At carking last the sun has returned... What's your plan?
Cwmcarn I suspect we won't be the only ones
Cannock
Went round today it was fab proppa Springlike goodbye fricken Winter
Sunny, you say?
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Postbridge Sunday morning first thing.
Gonna try and do 50 miles on the road. Will be the first time I've ridden that far. The route I have mapped out is 53.5 miles.
Looking forward to it.
Maybe a solo night ride on Sunday. 2 big garden projects to finish this weekend. Might manage a quick ride with the kids Sunday pm if all goes well.
had 10cm of rain in 12 hours here today
Mickleham in them there surrey hills,a couple of new secret trails have Appeared,so them and a few others, then a pint or two at the King William. 🙂
Saturday: Got to see a man about a dog (seriously) at the Cannock demo day and then riding Cannock and the DH tracks at Stile Cop.
Sunday: Eastridge and the Stiperstones for more bicycle riding.
Up with the sun tomorrow morning for a blast round Leigh Woods/Ashton Court. 🙂
Dartmoor Sunday with a few mates Burrator/Princetown loop taking in all the high points 8)
Ae on Sunday morning
None. Got a family birthday, might try and get an evening one in on Sunday.
Frankenstein's Castle
Staying at a fancy hotel in Crieff as a treat for the wife, going to ride round Comrie Croft and maybe some other stuff nearby
solo café/beer ride, 40 odd miles, if anyone fancies?
The long drive up to Hamsterley Forest to do the XC in the morning then a bit of uplifted fun in the afternoon, in preparation for the Enduro up there on 30th March.
But that just crosses off another excuse [s]"well I was last because I didn't know the course/area"[/s]
Sunny, you say?...
Are those mitts? I'm confused.
60km mtb epic tomorrow and a bit of trail building sunday 😀
[quote=butcher ]Sunny, you say?
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Are those mitts? I'm confused.
Those are pogies.
It was ****ing cold!
Working
Maybe, just maybe, my aplpine will get finished and I will ride it for the first time.
First ride after for 3 Weeks's for me after monster manflu. Can't wait
FOD from Monmouth tomorrow and probably a spin around Staunton Sunday if I'm not too hungover. Kimbers, enjoy cwmcarn. Did it Wednesday after work, it's hard work but great fun
Well it's cloudy here and only 26c! First grey sky I've seen in months. Can't even remember the last time it actually rained. Something like .1mm in around 3 months or so.
Pissing down and windy here in Glasgow 🙁 swimming today and probs a road ride on cx tomorrow...
Surrey hill (hopefully) first off road in a couple of mohths
Wife's gone away for the weekend with the bike transporter, so I have kids with bikes but nothing the little one can comfortably/safely ride to 😕
Got out yesterday for quick hilly loop on the road bike, it was a bit windy but the sun was heaven!
Going to make the most of it with a quick blast on the MTB this morning and then a family ice cream ride this afternoon and then another longer road ride sunday.
Sunny? Sunny? Its cold and overcast here !
First (and depending on the result possibly last) race of the season on sunday,Welsh Xc series Caerphilly.One down and only 12 more to go till I can eat pizza and drink beer again 😕
Cloudy and very windy here in Darwen. I'll be out when I can be arsed moving from my bed.
Gisburn tomorrow morning I think. And some turbo miles this evening good!
Off to Cathkin Braes to play on the Commonwealth trails.
Dislocated my thumb dancing like a right **** last night....no biking 🙁
Going to start a singlespeed build though 🙂
Fatburning on the Roadbike, today and tomorrow 🙁
I wish I was thin 😥
Was out for an early ride before the baby got going for the day.
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Chances are it'll be all I get to do this weekend.
Just ridden bristol to Newport. Doing Wentwood 50 in the morning.
A real taste of spring in the air this morning.
Working all weekend 🙁 hopefully off to cannock on monday for some monkey and stile cop action.
25mile post work xc ride in just a tshirt last night and trail centre riding today at Cardinham and lanhydrock.
Surf tomorrow to rest the legs I think
shift work means 4 day weekend for me, 2-day weekend for munqe chick (and all road riding);
Thursday 2hour hill interval loop
Friday 2hr rolling loop, if I was properly into training would probably call it threshold, tempo or something.
