Sunday, 16 September 2007

Sunday Post

This is actually two rides - forgot to reset the Garmin between runs. The main ride was in the morning and consisted of a bit of tour-de-ashbourne which is the windy climb above the label Ashbourne on the map below and then a steady sort of a climb to Kniveton before whizzing along to Offcote (found out Onecote is more towards Leek!!). There's a hell of a hill before you get back onto the Belper road and head back into Ashbourne but it's a good run that would last about an hour and ten minutes I reckon on a good day. In the night I went to brother-in-laws to fetch Morrisons Eat Smart Sausages in the rain but not a big for a five miler.


After this mornings ride on t'bike which is looking like the last for ten days as it's chucking it down with rain now, me and Phil fitted this fine bike holding contraption in the Garage - which was nice.





In the afternoon I assisted brother-in-law Brian to fit this fine piece of kit into Janette's Toyota, which was great, have to just about take the dashboard out to put it in but that's life - must make it nice and hard for thieves which is good!! This car stereo plays CD/RWs, has an Aux socket for MP3 player, can read and play SD Cards and the obligatory tuner and it cost the princely sum of £40 from Aldi - top stuff eh!! Janette's well pleased


Did a quick 13 miler this morning for an hour. Took on some big hills so expect the average to be down a bit. Posted a few pics of views along the way - if you click on them they zoom to full resolution which is a nice facility in Blogger. This morning the Ipod was supplying Rush - "Chronicles" Disc 2 and a bit of the new album "Snakes and Arrows" which is a return to form for Rush (wasn't overly impressed with "Test for Echo" but have a listen once in a while).

Me and me best mechanical mate, the giant, at the top of the nastiest hill that has just been conquered!


View looking back towards Offcote (or was it onecote - will put a map up later then I'll know.)


View from Windmill Lane at top of Ashbourne


View from Belper Road somewhere near Bradley turnoff.


Another view towards Offcote/Onecote.


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