Towpath closed at Apperley Bridge and Canal Road, Leeds.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Bottom bracket fixed but..
Looks like another trip to Halfords is on the cards.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Oops..
.. i fell off my bike yesterday (on the towpath). Luckily no injuries or onlookers but my new banana yellow jacket took on a new muddy look!
.. and (in unrelated news) my bottom bracket has gone :(
also, hardest ride home ever. Very strong wind, very cold, very wet and plenty of horizontal hail... #lovedit
Monday, February 4, 2013
This looked eerie in the dark this morning..
BBC Look North (@BBCLookNorth) tweeted at 5:22 PM on Fri, Feb 01, 2013: Crane falls into Leeds-Liverpool canal at Apperley Bridge during an attempt to remove & replace gates at Dobson Locks http://t.co/WglxsrGw (https://twitter.com/BBCLookNorth/status/297394479067959296)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
On the road...
... and I flew in today!
The A65 was quiet at 6am and I made good time to Leeds.
Had a mile on the canal before Harley Davidson to see what it was like and all of the ice has now gone.
Next week back to the towpath. I ill just have to cycle the detour at Apperley Bridge.
nb. must check online to see how long it's closed for.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Wow.. ice cycling, the new Olympic sport!
After not making it onto the towpath last week (I did run in one day so wasn't completely lazy) I was back on track this morning.
It was a challenging trip though. After a short delay because of some unexplained clanking on my bike, the towpath at Apperley Bridge was closed. This forced me to reroute up the road towards Sainsburys at Greengates and then head left towards the Stanningley Bypass (two pretty big hills!)
Soon enough I was back onto the towpath at Rodley but it was ice, ice, ice from there on in.
The snow had part melted and then frozen leaving smooth, icy, footprints and bumps across the towpath along large stretches. Eh? I thought eveything was meant to have melted yesterday?!?!
I passed another cyclist walking (as was soon after) but I kept on pushing it. The two bridges by the marina coming into Leeds were awful and I had to pull myself up them using the handrail before slip sliding back down the other side.
I didn't fall off when I was on the bike but had quite a few close shaves. It was just crazy ice. I was running late and very likely to go crashing into the water so I left the towpath and came down past Armley Prison, tired.
600 calories of porridge sorted me out. See you tomorrow.
It was a challenging trip though. After a short delay because of some unexplained clanking on my bike, the towpath at Apperley Bridge was closed. This forced me to reroute up the road towards Sainsburys at Greengates and then head left towards the Stanningley Bypass (two pretty big hills!)
Soon enough I was back onto the towpath at Rodley but it was ice, ice, ice from there on in.
The snow had part melted and then frozen leaving smooth, icy, footprints and bumps across the towpath along large stretches. Eh? I thought eveything was meant to have melted yesterday?!?!
I passed another cyclist walking (as was soon after) but I kept on pushing it. The two bridges by the marina coming into Leeds were awful and I had to pull myself up them using the handrail before slip sliding back down the other side.
I didn't fall off when I was on the bike but had quite a few close shaves. It was just crazy ice. I was running late and very likely to go crashing into the water so I left the towpath and came down past Armley Prison, tired.
600 calories of porridge sorted me out. See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Puncture
My first for 2000 miles.
First spare tube... faulty valve.
Second spare tube... accidentally holed in anger.
Taxi!!
EDIT - fixed. The tyre had ripped at the side exposing the tube.
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