11 miles up hill and down dale.

11 miles up hill and down dale. Muddy, sloppy, slippy and I probably could have used more than the one gear I had. Still, really good to just slog up and down for a while. And I rode OK as well, bonus!
Back to dreams of riding heroism tonight I think (and back to reality next ride :-) )

A few pic's from doing the Sustrans C2C over 5 days camping and self supported...

A few pic's from doing the Sustrans C2C over 5 days camping and self supported...

C2C camping

C2C camping

C2C camping

C2C camping

Photos from doing the Sustrans C2C in one hit...

Photos from doing the Sustrans C2C in one hit...

Tonights ride was 19 miles of soggy dreary slog on a single-sped Halfords special.

Tonights ride was 19 miles of soggy dreary slog on a single-sped Halfords special. My Carrera Fury stripped of gears, a size too big and with some Mud-X's on it.
Bloody marvellous :-) I really miss getting out on the bike and it has been a while but just pounding out a few miles with a mate makes it all good again. And I really could get used to this single speeding lark, keep surprising myself with how far up a bloody steep hill I can get and sill pedal when I get there.
Anyway, bike therapy is over, food has been guzzled, now time to put the nappies in the washing machine and go to bed and dream of bike races... again :-)

This made me giggle, after a moments thought admittedly. Appealed to my inner chemist :-)

This made me giggle, after a moments thought admittedly. Appealed to my inner chemist :-)
http://fumaga.com/10165
http://fumaga.com/10165

Now this looks like fun! :-)

Now this looks like fun! :-)

Originally shared by Andy Roberts

The best 'pump track' ever?...probably!
http://www.vimeo.com/31294716

Bugger, it is no longer the last weekend of the summer holidays.

Bugger, it is no longer the last weekend of the summer holidays. No #k100 for me next year even if I could have made it otherwise.
http://www.sip-events.co.uk/kielder-home.html

When did that Youtube tab appear? ~The one over on the right, that shoots out a search box when you click it...

When did that Youtube tab appear? ~The one over on the right, that shoots out a search box when you click it...
I am going to use it lots and see if it gets joined by anything else.

Just set off the iRobot Roomba 530 that we have ended up with (previous owners thought it had a duff battery, bought...

Just set off the iRobot Roomba 530 that we have ended up with (previous owners thought it had a duff battery, bought a new one but it was no better). Am hoping that it just needed a reset and a proper charge to get working properly again, seems to have managed 5 minutes of exploring ok so far so I guess we will just have to see how it goes.

It is somewhat mesmerising to watch I have to say...