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Rode round Graffam Water to in christen my GF's brand new Marin East Peak 5.5 which she bought in the shop there.
Only 9 miles and mainly flat, but surprisingly muddy in this circuit. I don't think it would be too great in summer when pedestrians are out in force, because there are signs at the top of each hill telling you to dismount.
6th ride this year (pats self on back).
I am in that rather unusual but dreamy position of having a partner who has very similar interests to me. It's been a very very long time coming! 😀
54K XC ride in 20 degrees and sun (just to rub it in). 8)
A good humoured but hard race team training session.
Just off for a regular club 100km very soon.
41 miles on the roadie out to Tosside and back, no traffic in Bowland, fantastic ride though windy and cold.
went for a ride in local woods in Halifax. Like riding through treacle (especially with supertacky swampthings). I've forgot what dry trails look like!
45 miles on the road.
Light snow flurries, wind and sun!
To work and back again. Same today.
Did the 40km Trailbreak ride in Shackleford, absolutely minging - muddy, cold and muddy. Coming back from injury this was the first proper ride since the end of october and it was muddy and painful. Also enjoyed a puncture and couldn't feel my fingers as I fixed it - fortunately that was not in the mud but in the sandy bit, did I mention the mud?
Couldnt get down to Herts so just a local play on hemlock hill. There was a yoof in a track suit pulling crazy whips, often landing on his face but still going back for another go. Couple of guys in full Sam Hill/ Steve Peat replica gear who were bimbling round too.
I had a good session, hit the step-up on to the cliff a half dozen times and had a go at the new jumps that have sprung up over winter. My mate who is fairly new to mountain bikes hit the 18 foot step down double and loved it, proper pleased for him!
We had a dusting of snow last night but we're heading back with a brush in an hour for another go! Have a good one all.
12 mile on the singlespeed in the white peak with the wife.
Fixie blast into town to see mates then bought some gloves because all my riding gear is darn sarf ... Lovely long lunch and coffee, pootle around some bike shops in a very quiet Shiney Town.
Glentress 2 test the new steed 2 red runs good day 4 it and
well enjoyed
Went to ambleside rode a route round rydal water. Tore the rear mech off in the first 10 mins pushed / coasted the rest still enjoyed it to be fair
just got in from a little mooch..
I'm trying to get an hour per day in this year, every morning with at least one decent all day ride per week on top..
I'm managing to shoehorn about 8 miles and 1250ft of elevation into an hour [/strava tart] but had to take it a bit easy this morning cos my knee's slightly inflamed again..
Snow stops play (for now ),maybees later.
Struggling to get the enthusiasm back for riding. Nowt since 8th December....
got out yesterday for the first time in ages, nice little ride on the singlespeed to check a commute route for a job starting Monday. Note to self - NEED TO GET OUT MORE!
MEEEEE
1st ride on the rocky altitude 50.... 1st real ride in 3 months... with one of my mates who rides everyday in life... and he decided to take me a new route he's found... basically out the door and climb for 700meters.....then start working our way back down the hill....70m into the decent my front wheel sinks into marsh i go over the handle bars lol.. was ok continued the decent great fun but a bloody killer.... the looks on some of the hill walkers going past us with walking poles ect.... as we bomb down the hill was priceless 🙂
Struggling to get the enthusiasm back for riding. Nowt since 8th December....
same as that. Apart from the short work commute I only had a few off-road rides in the whole of last year.
I keep reading this forum though so I am hoping the mojo will return...
Yep
Out this morning with 2 others for our usual off road ride around the tracks in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Temp of about -1 with all the gloopy tracks frozen into hard ruts which were particularly difficult where the horses have ripped them up. All the puddles were frozen over & it was great fun crashing through the middle of them & shattering the ice.
It was pretty cold with the odd snow flake but did 19mi - which was a bit less than usual - but at least we were out!
Yep, quick 10 miler yesterday evenin after work and an even quicker 6 miler this morning before I go and devour a megaroast dinner.
Thirteen miles on Cannock Chase doing Follow the Dog, the Monkey and some cheeky trails. Pity there are still sections closed on the Monkey, about time the FC pulled their finger out and got it open again.
Just back from doing FTD again this morning and some other cheeky stuff. Very busy up there this morning.
20Km CX ride but the weather did get a little cold, reached 14 degress at one stage!
