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Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: diamondgeezer on June 05, 2004, 04:51:37 pm
Today myself and two of my loyal crewmembers saddled up our *****es and headed out to a hill we'd seen on the horizon with a tower on it. This is what happened when we got to the top:

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Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Knight Templar on June 05, 2004, 04:55:50 pm
I have a hill with the tower on the horizon too. Don't think it's the same one though.
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Bobboau on June 05, 2004, 05:08:44 pm
so how far?
I've ridden about 80 miles, I think
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on June 05, 2004, 05:17:25 pm
And there was no solitary old man inside?

I wouldn't stand for that.
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: diamondgeezer on June 05, 2004, 05:34:54 pm
We made a majorly circuitous route on the way there, cos we forgot the map. On the way back, when we'd come out the park on the other side, we just bombed it down the main road. Wasn't so scenic, but it got us back to the city in time for KFC and pub :nod:

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Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 05, 2004, 06:46:13 pm
This must be one of those British quirks, 'cause I barely know anyone that bikes much. I'm the only person I know of who will just randomly bike to a spot "just because", too. :D
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Bobboau on June 05, 2004, 07:19:18 pm
I'm not British, I bike all the hell over.
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: kasperl on June 06, 2004, 03:46:34 am
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon
This must be one of those British quirks, 'cause I barely know anyone that bikes much. I'm the only person I know of who will just randomly bike to a spot "just because", too. :D


Here in Holland, bikes are a general means of transportation. There are bicycle lanes everywhere, and the traffic regulations are in favour of bicylcists above motorists too. I ride 22 km a day, just going to school and back, in the weekends, I do sometimes go for a random ride, but I'm to tired lately.
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Bobboau on June 07, 2004, 12:07:04 am
http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/blackwater/ridemap.jpg
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the thin red line zig-zagging all over the place was me this afternoon-evening, you'll probly need to put that into an image editing program and zoom in to see it well, start on the middle of the left side, there is a red dot in the 13 (aproxamate location of my home) the red line goes as you can see all the hell over the place, up to St.Claire Square (a mall) in Fairview over to O'fallon (wich has it's name cut off) then along the big ass freaking huge military base (scott air force base, AKA SAFB, AKA air mobility comand, AKA the logistical nerve center of the US military), then down to Mascoutah (the meat packing plant were I work is there), down rt 4 then the shortcut to freeburg, then Smithton, then roach town road, then Frank Scott parkway, then home and a shower :)
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: TopAce on June 07, 2004, 10:21:43 am
I wanted to ride to Beta Aquilae, but the subspace drives of my bike did not work. That's not a wonder: I developed them myself. :D
Title: Re: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Black Wolf on June 07, 2004, 10:46:18 am
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Today myself and two of my loyal crewmembers saddled up our *****es and headed out to a hill we'd seen on the horizon with a tower on it. This is what happened when we got to the top:


That, I would think, is one of the few major advantages of living in Britain over Australia. If you're lucky enough to find a day where it isn;t raining, you can find that sort of cool old stuff without really having to try to hard. Around here, the best you're likely to get is about three wlas from an old mud brick cottage. The advantage of several thousand years more history I suppose.
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Bobboau on June 07, 2004, 11:11:05 pm
yeah, but you have marsupial out the ass, what do you care
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Corsair on June 07, 2004, 11:16:23 pm
Just wondering...what do you need an EWO for out in the Scottish countryside? :p
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: diamondgeezer on June 09, 2004, 04:26:56 pm
Scottish? Dude, look at my map...
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: Stunaep on June 09, 2004, 04:31:58 pm
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Originally posted by kasperl


Here in Holland, bikes are a general means of transportation. There are bicycle lanes everywhere, and the traffic regulations are in favour of bicylcists above motorists too. I ride 22 km a day, just going to school and back, in the weekends, I do sometimes go for a random ride, but I'm to tired lately.


Yup, you can pretty much apply that description to Estonia

80 miles, huh? pwned that the summer  of 2002. Got up to 215 km in one day in 2003.;)
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: vyper on June 09, 2004, 05:56:20 pm
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Originally posted by Corsair
Just wondering...what do you need an EWO for out in the Scottish countryside? :p


S'at look like the campsie fells to you? Christ... He'd be dead if he cycled most of the Scottish countryside. As would anyone.

This makes me want to cycle the west highland way... :nervous:
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: pyro-manic on June 10, 2004, 05:09:34 pm
Heheh. Bikes rawk. I go everywhere on the bike 'cos I can't drive, but it's great fun. I'll have to post up pics next time I go out for a ride with me mates. :)
Title: DG's Big Leicestershire Bike Ride! (56k-ers beware)
Post by: beatspete on June 11, 2004, 11:56:26 am
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Originally posted by vyper


He'd be dead if he cycled most of the Scottish countryside. As would anyone.


Can't say biking is that important to me other than for getting about, but i know a few people at uni into trails / mounting biking.  "Flat trials" is some party ammusement, if not a little bad for your carpet.




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