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The sun was shining so decided to ignore my knackered knee and head for the hills. Glad I did, despite the wind it was glorious out. Wall to wall sunshine and dusty trails. A bit over 60km and lots of hills 
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Posted : 08/04/2019 4:41 pm
60km? Hills? Without an ebike? Are you mad?
Posted : 08/04/2019 5:09 pm
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60km? Hills? Without an ebike? Are you mad?
Quite possibly 
Posted : 08/04/2019 5:11 pm
Looks lush. On a Monday though? Shouldn't one be at work or something?
Posted : 08/04/2019 5:14 pm
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On a Monday though? Shouldn’t one be at work or something?
The joys of working in a bike shop mean that I work Saturdays. Get Sunday and Monday off though
Posted : 08/04/2019 5:21 pm
Looks lovely. Not fair, been like a misty Autumn day here all day.
Posted : 08/04/2019 5:22 pm
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Not fair, been like a misty Autumn day here all day.
Was misty when I looked at the Cat & Fiddle webcam this morning but thankfully soon burned off
Posted : 08/04/2019 6:29 pm
mine's far less exotic, but one I'll remember.
My youngest has been through tough times recently, and still is. They've always had a bike and have ridden it off and on, but has recently come back to it a bit more seriously, wants to ride to school and so on.
So we went and rode from home to the canal centre at Deepcut, as flat as I could find it apart from over the top of Tunnel Hill. Hardly any singletrack, almost all fireroads and country lanes. just under 30km with 170m of climbing. I had to push them with my hand in the small of their back up a couple of hills and we walked a bit, but we did it together.
We even saw the army having a firefight in the distance looking down from Abbey view over the open land, skirmishing across the open land and giving covering fire.
No pics, just memories.
Posted : 08/04/2019 6:50 pm
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That sounds great
Posted : 08/04/2019 6:53 pm
Where is the 3rd photo down?
Posted : 08/04/2019 6:56 pm
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Where is the 3rd photo down?
Um, that would involve me having some knowledge of where I actually rode!
I think probably somewhere between Fernilee Reservoir and Whitelees Road. Could be wrong though
Posted : 08/04/2019 7:02 pm
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Have looked at the timestamp on the pic and I was correct
Posted : 08/04/2019 7:47 pm
Looks fantastic. Particularly pleased that I concluded must be the peaks from the pics (before I saw the sign), something about the ridge in that one pic and the pic with the bridge (though I don't think I've ever been there) & the stony tracks. Makes me want to get out there myself!
Posted : 08/04/2019 9:28 pm
Due to an administrative error was on my own up in peebles, a short sharp mast and back with a view was mighty fine this morning
Didn't get a view with the lads I was up with for the previous 3 days!!
Posted : 08/04/2019 9:31 pm
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Makes me want to get out there myself!
Do it! I have the pleasure of being able to ride them from my doorstep
Posted : 08/04/2019 9:33 pm
Brilliant looking day.
One of life's pleasures when I worked weekends was midweek, solo rides at my pace.
Posted : 09/04/2019 8:10 am
I was lucky enough to be working from home yesterday. I spent all morning working, while staring out of the window at the glorious sunshine, then thought 'sod it! I'm off out'. Went for a great blat up to Waughs Well and the turbines but abandoned Cragg Quarry as it was ridiculously windy up there.
Turns out a couple of the lads had had the same idea, a snapped chain stopped play, suitably bodged up to head for a couple of post-ride pints in the sunshine. 
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