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Re: Cycling

Post by kerch » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:53 pm

Latest post of the previous page:

Think there's a lot of us with the same problem,only remember the next day when it's hard work getting out of bed. :)

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Re: Cycling

Post by Mel » Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:58 am

jonboy wrote:Well , i have just returned home after finishing my 500 Klm ride in Spain .
Well done Jonboy, glad you had a good trip and I think it is good you are looking forward to doing another. I am not tempted myself, Southwold, Halesworth and Bungay is about my limit :)
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Re: Cycling

Post by jonboy » Fri Jun 09, 2017 11:42 am

Thanks Boatbuilder and Mel ........just thought i would share one more photo with you all , i took it outside a hostel in a small village . In real life it really glistens in the sun . I dont know what or who it depicts , but it is unusual .
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Sunday cycling

Post by jonboy » Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:22 am

Just an open invitation to any cyclists out there that would like to join us on our Sunday morning cycle ride . We ( normally 3 of us ) do a gentle 10 klm ride , mostly along cycle tracks , from Oulton Broad back to Oulton Broad via Victoria Rd , Kirkley Fens Park , stop for late breakfast at "Howards Cafe " on London Rd South , continue along the prom then up London Rd North , the High St to Sparrows Nest then down the cycle track to the rear of the North Quay retail park ,then across Normanston Park and home .
We ride at a gentle pace , so if you feel like you could do with a bit of fresh air on a Sunday then please join us ( us being 1 male and 2 female riders ) . We meet at the bridge /underpass on Saltwater Way (opposite the Wherry Hotel , Oulton Broad ) at 11am . Please feel free to join us

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Re: Cycling

Post by Aussie K » Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:00 pm

When I was a football referee and before I had a car I would cycle to Walberswick, taking the bike across on the ferry, Halesworth,and take the train home, Harleston and get a lift back on the away teams bus and all the odd places in the Lowestoft & district league. oh and still referee the game. I still cycle and love it but its more more difficult for me at the moment because my wife needs constant attention.

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Re: Cycling

Post by Aussie K » Thu Jul 13, 2017 1:02 pm

I would love to join you but I can't get my wis on the cross bar.

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Post by nikkai » Thu Jul 13, 2017 1:29 pm

I used to love cycling then a physio told me that I was not helping my knees and hips on a bike so I sold it, now I have a different physio a gentle ride is fine..
Oh well If I get the notion to spend out on another cycle I may join in on your little jaunts as they sound relaxing in an interesting way.
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Re: Cycling

Post by AyB » Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:17 pm

Aussie K wrote:When I was a football referee and before I had a car I would cycle to Walberswick, taking the bike across on the ferry, Halesworth,and take the train home, Harleston and get a lift back on the away teams bus and all the odd places in the Lowestoft & district league. oh and still referee the game. I still cycle and love it but its more more difficult for me at the moment because my wife needs constant attention.
I sometimes cycle via quiet roads to Halesworth and return by Walberswick and Southwold. I love Gun Hill Café and usually call in for coffee and cake or bacon roll. I have more time now being retired. Weekdays are so much better now. dancer1

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Re: Cycling

Post by AyB » Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:22 pm

nikkai wrote:I used to love cycling then a physio told me that I was not helping my knees and hips on a bike I sold it, now I have a different physio a gentle ride is fine..
I also have a "knee problem" A couple of years ago I was advised to take up cycling again after a break of several years. It has certainly improved my health and also contributed to me losing weight. :bike:

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Re: Cycling

Post by Mel » Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:53 am

AyB wrote:I sometimes cycle via quiet roads to Halesworth and return by Walberswick and Southwold.... and usually call in for coffee and cake or bacon roll.
That is a good route AyB and on a nice day weather wise cycling along those country lanes (I try to stay off the main roads) is very relaxing...especially at the speed I cycle :D And the coffee and cake or bacon roll is a good reward for the effort taken 8-)
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Re: Cycling

Post by AyB » Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:42 am

I only do quite roads Mel. That route then makes up about 35 to 40 miles. :D

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Post by Mel » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:02 am

AyB wrote:I only do quite roads Mel. That route then makes up about 35 to 40 miles. :D
It is surprising how the miles soon clock up AyB. The other day the wife and I had a ride through Gisleham, Henstead, Benacre and Wrentham and coming back to Lowestoft via Hulver and that worked out at nearly 25 miles. A most enjoyable trip and a very enjoyable piece of carrot cake too at Toad Row, Henstead :)
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Re: Cycling

Post by AyB » Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:33 pm

Mel wrote:
AyB wrote:I only do quite roads Mel. That route then makes up about 35 to 40 miles. :D
. A most enjoyable trip and a very enjoyable piece of carrot cake too at Toad Row, Henstead :)
It is these little "extras" that add to the enjoyment. :D

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Re: Cycling

Post by jonboy » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:52 am

Whilst cycling earlier this year i came across this little darling . He was not injured ,just wanted to block my way on a narrow path across a field .
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Re: Cycling

Post by boatbuilder » Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:35 pm

Well 'rescued' jonboy. Did you check in a nearby bush to see if there were another two? :D
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Re: Cycling

Post by jonboy » Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:15 pm

dancer1 dancer1 No, i just put him/her in the shade of a nearby tree as it was quite a warm day .I must say it was worth it ,as the old saying goes . :D I just felt privileged to have been able to hold him/her for a minute or so .
This is how i first spotted this youngster.
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