[Closed] Weekend Riding Plans and Pics (6/7/18)

Step one - get the large ninja deathstar on my road bike replaced with something known as a chainring 🙂

Step two - go for a ride.

What the hell do you do on an afternoon as hot as this with virtually no wind...

Relatively slow ride on the road bike, or relatively moderate paced ride on the fatbike?

Part way through getting changed and I still cannot make my mind up!

It almost makes a trail centre in the deep dark woods quite appealing.

Did six hours yesterday, which was fairly debilitating.

Will try to get to the Lakes on Sunday, but an early start will be essential.

A long overdue revisit to the Golfie trails on Saturday with the GF.

Meeting some mates at Dalbeatie on the Sunday.

Not been to either location in a couple years so looking forward to it.

Tomorrow is an early departure from Northampton to drive to Afan  I want to ride the MTB before heading to Bristol in the evening to meet my colleagues as we are working at Let's Ride event on Sunday.  I may sneak a visit to Ashton Court in if possible.

I'm planning on tearing up Nidderdale tomorrow. Planning a very early start to miss most of the heat, and taking plenty of water.

Was hoping to get our early door tomorrow for a ~60KM ride on the fat bike. However, the rear has yet another puncture, no idea where as there's no obvious leaking sealant. So instead of the planned ride, I'll be fixing that. Friends round on Sunday, so doubt I'll be able to get more than an hours pootle in...

After struggling in the unreal humidity of a Kielder mix-up ( Lonesome Pine / Deadwater ) yesterday afternoon ..if it's the same tomorrow Im considering not doing anything at all but slowly building up the alcohol content leading up to the match ..

Here is a pic of my mate Dave Tasker in the shadiest part of yesterday's ride .." Oliver's Oscar " on the Lonesome Pine trail

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Reports are coming in that it's Flying Ants time!

Don't know about flying ants ..but my high viz vest was covered in tiny corn flies within seconds of getting out of a van in Morpeth today

Quick (and shameless) Strava bash in the woods tonight. The heat sent me all abstract.

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Sat - DIY, Footie and a 50th party

Sun - classic loop out of Conwy, up and down the Drum with a couple of cheeky bits thrown in too

Getting on a flight to Poland, for a week in the High Tatra's.. Next riding is there.. 😎

Happy Birthday Carlos 👍😆

Still avoiding the sunlight, so I’ll be out earlyish tomorrow and just ride my MTB in the local woods. Not ideal, but UV intolerance is a bitch.

Going to ride red into black into red then maybe blue at Llandegla, whilst talking myself out of pre-ordering a 2019 Bronson Frame to replace my Patrol 🙂

2 and half hour blast out on the singlespeed before breakfast and it getting too hot, man it's dry out there ! very little dew first thing too. Wonderful out really though 🙂

A morning run on red route dalby. Perfect conditions.

Decided to shelve all the chores I had planned and go and ride Cutgate. Housework can wait

My weekend started on Wednesday 😉

Early morning lap of Whinlatter to try out my new to me Whyte T129

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20 road miles on the SS at 7am. Into Didcot soon for some shopping (another 10miles) and a ride this evening on the Ridgeway.

Its fitting it all in this weekend. Henley Regatta, Wimbledon, Silverstone, DH World Cup and the football do eat into the ride time.

No riding this weekend as I'm working today and tomorrow is the British GP which I always watch with my dad.  Could possibly fit in a ride early Sunday morning but I've been suffering with slight dehydration the last week (physical work outdoors isn't fun right now) and I'm planning to ride 3 days in a row next week (Wed-Fri) so a quick gym session Sunday morning will do.

Seems odd not making the most of the sunshine but I'm actually wishing for a bit of rain to cool things down and make everything green again rather than that horrible dead yellow it's all gone.   Even trees are shedding leaves they're that parched!

Tinbasher 79..my mate Ant is over in Keswick and also did a silly o'clock Whinlatter ride this morning ..if you saw a bloke on a fluro orange Orange 5 ..it was probably him ..

I was also up at silly o clock and travelled 30 miles south for a Bolts Law there and back ..the trail was running so sweet ..and at 7.30 temps were at a very pleasant 15c when I started with a lovely cool breeze 18c at the top ..and 24c after I had been to Consett Mac D's for an Iced Rasperry Ripple Cooler after finishing the ride ..

I also had a play around with the " smile " feature on my mobile phone camera ..managed not to crack the lens too..

My pics ..

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I like the Flickr app ..but in terms of where it says the location of the pic is ..its miles out in most cases!

Anyway back in good time and time to start getting merry for the match ..its been a great day so far..watch some bloody turnip spoil it ..😁

Ridgeway and local woods etc

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Did an hour around Prestwich park earlier, might do an hour tomorrow. Given I'm without ebike it's about as long/far as I'm willing to do.

Crikey, that were warm! 95km road ride with 1400m climb in the Dales. Some of the roads were a bit, hmm, "sticky". Felt like you were dragging a brake all the time!

Bit quiet out there this afternoon.

30 miles of finest Hampshire gnarmac in blistering sunshine.

Didn't see a soul almost the whole way around.

Glad I left the housework and ironing

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We're all winners really aren't we? 👍🏼

Droppin some Moses shit in the Cotswolds earlier.

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Despite supposedly packing for tomorrow's flight, a wee jaunt up Dumyat was squeezed in. 😎

absolute bliss

weekend plans, pics and tunes?

total bliss out on this DnB tune tonight:

Couldn't bring myself to push that button Jekkyl..Ive never heard a dnb track that I've liked yet ..but hope it worked for you ..😁.

By the way ..shouldnt those lambs be running away from you instead of towards you ..

Are you a sheep whisperer....

Cross season continues with an American theme for 4th July:

May take a while to get home.

Drinking beers next to river in Wallingford

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Ballater on Thursday and Friday. Heartbreak Ridge is running so well at the moment that I knocked over a minute off my previous best effort!

Probably head out local today....Pitfichie possibly.

Changed plans headed to Cannock, got there early but was feeling the heat on the climbs a short but knackering ride, good to get out rides a ride and all that

I went to Cannock early as well. As you described, much hotter under the trees than expected at 7.30. I sometimes think those pebbles are more slippery when dry!

Hairyscary...where is that?

The trail is called Heartbreak Ridge, just outside Ballater.

2 miles of sweet, sweet singletrack.

It is a peach of a descent.

A two hour FP,BW, Lanes and Canal run on the Tripster in Gravel/CX mode for me.

What a cracking day  🙂

and dust !!!!!

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Warm one round the woods this morning. Ground super baked but found a nice stream to have a sit down next to.

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