We asked to to come on over and tell us what your favourite kind of ride is. And you did, in your hundreds! Obviously the carrot of a bag of Vulpine goodies was on hand to get your creative juices throwing. It's a carrot that can only be eaten by one lucky rabbit though. And by "carrot", "eaten" and "rabbit" we mean "prize", "won" and "reader". I think we're all glad that rather tortured metaphor is over.
Anyway, on to the prize giving. We fired up the random-o-tron and picked one lucky winner for the gilet, jersey and t-shirt. And that lucky winner is DonnyCampo! Their favourite kind of a ride? "Cornish hills, quiet roads, warm sun, with a mid-ride saffron cake and a cappucino." Sounds splendid. And next time they're perusing the cake list for saffrony sustenance, they'll be doing it in some nice new threads. Hurrah.
These are fun, these Vulpine giveaways. For that reason we'll be doing another one soon. Stay tuned!
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We promised you another Vulpine schwag and here it is! This time there's lots more top quality clothing goodies up for grabs. Our winner will be walking away wearing a Vulpine Cotton Visibility Gilet AND a Vulpine Merino Jersey AND a Vulpine Merino T-Shirt. Not bad, eh?
We're fans of Vulpine's range of stylish, performance oriented clothing round here: it's technical enough to meet the demands of almost any form of cycling, yet casual enough to work off the bike in equally demanding social environments. Even better when it's free...
Just like last time it's a comment-to-enter affair, and this time the question is...
What is your favourite kind of ride?
Answers on a comment below! We'll pick a winner at random next Wednesday. Usual schwag grab rules apply. Good luck!
To find out more about Vulpine visit their website www.vulpine.cc and for the Vulpine view on what's going to happen at the Tour next week visit their blog.
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Any ride currently, after getting a massive consussion and not being able to remember anything until i wake in the ambulance.
Early start on a summers morning, chilly to begin with but the prospect of lots of sun. Out through Stockport into the Peak District around Castleton, through to Bakewell and stop in Buxton for some breakfast. Then back to the hills and home in time for lunch...bliss!
Early morning, still dark commute on old railway trails. Just rabbits, foxes, owls and me. Spooky but brilliant.
Commute home on a friday night, doesn't matter about the weather. I'm on a bike on my way home, no work tomorrow and endless possibilities for bikes, beer and laughter.
Any ride is a good ride!
No wife, no kids...perfect, especially good if you chuck in a cheeky pint of cider
cycling snowdonia
backwards uphill into a headwind.
A day in the New Forest...trails, back roads and a huge choice of PUBS!
when all you can hear is the gentle noise of your tyres on the road
good weather, good views
A metric century on an autumn day ending with a welcome pint just as it starts to get dark.
Just giz the swag!
An Uphill ride, I can't stand twisty downhills though
mates banter and cake and some cycling!!
Out of Carlisle, into the hills of of Reiver country, Newcastleton and Liddel water, up on the fell road to Langholm, back through Penton, hills all the way, no traffic. Oh, and by myself or with a mate.
Smooth dry roads, warm, sunny, 55 miles, with the club, with a cake stop (although we never do) and a fast finish.
Foot out flat out! Hit them hills hard and fast, blast down the downhills and wallow in the rush of endorphins!
2 I suppose, either:
Nice sunny ride, no mechanicals, flying up the climbs.
Or
The day after a cold wet epic.
Dunno, both have their merits
Dry and mainly downhill.
Tuesday of this week - cycled to Dover in the early morning and then got the ferry to Calais, met 2 great guys, Mark & Matt on the ferry and the three of us then cycled from Calais to the Cote de L'Eperche to watch Le Tour. We then cycled across to Samer to watch the riders come through again and then cycled vack to Calais. Throughout the day we were treated with the utmost respect by French drivers, got cheered up every hill and through every valley by fans lining the route and to top it all on the ferry back, as far as the eye could see in the waiting queue was cyclists. We outnumbered the car drivers !
Over 100 miles in the day and over 4000ft of climbing but gotta be the best days cycling I have ever had.
Anywhere once this cold cough has gone
Theres nothing quite like the spontaneous, entirely unplanned rides with a couple of mates that take you out into the wilderness and, many hours later, leave you racing the sunset through the surrey hills back to the nearest train station because no one thought to bring lights.
Cold, rainy, miserable.. lot's of spray from cars and trucks getting too close, topped off with soggy socks! Well, that's all I've had to enjoy this 'summer'.
Switching things up on your regular group ride by taking your fixed gear!
Has to be with good company and a coffee/cake stop, living in sheffield a folly into the peaks and the sun on your back which is pretty rare recently!!
Dry, not too hot, a tail wind for the whole ride and no traffic on my side of the road.
up early, ride up to local national trust property. dodge the deer crossing the road in the early morning mist. gradually warm up as the sun burns off the early chill. Climbing through the beautiful chiltern hills along roads flanked with trees. A red kite swoops down from the trees along the road in front and flies ahead for a minute or more. no cars in sight, not a care in the world. Bacon sandwich and coffee at the NT cafe and cruise home. perfect!
Anything with a sense of purpose.
40-50 miles in the sunny countryside on my giant defy road bike
early morning mountain bike ride and back before the boys get up from bed
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