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Ajantom
East hill? Car park?
Excellent pics lads & lassies, looks some great times have been had in the sun.
I'm on a virtual cycle lock down at the mo 🙁 as we have a newborn 🙂 , it's very hard work dealing with things without much sleep so just biding my time and banking some kudos for a big ride.
Jekkyl, gnarmac bikes are great for that. Get out the door, ride for an hour or two over whatever comes you way, get home and put it away. Less faff than getting the MTB out for a shorter trip. I often do an hour or so before work in the mornings, nice and easy to get out.
Works well with newborns around! Congratulations, by the way!
BPW and BMCC this weekend.
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Langdale beer and bikefest camping all weekend and Skiddaw today with Ullock Pikethrown in for good measure
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Nowt as exotic as most of the stuff here, but doorstep ride last night passing round the back of Haddon Hall. I feel pretty lucky in my own right, but some lovely pic's in this thread 🙂
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This thread is great, but it's a bit light on castles and rivers....
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frequent intense Cannock
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hi-res version available, email in profile
Cut gate from Sunday and was also new bike day, whoop.
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Ajantom
East hill? Car park?
Yes and yes. Good spot! Lovely view from up there 🙂
Introduced the next generation of rats to bothying. LD and mini_LD of this forum and friends from Sheffield joined the OAB_clan.
Yes that is a 7 year old on a 20" Islabike, first time off road ever, joining us and now incessantly asking his dad for a new bike.
We geocached our way out the next day. No midges. 20*. Sunshine.
Does Scotland get much better?
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Working for an English organisation means I also had yesterday off which meant a bit more fun on hills and canoes (in between summer downpour, hence waterproofs...)
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In an otherwise quiet ride, I managed to unexpectedly clear the coffin trail on Claife in one go for the first time ever, no dabs!
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Wheres the Coffin trail on Claife Andy ?
So many great photos, wonderful trip @matt and love the visitors book 🙂
Some great pics/adventures in this thread 🙂 Couple from the FoD, not great but ace to catch up with some old mates.
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Previous week top of Ben tianavaig
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@lowey - I think its called Belle Grange on Strava/OS. It's the one that climbs from windermere lakeshore pretty much in a straight line E-W to Hawkshead taking in that good Guide Posts descent. It's normally really damp and dark as it's permanently under the trees, but it's totally dried out atm.
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Ahh.. yes I know it. Just never heard it called that before. Cheers Andy.
Quick Ride on the Mendips on Sunday morning and thrown together edit.
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Had a really great ride around Cannock and decided to go on an off piste trail hunt.
Distinctly African in character with the red dirt and waterhole, thought I caught a glimpse of the lesser spotted Rugeley Hippo.
Marshalling the National Masters Road Race Championship on Saturday morning
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Raced in the 45-50 age group in the afternoon. Attacked a few times, tried to bridge to a group of two and finished five seconds down on third place (in 37th). Might be some pictures about soon.
Southwestrider - your video is private. Can't view it.
Oh, wait, I got it now. There's a little section in there that I built with Candodavid fame at last!
I fixed youtube, its now working 😆
Which section did you build?
2:00 - 2:19. It originally had a completely different entry from a drop in to the right at the two minute point (maybe 2:02) but the felling up the top murdered it and it fell out of use. More recently, I think Shipham MTB have opened up the line in the video that you ride.
The XC race bike is as honed as the XC racer here. Soloing the Glentress Seven
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A weekend of camping, riding and beers for us at CyB with Mrsstu, her bro and his mate.
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