So many places to post photos now!
Had a great ride with the boys at Jack’s Ridge today. First time there, lots of fun ‘Woodstacles’ and a really nicely maintained few loops in forestry just outside Nambucca Heads.


Quick spin round this morning trying to miss the rain.
I failed. 😂
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Overcast, but nice temperatures. Still heavily overgrown, but it seems to have reached its peak at least.





Quick spin before the rain came in.
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Quick spin after the rain ..

Another 1500 meters of Golfie fun this morning.
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Moved on from Leogang and now just over the boarder in Italy. Spent the day on the trails in Livigno with just under 5000 metres of descent





First #coosday of the school holidays. Have a wee calf.

And the blaeberry are out early. Not perfectly juicy yet though.

Moved on from Livigno and now had a few days in Lenzerheide.
Today was a big one up both sides of the mountains and finished off with a couple of laps of the bike park





Nothing even approaching Tracey's pics.
Quick impromtu local blast last night
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Another great day out for us today.
****ing hot in the valley bottom but a lot more pleasant once over 2000 meters.
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Managed to get out for a ride yesterday am - loop from Kirkby Stephen to Ravenstonedale via Smardale, then Pennine Bridleway over to Mallerstang, followed by a loop to take in Abbotside Common and The Water Cut sculpture. All in all quite enjoyable, made more interesting by the occasional sharp shower.

A couple of gentle days' riding keeping an eye on our bronze D of E students. Getting paid for riding my bike. Sweet.
Back to the hardship of one of my local spots after a week away.😁
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Leisurely ride round my local. Even found some stocks for Boris.


On the Moray Coast Trail between Findochty and Portknockie.

Weather was decent last night. 19 miles around Beeley/Chatsworth/Stanton and another KOM. Average pics though
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Ride onto Norland Moor, just short of 30 miles after riding home from the pub.
Cracking evening, saw several other bikers and unusually no e-bikes !
Monday Night Pub Ride took advantage of a brief gap in the deluges, but we did a normal winter route - the Tour de Reservoirs - to stay on the hardpack as the moors are a quagmire




A quick spin round the local local this morning.
Nearly eaten alive by flies.
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Steady one last night and the only time we stopped for pics was on a road section. 3 emtb's, 1 HT, 1 fatbike - gues what. We all rode at the same pace 😉
Looking down over Matlock
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rode the seven summits trail in rossland, bc today. it was a proper old fashioned alpine xc ride. amazing day
Verbier looks good. Only managed one run before Kevin's incident
It almost felt like summer last night
Apart from the mud
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A quick loop of the Viking Trail in Tunstall with the Mrs, before the rain came in.
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Been showing some mates from south of the border round for a few days.
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A bit of trail clearing with the Laplander and trying out the new forks. Mulleted my ebike and it flies
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Last minute decision to catch the Sunset - it was a good choice!
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⬆⬆ Cool Fungi! 🍄
Went to do Fox House, Cannings, Stanage, Burbage
Punctures in Cannings and tubes that wouldn't inflate aborted the mission. Gutted, not done that classic for some years
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Went to the pub
Top of Blackford Hill in Edinburgh.

Took the 'big dog'' out for the first time in a while. It has a posh new damper in the Zebs and I was keen to try it out. Conditions locally are puddly but grippy. Blooming humid though. Luckily a suitable re-hydration point was located at the end of the ride 🙂
Went back to do the Fox House loop this afternoonv after yesterday's failed attempt. Mint ride
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A few more I've just dragged off my GoPro
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No pics last night but got a few tonight, conditions are pretty good and was perfect riding weather in the Derbyshire Dales
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A sunrise ride this morning was a great way to start the end of the week.
Saw probably the largest echidna I’ve ever seen… though it tried to make sure I didn’t see it.

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Fake internet points for anyone who can guess correctly which lift....
Clue: I think that's Mont Blanc framed in the front triangle.




