08-09-18
Thought I would go out on a bike ride last Sunday as I felt a bit unfit and my road bike needed an outing, I haven’t used it for well over a year. The road bike should be easier on tarmac than the mountain bike I reckoned, but It was hard work on the way back, I put it down to my fitness level until I looked at the bike this morning and found the rear tyre was flat. A slow puncture I guess, it would be the rear wheel of course. Despite that the ride was good as was the weather, the countryside had green’d up nicely after the recent rain.
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Wild Flowers
It’s great to see an area left for wildflowers beside the crops, the insects and wildlife must really benefit.
Kings Norton, My Favourite Rest Stop
Horse Chestnut
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A bike ride always perks me up, but cycling with a soft tire would not be fun. Hope you get the tire fixed and back out on the road soon!
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Thank you Joanne, will attempt to fix it next week.
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cool bike, but for nature ? …ok, good luck…15 years ago the tire of my race bike gave up…15 holes….bought a mountain bike later ( yety, handmade in Colorado) and today i ride a intense…never a hole again 🙂
Good luck and drive well, best, Jürgen
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Thanks Jürgen, next time I go out it will be on my mountain bike, it’s more comfortable for my old bones and muscles.
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🙂 My son won the last race and told me its time to buy an e-bike….NEVER….if you like go back to my blog to 15 juli 2013 , the privat jet story…there is a picture of my full suspension intense…much expensive and very good…for old men 🙂
Best, Jürgen
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That’s one lovely bike, mine is a Marin, quite basic but good to ride. E-Bike never, it’s like giving up 🙄 and admitting my age.
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Two years ago i lost control during a downhill…and there was a tree just in my trail…ok, i wake up in the hospital and had to stay two weeks…the bike was ok, nothing happened …now i know who is stronger …and with the e-bike…you are so right, full agree 🙂
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The bike looks lovely. I have a Ridgeback Panorama World Tour but have hardly used it this year – I blame arthritis but laziness might be more accurate.
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Me too, the photography gives me a bit of motivation to get out on the bike but the hills don’t.
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Beautiful scenery and photographs.
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Thank you Jean, it’s a great bike route, a bit hilly in places, need to get my fitness level up a bit.
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I love the two photos of the building the most. Your tale reminded me of my own of how I stopped smoking. It was 11 years ago almost to the day. 🙂
https://manjamaksimovic.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/still-smoking-and-liking-it-do-not-read-this/
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It’s a lovely old church, I met the church warden a couple of years ago and he showed around, quite plain but calm inside. I quit smoking completely about 5 years ago, feel so much better now, can’t believe I smoked 20 a day 😮
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Yeahh! Well done, us. Thanks for coming over to read that post. Here’s to that feeling which not much can top.
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