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I’ll get us started. First ride from Llangollen. How have I never ridden here before? It’s awesome - big skies, big hills, rocky descents, tough climbs and so very, very wet. I’ve not ridden down a river for 3 minutes before.
Good times. Some photos
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Last one is the final climb. 25% gradient. 240m. Already climbed 1000m+. 1km of road hell. It was worth it for the descent. Next time I’ll get some pics of the descents as they were amazing.
Right what have you got?
As my nice bike pic thread quality day in the Lakes
https://www.relive.cc/view/2137669797
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That looks suitably epic 🙂
All the weather around Edale today.
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I spent the weekend at work, running family to airport and fixing bikes and cars.
One. Short. Run.
Bugger.
Didn't manage to fit in a ride this weekend. Did take Fin to the beach yesterday for her birthday
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I went to see the sunrise, but the cloud lifted a little too late for me. I only saw one other person and it was ace!
Saturday morning:
Hello Erik ... Gusts of 50 mph you say? ... OK, Culbin forest it is then.
Out through the trees, along the shoreline with the storm at my back then back into the trees for the return to the car. That will do nicely 🙂
We were lucky - the cloud lifted for us on the way up The Calf...
To give us a clear view at the top!
Bealach Searmoin at Pitlochry
A few choice cuts from 'Bungle and Joe do the Balerics'
Date day booked with sweamrs but it's -30C.... so out for a brief hike...
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after only 5 attempts I finally managed to embed it. A snap on the phone, Friday morning on the South Downs!
@rocketdog
grew up in Alcester but dont recognise that, looking like either coldcomfort woods or a cheeky route up primrose hill? I guess thats as good as it gets for offroad round there!
it's the bridleway between Spernal and Coughton Ford. short cut on my route between Warwick -Stratford- Bromsgrove
Even by the standards of this forum there are some jaw dropping pics in this thread.
Amazing stuff guys!
I was thinking that. Definitely an epic weekend all round!
Some ace pics on this thread. I got stuck indoors and had to put up with a manky midweeker.
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Couple more from me from a mate’s camera.
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Actually one of me riding. That was one of the drier trails 😉
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And another backlit one. I already want to go back and ride all those trails again.
I wrote a thing. Warning includes a few swear words caused by over-excitement 😉
You got a strava link or a gpx you can post up Alex? I could use a cracking NE Wales ride.
Yesterday on the Sarf Downs but I was working all weekend
How do I show Instagram pics here!!!!????
Some fine pics there folks.
Balearics have been added to 'the list'.
This should work Martin: https://www.strava.com/activities/2137041588
Cheers Alex
Put together another little ride for my club. Only two others came in the end, with a few ducking out because of the weather forecast. Oh how we laughed at them!
Edit: Embedding Instagram posts only seems to work when I'm not trying.
Alex - Do you have a map or GPX of your route? I'd like to try Llangollen out.
@blackflag: (also in post above to Martin): This should work : https://www.strava.com/activities/2137041588It was my first time round so wasn’t really taking much notice of navigation, but it didn’t feel that tricky. The last descent is brilliant, make sure you’ve got a bit left for that!
Cheers mate!
May be I'm on the wrong forum, but I think Tracey wins...
See if this works......
Delamere Monster Cross. Camera flattens the gradient, a lot of the CX riders were running down, or had a foot out. Me, GERONIMOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
