More of his punctures.......
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Shent gets a puncture
Went out yesterday and guess what "Shent gets a puncture" again.......
More of his punctures.......
To be fair the photos above were not all his punctures but he's the top man for repairing puncures now, under 3 minutes is the record. Not all his punctures have been pictured though, I remember one got fixed in Aldi doorway in the dark and rain during the winter when it blew out going 30mph down Hill Cliff.
More of his punctures.......
Monday, 24 June 2013
Hill Cliff to Runcorn
Thats up Hill Cliffe, then onto the Bridgewater canal to Runcorn and back via the Ship canal path.
OK lets go.. First off the Hill Cliffe climb.
I think that Andrew wanted to try this climb out after hearing how tough it is from when me and Shent were using it to train for the Peak District 50 miler.
I had every confidence that he would get up but I thought he'd struggle.
How wrong I was, he shot past me as if he had a rocket up his arse shouting "come on Oily" or something like that.
Very impressed.
click image to enlarge...
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| TOP OF THE HILL |
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| 10 miles from home and I bump into my next door neighbour. |
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| Norton Priory at Runcorn |
All going well 'till Andrew gets puncture.
Shent lends a hand because he's getting quite good at fixing punctures.
NOT BAD FOR A FAT LAD
Breaking News
Breaking news........Mr. Hecks the mystery rider gets new bike.
Joins the gang for a ride out.
Can he keep up?
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| What a beauty |
Stay tuned to see how he gets on!
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Does anyone remember Mr. Hecks
Mr. Hecks, the mystery rider.
After promising to go on every ride yet always backing out at the last minute he is from now on to be referred to as Mr. Hecks-cuse ........ You know who you are!
A WET RIDE TO CARR MILL DAM
FRIDAY
Me, Shent and Andrew set off to ride the Sankey Valley trail to Carr Mill Dam at St. Helens.
It had been raining off and on all day but was dry when we set off although the clouds were threatening rain.
First stop was the Decathlon store on Winwick Rd. to get a mudguard for Andrews bike because Shent who has a habit of riding very close behind (gets in the slipstream you see) has been complaining about the spray off his back wheel.
Anyway the rain did come just after we got onto the Sankey Valley Trail and it poured down. We stopped to don waterproofs and decide whether to carry on or turn back. No one wanted to admit defeat by weather I think so it was unanimously decided that we carry on.
We made it to Carr Mill Dam which is the source of the Sankey canal that runs through Warrington to Spike Island at Widnes, where it enters the River Mersey. We were quite literally soaked through to the skin despite waterproof gear, good job the skins waterproof eh.
After the obligatory pint at the hotel at the side of the Dam we set off back.
Weather was now drying and the ride back was uneventful, until Andrews front wheel slipped in the mud, causing his bike to slip from under him, and Shent, who was slip streaming him, went over the top of his handle bars.
I missed this because I was up front, the first I knew was when the two mud covered cyclists caught me up.
In an attempt to cut out a busy stretch of road I took us down a public footpath that although I'd never been down before I new it would cut that road out. BIG MISTAKE, it started off Ok going through a wheat field but due to the amount of rain that we'd had all day the path soon turned to mud and was unrideable so we had to push. Got covered in mud too.
All in all a bit of an adventure really, one that we all enjoyed once we cleaned up.
Me, Shent and Andrew set off to ride the Sankey Valley trail to Carr Mill Dam at St. Helens.
It had been raining off and on all day but was dry when we set off although the clouds were threatening rain.
First stop was the Decathlon store on Winwick Rd. to get a mudguard for Andrews bike because Shent who has a habit of riding very close behind (gets in the slipstream you see) has been complaining about the spray off his back wheel.
Anyway the rain did come just after we got onto the Sankey Valley Trail and it poured down. We stopped to don waterproofs and decide whether to carry on or turn back. No one wanted to admit defeat by weather I think so it was unanimously decided that we carry on.
We made it to Carr Mill Dam which is the source of the Sankey canal that runs through Warrington to Spike Island at Widnes, where it enters the River Mersey. We were quite literally soaked through to the skin despite waterproof gear, good job the skins waterproof eh.
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| Carr Mill Dam on a clear day |
After the obligatory pint at the hotel at the side of the Dam we set off back.
Weather was now drying and the ride back was uneventful, until Andrews front wheel slipped in the mud, causing his bike to slip from under him, and Shent, who was slip streaming him, went over the top of his handle bars.
In an attempt to cut out a busy stretch of road I took us down a public footpath that although I'd never been down before I new it would cut that road out. BIG MISTAKE, it started off Ok going through a wheat field but due to the amount of rain that we'd had all day the path soon turned to mud and was unrideable so we had to push. Got covered in mud too.
All in all a bit of an adventure really, one that we all enjoyed once we cleaned up.
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| Andrews Whyte is now black |
Tatton Park
Its 15 miles there from warrington, we got there in 1hr 20min.
The route is mostly quiet country lanes but is a little hilly on the way there but of course is down hill on the way back which I took full advantage of by freewheeling as long as I could due to being a bit tired after a days work and not a lot to eat.
On the way back we spotted this ship entering the Latchford lock on the Manchester Ship Canal so we had a bit of a breather and crossed the locks for a view.
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