62 miles of numb toes and cold fingers, [I]just[/I] getting warm again. No snow just yet either.
Yeah done a fun little mash around local Boars hill 13KM in 1 hour 47 minutes, expecting that to be a 1 hr loop in the dry.
Also bent my big front ring on a tree as I misjudged a corner and ended up kind of bunnyhopping around it, but not enough and crashing into the side with my front cogs 🙁
wet ride on jones yesterday, I had forgotten how much fun that bike is. Frozen fat bike mosh around cannock today, lots of folks asking about my massively impressive frontage ....and my tyres. 😀
40 miles today off road. Did it with gears to be different with Racing Ralphs, which required a bit of oppo to keep it straight, but not as bad as I was expecting. Pushed hard to try and warm up, but it never happend, just got more numb. Loved it, just lighting the fire and feet up now. Bliss.
A quick 7 miles from Hayfield, to Rowarth, Lantern Pike and home. Pretty nippy but god fun.
A nice 2 hour pootle around the Roman Lakes.
Did my good deed of the day and gave an innertube and lent the pump to a newbie couple who were normally roadies.
Cold and crisp, with fairly dry trails. Lots out with the nice sunshine.
Snowing now 🙂
60kms today mostly off road around the German/Dutch border. Pretty cold at -4 degrees but the ground was nicely frozen so dry all the way round - no mud and no bike cleaning. Fish finger sandwich, chunky kitkat and a latte to finish. Now defrosted and in front of the TV. Marvellous day all round.
Dogsby
No bike ride for me but i did run for an hour and forty five minutes round the North Cotswolds, no point taking the MTB out it's too gloopy and I broke the road bike on Thursday, so its in the menders.
A few hours around my local loop in the Dales. Nicely frozen in parts, very unfrozen in others. Absolutely wasted by about the 20-mile mark - need to put some serious miles in!
Took a while to thaw the toes though.
Steady club run, toast and marmalade for 1.20 in the cafe...55mls, home indoors at 1.30.....cold but bright.
16 squelchy miles on the chilterns
didn't get above freezing but beautiful sunny ride 😀
30 xc miles on a local loop the snow turned a mundane route into a great one http://connect.garmin.com/activity/261706884
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A very scenic, very lazy 13 miles in the pentlands- just a quick nip around before dark but lots of stops for photos, looking at views etc. Haven't done enough of this sort of riding lately, lovely.
Peak district,started a 30 mile route that i had done once before,set off at 8am and was back in my car at 9am as i could not feel my fingers due to the cold and me wearing a cheap pair of gloves.So headed back to je james sheffield purchased some windproof gloves and headed to blackamoor for a 12 miler.
45k MTB on some disappointingly unfrozen but still ace trails near Ross. Lots of new stuff to me. Awesome light, finished in the world's tiniest pub that had apparently been booked out by a Wurzel's tribute group. That's gloucestershire for you 🙂
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Oh and even if the trails didn't freeze, my feet did as well.
Another one who rode Bennachie today.
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A 20 mile mud fest loop up leith hill yesterday. That section from the bottom of summer lightning that connects to Wolvens Lane was like runny chocolate mousse. Should be avoided. But nice to ride in the snow.
24 miler mostly within a 10 mile radius. 3 riders, 1 self destructing pedal (crank bros natch), 1 snapped gear cable (rear) and 1 snapped spoke. 1 for each of us. Quite a bit of water around and several cliff falls on the coastal path.
Was a nice sunny day and not too cold until near the end.
I did a couple of hours on the road. Started sunny, ended snowy 🙂
Me - ~10 miles poking around in the back country lanes.
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Loads of other people out, but I was the only rider I saw out today in 3/4 tights tho - and it wasn't *that* cold.
Special mention must go to the lady in maybe her mid-60's who I saw riding a audax / day-tourer bike today. Not only did she look like she'd already ridden further today than I'd ridden in the last 12 months and was [i]still[/i] only warming up for the day, but she had the most entertainingly bonkers hair sticking out under her helmet. Shouted a nice friendly hello too, as she went past at about 100mph (in the opposite direction on her way to who knows where)... 😯
nice gentlemans ride round Delamere, with some nice gentlemen. 8)
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I did, a quick 11 miles round the Local footpaths and roads.
Trying this 29er thing out. Not to keen on it TBH, it seems sluggish and just plain hardwork compared to the same bike in a 26" format. 🙁
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