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Empty Cwmcarn @ 0550hrs this morning.
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Full 'yat this morning from Dunblane, back through Uni Woods and Mine woods at BofA and home.
Glad to be out early-ish, there was a wall of people arriving at the car parks as I came down.
A quick squirt around Drumlanrig with the GF. Had a Goshawk complaining at us at one point which was pretty cool to see.
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Bit of a solo followed by meeting 2 mates, was early for the ride so stopped for a coffee in the sun
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I've been meaning to post for a while. Over the last few months I've been gradually starting to ride again following multiple heart attacks. Yesterday I had a nice pootle around the Somerset Levels.
Nice one, PJay.
Pedal up at Okeford Bike Park today, heading to Wharncliffe while on the way to Scotland tomorrow.
Banchory and back along the Deeside Way this avo...
I thought we could embed Insta posts? Screw it, you can just click it 😅
Been doing this pretty much everyday. I've realised I'd much rather ride 6 minutes and do mini downhill than drive anywhere for anything else right now. Got way better at berms, more confident everywhere, and am glad to have this. Shorter stem and wider bars ordered, im only pushing the bike up so grown up bmx type feeling is ok.
Took a trip out to Tomintoul. A was going to try to ride through to loch Avon but the head wind was too annoying so I dumped the bike in the heather and hiked up onto Beinn a Bhuird instead. It’s nice to have options 🙂
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Think it might be time to picture how quiet the roads were during the first "lockdown" last year, get changed and go out for a road ride during the second half of this ongoing England match... Even in our small town, the silence is becoming deafening through our windows facing the road.
The probability I might melt within an hour in this ridiculous heat is immaterial.
Pleasant bivi on the 860m contour last night.
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Friday evening looking good, already rearranged work shifts...
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A rather hard work ride - big headwind and then scorching heat on the climb with no wind!
All good though - around Callander, out over Dukes Pass, back along a (busy) Loch Archray and Loch Venechar.
Early start for us after setting Abigale off on a 10 hour shift.
Tossed a coin between Cutgate and Wharncliffe and Wharncliffe won
Busier than usual for an early morning but everyone looked like they were having fun in the sun.
Trails were dry and fast, sketchy in places with the amount of dust about.
Started out in Wharncliffe and finished up having a play in Greno
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Got back and regressed my head set, boxed up some forks to post in the morning and fitted the new shock to the Levo SL than we bought earlier this week from Weeksy
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Took the boys to GT
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Marsden Moor - Colne Valley loop, 30 miles and 4200ft of climbing - legs feeling it a bit now
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Did my biggest ever, by some distance, mountain bike ride yesterday. The 'Lord of the Loops' from the Dark Peak guide book.
Today was just a gentle road soon as I'm pretty worn out after 9h23m in the saddle yesterday.
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Another big multi bike week for me
Gravel, Motorcycle, Mountain bike and road bike. 🙂
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Did a local loop yesterday evening and this evening went to the FOD to play on the newly refurbished skills area and a lap of the blue with a bit of red added in. Glad I didn't plan any more as it was incredibly hot! Didn't help that I was on the big bike rather than the trail bike, big sticky tyres made it hard work.
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Also didn't help that the front brake was dragging, only found out when I put the bike on the rack! Hopefully a relive of the pistons will sort it otherwise I'll have to send the brake off to Hope for a service and I'll be left with no working bikes ☹️
Went out on this contraption twice this week.
Looks ridiculous, rides amazing 😋
Yesterday - Auchallater-Loch Callater-Lochnagar
Today - Heartbreak Ridge, Ballater
No bikes despite camping right next to Bringewood.
Took the dog for a swim in Ludlow.
A short ride across the moors on Saturday evening, once it had started to cool. Burrator to Kings Tor and a stop off at Foggintor Quarry for a quick sarnie before heading back.
Hats off boys and girls, there are some GREAT pics in here!
Sunday - Colsnaur.
Wonderful loop far from the crowds.
Purbeck Bimble overnighter. The Friday afternoon saw a really thick most hanging over the hills on the coast, it made for an eery camp spot. Next morning, beautiful sunshine.
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I'd post up some pictures if I could work out how to do so..
I was in the Lakes with mrs asbrooks and while she was doing some yoga, I went out and did the Ambleside & Little Langdale ride on Saturday afternoon. I had such a good time and was grinning from ear to ear, the people who I passed must have thought something was wrong with me.
Anyway, struggling for motivation today, sat at my desk attempting to do some work and can only think about when I can go back... Ahem..
Took the dog for a swim in Ludlow.
Great photo..! My dog it the other type of dog who doesn't like to go anywhere near water.
Sunday we hit some off-piste riding - not the 'enduro-gnar' type more the 'old drove roads and abandoned butt-n-ben' type...
We were up in the NE visiting family, so had a lovely spin around some of the coastal tracks of @p20 youth in the evening sunshine. Really nice to ride somewhere flatter for a change 🙂
Took the dog for a swim in Ludlow.
Great photo..! My dog it the other type of dog who doesn’t like to go anywhere near water.
We're trying to train him to like it. The photo belies his hysterical barking and post-immersion tremors! 😂
Saturday - road ride from Blairgowrie to Dunkeld then Pitlochry. Return over the Moulin road.
Sunday - Glen Lyon, Loch Tay and Glen Quaich on the motorbike. The 'Hydro' road from Glen Lyon to Glen Lochay is in a really poor state now.
