Where has your bike taken you today?

[daveno7]

Ah....it's 0 degrees...a bit of a wind chill...chaotic traffic but you still have a grin on your face.. if you can feel your toes ( just about)...you are OK...but it's all a bit grey sky...

[Frosty]

A chilled ride around town, on/off the road as the dirt bits appeared.

[ChrisF]

9 hours ago, DJR said:

You win the "Make DJR Jealous" trophy this week! Hands down. And against competition like Dale!

 

Would love to see your drawing of that first photo ....

[DJR]

The idea certainly crossed my mind, so, as a sad 2nd best, this is one I posted a while back (in the gum forest above Llundudno).

['Dale]

“The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea.”

 - Isak Dinesen, aka Alice Blixen

Edited December 1, 2023 by 'Dale

[DJR]

2 hours ago, 'Dale said:

“The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea.”

 - Isak Dinesen

Isak Denisen was the nom de plume of Karen Blixen who also wrote Out of Africa. She first published as Isak Denisen because she thought that nobody would take a woman writer seriously. She knew a thing or two about adversity and she was right about that Cure for Everything..

[Frosty]

1 hour ago, DJR said:

Isak Denisen was the nom de plume of Karen Blixen who also wrote Out of Africa. She first published as Isak Denisen because she thought that nobody would take a woman writer seriously. She knew a thing or two about adversity and she was right about that Cure for Everything..

A similar cycling-related thing happened for Kathryn Bertine. She wrote a book STAND, and is discussed on the Empirical Cycling podcast. She was the woman lobbying ASO to get the Tour de France Femmes up and running.

Former pro cyclist and successful lobbyist for the Tour de France Femmes, Kathryn Bertine joins the podcast to discuss her new memoir about these efforts, STAND, which details what it took, and what it cost. We discuss the writing and publishing process, activism and slacktivism, what people can do to effect change at every level, the financial structure of the TdF and sponsorships in cycling, what the Homestretch Foundation is and its purpose, an unlikely friendship with a raunchy comedian, and much more.

[Frosty]

Forgot to post the link, if anyone is interested. Most of the top publishers ignored her, because she was a woman. Quite sad that this type of oppression happened, but good to see them overcome it.

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/empirical-cycling-podcast/id1457497693?i=1000622588607

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[NotSoBigBen]

Ka Dezemba 😎

[Frosty]

A short ride in da souf; no pichas taken.

['Dale]

The 4 hour ride. ☕

Edited December 2, 2023 by 'Dale

[Meezo]

In-laws wanted to braai... Shoulda taken the car

[Ryan likes mtb]

I’m currently in a busy my bike is upside down and my go pro is broken 

[TyronLab]

Tested out the limits of 34x15 today, tackling my tried and tested urban climbing loop. I was proper 30rpm grinding some sections (granted, some pitches were ~15%), but didn't have to engage third gear. Came away with a few PRs too, which was a nice surprise. 

This bike is crazy fun! 

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