A grand day out

"MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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After a [censored] week at work, strong winds and wet roads today turned out to
be smashing. Cold and dry with no wind. I had to get some new tyres for
the tourer/commuter, I decided to try Panaracer Paselas so pedaled to Spa
Cycles in Harrogate. I took a roundabout route to put some miles in. What
a great day, I was going really well. I got my lunch in Mollies at
Starbeck (Beans on Toast + pot of tea for £2.45) the went to Spa. Got my
tyres, some more VAR tyre levers and a new LED front lamp to try. Set of
home and decided to do a detour to Otley just because I could. Would add
about 8 miles and take me over 100km for the day - which was the real
reason, plus it avoids the Sheepscar Interchange in Leeds

Total distance 66.87miles with consummate ease.

I had an equally satisfying day despite being at work. The whole of Hull
city centre was gridlocked and it was sooooo relaxing to breeze past all the
cagers and buses on my way home :-)
--
Simon M.

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 16:22:28 +0000, MSeries <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

After a [censored] week at work, strong winds and wet roads today turned out
to be smashing. Cold and dry with no wind. I had to get some new tyres
for the tourer/commuter, I decided to try Panaracer Paselas so pedaled
to Spa Cycles in Harrogate. I took a roundabout route to put some miles
in. What a great day, I was going really well. I got my lunch in
Mollies at Starbeck (Beans on Toast + pot of tea for £2.45)

Starbeck.....jeeze, takes me back. I went to school in Harrogate,
cycled to school actually, worked in the George hotel during vacation,
stood on the terraces of Elland watching Joe Jordan and the like and
learnt to drink beer....very, very quickly.

Happy times.

Then it all went south...to SE London.

Still...

Garry

Quoted message said:

the went to
Spa. Got my tyres, some more VAR tyre levers and a new LED front lamp to
try. Set of home and decided to do a detour to Otley just because I
could. Would add about 8 miles and take me over 100km for the day -
which was the real reason, plus it avoids the Sheepscar Interchange in Leeds

Total distance 66.87miles with consummate ease.