Monday 5 January 2009

Be careful out there, it's icy......

















Trio, Kate and I, 3 girls, 3 bikes, no gears, and more fun than can be counted in the snowy Peak District today. The miles don't matter, the average speed doesn't matter, it wasn't that sort of ride, it was a ride to make new friends, take in the views and be glad to not be at work! We rode a lot, we pushed more than needs to be discussed, we all fell off (not very elegantly in my case), we fishtailed about in the snow, we stopped a lot for photos and oops we didn't quite make it down off the hills before dark and didn't quite have a light each. It was an absolutely top day out and one of those rides I can already hear myself discussing over some future pint, "Do you remember that snowy, singlespeed ride we did in the Peaks that time....." The discussion over a pint having to wait for a future day because the pub in Hope wasn't full of warmth and convivial good cheer so after a quick use of their facilities and a bag of hard to come by crisps we were all on our way home. Looking forward to the next time we all get chance to ride together again.

6 comments:

Red Bike said...

I'm very very jealous.

I've spent all day at work wishfully looking at the snow outside the window. Longing to be out riding!

trio said...

I didn't think we pushed that much actually! Great ride, must be repeated, maybe with a hostel stay so we can have the pints.

jumbly said...

I think I pushed more than you and Kate, that'll be with me being old!

trio said...

Well I didn't want to mention how old you were and our superior fitness ;)

I was amazed how much we could ride, it'd be even more without the snow!

kate said...

today we were singlespeed god(esses)!
were certainly need to do it again-we're all owed at least a slice of cake from the woodbine!

kate said...

did glyn like his found pressie? is it enough for an arctic cat?