Getting down with the kids in the local woods

No riding for me….but still got some Singletrack in…but on foot….. Some air to be had as well by my mate…. 😉

Great pic Wookster!

Thanks fella! I doubt I’ll ever take a better one!! 🙂

Brilliant pic Wookster makes me want a puppy dog!

Pinched this video off a mate – I’m the middle one down…

Upper Sheep Skull and minor off

My weekend riding involved being a lardy triathlete at the Keswick Mountain Festival

Went out for a bimble this arvo and having stopped to take a shot for this thread, I rejoined the trail slowly cruising when I spotted this little fella just the other side of the hedge from me..

I couldn’t get the second hand camera to do anything and it wasn’t until later that I realised it was on a custom setting that I didn’t recognise, but still managed to grab these two pics.. (oh for the days when I didn’t instinctively reach for a camera when encountering nature close up)

The deer wasn’t shy in the slightest and once he’d noticed me he moseyed over for a closer look

Bit late to the party but had a great weekend in the Lakes with the wife for our wedding anniversary. No big mountain riding but great all the same.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/HpNW5M]Water Splash[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HnnsTq]Iron Keld Lookout[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HnnuU9]Iron Keld[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/H6BC5s]Above Troutbeck[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/GArnxt]Brownbays[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr

Had a great weekend with Ride Sierra Nevada
[/url]DSC_0558 by Stuart Backhouse, on Flickr[/img]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/H7vbk7]DSC_0561[/url] by Stuart Backhouse, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/HwR9nk]DSC_0547[/url] by Stuart Backhouse, on Flickr

[url=https://flic.kr/p/HofcXS]highres_450321641rsn[/url] by Stuart Backhouse, on Flickr

Road bike for me this last weekend in the French Pyrenees

[url=https://flic.kr/p/GZrAoY]Patterdale[/url]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/GugWe6]Troutbeck (the other one)[/url]

Shaun! We had a great time with him and Cilla (not sure of the correct spelling).

But the dog wins.

some east northants friday road riding some late may pole dancing on the green.

Look at all those sunny summer pictures..

Let’s face it, this is what it’s still like here in sunny England.. 😕

early friday morning watching the easy jet land in aberdeen.

Heading out straight from work for a decent length ride and bivy out in fetteresso somewhere followed by a decent length ride tomorrow while the wifes out supervising DOE groups.

she was well and truely out this morning, 4.5 hours of singlespeeding 🙂

Last night on the cx

This morning on the roadie

Just back from a fab week in Dorset, on the Isle of Purbeck. Lots of walking and running, plus my first proper bike ride in years after recently getting back into it. After umming and aahing about ‘upgrading’ my bike to something more current, the week has convinced my to hang on to my Stiffee. Since the oily bits are already pretty worn, I took the opportunity to ride everywhere in the middle ring. Conversion to 1×11 is now on the cards.

Corfe common

Swyre Head

Swyre Head trig attack

Mid ride carb up-

And a couple from not really the weekend-

Been a good week for riding

Remembered about a lovely bit of local trail this morning…

My lad today…

[url=https://flic.kr/p/HytjF9]IMG_0664[/url] by jimmyg352, on Flickr

Railing some sweet new single track on the CX bike.

Yeah I didn’t even get the exciting company car.

Did a bit of a session and skills day out with the camera on Saturday plus some fashion modelling, think it’s my best side
[url=https://flic.kr/p/GESMNt]IMG_5353[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Some great light
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HrUNrY]IMG_5287[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HAs2aX]IMG_5344[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HrUbEh]IMG_5391[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HrU5bW]IMG_5436[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Hxu1RL]IMG_5584[/url] by Mike Smith, on Flickr

Strapping from Järvsö bike park , stacked just before lunch. X Ray said it isn’t broken so the race is on the get better before an enduro next weekend. Hurts like hell at the mo !

Haha! Love the bandging.

DH virgin 😆

First weekend since I got the Ok to ride from my foot operation. Had a couple of pootles from home in the week then this weekend we have been playing in Wharncliffe and up onto Cutgate. Foot feels a lot better now I don’t have as much metal in it.

Wharncliffe yesterday

Cutgate today

Had a great weekend in the Brecon Beacons with friends:

[url=https://flic.kr/p/HD7HEg]Lord Herefords Knob[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HdQuqG]Pushing[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/GHtLaY]Lee[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HAcLrN]Climbing the Gap[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/HD7WHR]Tone & Pete[/url] by Sam Dexter, on Flickr

Friday morning – Stepcote Hill – Exeter

Friday afternoon/evening – Plymouth Hoe

First time in ages I rode with a bag (on me), rather than on the bike as I’d somehow forgotten what a horrible experience that is!

Swaledale

One from today’s Langdale Beer and Bikes festival, yes a festival of bikes and beers.

T’was a good day indeed.

64 miles on the fatty today, with treats

Pic of me looking over the Otter Vale…