Summer is gone..

Felloffmebike

Accepted the inevitable tonight. No more after work road bike rides. Hybrid all tuned up and ready to go. New batteries in the lights, wheels pumped, everything greased and oiled. A different type of cycling for the next 6 months. Hoping for decent weekend weather for some proper spins.

seamus

There is actually a really strange pleasure in walking out on a calm sunny winter Sunday morning, dry roads and just a touch of mist in the air, and setting off down quiet roads, wrapped up tight and warm(ish).

Wishbone Ash

seamus wrote: »

sunny winter Sunday morning, dry roads

As winter approaches I'm looking forward to some dry weather for a change.

murphyebass

I don't know about that.
Was a beautiful evening. I went out for a spin in shorts and tshirt.
Wish I'd had the camera with me actually the way the sun was hitting some of the fields was beautiful.

billyhead

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

As winter approaches I'm looking forward to some dry weather for a change.

Same here. Love the cold crispy dry mornings with the sun shining brightly and your getting that lovely fresh air inti the lungs as you cover the miles on the road. Ah pure bliss:)

bcmf

Gotta agree with Seamus. This is my favourite time of the year. Just a touch of coldness.A slight mist leading to a lovely fresh day. Tipping along back roads with the fields,hedgerows and trees starting to change colours. The soft but distinct smell of Autumn.
And of course the smell coming from the kitchen when my wife has been baking blackberry pie with blackberries picked locally. Rhubarb Crumble. Damson jam. Beef stew simmering slowly away.:o

murphyebass

bcmf wrote: »

Gotta agree with Seamus. This is my favourite time of the year. Just a touch of coldness.A slight mist leading to a lovely fresh day. Tipping along back roads with the fields,hedgerows and trees starting to change colours. The soft but distinct smell of Autumn.
And of course the smell coming from the kitchen when my wife has been baking blackberry pie with blackberries picked locally. Rhubarb Crumble. Damson jam. Beef stew simmering slowly away.:o

Nearly poetic!

Want that stew now.

Felloffmebike

It was lovely this evening. Trouble is I don't get home from work until nearly 7 so no chance of a decent spin. From now on its the hybrid in the street lights around the town during the week and the road bike at the weekend.

C3PO

Just back in from a hilly 60kms in Wicklow .... great spin! Decent lights front and back and off you go, what's the problem?

CardinalJ

Each season has its own distinct features that I like. I do like early morning weekend winter spins when the roads are really quiet. Also love getting up early in winter to be out at the trails by sunrise before any other cars are there and then finishing up when the car park is full. Get an odd satisfaction from that.

Also love this time of year when there's mist/fog, the sound travels really well and you can hear the deer moving around when you're on the fire roads and often see them before they see you.

Bigus

C3PO wrote: »

Just back in from a hilly 60kms in Wicklow .... great spin! Decent lights front and back and off you go, what's the problem?

I agree was I was lit up like a Christmas tree, this evening

just the pot holes to worry about,

definitely no turbo trainer for me, now for a set of winter tyres ( only joking )

Icyseanfitz

we had a summer :pac:

smacl

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

we had a summer :pac:

Beat me to it. Summers been gone for a good 30 months now. Go ask the slugs if you don't believe me.

Felloffmebike

smacl wrote: »

Beat me to it. Summers been gone for a good 30 months now. Go ask the slugs if you don't believe me.

You're right. I should have said "the bright nights are gone.."

Sundy

Summer is just starting to reappear here in Perth. 6 months of cycling into a hair dryer to come

Seweryn

C3PO wrote: »

Just back in from a hilly 60kms in Wicklow .... great spin! Decent lights front and back and off you go, what's the problem?

Exactly, you can have a nice spin in the evening, you just needs proper lights.
I will stay commuting through the dark months on my road bike anyway .