after replacing both front and rear disc pads, slight rubbing from the disc rotors. The bike also needs a charge, wash, dry and lube - I will sort that out later on today. Anyway back to this mornings ride, I set off from Bearpark to pick up the Lanchester line to Broompark then the old line all the way up to Stanley Crook. The descent down to Crook is getting worse and with all the recent heavy rain / storms the top surface of the path has washed away and there is loads of deep loose gravel sections with deep gullies formed. I am going to report this to the Countryside Rangers as someone will come a cropper flying down there and they will be straight over the bars. From Crook its the road section to the Coop at Willington before picking the line back up to Broompark and then back to Bearpark. There was quite a few dog walkers out and a few other cyclists on their mtb's. The weather was very warm and not too windy with the sun getting out a couple of times.
All in 23 miles in 1 hour 51 mins with 1200ft of climbing. Below are a few snaps from the ride, enjoy and hopefully more soon -
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