It’s that glorious time of the year when the trails are dry and the nettles and brambles are still at ankle height. So quick get out there before it rains and you get scratched to buggery by brambles. The sun is setting later and later and it’s back to 8.45pm so it’s getting better every day.

I’ve treated the Soul to a new BB and front mech and I’m out local tonight (Hanchurch most likely) and I’ve got a permission slip for all of Sunday morning (If I take the kids out all afternoon and pay for tea at the pub!) when I’m planning on going to Cannock bright and early.

Weather looks to be dry and sunny for most and better on Sunday than Saturday. Where you off?

Verderers for the first time with my 11 y-o. Can’t blooming wait!

Middle_OAB has DofE all weekend.
Eldest_OAB is at the Borders DH at Ae on Sunday, I will be heckling marshalling.
Saturday is likely a nice big mountain, I am thinking Ben A’Ghlo… with the remaining two lads and mrs_oab – I can see me carrying three bikes…

Inners off piste,Mucho excited

Lakes on Sunday. Hopefully a bigger round including Walna Scar. Will test just how much I’ve got in my legs.

greno woods tonight to check everything working on the bike after a full strip & rebuild – followed by chips and a couple of pints at the red lion. wharncliffe woods tomorrow followed by a couple of pints at the Pheasant. cutgate sunday followed by a couple of pints at the wagon & horses. sometimes I wonder why I never lose weight regardless of the amount of riding I do!

Ooh i’m going to inners tomorrow as well, never been before. Think i’m just going to find ‘angry sheep’ and ride that till my legs fall off.

First ride on my newly built up ti altitude. Hopefully get the dropper all fitted up this eve ready for an early start round friston!

Been out today was bloody windy had to reroute from going up High St class cheeky trails though
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[url=https://flic.kr/p/UvUkb6]Untitled[/url] by Richard Munro, on Flickr

Getting dropped off in Hope tomorrow so I can cycle the rest of the way to sheffield. Using the vertebrate hope to sheffield route unless anyone has any better ideas?

Been a great week for cycling, I’m not working at the moment so I’ve been out every day this week. Scout Moor was lovely today.

Golf Ball slightly less so yesterday

Couldn’t resist a quickie this morning on my break…

In a spookily similar stylee…

Last night.
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A beautiful spin in the sun around mortimer forest this afternoon was cut short by a snapped chain, arse!
Local road ride tomorrow, Bromyard out to Malvern and back through the lanes, maybe with a stop for a pint half way……

Having just spent nearly the whole day (due to people unable to drive) driving from Devon to Hope. It will be something around there Tomorrow and in fact every day till Thursday.

Ive been off work all week enjoying the sun

Saddleworth Monday
Peaks Tuesday
rest day Weds films and beer 🙂
Thursday Kirklees
Friday local https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTkBbuIhEQ&t=125s go pros never show how steep stuff is !

Tomorrow Calderdale

Sunday .family day before i get strung up 🙂

Saw the forecast so booked a couple of days off.
Camping at Gairloch.
Rode Tolliadh Path and Loch-an-Oidh today.
Torridon tomorrow.
Loch Fala on Sunday.
Not sure about Monday yet.

Sorry

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gorgeous.

I shall be doing the 50 mile route at the Fat Lad at the Back sportive from Ilkley out somewhere further north and back again.

Looking forward to seeing part of the country I don’t get to very often and meeting some of my fellow Flambassadors in person. And the bacon butties at the start. And what looks like it might be a hog roast at the end. The riding a bike bit is just fluff, frankly!

A nice spin out today, alterative route via Dicks Lane to Stoodley Pike, after doing the Mary Townley Loop on Wednesday, in preparation for the forthcoming Jennride in 2 weeks time.

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Enjoyed beautiful sunshine in the Peak District this afternoon with a brutal wind for company.https://flic.kr/p/UjG4ex

Tour of the Peak for me on Sunday…..I’m thinking of pooling and only doing the shorter route…..just to enjoy it, you understand…… 😀

7am start tomorrow morning for a blast up and down my local hill, then in the afternoon I’ll be trying out a couple of juicy Oranges, a Stage 5 and Stage 6, and on Sunday it’ll be a pootle somewhere with my daughter.

had a great ride tonight.

having a beer now 😉

Quick blast around local trails after work today.

Was going to do the cliched bluebell thing too, but then the wild garlic stopped me in my tracks.

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Aw, go on then…

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22 miles in Delamere yesterday, warm when the cold wind dropped later in the afternoon.

I did the YT Demo day at Swinley this morning – it ended up expensive.

Nant y arian for me this morning,a tad chilly in the wind but a great ride.

Torridon was pretty average today.
The descents were actually a bit too dry and loose for my liking

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Sorry….again!

First bike ride in weeks,been full of a virus.Now to attempt to get my fitness back..

Cracking afternoon exploring Friston forest today.

First ride on my new (to me) ti altitude & also my first ride with a dropper post. What a difference they both made.

With the other half away in london for a girly weekend, I’m in the rare position that I may well go back tomorrow for another ride!

Out late last night watching Maximo Park in brum and having to get the kids to swimming early this morning only leaves tomorrow for a lie in so 5 hours sleep last night up at 5:20 this morning for a quick blat around some select bits of cannock to be home for 7:30.

Back on flats today after sat weeks clipless experiment. Think I’m going to go with the clips for Scotland.

Very dry over the Chase this morning. Had a fair bit of drizzle today though so probably will be perfect for those going over tomorrow

Nant y Arian tomorrow , not been for ages and taking a mate for his time there .

Well first visit to inners didn’t go according to plan, enjoying the XC climb and decent on a beautiful day but an over the bars result in the bike landing on me and the outer chainring puncturing my lip, and my nose took a battering.(big target) and my lovely new saddle might be borked as the rail pop out.

4 stitches on the outside and 2 on the inside.

2x are OOT, anyone wanna sell me a 1x set up that doesnt try and impale you.

Took the long way to the inlaws, made the 10km trip into a 75km run through the shire down to Marshbrook over Caer Caradoc then back along the Long Mynd. For some reason the bright sun of the week was replaced by persistent drizzle.

B+ is a bit of a drag on the roads.

@GRAEMEJONES tell me that’s a fish eye lens otherwise your forks are borked!

Local hour today, tossing up whether to stick local tomorrow or negotiate the time to go and ride the doethie valley as I guess it will be ideal at the mo

Picked up a couple of hire 29ers and we will be doing something around Cape Town tomorrow and Monday then off into the countryside for a few more days biking

@ferrals, yes, it’s one of those clip on things. I think it was only about £10 off eBay, seems to work ok!

First time at Queen Elizabeth country park today, very dry and loose and good fun. Signage could be a bit better, think I missed the start of the red but probably me being blind! A few walkers on one section but luckily a flat bit so no collisions, would definitely go back.

planned to go out today but kids were being a nightmare and I couldn’t find my knee pads (turned up under the front passenger seat) so didn’t go anywhere :@

Hot and Dusty Fort William