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    I broke my bike, rambled around Leeds then went to the pub!



    Starting out with a broken saddle clamp and ending in a pub with a whole lot of random waffle in between! My first ride outside in Leeds this year, featuring Woodrup Cycles on Kirkstall Road, Paria Cafe in Chapel Allerton, North Bar on Briggate and for an unusual appearance, THE SUN and my bare legs πŸ˜†πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈ

    Thanks for coming along for the ride 🫢🏻

    Amazing bike is a Reilly Cycles Gradient from https://www.reillycycleworks.com

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    3. @JoeyMills-y3v on

      Lol I grew up in Headingley & biked everywhere since I was a kid, so that was quite the nostalgia trip. Used to head out Otley way for fun rides, good mix of up, down & flat. Beryl Burton was still riding when I started, you could catch her out Wetherby way training often & try hang on her wheel. Not successfully tho πŸ˜‚

    5. @justjase1576 on

      Nice one Amy! Reminds me of when a pot hole conveniently destroyed the carbon seat post on my Canyon Ultimate and had to cycle back standing up, my quads were killing me when I got back! how are you finding being away from Cornwall? Interesting comments on the 3T, was considering a 1by Exploro as my do it all bike (and fitting a front derailleur….).

    7. @malcontent_1 on

      Funny how that bright light in the sky, whatever it's called, seems to be part a sunny disposition on you. πŸ€”πŸ˜ŽπŸ™ƒ (Springtime should suit you nicely.)

    9. @kevinlyon9501 on

      Well I certainly haven't felt it's been shorts weather yet, got out yesterday morning as it was going to be mad windy today. As my route was going past one of my regular cafe stops thought it be rude not to stop for coffee and cake, I'd probably done about four miles, I did carry on after that. At least Reilly was an easy fix.

    10. @simonhuddlestone5766 on

      It was a lovely day & I cycled some of the same route a bit earlier in the day. Certainly saw plenty of other cyclists inc. some on gravel bikes – yay!. Quite a change in the weather today (Sunday).

    16. @awavey on

      shorts out already, thats very northern πŸ˜„ tbf the weather you had did look cracking, whilst its still windy, grey, overcast and dull down south, so its not quite suns out, guns out weather yet for me πŸ‘

    17. @HellbellyUK on

      Back when i lived just outside Leeds City Centre I used to walk down where the bridge you cross the canal is now. It was definitely not navigable by bike, in fact it was barely navigable ob foot when the vegetation got high.

    18. @brianreid8000 on

      Hi πŸ‘‹πŸ» Amy, great to see you out enjoying yourself again! Looking forward to the next adventure! πŸ‘ŒπŸ€©πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ

    21. @mickingle on

      Great video. I did my first ride of the year on Saturday, and as i was meeting a mate i drove to Kirkstall late morning and parked my car about 100 yards from Woodrup's. Our route took us to Castleford and we took in RSPB St Aidans & RSBB Fairburn Ings (which you should definitely try) and then headed back into town down the canal the same way you did.
      The Otley run is a great laugh but i'd guess its been a good 20 or 30 years since i did it last

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