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@vmgscot great pictures, that last one is especially epic.
Mary's loop (not the Towneley one)
We stopped off just outside of Frejus last night and set off this morning to ride to the Azur Bike Park. Bit of a disappointment as all the DHs were overgrown or disappeared so we decided to do some of the Roc dAzur trails. Spent the afternoon picking some of the more technical stuff that's in that area. Loads of xc teams out on the trails
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Thanks @jimmy748 - I really enjoy trying to capture a ride in just 1 or 2 quality pics - less is more sort of thing. Always easier when the backdrop is pretty iconic 🙂
Gunnison - passed through before (on way to Crested Butte) but made it a destination this trip.
This is all I've got I'm afraid! Rubbish in the skatebowl down the road from the office. Spent lunch time riding there and back to practice dropping in with a little hop in. Can do it, but puts my nerves on edge.
Since discovered via youtube there's easier ways to drop in that a little hop.
Few from last weeks after work rides, out the office, 2 miles along the coast, 1 hour climb, 8 minutes of down.
The first minute.
I do love this time of year for a sunset, and the ground is soaking up any rain fall within hours.
That is a nice sunset. Mostly missed ours.
What a lovely morning
^^ a stonker!
After finally getting rid of the remains of my Rona I'm thankfully feeling up to riding again.
Woke up to a glorious sunny day so celebrated by hitting the Golfie with Mrsstu and Mrsswarfcycles.
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Mega grippy with all the weather we've had the last couple of weeks. First time trying out the new trail Wardell Way. It is really rather good fun.
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This was yesterday - an early morning road ride to box hill. Cold, foggy and damp, until I got up the hill and through it to see this:
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Back to the midweek grind of riding. 😉
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Back in Italy teaching and bought the Hardtail this time.
Yesterday
Tonight.
Half-term, so enough time to give something back. The bike was just transport today for me, a backpack of tools, and a few ideas. Five hours later and there's something new in the woods...
You made a fungi?!?!?
Great photos as usual.
Rad photos there colournoise 👌
I only really get out for the club's midweek evening rides during school holidays, so tonight was a rare treat. The last evening ride of the year with any actual daylight in it.
Not a ride as such, but saw this walking back from dinner last night and it amused me.
50 minute 9 mile XC/lanes lunch time ride on the hybrid/commuter yesterday.
Lovely warm bimble yesterday. Not too muddy yet either.
Getting into the swing of the mid week wet weather riding again.
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Brilliant new trail over golfie today. It'll be fantastic when it's fully finished.
Clicky for watchy.
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A couple from the last few weeks, we have a weather app based approach to mid week rides, stayed fairly dry so far..
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Squeezed in some Welsh trail loveliness on the way to celebrate my parents diamond wedding anniversary
More midweek fun for me today with a solo ride as all my pals were working.
Still a few folks about but getting less as the weather gets shittier.
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Back in my Italy office, 5 miles along the sea front, 1 hour climb to the top, followed by a 9 minute 1,500ft descent, then back along the coast road home, quick shower and out for dinner.
It rained all afternoon and night yesterday so didn’t get out, it’s all made of rock round here so fortunately no real mud tonight just the odd little puddle.
Not as muddy as I thought it would be out there, but there's a lot of water going through the river...
Foxes, owls, mice, plus the occasional banshee.
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A right pea-souper last night, nearly didn't go out, but glad I did. Just 1.5 hours on the gravel bike.
It was pretty grim on last weeks night ride so I wrote a thing: https://www.pickled-hedgehog.com/the-grim-returns/
I think it has one swearword in it right at the end 😉
It was pretty grim on last weeks night ride so I wrote a thing:> https://www.pickled-hedgehog.com/the-grim-returns/ <
Enjoyed that ... cheers.
Cold and crispy out tonight.
Another bump for this thread as no one has posted on it for a couple of weeks.
Not the most successful of rides due to foresting but still a ride so not all bad.
Used to be a nice snaking singletrack along here.
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Couldn't even ride the Eeber through it then had my shoe sucked off* when I tried to walk it.
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The actual trails were all fine apart from this one on the way home.
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* ooh matron.
Not a good picture, but a good ride at Apsley woods (Woburn) on the way to a work conference in Northampton. A most excellent way to break the journey!
A few shots (5) of Sloe Gin and Sloe Port on last nights ride, then a couple of pints at the pub.
Cracking day at Revs yesterday in the cementy gloop. Had to get a ride in before they close (hopefully not forever)
Here’s me throwing old man shapes on Freeride
Here’s my lad on 50:01
@colp - impressive shape throwing 🙂
From Weds. Slippy as a very slippery thing lightly greased and served on glass! 10 degrees warmer and 100% sketchier than last week. Been rodding it down since then so next outdoor ride will be the annual hungover Classic Gap on the 27th. Hardtail for the first time. So that'll be, er, entertaining.
A soggy hour & half before sunset.
Back to normal midweek rides for us today.
Tiny bit of snow left and some icy patches higher up.
Trails were all clear and good fun thankfully.
A quick 1300 metres of descending before the rain came in.
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