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.
First time on a bike in three bloody weeks today. Managed a short coffee run up to Abingdon. 🚴♂️ ☕️🚴♂️ Definitely good for the mind.
On the way up, a woman in a car stopped in front of me, then tried to reverse parallel park whilst also using her phone! 🤦♂️
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On the way up, a woman in a car stopped in front of me, then tried to reverse parallel park whilst also using her phone! 🤦♂️
#Cycling
December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
First time on a bike in three bloody weeks today. Managed a short coffee run up to Abingdon. 🚴♂️ ☕️🚴♂️ Definitely good for the mind.
On the way up, a woman in a car stopped in front of me, then tried to reverse parallel park whilst also using her phone! 🤦♂️
#Cycling
On the way up, a woman in a car stopped in front of me, then tried to reverse parallel park whilst also using her phone! 🤦♂️
#Cycling
Mood.
It’s been chucking it down here in South Oxfordshire. But i’ve been off the bike for nearly two weeks 😔
Might get out tomorrow though.
#Cycling
It’s been chucking it down here in South Oxfordshire. But i’ve been off the bike for nearly two weeks 😔
Might get out tomorrow though.
#Cycling
November 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Mood.
It’s been chucking it down here in South Oxfordshire. But i’ve been off the bike for nearly two weeks 😔
Might get out tomorrow though.
#Cycling
It’s been chucking it down here in South Oxfordshire. But i’ve been off the bike for nearly two weeks 😔
Might get out tomorrow though.
#Cycling
During a recent #Audax, I lost one of the bolts from my rear mudguard stays. It was annoying, and the temporary fix cost me time.
I had fitted them the week before - guess which product I had somehow chosen to apply to the bolt threads…🤦♂️ There is a significant clue in the 2nd picture! 😂
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I had fitted them the week before - guess which product I had somehow chosen to apply to the bolt threads…🤦♂️ There is a significant clue in the 2nd picture! 😂
#Cycling
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Did a leisurely loop up to Cuddesdon this morning. Gave the Chilterns a miss after last weeks Audax!
Nice tailwind on the way back made up for the slog on the way out 🚴♀️ 💨 💨 💨👍
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Nice tailwind on the way back made up for the slog on the way out 🚴♀️ 💨 💨 💨👍
#Cycling
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Did a leisurely loop up to Cuddesdon this morning. Gave the Chilterns a miss after last weeks Audax!
Nice tailwind on the way back made up for the slog on the way out 🚴♀️ 💨 💨 💨👍
#Cycling
Nice tailwind on the way back made up for the slog on the way out 🚴♀️ 💨 💨 💨👍
#Cycling
Short cafe ride up to Abingdon this morning on the NCN. Despite the torrential rain yesterday it wasn’t too bad.
Nice to get out after a very hectic week.
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Nice to get out after a very hectic week.
#Cycling
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Short cafe ride up to Abingdon this morning on the NCN. Despite the torrential rain yesterday it wasn’t too bad.
Nice to get out after a very hectic week.
#Cycling
Nice to get out after a very hectic week.
#Cycling
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! 😀
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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 😀
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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!
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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.
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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! 😀
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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. 😬
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My #Garmin threw a fit at one point: constantly beeping at me and trying to re-calculate the route. 😬
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September 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
September 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM