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I took a half day and drove out for once, not too far, don't flame me. Nice to ride some different trails. Got a PR on the beast, I think the new bike helped.
http://imgur.com/gallery/dU7KQtI
Rode from home this afternoon with the dog. No one about on the trails. Need to go back and do a bit of trimming back in places.
Forecast looks good for the weekend so will probably be out early tomorrow to beat the crowds.
saw a large bucket last night, cold and sunny forecast for tomorrow so Purbeck bound again.


Can't get much more local than my back garden.

Never get bored of this local ride
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We were out early for a play in Wharncliffe and finished up with a few runs on the Greno side. Steel City seems to be different now they have cleared the trees at the bottom end.
Cold to start off with but soon warmed up
Local Warwickshire loop to the reservoir and back.



Luck to catch two of there on a very low flybuy
42.6 miles on the road bike today, out to Bourton on the Water for a Hot Chocolate and a piece of cake (task and reward).

@kayak23 is that draycott?
I spent the morning throwing 10 gears on a singular then the afternoon digging out & replacing fence posts
Pleasant pootle round the Goyt spoiled by a very angry man in a blue BMW who clouted me with his wing mirror at 40 kph and we then had a running exchange of insults for the next couple of miles, much to the amazement of a couple of roadies on TT bikes. No picture of angry man or BMW. I will not let it spoil the ride.
Another Purbeck ride in the cold windy sunshine.









More time with Sophie trying to build up confidence and technique.
Need to get some blue trails done soon.
Looks like your both enjoying it👍
From the front door, fab new route for me up onto Salisbury Plain.
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Sophie is going to rip round Balqhidder after lockdown ends. 👍💪🦄
can't be any worse than me at it lol
Some of you live in beautiful places. Well done Sophie, my 5 year old pedalled for the first time today!
Another ride out to Yair for us today.
Drying out nicely.
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Nice pics of the Purbecks get back down their when we can.Doomanic I was down the other end of the county riding Byways by Frampton Mansell and on the roman road from Kemble to the ford at Luckington cold day out their but dry and dusty North Cotswolds is nice but am their five days a week with work so not so keen to ride it anymore.
Dicking about on bike. Brilliaaaant!

Only the one today as it was chilly and proper muddy. I shall be coast-bound tomorrow where the lighter soil is.

40 miles around East lancs today. Mix of road and gravel

Shakedown ride of new old bike yesterday


Still struggling with remnants of snow
The first ride in nigh on 6 months without the spikey mud tyres on....it felt good.

7am start at Puddletown before the hordes arrived.




Found a nice church:
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Local for me with a mix of road hacking to get the kegs stronger and trails for the sheer fun of it. Loving the bike, loving the dry weather and most of all loving getting fitter. Happy Trails everyone.





Unexpected sunshine in Sheffield this morning so we got out early-ish. Trails running sweet and mega-busy everywhere.
http://imgur.com/gallery/a51iXPV
85km on the road bike with a couple of mates, in the area around El Escorial. Quiet roads, some decent climbs, and the rain held off until after I got home 🙂

Pleasantly surprised how everything is drying out, well nearly everything..
Dry line in the FoD/Yat
Last week was good. Today was even better. Rode some trails definitely off limits in winter. 55km/1250m of climbing/no mud on the bike. I'll take that first week in March.
Still blooming cold tho. Esp first thing.
Cold in West Yorkshire this lunchtimes
Did a short 20km blast from home with about 500m climbing. Tired and still cold now
Just 10km today as I'm getting Bodie used to running with the bike.
Down to the fore shore, clean dog (note tide is out).

Top of the hill, heading home

Best black trousers on!

View back to Orwell Estuary

Recall practice

Action shot
Good looking mutt that.
He's not doing badly for his third home. Directionally he's not very sound yet but it was only his third outing with a bike. The mud though was very, very stinky!
We can't get him to bulk up though, he's eating the max recommended amount on the bag for his weight. Usually this is too much food (the makers always overstate the amount needed), he's burning it up but not losing more weight.
Yesterday we did a short park run it was a nightmare, today recall and direction were working properly again.
More local riding from the door again. Canny lucky there's hills and woods and trails not far from the door.

Took a spin down to loch kinord. Bit of a grey and rainy start but it’s never as bad once you start and it dried up a bit later.
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Local, road 40 mile loop from home
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