okay you gorgeous gang where you off to this weekend on 2 wheels in the mostly dry, mostly double figure temps?
I'm at work at the with the bike in the back of my car as planning a quick peak district loop straight after work. Also out with my mate Saturday night over Mowcop! (local road and off road) there may or may not be some pints consumed after. Have a good one all!
Off out in a minute, Bit of Ridgeway to Goring, then up from there towards Checkendon, into the woods up there then over to Whitchurch, then down to Pangbourne, then from there up to Ashampstead and finally Hampstead Norrys then home... Will be 3.5 hours and 80% trails/woods.... If we get there in time we'll stop in Pangbourne for Costa coffee, which closes at 6.30... and cake of course... more cake !
Just a little tootle round tentsmuir in-between rounds of napping on the sofa for me 🙂
Weeksy, sounds like a cracking ride! Don't happen to have the GXP file or similar for that route?
Chasing DofE groups around the Highlands, three supervisors all on bikes..... 😀
Food festival over at Bishop Auckland for food and beer 😀 Dunno whether to monster truck it over on the Flare or whippet over on the Soul... It's a lovely problem to have!
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This in sunday, suspect it'll break me
It's the LVIS audax this Sunday, so 200km for me on the lanes around Bristol.
Arkose has been in the shop for a week, so will be testing out the shiny new gear cables, chain, bottom bracket, bar tape and general "just-serviced" loveliness by taking somewhere on the North Downs.
Brizzle bike jumble tomorrow, hopefully raise some funds and maybe buy some bits for the ongoing tourer build.
Probably get out Sunday, probably roady but you never know, I might dust off the MTB for it's first outing since October...
DIY on Saturday but hopefully a quiet little bimble into town on the cdf on Sunday. The [url= http://www.bromyardspeedfestival.co.uk ]Festival of speed[/url] is on so should be interesting!
Early finish today so rode over to parents. Took this pic to show Spring is definitely here down South. Will probably be it for this weekend as need to take it easy on the wrist and a cold in chest and feeling low in energy.
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Snowdon - Saturday
Nant-Y-Arin - Sunday
A weekend full of win. Third attempt at Snowdon. First one literally blown off the mountain 3/4 of the way up. Mate picked his bike up to get it over a rock and was blown sideways. Cracked a rib. We decided discretion etc... second time snow, ice and hail. Sat in Pete's Eats and thought naaaa.
Forecast for tomorrow however..... shhh 🙂
Wee trip south to the Lakes.
4 passes tomorrow, something a little shorter but equally awesome on Sunday.
Ooft. 
Sprained ankle stops play!! 🙁
Sunday is my first race of the year.
Going DH racing on a 29" trail bike. It will be fun 🙂
nice one nobeer, We'll have some pics from you please after your return. 🙂 *thumbs up*
Weeksy, you are in my neck of the woods, hopefully bump into you at some point
BMX track tomorrow for a coaching session on my new second hand intense cruiser (maybe my favouritest bike EVER). Perhaps a cheeky spin out on the mtb in the evening. Sunday is a write off as I'm at Wembley to support the mighty yellows.
Just rode cannock with my dad for only the 2nd time and loved it. Nice change from the perpetual mud and loose rocks of the peak. Probably the most fun I've had on my carbon camber since i bought it. I will certainly be back soon.
solo local singlespeeding for me saturday, even with saddle sores 🙁 sunday maybe road or off road with the mrs. piccy from thursday/tomorrow
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hopefully 😉
Gisburn tomorrow and prob somewhere in The Lakes on Sunday, but that's to be decided tomorrow over beers
First time out on the full susser in 4 /5 months , 2 and half hrs of dry ish local trails this afternoon 8) 😆 either Cwmcarn or Cannock on Sunday .
Market Harborough festival of cycling 100k on Sunday. Riding the roads I frequented as a 15 year old on my Raleigh Maverick 15 speed. All on road, bit worried about the distance but should be a blast from the past!
Still riding steel, but drop bars and 18 gears now - still a bit retro and 32c tyres not that much thinner than the ones on the Maverick if I remember correctly...
New bike day tomorrow 8) so a shakedown ride locally round Morley, before doing moors and shores on sunday
3 weeks post hernia op, back on bike next week I hope. Coaching in the morning, on foot again...... hey ho 😀
I've come up to north Wales (Llanberis) to see what all the fuss is about. Going to have a crack at the Pen-y-pass classic tomorrow morning (road) while looking at the big hills, then consider options for the afternoon. @Alex, what time are you setting off for Snowdon? Good luck with that - it's breezy and wet here in Llanberis.
Not sure which day yet but more than likely be going round peaslake
Southampton to Swanage for a bivi. First one in ages! 50 miles on a loaded plus bike.
Local Eastridge loop today then CyB tomorrow to take hoppy jr round the minotaur trail and then have a quick spin round Tarw Ddu in the afternoon.
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Weeksy, sounds like a cracking ride! Don't happen to have the GXP file or similar for that route
Sorry, don't use any tracking stuff, could pull it from Strava i guess if that's any use? Was 51km in the end, loads of woods, trails, just damn fine riding, trails were exceptional condition, mostly dry.
Stopped at a cafe in Pangbourne for coffee and cake, then a small road section.
Assuming it's dry, we'll be doing similar next Fri about 4pm if you want to come out.
My weekend started yesterday with a cracking day @ Revs. 1st visit and will definitely be going back.
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I've been working in Wales all week - it rained, whilst everyone else was having nice weather (ok, we got a bit of sunshine). Came home to Derbyshire, expecting a cracking weekend and some much needed riding. Guess what - it's bloody raining!
Taking a lad I used to work with on his very first mountain bike ride. Hope I don't put him off.
A nice and dry'ish ride at Pitfichie today. All the trails are running well at the moment.
No doubt it is going to piss it down just in time for all the Enduro'ists in a few weeks time.
I'll probably ride local again tomorrow to take advantage of the unusually dry trails at this time of year.
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Just a road ride round saddleworth today. I'm out to celebrate my 40th tonight, then getting a tattoo on my calf finished next week so I'm not riding for a few weeks.
Great morning spent mucking about
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So, Snowdon road loop saturday morning:
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Followed by an empty Penmancho in the afternoon. Some angry looking weather over Snowdon which I thankfully managed to avoid on both rides.
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A trip around the Two Towers - Peel Tower and Darwen Tower. Got soaked but great fun.
First trip down to the Surrey Hills yesterday. Fantastic weather, and given that we were following a random GPX downloaded off the internet it went pretty well! Strava reckons we included Barry Knows Best, Summer Lightening, Secret Squirrel and Yoghurt Pots, plus whatever else came in between.
Looking forward to heading back!
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Santa Cruz Forest. Taken around by some locals. Amazing!
Shame I can't figure out how to post photos.
Road spin Friday
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Then a local loop Saturday
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An hour on the turbo. It's such a lovely day why waste it out on my bike? 🙄
