soxoncycler 🚲 🇬🇧
@soxoncycler.bsky.social
Just another MAMIL. To be found slowly pedalling around South Oxfordshire. I'm occasionally allowed to leave the county on good behaviour.
I missed the control at Turville & no way was I going to re-climb the hill out of the valley!
Approaching Chinnor one of the stay bolts securing the rear mudguard fell out, so had to do some running repairs.
The tyres held up well though - loads of people were having punctures.
#Cycling #Audax
Approaching Chinnor one of the stay bolts securing the rear mudguard fell out, so had to do some running repairs.
The tyres held up well though - loads of people were having punctures.
#Cycling #Audax
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Henley Hilly Hundred Audax done. A bit of a slog up some of the hills but I’m a stubborn so-and-so and didn’t put my foot down!
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Henley Hilly Hundred Audax done. A bit of a slog up some of the hills but I’m a stubborn so-and-so and didn’t put my foot down!
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
Good to meet and ride with @diminutivefox.bsky.social for a while and sorry I didn’t realise you had punctured and carried on! 😳😀
#Cycling #Audax
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today’s lunchtime “escape the laptop” - I took Gretl for a test ride after fitting the mudguards. No issues with the bike but my hands were getting proper pins and needles. Might need some mits with a bit more padding.
It was a tad windy up on Sires Hill (near Didcot).
#Cycling #Canyon #Grizl
It was a tad windy up on Sires Hill (near Didcot).
#Cycling #Canyon #Grizl
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Time to fit the mudguards for winter on der #Grizl.
And check the brakes ahead of this weekend’s #Audax. Plenty of material left on the pads so they went back in.
Managed to lose, then find, one of those tiny spring retention clips after scouring the garage floor & some salty language! 😀
#Cycling
And check the brakes ahead of this weekend’s #Audax. Plenty of material left on the pads so they went back in.
Managed to lose, then find, one of those tiny spring retention clips after scouring the garage floor & some salty language! 😀
#Cycling
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’ve never done it, thank you for bringing it to my attention…I think! 😀
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I’ve never done it, thank you for bringing it to my attention…I think! 😀
I signed-up at the last minute for Edwin's "Henley Hilly Hundred" #Audax for Saturday 8th Nov. I've just looked at route/climbs and having feelings of "buyer's regret" 🤣 Those climbs are gonna be a real test, especially as I haven't spent much time on the bike of late. But #NoBacksies 😀
#Cycling
#Cycling
November 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I signed-up at the last minute for Edwin's "Henley Hilly Hundred" #Audax for Saturday 8th Nov. I've just looked at route/climbs and having feelings of "buyer's regret" 🤣 Those climbs are gonna be a real test, especially as I haven't spent much time on the bike of late. But #NoBacksies 😀
#Cycling
#Cycling
Escape the laptop - Friday edition: lots of lovely leaves, with a good mix of crunchy/squelchy.
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
October 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Escape the laptop - Friday edition: lots of lovely leaves, with a good mix of crunchy/squelchy.
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
Not fast, but good for the soul. And managed to miss the rain.
#Cycling
October 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Today’s lunchtime “escape the laptop” was my little 10 mile TT course. I don’t take this stuff seriously at all, but was a good excuse to push, rather than trundling around.
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today’s lunchtime “escape the laptop” was my little 10 mile TT course. I don’t take this stuff seriously at all, but was a good excuse to push, rather than trundling around.
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
29.8km/h avg. on my gravel tank - with zero optimisation for the run.
Got held up by traffic - must do better!
#Cycling
October 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Bit off more than I could chew this morning. Thought I could do 60k off-road over gnarly single track & steep climbs before lunch. I bailed early!
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
October 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Bit off more than I could chew this morning. Thought I could do 60k off-road over gnarly single track & steep climbs before lunch. I bailed early!
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
Being under-biked/clothed didn’t help either.
Ridgeway area very misty and cold but still beautiful. I’ll try the full route again sometime.
#Cycling
Good afternoon from Center Parcs.
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
October 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good afternoon from Center Parcs.
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
Managed 10k looping round the site, trying to burn-off yesterday’s visit to the Pancake House! 😀
Quite hilly here so some climbing to test the legs.
Needs must!
#Cycling
Finally got a ride in today after almost two weeks. Was all over the place getting ready - forgot to fill the bidons, then almost set off “sans helmet”. 🤦
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
September 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Finally got a ride in today after almost two weeks. Was all over the place getting ready - forgot to fill the bidons, then almost set off “sans helmet”. 🤦
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
Nice circuit though, over some of my favourite roads.
(L) Goring lock, (R) Farm Hill, above Cholsey.
#Cycling
Barely any cycling this past fortnight 😞 as we’ve been busy working in the house. Sad to say my “heritage” tape measure from Do It All (remember them?) did not make it out alive! 😀
#DIY
#DIY
September 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Barely any cycling this past fortnight 😞 as we’ve been busy working in the house. Sad to say my “heritage” tape measure from Do It All (remember them?) did not make it out alive! 😀
#DIY
#DIY
“Share with care”.
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
“Share with care”.
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
First ride for over a week, blew off a few cobwebs. Also, out midweek after dinner, in shorts and a T-shirt. Probably my last chance to do that this side of Christmas! 😀
#Cycling
I did a new (for me) off-road section today - the bridleway between the Hanney-Steventon Road and west Abingdon. Not bad but there was some horrible “wash-board” tractor tread sections.
My #Garmin threw a fit at one point: constantly beeping at me and trying to re-calculate the route. 😬
#Cycling
My #Garmin threw a fit at one point: constantly beeping at me and trying to re-calculate the route. 😬
#Cycling
September 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
September 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Managed a 57k gravel loop this morning, including a short run along the Ridgeway in glorious sunshine. September is going to be very busy, so probably my last chance before the rain makes it a mud bath.
#Cycling
#Cycling
September 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Managed a 57k gravel loop this morning, including a short run along the Ridgeway in glorious sunshine. September is going to be very busy, so probably my last chance before the rain makes it a mud bath.
#Cycling
#Cycling
Did a local loop with my boy today. A tad windy but worth it for the gorgeous views.
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
September 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did a local loop with my boy today. A tad windy but worth it for the gorgeous views.
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
I threw in some gravel to make it a bit more challenging. He had a spill - not on the ruff stuff but went off the edge of a pavement! No tears but some scrapes and pains. Solved by ice cream! 😀👍
#Cycling
That turned out to be a nice ride,even though I’m out of shape (I compensate with my stubbornness😀). 185km and a modest 1445m of elevation gain.
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
That turned out to be a nice ride,even though I’m out of shape (I compensate with my stubbornness😀). 185km and a modest 1445m of elevation gain.
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
Stretching it out to 200km wasn’t really on the cards and the extra distance wouldn’t have made me happier.
#Cycling
Just turned off the B480 near Chalgrove. Properly feeling it now! Next up: Pyrton, then Watlington, Wallingford and home.
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Just turned off the B480 near Chalgrove. Properly feeling it now! Next up: Pyrton, then Watlington, Wallingford and home.
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
Onwards! 💪🚴♂️🚴♂️😀
#Cycling
August 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM