GWS...

...taking the riding challenge too seriously, you didn't need to try and get the bike in the ambulance with the nurse;)

Tomcat, how do you find the T'Alp, appreciate that is a general question...my CBF600 I find heavy not riding but parking, where as the F650 is great, so TA is in-between.

Pidcock did well, no exact spoliers...at least there is a race for second Can't believe they race in that heat! Let's see what happens in remaining mountains.

Just had a little break away from UK...in sunny France = HOT, so not much riding but did get out for early morning rides on two occasions; pics below for a flavour:)
https://i.postimg.cc/d3brf3C9/IMG-4007.jpg
Classic :)
https://i.postimg.cc/NMLJXNwj/IMG-3995.jpg
Long straight roads, not much ...

Interesting, how does that work, useful to know? Cheers C

Managed a little ride around some site visits;) Quick pic...
'Little Langdale Tarn' for reference.

Off Topic, replying to ZRX... spot on, I think you can tell I don't know a Z from a Z unless it's Z green;)
Be great to see it whole once you've rebuilt it!

I suspect the riding part of the challenge may not include inside your garage;) & I think ZRX bikes may be in bits:)
What we need is a visit to a local bike meet to check out interesting bikes as cool as ours;)
I say keep the challenge going for a wee while...having said that everyone is going on ...

I might have said on another thread, I started late 50's, gotta start sometime right! Practice and time in the saddle are key, so keep going, instructors do know their stuff, think of it as an investment;)

Just watched the Portugal v Croatia game, brilliant for highlights....but were Croatia robbed (by VAR), defender heads it backwards? or are the refs too scared...should have gone to extra time IMHO.

Ha, cycled* over the bridge 'Passera de la Muga' a few years ago on a tour, it was hot, very hot going up the hill afterwards (NE direction from Roses), so hot only stopped if there was a tree to give some shade next to the road, then got to top thought it'll be OK going down with a breeze, no the ...

A bit more like June, so a ride round the place, was all fine until I hit the busy traffic!!
First stop for ice cream:)
https://i.postimg.cc/fbW92WkP/VIQF0786.jpg

Next rest stop...just before Grasmere, where it got busy, a car show, Windermere marathon and some swimming event, plus it's a June ...

Managed a small ride out before the rain,
The Tide was out;)

Quick morning ride before it got too hot;

Avoiding the Lakes;)

Everyday is a school day (don't tell the young'uns), steady away as they say, hope he's OK, we wouldn't bounce as well at our age

Hi, I'm older than you (by a decade) and have come to ride in last 3 years, CBT, then bought a Honda 125 and did around 1500 miles, over winter, before going for DAS but with weekly lessons with local instructor on a CBF600 (which I now own different actual bike:), at that time it took an age to get ...

Managed a gravel ride along the canal and back via the coast.

Out for a bike ride this morning and came across this;)

Keep it going, may go out on a faster bike tomorrow:)

A few years ago took the nipper to our friends in Germany, so 1st flight; then underground to city, got chips and cake in underground shops, pretty descent for nipper, all good, a few days later head out to Austria (1st time), go for ski lift and walk up and down snowy mountains (1st for nipper), on ...

So I was coming back from a local run out, passed the funeral place and when I went by a fire engine pulls out behind me, does not turn into local station but carries on and I get a pic (helmet cam:) while I turned off, you may have to squint;)
https://i.postimg.cc/g0WRH1TP/Fire2.jpg

Keep this ...