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  • this is why i ride
  • rOcKeTdOg
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    latest picture from the group

    loads more here
    http://www.flickr.com/groups/1115925@N23/pool/

    doug_basqueMTB.com
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    Was it you that started that group Rocketdog? If so then thanks, I really like it. Nice and small.

    This is my favourite photo there so far. It’s a photo I wish I’d taken, totally captures “why I ride”. Those late evenings with the sun going down and you know that there’s still a lot of vertical between you and a beer / your car.

    rOcKeTdOg
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    yes, it was me, some fab pics, you’ve added some stunners yourself, that one on the edge of the drop makes me nervous everytime i look at it

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    theflatboy
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    bosh it up here, save us looking for it!

    rOcKeTdOg
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    here you go

    D0NK
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    nice pics, specially the 2nd and where’s that precipitous trail RD?

    bigsi
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    Yep that last pic has made my vertigo kick in and i now can’t get off my chair to go and make myself a cuppa 😯

    Great pics btw 😀

    doug_basqueMTB.com
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    Cheers! Yeah that’s a bit scary, I’ve got about 5 other photos with the ‘normal’ people walking that bit!

    rOcKeTdOg
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    fell free to join and add your own ‘this is why i ride’ pics

    doug_basqueMTB.com
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    Ahh, typing too slow! The trail is just near San Sebastian in the Basque Country in the north of Spain, that’s where all my photos are from.

    mcmoonter
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    Top pic is Waldo Lake in Oregon, I rode around it last year, the water is crystal clear, you can be in a boat at its deepest point and see the bottom. Just visible in the background are the remains of a huge forest fire 20 years ago. The fire created a near twister firestorm, at its epicentre the trees all fell in a radial pattern and the heat was so intense the ground was sterilized, nothing has regrown, quite an eerie place.

    rOcKeTdOg
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    posted today

    unique stem set up in the second pic!

    pcb
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    Loving doug_basqueMTB.com’s pic.

    epicyclo
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    Great pic Rocketdog – where’s that statue?

    rOcKeTdOg
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    not sure, i think the poster is German though

    ChunkyMTB
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    This is why I ride

    rOcKeTdOg
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    add it to the group, the other members would love to see that

    redthunder
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    Munqe-chick
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    (Mr M-C posting) this is MC on her 30th birthday (in Morocco)

    rOcKeTdOg
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    cool shot

    theflatboy
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    Yep that last pic has made my vertigo kick in and i now can't get off my chair to go and make myself a cuppa

    i was reminded of this comment when i saw this pic:

    theflatboy
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    rainy rainy day. let's get some more inspiring riding pics up here… 🙂

    Munqe-chick
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    Theflatboy where is that pic from it looks awesome!

    tinsy
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    Thats the brdige over to Canvey Island…

    theflatboy
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    i saw it on another site when i was looking for interesting riding pics. as far as i know it's in moab or thereabouts. looks amazing, hey? scary stuff, not techincally hard at all but you'd have the drop on either side in mind when you were doing it!

    rOcKeTdOg
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    you'd need some momentum to get up the other side

    simonfbarnes
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    redthunder – there's a funny vaseline effect going on at the top of your greenery shot – did you add that ?

    Tonylem
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    This is one of my favorites, will be back there in a few weeks 🙂

    stever
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    That bridge is just off the Poison Spider trail nr Moab. Very very scary drop to the Colorado River the left, I wouldn't dream of riding it 😉

    theflatboy
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    good info, steve. i see what you mean:

    😯

    feenster
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    Spain, Orba near Alicante.

    Early start, road climb.

    Gaining height:

    We're going down that:


    we swam at the bottom:

    JonEdwards
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    Tonylem – when are you going back?

    We're the middle 2 weeks of August.

    Have you trained Ryan in tree avoidance yet?

    Back on topic, this is what works for me.

    The kind of trail where if you relax and look at the landscape for an instant you die horribly, but you simply *have* to look.

    (pic courtesy of Ash at TA)

    Tonylem
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    Hi John, sure you spotted that was one of your pictures. Week commencing August 8th, were not with TrailAddiction this year, we're with a few friends and have just hired a chalet in Vallandry. May pay for a day or two's guiding though, as I would really like to do some riding with Ash again.
    Ryans not too bad at avoiding trees now but we are both recovering from broken collarbones at the moment, but should both be good for our hols.
    Hopefully see you there.

    woody2000
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    Feenster – where is that? I holiday quite a bit in Alcalali, which is no more that 2 or 3 clicks away from Orba. I have access to a bike whilst I'm there and I usually stick to the road (Col De Rates!), but have seen loads of tracks but been to wary of venturing offroad without knowing what's legal etc. Any info appreciated!

    EDIT: Actually, is that the top of Col De Rates? My picture from the top:

    JonEdwards
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    BOTH of you with broken collar bones? Herself must have been happy with you!

    Yup that's our first week. See you there!

    feenster
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    Feenster – where is that?

    My memory of the specifics is pretty hazy as it was 2 years ago.

    Castels de Castel I think?

    We used the "Trail Riders guide to spain" book, and borrowed some maps from some people in the Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers who we met.

    Actually we were pretty dissapointed with the singletrack oportunites around there. Hardly any as far as we could see. But loads of steep double track, if you are into going high and far with great scenery but not too much technical challenge.

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