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[Closed] Happy new year! First ride of 2012?

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100 mile road ride round the Chiltens today. Last 20 miles it rained, joy! ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 10:53 pm
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Got out today for my traditional new years day ride. Weather was pretty good ground was pretty wet. Nice to get out though ๐Ÿ™‚

Think the litre of cheeky Vimto was a bad idea though!

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Posted : 01/01/2012 11:10 pm
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My first time around Long Mynd today, fancied some natural trails to begin the year rather than the usual cannock trip, and really enjoyed it, even though it hossed it down for all but the first 5mins of the ride...

Riding up through the forest from Hamerly (sp?), it looked like there was a mass of nice cheeky single track running down in the woods?

Quite entertaining watching the walks of shame as I drove through town this morning too!


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 11:26 pm
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Six of us did a very rainy, but great ride nonetheless, in Calderdale.

Didn't see any other mtb'ers at all.


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 11:32 pm
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@Rob

I know where that is. Good to see it is being rebuilt. It had a bulldozer go through it last time I was down that way, and was in pretty bad shape.


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 11:34 pm
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@Rob
I know where that is. Good to see it is being rebuilt. It had a bulldozer go through it last time I was down that way, and was in pretty bad shape.

Yeah, lots of obviously fresh digging going on there and looks like a lot of effort and thought going into it.

The lad I teach who told me about it claims there's some agreement now with whoever owns the land to allow the trail pixies to carry on building. Not sure how true that is though.

Now I know it's there need to sort out my jumping skills or I'll be forever stuck on the nursery slopes (middle photo)!

slainte ๐Ÿ˜† rob


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 11:44 pm
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Rob are you allowed to let us know where that is or is it an invite only place? It's probably quite close to me and it looks fun ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 11:51 pm
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My first ride will be tomorrow. Went out today with the dogs on the cats back west of Dingwall and the mud was everywhere, so it will be off-road tomorrow with the mud tyres and hopefully i will get the chance to play and get dirty.
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Posted : 01/01/2012 11:52 pm
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The lad I teach who told me about it claims there's some agreement now with whoever owns the land to allow the trail pixies to carry on building. Not sure how true that is though.

Good to see someone has some common sense. If I remember right, it was a bit of a grey area as to who actually owned the land and the people who wrecked it had overstepped the mark.


 
Posted : 01/01/2012 11:56 pm
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Managed a nice wee ride in the Kilpatrick hills despite a decemt hangover..Sun shon for most of it but very windy at the trig point..
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Nice view of Glasgow but completely invisible on my iPhone snap..
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Posted : 01/01/2012 11:56 pm
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I got out on the roadbike this afternoon.Poured down around here (West Lancs) all morning,so yesterdays plan of getting out early doors got modified.Better than last new year though, I got the dreaded turbo trainer out that time..


 
Posted : 02/01/2012 12:08 am
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Rob are you allowed to let us know where that is or is it an invite only place? It's probably quite close to me and it looks fun

The info I had hinted it was in a locked area, but it isn't and is easily visible and accessible from public paths, roads, etc. Having said that, as I'm not 100% yet about it's 'legality' I won't post publicly where it is (as AFAIK it's the only place of its type round these parts at the moment). Email me (in profile) and I'll send you directions.

slainte ๐Ÿ™‚ rob


 
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