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As no one else has posted anything yet this week I'd best stick these up.
Ride over Gypsy Glen with Mrsstu this morning.
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Mmm. Not sure whether Monday counts as 'midweek', but a quick local loop on the SS BigWig from last night. Have just put some Forekasters on for something a bit faster rolling; seemed to work as got an unexpected KOM! 👑😁
Replenishing the dust I washed off at the weekend.
First off, this is one of my favourite ever riding selfies.
But... It comes from a ride where I think I've broken my toe. With 'Ard Rock at the weekend I planned a nice easy Wednesday club ride - no risk taking, just get out and spin the pedals for a bit. Left the group to ride home solo and rode past the start of an old segment that isn't ridden much. Knowing it would be riding hard and quick, I thought 'what the hell?' and decided to have a blast. Half way down, leant into a fast right hander and flat out crushed my toes between the pedal and a hidden stump. A few hours later and I'm icing my suspected broken toe...
Toes are meant to be purple and swollen, and have stuff 'clicking' inside them when you flex them right?
Hopefully it wont get worse and I can splint it in the morning and carry with preparations for the weekends riding...
Posted in the rail strike thread
But yesterday did a 145km round trip from my parents into London
National Cycle network from Luton via harpenden, st Alban's, was actually quite pleasant
Return I cycled Whitechapel to Watford via the A5 , then along the canal to berkhampstead up over to Ashridge, then down from Ivinghoe beacon, & over Dunstable downs
Went on the hardtail with tyres pumped up to ridiculously hard - had to stop on the canal towpath and let air out as I was getting rattled all over the place & aching feet
It's very brown out there at the moment!
But did get some delicious giant BlackBerries at points
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Time off work corresponding with school hols means a ride with Jnr in Epping forest today:
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Followed by a pub dinner (no, the Peroni isn't his):
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...and off to Swinley tomorrow.
This was his first time clipped in, and he did extremely well falling in a bush only once in 2 hours of singletrack
Dunkeld Thursday for us.
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Just squeezing one last one in before the weekend... Jnr on Swinley's North shore 😀
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My hardtail is in for a bit of TLC so took the big bike out for an XC loop in the evening heat. Good to get out, but it was a bit of a slog!
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A couple from Saalbach yesterday.
Broke my Trek Rail so I dig the old Capra out of retirement.
On a roll at the moment.
Seven rides in seven days.
So dry and hot in the woods today it smelt like riding in Spain.
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FoD is bonkers dusty. Just managed to finish a great ride without needing the lights. We did need a cold beer tho!
@colp - impressively large 🙂
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Morph 27.5 up Dollar Glen. Loving the Argotal Endurance in the dry loose stuff.
Holy dustbowl batman!
Ride into Corrour for lunch. Low morning cloud burnt off leaving a dry, sunny day
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Too hot for backpacks and kneepads. Digger is brilliant for exploring/getting lost/riding cheeky footpaths/etc. Turned GPS off and just rode until I was tired. Had a lovely sit by the river as well 🙂
It was blooming hot tho. Ice in water bottles didn't last long!
A very dusty Puddletown last night, then a very hot and brown 100Km on the Geometron today.
Humid one last night, Local spin out/play in the woods/beer garden pintage.
Night ride yesterday was hot
Very dusty and crunchy under the wheel
Nearly got taken out by a badger and someone was having a mini rave in the car park when I finished about 11
Hardtail from home. Nice air temps and ground conditions tonight, the rain seems to have super charged the nettles and gorse though.
We did a route from Lost Lanes Wales around Bishop's Castle on Tuesday. It was short steep but beautiful in many places and the drizzle was very welcome after the hot weekend
The Kerry Ridgeway bit was great on the gravel/hybrid bikes.
Thought we'd best ride some of the 'they don't go for me after the rain' trails in the Yat last night. Brilliant ride, perfect conditions and not a bad place to have a pint afterwards 🙂
Out to see some planes, saw the Red Arrows take off, then to town to see the Typhoon (which was a no show)
Discovered the best route around Helvellyn. Up Keppel Cove, down Birkside. Up Sticks Pass from Thirlmere, down Seldom Seen. Swim in Ullswater. Beer and dinner in Glenridding.
How's this one?
Just to try and keep this thread going now the weather isn't so good.
Dragged the HT out and refitted the 29er wheels to it.
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What's that in the cairn?
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Still not sure what it is but it came out for a picture.
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Made sure it crawled back in before I left.😀
Wednesday bump.
Quick ride round the local woods this morning.
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Tailwind into Loch Eaniach and a headwind back out - what's that about????
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A few from a couple of rides post-work up in Finnish Lapland. Autumn is well and truly showing its colours up here. Snow can’t be far away…
A bull moose crossed the road in front of me tonight. A huge beast which nearly had me dirtying my lycra undershorts. No pic as it was edgy… as was I.
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Monday night, 1.5 hours in increasingly grim conditions. Still great to be out though...
Managed a quick gravel hour this morning in gorgeous autumn conditions. Trails still riding pretty well up here (or down there, depending where YOU are!) in Leeds ...
Third day of riding in Finale. Last two days have been a shuttle up and then climbs back up to get more trails in. Rode some old stuff and some new stuff.
Still hot and dusty
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Big day out on the trails. Not many stops for photos. Rode with a great team for across Europe. 3500m of vertical descent. Rain forcast for tomorrow, probably because its practice day for the Trophy of Nations, so may have a day of rest
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Finished up with a pint in the square whilst they presented the Ebike winners on stage
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The Whole Enchilada - we've had worse mid-week bimbles...
Tracey and vmgscot are neck and neck for this weeks winner!