Saturday same 2 hour hill interval loop but with MC
Sunday longer (65 mile IIRC) social/recovery-pace ride with MC, coffee+cake stop already planned, and home in time for her to watch the Wales match.
Monday, sit behind desk back at work and avoid stairs 🙂
And Afan Lodge booked for next set of our matching rest days, fingers crossed this weather holds we may even get dry(ish) trails.
Great ride around Cannock today I have never passed so many [s]mincers[/s] people on demo bikes 😈
Did Cannock yesterday thanks to an expertly planned use of last holiday and was up the High Peak today around Ladybower. Might have a go somewhere local in Derbyshire tomorrow but right now I am spent, and my car is a right mess..... and my bikes still in it 🙂
Road loop of the Forest of Bowland today, 43 miles & 6689ft of ascent that felt like it was ALL into the teeth of that BLOODY wind!
Ran out of gears at one point it was that bad.
No biking today, been to busy, Long Mynd tomorrow, weather looks like it's going to be great!
VERY windy day at Cathkin Braes. Great fun.
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90 miles round the Surrey hills mtbing today, same again tomorrow!
Love sunny and warm spring days.
GB
Moved about 4 tonnes of concrete lintels and 9 big sheets of asbestos roofing + demolished a shed & associated crap, all taken to the tip.
Van back early in the morning so might try and fit a ride in if my body doesn't protest too much.
Its deffo protesting at the moment!
Alas my bike is not complete, so all I managed was to scoot (no chain) it around the garden to get the stans fluid spread out in the new tyres
A decent 20 miler Mtb ride round the Peak today and I'm going to take the a Roadie out tomorrow, in the promised sunshine round some of Cheshire's lanes
Hetton hijinks tomorrow,a new one for me,question is shorts or trousers that's the biggy?
It might be spring, but i've definitely still got "winter" legs, so a quick easy, 15miler around some local non-gnar routes:
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Nice to be out on the old hardtail again 😉
Plan was a nice local 20 odd miles, some good riding bits, some good views, lots of feeling ace about being out and about in the sun and fresh air.
The reality is now stuck at home with sinusitis and feeling pretty rubbish.
Sometimes life isn't fair!
Working. 12 hour day shifts Saturday and Sunday, nights Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sun's out, innit. Bum.
Inguinal hernia repair on Friday, so currently jealous! Feeling like i've been stabbed.
It's lovely here, just off to ride and the van decided to die 🙁
Further to my self pitying post above, just got back from a lovely 2-3mile walk with my daughter. Salvaged something out of the day and spent some quality time into the bargain. Every cloud......
Dropping my bike off at lbs later so will be ready to ride next weekend. So it will 100% be terrible weather next weekend so make the most of it today.
30 k out on the South Downs and Friston. One trail was DUSTY!!!!!!
Last 10 minutes in the woods was a bog, otherwise the bike nearly came home clean!!
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No riding, but stalking Rocketdog at the Vic pub - amazing how you recognise a stw rider by their bike and top! Would have said hello, but didn't want to interrupt his conversation and I was too busy collecting sticks with my 2 yr old 😆
So I opted for the long trousers for the hetton hijinks ride,was a nice ride but gates much,I was hoping to come home clean but it wasn't to be,nice day though 🙂
I rode the blue at Llandegla which had a diversion missed some signs did some red and the the blue again, second ride of the year, lungs felt it and not sure i am gelling with my SC Nickel either. Nice to be out though on such a lovely day.
Took my boy out on his first full length Mendip trail ride, with assistance from a couple of mates from here.
He did really well, only one spill, all be it a big one for a first, he came back smiling and wanting more, even after 3,1/2 hours of riding.
Wentwood Goshawk challenge on my fatty.....shattered now thanks to a winter of beer and cake .....roll on Battle on the beach next weekend
Road riding all weekend. Mtbing is for folks who don't know no better! 😆
Hour and a half round Hombury st Mary yesterday trying out a new shock on my prophet and 55 miles on the road bike today. Yesterday was lovely, dry trails and surprisingly quiet.
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Had a fifteen mile pootle on the local roads (east Cumbria), the sun was out and I saw 6 cars in total it was bliss
Yesterday consisted of no riding outside, and today's ride ended 15km in when my rear mech decided to have some special time with my rear wheel. 6 spokes later, they parted company, and I had a nice walk/scoot home...
Going to have to make up for it next week.