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Revelling in the last of the summer weather by introducing eldest_oab to "proper" hills and descents yesterday. What have you all ben upto?
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Stunning.
Nowt yesterday but a nice 75 mile road ride today around the quiet lanes of Cheshire before the traditional fridge emptying session. 🙂
Car MOT (pass)..beers...friends daughter's 1st birthday party (Old Perculiar in a pink paper cup)...
...oh and no biking 😕
Riding road bikes fast and far and climbing church towers.
being ill and under the weather
Working... But first ride on new bike at bpw tomorrow.
Oooh! proper off-road riding. Raced E123 and crashed into a bush at 30 mph. Walked the dog in an ancient woodland. Repainted the logo on the crashed bike.
After spending last weekend road riding in the French Alps,this weekend was ”family time".
Huge garden party for my sister’s 40th yesterday with a mechanical rodeo bull, bungee running, bouncy castle and giant inflatable slide. She laid on afternoon tea with cakes and then fish and chips for tea.
Today was a trip to see the poppies at the Tower of London, watch the tour of Britain and dinner at Byron burger.
Very fat and tired but happy!
Saturday, painted the outside of the house, rode my bike around Ilkley Moor then went to a BBQ.
Today I did some more painting.
Still on the mend after daft minor bike crash left me with torn shoulder ligaments.
Had de-frost freezer yesterday after inadvertently leaving a bottle of Jennings in to cool and it went POP and left my freezer full of beer / slush / galss!
Not the high light of my weekend! 🙁
Decent day today walking around Rydal water with family and freinds 😀
Riding road bikes up and down hills with my missus, drinking lovely coffee and then guests of a team at the tour of Britain in London. Not a bad day 😉
Brecon Beast for me today.. love The Gap descent!
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Rode at Woburn Sands yesterday, lovely area, followed by very nice lunch in the village. Peaceful afternoon watching Rugby. Slow morning doing nothing then trying on suits/ jackets for a wedding and actually finding something that fitted and I liked 😆
Topped off by today's Rugby and lots of food and tea.
Attending a trade fair and putting this together when time permits .
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Yes I know brake hose is in the wrong place but I'm waiting for a longer one.
Rode the Shropshire sportive with rkid top day good weather ect... Now enjoying many shandies
Mostly riding from Newbury to Paris with thegingerone
Camped over in Eskdale Fri/Sat night then did a loop around wast water Burnmoor Tarn and sampled a few to many beers 🙂
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27 off road miles this afternoon. .did a bit of a OS map/bridleway reccy type thing. Trying to discover new routes..( avoiding as many roads as possible )
Road ride yesterday morning followed by burger in Nottingham contemporary with family before getting oldest new footy boots.
Marshilling for a 10k this morning, really good bike ride with the kids and dog this afternoon. We did about 5 miles with 2 miles off road, not bad for a 5 and 3 year old! Came home and played superheros on the trampoline (I was superman and then the green goblin). 3 year old asked to go to bed at 6 so did something right.
Looking forwards to doing what's in that top pic with my 2!
Swam a 10km open water event. Now feeling sleepy.
Got man chores done in the week, so went on a road ride Saturday and Off road today. Chilling with tingly legs as I type. Be mad to miss a ride on both days this weekend.
30 mile road ride around Coniston with Chris Boardman yesterday followed by a walk with the wife and kids in the afternoon and lovely beef cobbler for tea. Today played in the garden with the kids this morning and a party this afternoon to say goodbye to some friends who are relocating. Good luck Jo, Oliver and kids!
I've been away in Denver Colorado, and completed my first ever 100km road ride, out to Golden and back! When I started out it was 2C and my fingers were freezing onto the metal Sora brake levers. I finished the tide in glorious 23C sunshine. Now to plan for a 100 miler.
need to rescue you from the Darkside Paul!!! Nan Bield Wednesday if you fancy it 7.30pm from Green Quarter 🙂
Three day weekend for me so went for a road ride on Friday morning followed by a couple of laps of Bedgebury in the afternoon. Saturday morning ride over Pitch Hill finding some new (to me) trails then out for the father in laws 60th birthday. Today I attached my new rotors to my new wheels and stripped down my triple SLX chainset to take my new 32T single ring ready for my Dialled Alpine build. A good weekend all in!
Spent the morning playing at Chicksands yesterday. Finally conquered my 18 month complete mental block on 'artificial' drop-offs (been in effect since I fell off on one and ripped my knee open down to the kneecap). It was a good day.
Saturday, road ride from Kenmore, Glen Lyon, Lawers rd, Killin, south Loch Tay.
Sunday, mtb at Comrie Croft
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Raced the last round of the Hobart CX series.
55 mile sscx ride yesterday, today was diy purchasing/doing but managed to sneak a visit to gooutdoors and got myself a nice little stove and a titanium cooking pot, apparently brownie points aren't redeemable straight away.
