Saturday Morning offroad ride on the Beargrease & Krampgrease

What a week I have had, no sleep on Mon night after the crash. Got up Tuesday morning and the pain was getting worse. Tried to drive the car and my left arm could not move the gear stick! time to get dropped off at Dryburn hospital and see what was wrong. After a couple of x-rays and examinations they decided there was no broken bones but have compressed muscles on my shoulder area which are in shock, this is the reason my left arm in not moving! Three boxes of pain killers, exercises and a follow up appointment next Thursday. I have spent the whole week off the bike, struggling at work and not doing any jobs around the home and its still not any better. Got up this morning and the sun was blazing away again so thought I would try and get on the bike and see what happens. I can hold the bars but its getting on/off I am in pain and I cannot get out of the saddle or bunny hop kerbs/go over rough terrain etc. So we had a plan of action- drive through to Langley Moor to pick up the old railway line to Bishop and back, a few small clicks but mainly flat & smooth going.
Me and Angus set away and it was lovely weather but it soon clouded over and the temperature dropped to 6 degrees. I was under dressed so put on my pertex to warm back up. Once at Bishop the Food Festival was in full swing so all the town centre roads were closed for the stalls and Bishop Castle grounds were full of stalls as well. We had planned to go back the same way but ended up climbing out of Bishop to pick up the Spenny line, Croxdale woods and back up to Brandon. The sun came out again for the last long climb. Just over 23 miles and time to call in past the Chinese at Brandon for lunch! Some photos from the ride, more soon -

sports centre grounds looking good

someone dropped there lock and was left on top of the fence

loads of spray markings/arrows on our route - think it was for a horse trails last weekend

as there was plenty of horse shoe marks on the trails

roads closed at Bishop

Bishop Food Festival in the market place

old line to Spenny

Old station platform on the left

Angus took the singletrack through Croxdale woods

I took the tarmac cycle lane to Croxdale estate

here he comes, only had to wait a couple of mins

massive set of new steps for the railway workers to get onto viadust

sun out for the last long steady climb back to Brandon / Langley Moor