I too also have a new flask- black earl grey ahoy! I enjoyed a mooch out the other morning down to the coastal path for a cuppa and a glyph of the sunrise 😀
Off out now for a spot of bimblocross over to the National Cycling Centre to grab a bell from Evans Cycles. Essential bimble accessory for trips along the canal in search of pubs worth visiting.
I noticed those little clip-on-the-brake-cable bells in Evans earlier this week – lovely and loud ping emitted from them.
If I hadn’t been treated to one of the uber pricey niche bells for xmas I would’ve snapped one up.
Have a great bimble ride planned for Sunday. Pootle to a bothy in Wales with a mate, have a brew and a chat, pootle back again. Not that much off road, not very far, not at all fast, but very nice indeed. Will post a pic of this radness…at some point.
EDIT – on the subject of bells i’m tempted by a posh timber one for the bikepacking ‘rig’. I don’t like the pitch of cheap little pingers you see…
Just made my pack up for tomorrow’s bimble, riding from my house to explore a new area of muddy bridleways and tracks with an OS map, lunch highlight is going to be a huge chunk of Christmas cake!
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…Schwalbe Big Apples were not easy to get on and I think I need to put some 700CC tubes in as my 29er ones are blowing off the tyre at 30psi…
I usually run mine (2.35″) at 20psi. On rough tarmac and gravel that rolls really well.
I usually run mine (2.35″) at 20psi. On rough tarmac and gravel that rolls really well.
Good to know, thanks! My bimble build is doing just that….. managed to rig up something for the shifter which will be anything but rapid… just waiting until my hand is free to set the hoods and wrap the bars, might go for a shorter stem as well…
[url=https://flic.kr/p/QKTVg7]15625760_10154178227513225_3543221914898610862_o[/url] by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
I was slightly hung over this morning, so didn’t do much, but had an invite for late lunch at the parents. Also needed an antidote to the gnar yesterday, took my new bike for an uplift day at the 417 project.
So, same bike, mk2 Solaris, today minus the dropper, and plus my wildcat/alpkit seat bag arrangement with spare clothes, tools and crap.
Points for anyone who can correctly guess location.
Went for a bimble exploring the XC ski trails at Clashindarroch. There was no snow I hasten to add. If there had been I’d leave these trails to the skiers who made them. But no point letting them go to waste while we wait for the white stuff, so I packed the flask and set off to bimble.
More of a plodder myself in fact. But, my last ride was definitely a bimble with a plod or two en route. It is a thoroughly relaxing past time. First ride since early December when the flu bug hit too. In my books, a plod is either a. getting off and pushing or b. slowing to the point of walking/aimlessly drifting which I suppose verges on the bimble. That said, I see a bimble as a collective for a length dependent collection of plods. Might be over thinking this.
EDIT: @Core, that looks like some gnarly singletrack you’re taking on there fella, you be careful out there 😀
I’m not sure I quite fit in as I didn’t take anything with me, but as a way of trying to get out on my bike and enjoy our new surroundings (lived here 13 months and rode 3 times) I decided to follow the canal until I didn’t want to anymore then follow it home again.
@buckster You’d be surprised my friend, that dead level and straight singletrack had been a bit churned up by equestrian bimblers, I had to slow to a real bimblecore 3mph I’d say. Oh, that and the fact I was riding one handed taking photo’s….. Sketchy times.
@Core, one handed you say, hm, …impressive skills, could this be ‘free-bimbling’ in action? You sir are a pioneer of free-bimbling, Red Bull beckons. Perhaps the first ever BimBage could be held on Wimbledon Common 🙂
Just looking at my route from the 5th on view ranger, no pictures due to the desire to at least keep going preventing me to go through the aggro of unclipping and getting my camera out, but a very leisurely ride…
Maybe he could only just see over the hedge, and presumed one or the other was not in its usual orientation? Those horns and that beak look quite similar to me…..
Needs bottle/flask cages. And possibly a front rack/bag and trouser guard too.
There’s room for at least 38c in the fork and the seatstays, but probably 32c absolute tops in the chainstays. I’ll just have to go slower over the bumpy bits.
I’ve been trying to perfect the art of the winter night-time bimble. It’s a tricky one as the weather is often too crappy to stop and enjoy a brew, so the temptation is to stick my head down and try to hammer round as fast as possible. But this year I’ve been trying to slow it right down, smell the smells and listen to the (scary) noises in the forest. Turning the lights right down seems to help too. Still not cracked it though, so would be interested to hear any other tales of night-time bimbling.
Quick bimble from Dinorwic down to Caernarfon, following the old railway line and some single track roads.
There was bacon, coffee and we met a very famous goat, the mascot of the local MRT, no less.
Tried to eat my pannier, the horny little sod, but nice to meet the local celebs.
A combination of last night’s whisky and Mrs S learning how her new gears work resulted in an average speed of 6.8 mph
🙂
28c on wide touring rims any good? Full guards, rack and pannier if that helps!
Swim at Guildford Lido yesterday, back lanes home via The White Hart for lunch and ale, The Dog and Pheasant for a glass of rosé, and The Fox and Pelican for more rosé, ‘cos once you’ve started…
First pic is actually from a bimble to Winkworth Arboretum and The White Horse a couple of weeks ago, but it’s representative, and still an animal pub. 😀
Over 80 hours at work since Monday nights events have left room for just a couple of early morning (5 am) and mid evening commuter bimbles this week. I made the most of them by going the long way each day. A welcome, if slightly surreal start and finish to the madness of the day.