{"id":12674,"date":"2010-04-09T19:53:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T19:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kpstaged.apps-1and1.net\/2010\/04\/09\/sunny-days-2\/"},"modified":"2010-04-09T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T19:53:00","slug":"sunny-days-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/keep\/2010\/04\/09\/sunny-days-2\/","title":{"rendered":"sunny days!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-J1Ue3R_I\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/k07UlNZQUdk\/s1600\/stoat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 252px;height: 320px\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-J1Ue3R_I\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/k07UlNZQUdk\/s320\/stoat.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458232822520563698\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Before   we go any further we must announce that this ride is sponsored by the   stoats of the doldrums, or maybe that&#8217;s too local a reference&#8230;  or   maybe it&#8217;s not even a stoat but he was very cute and not camera shy at   all!<\/p>\n<p>In view of all the sunshine bouncing around we abandoned   the planned  road ride in favour of a spin to the ice cream van in   Todmorden. We&#8217;ll  always ride for ice cream.  Another nail in the road   ride&#8217;s coffin was  the arrival of a new camera. Haven&#8217;t had any retail   therapy in ages and  cracked big time.<\/p>\n<p>Even though I was glad of   the gears on Monday&#8217;s  epic with <a href=\"http:\/\/badlywiredblog.blogspot.com\/\">Jon<\/a> there&#8217;s  nothing like   the grunt and grind of a good singlespeed ride. Especially  around the   cobbles of Todmorden&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-I7bvuzOI\/AAAAAAAAAMU\/bjHoPVPsMT8\/s1600\/P1000061.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 320px;height: 240px\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-I7bvuzOI\/AAAAAAAAAMU\/bjHoPVPsMT8\/s320\/P1000061.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458231828037946594\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Here&#8217;s  Shona looking for a repeat of the stoat show, one rider and her bike&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L2hxmYAI\/AAAAAAAAAM8\/KNZUbFMZs9A\/s1600\/P1000077.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 320px;height: 240px\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L2hxmYAI\/AAAAAAAAAM8\/KNZUbFMZs9A\/s320\/P1000077.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458235042291933186\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>B-Side  on the moor after Littleborough&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L2FEkMpI\/AAAAAAAAAM0\/OxY9X5T2xes\/s1600\/P1000062.JPG\"><br \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L1XtoJcI\/AAAAAAAAAMs\/hZ2kcv8Y4iU\/s1600\/P1000058.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 320px;height: 240px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L1XtoJcI\/AAAAAAAAAMs\/hZ2kcv8Y4iU\/s320\/P1000058.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458235022411048386\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Ice  creams in Walsden. Probably the only place someone would shout &#8216;nice  bike, love!&#8217; out of a white van to someone on a singlespeed, 650b bike.  We were only 50 yards or so from Brant Richards&#8217; house though, that  could explain a lot. Me, AKA Mr Whippy.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L0t0b6HI\/AAAAAAAAAMk\/iZjLGuHwMV4\/s1600\/P1000066.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 320px;height: 240px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-L0t0b6HI\/AAAAAAAAAMk\/iZjLGuHwMV4\/s320\/P1000066.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458235011165317234\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>As ever we did the ride the wrong way round. Either we need to think about gradients a bit more or councils should just sign the trails correctly!<a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-OVpICNAI\/AAAAAAAAANM\/RoTxkT_sfeo\/s1600\/wrong+way+round.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 240px;height: 320px\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-OVpICNAI\/AAAAAAAAANM\/RoTxkT_sfeo\/s320\/wrong+way+round.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458237775864280066\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Nearly home now,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-OVQyIxaI\/AAAAAAAAANE\/0CVArrp71e0\/s1600\/richdoldrumtrack.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 320px;height: 240px\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-OVQyIxaI\/AAAAAAAAANE\/0CVArrp71e0\/s320\/richdoldrumtrack.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458237769329984930\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_JZjlkqG9o40\/S7-J1Ue3R_I\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/k07UlNZQUdk\/s1600\/stoat.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we go any further we must announce that this ride is sponsored by the stoats of the doldrums, or maybe that&#8217;s too local a reference&#8230; or maybe it&#8217;s not even a stoat but he was very cute and not camera shy at all! 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