A different type of riding outside.
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looks great weather wise and a good spot to just putz around. 
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That’s cool. It looks very much like Stambermill but I don’t think that is as big as yours.
Whereabouts?
Thanks! It’s the Welland Valley Viaduct just outside Harringworth and south of Rutland Water.
Impressive structure completed in 1878. 82 arches no less with 30 million bricks apparently…
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A couple of pics from a quick ride this morning. Family holiday on Mallorca - not a biking trip but I managed to pick up a rental and squeeze a ride in with the morning light.
The final shot shows the laser-eyeds that were roaming the hill. One of them was eye to eye with me and about 2 feet away when I looked up. Scared the **** out of me!
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Haven’t competitively ridden for years, think I finished up around a decade ago! Found this old one from 2007, was an inner city criterium that other than that I can’t remember a whole lot about 
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Two here.
One fast ride on the Basso Palta, was a truly delightful morning, gorgeous temperature and sun with the only one “failure” being the fact that every single good view was into the sun…
Then the second.
We got a new dog on Thursday of last week. The dog in the trailer is 12 years old and has been with us since pup. Last week we picked up Coby, the little lad in the Buddy-rider up top, a 2-year old rescue, so we’ve been having a good few days of adventure and introducing him to the outside world (he’d been shut in a kitchen for his life up to now).
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Congratulations!
Thanks. Are you everesting crew?
Not … yet. Hoping to make it one day.
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Its a very hard challenge but with some training and finding a manageable pace and not forgetting proper nutrition any medium cyclist can do it. There’s no time limit so the pace and resting pauses are up to each one. Just no sleep is alowed.
Thanks @SSaldanha. On the list - I even have the repeat climb planned. Just a few things ahead of it for now…
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Today, I enjoyed two trips up South Mountain in Phoenix, AZ. Pictured are the Radio Towers at South Mountain, visible from many locations within the Phoenix/Metro area. On the fourth Sunday of each month, the road up South Mountain is closed to motor vehicles - Cyclist Paradise! My pictured bike just underwent a “Climbers” upgrade, switching from the stock 52/36, 11/28 configuration to a more Climber, leg-friendly 50/34, 11/34. Hovering around 200 lbs., and enjoying/focusing on rides that target Climbs, it seemed like a necessary choice since one of my 2022 goals is to go up, IRL, Mt. Lemmon in Tucson, Az., full-climb 7,000 feet. I’ve done Mt. Lemmon virtually via BKOOL with my indoor bike using a 50/34, 11/30 set-up, several times during the hours long climb I was wishing for one more gear to get me to the top…hence. Since I am not a cyclist that enjoys/targets bombing down mountain tops at speeds over 40 mph, I’m okay with those instances where I am over-spinning going down hill, I white-knuckle the bars when speeds go above 40 mph and at that point I am riding the brakes. Trade-Offs/Abilities/Comfort Levels.
On another challenge, try getting the necessary parts for this type of conversion from any LBS in todays Covid economy. I ended up bird-dogging the necessary upgrades myself from three different on-line sites. You name it with respect to bicycle components, good chance it is back-ordered.
On a more important note, notice the bike is equipped with dual Wahoo water bottles, and eagle-eyed observers will note the KOS Sticker on the Seat Tube, yep, there’s one on the opposite side too. 
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@timbo Is that an F29 you are riding?
Indeed it is. A bit long in the tooth now. I think it’s a flash 3.
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