Been home about 3 weeks now from our 2nd visit to Mark et al at Joyriders in Spain.
Another great 3-4 days, but the weather as quite different to last year with the last day being a complete wash out 😥
Never mind great riding but the mud and wet weather didn't have make the rocky stuff slippery.
Stuck at home with manflu feeling very sorry for myself at the moment so can't get out to sample the snow 🙁 , so I thought i'd sort the photies.
here some are
Jo on the top of 'Batpole'
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Me gurning on the way down from the 'Batpole'
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One of the Vultures sitting for photies 🙂
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Marks head and the Vulture
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Mark showing how to do it on the Rocky Horror
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Graham having a go
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Johnny
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Me just before my failed attempt
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Johnny showing off. I wish I half his skill 😳
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The group just setting off down the 'Gorgeous gorge'
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Tom busting his Rev's. Yeah seriously, they were well buggered after this drop. So much so it was a hire bike for the last day
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and to finish on the last day, a sit in the hot tub.
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Sorry probably should have warned you about that last one before hand. 😆
The rest are here
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Cheers
Chucky
Thats a cracking pic of Tom trashing his forks ha ha maybe he should have landed a little rear wheel first....... 🙂
And as for the last pic there's no need for that 🙂
The Joyrider's hot tub the week before Vortexracing's visit. Tim_41 & Del look on as Trailmonkey blasts some more bodily fluids into the already severely adulterated toxic 'soup'...
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A typical post ride snack in a nearby bar...
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Dave Birchy_1 gets into a bit of a pickle upon arrival @ Malaga...
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Another post ride snack...
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Brydon on the next downhill after Batpole (Cat Woman?).....
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Me on the switchbacks down from the Monastary...
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Some more...
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Slugwash - where were images IMGP6338 and IMGP6339 taken? Looks good and didn't recognise it. Going back in May so would like to have a go!
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ah the infamous Paella.
yum, yum 😆
I'm going next year, that's all there is to it. 🙂
I'm going next year, that's all there is to it.
Your more than welcome you know that.
I'm still at home suffering from this manflu BTW 🙁
you OK to do those brgs tomorrow night?
where were images IMGP6338 and IMGP6339 taken?
On the run back down into Cordoba. There were two choices of route back into town and we spilt into two groups. I can't remember the name of the route we didn't take, but maybe that was the one you did when you were there. HTH.
Yes please Dave-O! I've ordered some loctite 243. Its just a case of taking the pivot bolts out and loctiting (is this a word?) them. Shouldn't be a long job.
I really like the look of that trip though. Would certainly like to go with you guys too, would you consider a summer trip though?
Some great photos guys, just what I needed to warm me up... This UK weather is too cold for me!! And I've not even headed up North yet!!!
Welcome to the artic Mark.
I thought that Saturday we did with you was cold, but this is another level.
Well, you can't say you don't sample varied weather, can you? 😆
Nice. Thanks for sharing.
I see your in Devon Slugwash.
Oddly, Penny, of "Dave and Penny" fame, looks just like a girl/lady i drive past on the way to work most days In Exeter. (she's often on her rather bling looking bike too)
We went to Switchbacks last summer.
cant wait to get back to the sun, thats for sure.
Jonny skill?! Have you not seen little coulier on his downhill bike 🙂
Have you not seen little coulier on his downhill bike
No I haven't.
but i have seen him jump and he ain't half bad at that.
It was once said of little jonny that if his speed matched his style he'd be world champion (copyright sean radcliffe).
He did beat me once this year, i blame my old war wounds...
Welcome to the artic Mark.I thought that Saturday we did with you was cold, but this is another level.
Well, you can't say you don't sample varied weather, can you?
I know which I prefer! Warm Spanish sunshine please... The forecast back home is for sunshine and 18-20'c over xmas 🙁 A white christmas should be fun though, where's my sledge!
Have a good one folks!