Vulpine schwag: we have a winner!

A metric century on an autumn day ending with a welcome pint just as it starts to get dark.

Just giz the swag!

An Uphill ride, I can't stand twisty downhills though

mates banter and cake and some cycling!!

Out of Carlisle, into the hills of of Reiver country, Newcastleton and Liddel water, up on the fell road to Langholm, back through Penton, hills all the way, no traffic. Oh, and by myself or with a mate.

Smooth dry roads, warm, sunny, 55 miles, with the club, with a cake stop (although we never do) and a fast finish.

Foot out flat out! Hit them hills hard and fast, blast down the downhills and wallow in the rush of endorphins!

2 I suppose, either:

Nice sunny ride, no mechanicals, flying up the climbs.
Or
The day after a cold wet epic.

Dunno, both have their merits

Dry and mainly downhill.

Tuesday of this week - cycled to Dover in the early morning and then got the ferry to Calais, met 2 great guys, Mark & Matt on the ferry and the three of us then cycled from Calais to the Cote de L'Eperche to watch Le Tour. We then cycled across to Samer to watch the riders come through again and then cycled vack to Calais. Throughout the day we were treated with the utmost respect by French drivers, got cheered up every hill and through every valley by fans lining the route and to top it all on the ferry back, as far as the eye could see in the waiting queue was cyclists. We outnumbered the car drivers !

Over 100 miles in the day and over 4000ft of climbing but gotta be the best days cycling I have ever had.

Anywhere once this cold cough has gone

Theres nothing quite like the spontaneous, entirely unplanned rides with a couple of mates that take you out into the wilderness and, many hours later, leave you racing the sunset through the surrey hills back to the nearest train station because no one thought to bring lights.

Cold, rainy, miserable.. lot's of spray from cars and trucks getting too close, topped off with soggy socks! Well, that's all I've had to enjoy this 'summer'.

Round the forest of Bowland. Great hills and very quiet roads. Also a couple of cracking little cafes.

Any ride is better than no ride.

It would have to be a ride with my daughter in the trailer on the back. Any weather, any place.

Thigh burning hills with a rolling finish!! Oh and don't forget the homemade pie and a tasty ale

Mine is a stupid early start on a late Spring morning - 6am kinda time, with an idea of destination but no particular planned route ..

Light breakfast in a village cafe around 9am, sandwich or light lunch and a coffee again in a village cafe around 1pm and just general leisurely exploring, taking in maybe 80 miles over the course of a slowish day...

As it should be ...

big climbs with nice scenery round about 40-60 miles

A lumpy one with a flat bit somewhere

Swooping down the Crook of Lune in Lancaster with a massive grin on my face, glad to be on bike, and thinking that maybe one day I should ride the other way; back up the hills and corners. Makes me feel like a proper cyclist

Dry, no wind, a couple of Caledonian MacBrayne ferries, a coffee and scone stop and at least one downhill blast will do me nicely.

with my friend just cruising around the city.

Got to be one where me and my mates go for 2-3 hours without any hold ups at roundabouts ect. blasting along in a line with a perfectly executed sprint or hill finish.

Teamwork looks awesome when you get it right!

Hot, but not too hot. Flat, but not too flat. Add a couple of hills and I'm a happy chappy.

A dry one

nice gear

The last few miles to get home after a chellenging 2-3 week camping and cycling tour. The promise of a comfortable bed and a warm bath to soothe the aches, bruises and insect bites that linger to remind you of your most recent adventure.

Hilly outwards, downhill back....and no rain!

A good long club run in the Cotswolds over 50 miles with a relaxed coffee and cake stop in the sunshine. Roll on Winter!