Did the uplift at Innerleithen today needed to get some bike time before the Alps seeing as I've hardly been out on the DH bike, it felt fast to me but there were plenty of much faster people on the hill today along with the guys that came along too, but a great day, nice weather, good banter and the food mans burgers, felt more confident on the bike by the end of the day which was my goal, one of mates had a silly stack and managed to twist his knee which was not so good.
Then tonight got some bike building to do so a good bike day all round.
Looking forward to a ride tomorrow too.
What you been up to today?
walking round my local loop trying to find my helmet visor that fell off in the week............... didn't find it - Grrrr.
Off for a pootle on Dartmoor tomorrow tho - without my visor.
Finished building my mmmBop this morning and then took it out for a shakedown couple of hours in the Peak
Feels very quick up and down hill even with me on it. Not as uncomfortable as I was expecting either
Got a few things to fettle now
Gisburn. Dusty.
Lordswood, Southampton - singletrack, jumps and drops 😀
lots of signs up though either for something called the Big Bike Bash (?) or the FC saying they're indiscriminately destroying everything fun in the woods 😥 got there to find my fave jumps that have been there for years had been flattened 😐
None today but Pentlands Thursday evening past and East Lothian tomo.
Local loop round the Meon Valley with my dog. One of the few times I've taken her on a "proper" ride and she was brilliant. More knackered than me at the end though 🙂
So many walkers about today - luckily I only met them on the climbs or they would have ruined the ride. All very friendly and chatty though.
I just did a local ride from grizedale to parkamoor and then back to grizedale via ickenthwaite.
It was a nice day
The office. Been in here for 11 out of 12hrs so far. same for tomorrow and monday - but thats ok, looks like the really nice weather starts from tuesday when I get a week off and you guys are all stuck inside >:)
Ae - The sun was shining and the trails dusty. Happy days.
Innerleithen as well, those burgers were damn tasty.
In the Cairngorm wilderness on a borrowed £99 Apollo it was awesome .. EXCEPT for the lack of brakes! Top day out...
Sponsored bike ride/piss-up in a brewery
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Dark Peak. I only intended riding for a couple of hours but I was having such a good time and I had not much else to do, it turned in to most of the day.
The first time I've been on Gird Lane, Robin Hoods Picking Rods and Lantern Pike as well.
woburn
amaaaazing
Ramsbottom up to Cragg Quarry for a couple of laps with the gurn-meister himself papa lazarou. Pics of The Gurn in action will be posted in due course, unless he bribes me not to post them 🙂
Great place, bit windy up top though - hard work into a headwind
I was up at cragg quarry, you are right the wind pretty strong.
I did the first 2 runs at Inners before work - everyone was faster than me! 🙂
family duties today but will get some time off for good behaviour tomorrow morning hopefully...
No riding for me today, went Cannock again yesterday though. And it was really good, apart from the rain! I'm finally getting the confidence to go faster on the descents. M8 is awesome.
50mile roadbike ride. up Conwy valley BYC and back round Great orme, llandudno, then to my folks for drinks, then home!
Aberfoyle..
Mental! but good Mental! great fun..
I'm amazed I had time to get out but I managed a lovely dusty local ride up Rivington in the afternoon. All in all, it's been a very good day and I've decided to finish it off with some wine, which is going down very nicely indeed thanks..
riding tommorrow 8)
well today actually
grrr, was working at 3pm and just got home at 1:48am this morning. Managed to get a 91.6 mile road bike ride in though, 50 of that with about 16 or others just outside Glasgow.
Unbelievably windy today, really tough going even sitting behind a wheel. one of those winds when it was behind you you weren't really sure if it was or not, u'd think maybe a side wind but you certainly knew when it was a headwind 🙁
Well i looked up the ride guides on here and apparently there isnt anywhere good to ride near me so i've had to make do with the Quantock Hills 😉
I finally finished my '92 Stumpjumper restoration yeserday. Had a quick ride on it and was really pleased with the steel/rigid/canti-brake machine.
Did two laps of the new Cannock trail, is absolutely awesome went the quickest yet and it took it's toll on my XT qr hubs, so i've bitten the bullet and gone with a hope 15mm hub and upgraded to set of 15mm DT Swiss XMC 130's to complement!…on a mission to get the wheel built for next weekend and round 2 at the dog/monkey trail 🙂
Did a 50 mile road loop from home up to Hayfield via Buxworth and Chinley. Wind was a bugger though.
Coffee and a Sandwich at Rosies in Hayfield was lovely.
Fort William DH....Superb
4 Runs of DH and 2 Red runs
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Thurstaston common for me this morning. Weeeeeeeeeeeee.
Off to dusty gisburn 🙂
Linked up a couple of routes to create a great 35KM loop directly from the house. Managed to time it with the only 2 hour dry spell throughout the entire day.
Out again tonight for an hours blast on the local fireroads.
Kbrembo that looks nice, should be heading over to Dalbeattie or Mabie this afternoon for a short ride.