Golspie, Torridon and Rothiemurchus.....it was awesome 🙂
hairyscary lets have some pics..... 3 great destinations in one weekend!
Good ride yesterday at the golfie at innerleithen, ridiculously dry- reminded me of riding in Italy not Scotland. But was inexplicably shattered all the rest of the day and all day today so that was it. Not the plan but still, not too bad
Lee and Cragg Quarries early yesterday, was fun, here's my mates mucking about on the pump track.
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Also headed out with the 6yo for half an hour this evening, he's getting better every time, he managed to clear a little climb that has foxed him previously. We did some 'races' and he even let me win one bless him. 😀
Also I unblocked the sink in the bathroom.
Round trip of 34 miles from home to Woburn Woods. First time I have ridden there for two years! Found some (new to me) singletrack round the back of the golf course which was brilliant. Legs feel tight now 🙂
Bought some snowboard boots yesterday for the Missus and Me, then chicksands XC this morning, Herts for a play this afternoon and Chicksands bike park for a play this evening.
Got tomorrow off so heading to swinley, not a bad weekend all round
trying to de-bowel myself going over the bars on a local loop
a bit sore still
Been on holiday in Croatia after quite a but of travelling but looking forward to getting back now. Can't be added with lots of travel these days.
Sat - Penmachno loops, potter around Conwy, local ride and berry picking
Sun - Ride in the Carneddi, play in the waves on Newborough beach, roast, ride, more berry picking and baking scones
A good one!
Got back from the lakes on Friday having ridden Helvellyn, the Ulswater bridleway and gone up Highstreet then around to Boredale house and down through Martindale. Squeezed in a cheeky trip to Llandegla on Yesterday for good measure 🙂 Helvellyn....
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A nice lazy day Saturday followed by a 7 or 8 mile offroad ride with the kids then a road ride and BBQ yesterday. Could do without being at work today 🙂
32 miles in the Peaks- Cut Gate and around Ladybower, with Flyingmonkeycorps and Matt, we shredded to the gnar, especially back up the hills...
Had a few hours blasting round one of the local forests. Managed a comedy hang up of my rear wheel in between two rocks on a DH run that resulted in me having a OTB and some rather bruised ribs while the bike was still sat upright wedged on the trail.
Went to watch the 3 Lancasters at East Kirkby.
Afan and Glyncorrwg on Saturday. Did YWal and Whites..
Snapped my chain on the wall and had forgotten how evil the Whites climb is. Great day tho..
No riding this weekend. Though we did take part in an international sporting event yesterday
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Then we made lots of bubbles
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Simple pleasures 😀
Picked up my newly built wheels and Abigales repaired forks from 18 Bikes on Saturday followed by a quick blast up above Derwent. Spent yesterday finishing my new to me bike build. Got it just like I imagined it to be. Need to get my Enduro back then I'm sorted
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I'm in CX training mode, all w/e involved intervals/standing starts/hill climb reps and other exhaustive endevours. Also face planted a small ravine and am sporting quite a few face grazes 😆
Someone once said "chicks dig scars", I'm expecting a very good looking rabble to come flocking shortly 😆
I also drank a beer in the Bowman whilst having supper watching the sunset.
It was a fast and agressive w/e in all 😉
I spent Saturday afternoon doing my best "Gorilla in the mist" impression riding Clachnaben........... foggy but a great day for a ride.
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I fitted a new winder mechanism on B5 passat.
next time I'm paying someone else.
Kinlochleven on Saturday. Proper day out on some tough trails.
Smashing the downhill at Glencoe on Sunday. The red trail has had a lot of work done on it and it's a brilliant trail now.
Exploring sheep trails along some of Ireland's most epic coastline. Great day and the scenery, ah sure it would melt your face
Saturday morning at Lee and Crag with Mintimperial and riklegge from on here. Saturday afternoon with my daughter in the trailer, balance bike hanging on the back, tent on rack and panniers full of sleeping bags, stove and dinner, headed off camping. Only went about 4 miles as the crow flies but took the longer route to avoid busy roads and find an ice cream shop.
Sunday morning was home by the shortest, most traffic free route. Only about 5 miles, and 250m climbing, but that was hard with all that stuff. Next time we're using old railway trails or something!
Had a slightly odd moment at some temporary traffic lights when I got surrounded by Team Cystic Fibrosis, who all looked somewhat faster and fresher than I did by then! I assume that were riding the 65 Roses thingie.
Brilliant weekend, and my little girl agreed!
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It would appear that my phone's camera lens is a little grubby!
I had laser eye surgery on Friday so spent the weekend relaxing and resisting the urge to touch my eyes! The surgery itself was one of the worst experiences of my life, but the results are already looking promising and the pain/discomfort was short lived although I'm still a bit light sensitive so currently wearing sunglasses indoors!