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Took my little girl along the canal (Leeds Liverpool) yesterday. No boats out, and we discovered why - there's a section closed where they've been replacing lock gates and it's all drained.
I don't think it's going to plan.
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C-y-B Dragon's Back and Minor Taur yesterday, Penmachno 1 & 2 today in sunshine, blue skies and dry trails (as dry as Penmachno can be, which is to say not very). Brilliant weekend.
Morning in the Merseyside sand dunes and on the beaches
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Innerleithen XC today. Good fun apart from the diversion on the climb. Had to get off and push.
I worship at the alter of the curly bar on sundays, so a 40 mile road loop through north Bucks. Lovely.
Marin trail at Betws y Coed yesterday in glorious sunshine, lee quarry today in a mix of sun and cloud. A grand weekends riding.
Fair jiggered now.
A quick rat around the local woods and trails. The trails themselves were in marvellous nick. I also felt I rode well and hit some nice lines, so all good on that front.
One prick of a dog walker having a pop about 'not being on a anyway'. I was interested in how he was going to clean up after his dog seeing as he had one arm in a sling and did not seem to have any bags in his pockets.
Fortunately I was enjoying my pastime without feeling the need to try to spoil someone else's, so his words had absolutely no effect.
Night ride during the week also on the cards. Lovely.
An enjoable trip around Ogden Moor with Mrs Cheese@4p then dropped down Mixenden to watch the City Cross in Halifax. Nice day out
Loop around Gower - dry but chuffin cold.
Washington/Worthing/Steyning loop on lovely dry trails, cloudy but warm enough and even a nice bit of sun at the end 😀
Friday night: Croft Trail (woods behind Nationwide in Swindon).
Saturday: Birdlip, Cranham, Painswick from Stroud. Hard ride.
Sunday: Epping Forest. Another hard ride...partially dried mud.
Road ride with the kids (15mi), followed by a longer scouting ride for the Surrey Rumble (50mi) on March 17th.
59 miles on the road in good company.
Took a new rider and his ancient (and, it has to be said, rubbish) £150 Appollo for a few laps of the newly built trail at Cardinham in Cornwall - its a great trail, surprisingly fast and flows really well in places for a blue graded trail. Bone dry and really grippy too. Top day out for both of us. Cafe was really busy but they do a stunning selection of delicious home made cakes 😀
100km "mini round the island":
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dannyh - MemberOne prick of a dog walker having a pop about 'not being on a anyway'. I was interested in how he was going to clean up after his dog seeing as he had one arm in a sling and did not seem to have any bags in his pockets.
Sorry, but I have to ask, do you have x-ray vision, or perhaps you're a professional pick-pocket?
56 miles on Saturday. Sheffield, Rivelin, LadyBower, Lockerbroke, Fairholmes, Hagg Farm, Shatton, Eyam, Baslow, Blacka then straight to watch films at SHAFF.
Plenty of exciting descents but the climbing was getting tough near the end - 2300 m in total
Pretty dry apart from the top of Lockerbroke and Offerton Moor
I took a trip to one of our newly [i]almost [/i]opened trail centres. For years we had nothing official, now there are half a dozen 😀 . MTB has really exploded over here in Norn Iron. I've ridden the Scottish and Irish centres and this is very special. The trails are superb. Tight, twisty, flowy works of all weather art.
Hats off to Architrail, they build mighty trails.
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