Post by Tarbo on Aug 2, 2014 18:29:24 GMT
Having spent the best part of the last six months training for last weekend's triathlon, it was really nice to get out on a relaxed ride without thinking of a seven mile run straight afterwards.
Having arranged to meet Gareth at the bottom car park of Moel Fammau, I got there late and expected to see him waiting for me. However, there was no sign of him, so I got myself sorted and waited. At 10.30 I decided that he'd probably overslept, or having read his late night Facebook updates, he'd been taken away by the county's secret police or even worse, MOSAD !
So a solo ride it was, and how I enjoyed it
No pressure, no need to play catch up with anyone, just riding at my own pace. I ended up taking advantage of the fact the rain had put a lot of the walkers off and made my way to the Summit. Once there, it was down Offa's and over to the Sheep Track for the narrow track to Moel Arthur. Then it was back towards The Roman Road and over the Permissive Path and down the grassy descent of Vomit Hill. Having taken the wet conditions into account I started braking a good 20 yards before the gate, and still went straight past it
Then it was back to the car park via the fire roads and a burger and coffee at the van in the car park.
All in all a great day in the saddle, a tad under 15 miles but the most enjoyable 15 miles I've ridden in ages.
A couple of pictures, but as I was on my own and I'm not that used to taking selfies they're not the best pictures I've ever taken
Having arranged to meet Gareth at the bottom car park of Moel Fammau, I got there late and expected to see him waiting for me. However, there was no sign of him, so I got myself sorted and waited. At 10.30 I decided that he'd probably overslept, or having read his late night Facebook updates, he'd been taken away by the county's secret police or even worse, MOSAD !
So a solo ride it was, and how I enjoyed it
No pressure, no need to play catch up with anyone, just riding at my own pace. I ended up taking advantage of the fact the rain had put a lot of the walkers off and made my way to the Summit. Once there, it was down Offa's and over to the Sheep Track for the narrow track to Moel Arthur. Then it was back towards The Roman Road and over the Permissive Path and down the grassy descent of Vomit Hill. Having taken the wet conditions into account I started braking a good 20 yards before the gate, and still went straight past it
Then it was back to the car park via the fire roads and a burger and coffee at the van in the car park.
All in all a great day in the saddle, a tad under 15 miles but the most enjoyable 15 miles I've ridden in ages.
A couple of pictures, but as I was on my own and I'm not that used to taking selfies they're not the best pictures I've ever taken
