Photos from your 1-a-day

Out RSFing

@scotroutes that’s what I’d consider the perfect place to live. Where is it?

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First ride on the #coticflaremax for a while today, it's bloody ace #coticbikes #gritandsteel #steelisreal #steelisrealmtb #loves_mtb #mtblife #mtbgram #ridemoremtb #ridemorebikes #igersmtb #singletrack #mtb #mbukletters #mtbridersuk #rideeverything #howiescape #ukmtb #mtbuk #uktrails #rideandrepost #mountainbikes #mtbrider #totalmtb #mtbshotz #totalmtb

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Backyard bivvy tonight so a wee pootle round the locale beforehand.

P1060471 by Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr

P1060476 by Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr

P1060482 by Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr

This lot wasn’t there a couple of days ago. Dirty, dirty b*stards…. Just what is wrong with people?

Less than half a mile from the local council tip in Telford (OK, it’s closed at the moment, but who didn’t know that, so why load the car up in the first place?)

Gravel “adventure” to bag the highest point in Cambridgeshire and Essex (they are only a couple of miles apart). Pic at the Essex high point – a whopping 151 m.

The geographic high point was also the high point of the ride as featured actual singletrack for a few metres, bluebells and a couple of Roe deer.

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Did a little bit of exploring in the areas next to my now normal loop. Discovered an old railway line I had no idea about and a small section of canal too. Will come in handy for making a loop work in the opposite direction to what I normally do.

Golden hour, Weets Top, South Dales.

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@thelawman – its worth reporting to the local council. I’ve been taking photos when I see it and reporting them on the Calderdale Council portal. Hopefully they’ll be something in there to link it back to the numpties doing it.

epicyclo : 1st pic looks like the upper part of the aviemore trail that runs around aviemore, 2nd pic is (brain fart – can’t remember)) 3rd pic is lochan an uaine on the ryvoan path

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Lockdown blues. #rivington #winterhill #reservoir #bluesky #spring #bolton

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I take a lot of pictures at this spot, but that's just because it has the coolest #trees at #rivington and usually gets good #lightbro. #singletrack #mtblife #winterhill #spring #lancashire #drytrails

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Another mincecore light ride with Mrsstu.

Taking a donkey for a ride. by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr

Little evening paddle in magical light

Bluebell Monday*

*Saturday

Taken, appropriately enough, at Whitadder reservoir

@donald Yikes! Don’t often see those guys, just the holes they make when they bite my tyres.

pleasant hr or two sat at the shore

I took a bazooka to a knife fight.

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Got a bit carried away today and did a 30 mile pootle. Mostly on road. Blazing hot sun, and stupidly wore a gilet. And found Farnley Scar. #hb160 #hopetech #beingsensibleinthewoodsonbikes #nocarnognarnotfar #okaymaybenotfarispushingit #mtb #mtblife #vtt

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Took a wrong turn. Bradford looking beautiful tonight.

Rode my new bike. Did I mention I had a new bike? Anyway, here it is with a tree.

@ElShalimo – yep, I’d intended to do exactly that, and then promptly forgot. Job for Sunday. I did have a look at a couple of the cardboard boxes to see if there were any address labels; no joy. At least I cleared the bed parts off the road so as to allow room for traffic to pass, not that there’s much on the lane in question.

Sat in the park this afternoon after the council reopened it. Really glad, it’s a lovely spot to have a sit down partway round my Saturday afternoon wander into town to do some light shopping.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_aLfQDFXBS

Attack of the alien tree beast…

A few from my birthday ride today.
couldn’t carry any beers so stuck to the shots instead. 😉.
Take it to the bridge. by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr
Roof needs sorting. by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr
Lets do shots. by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr

First time we have seen quite a few out including the picnic blankets and disposable barbecues on the river bank.

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The Stand by Stephen King

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Been waiting 6 weeks to post here. Spain finally let accompanied kids out for 1h a day, 1km radius from home. The boy hasn’t left the house since 15th March. Adults and kids over 14 will likely be let out from next weekend.

Downhill all the way to the pub once at the top of that little rise…

Glorious day.

Out on some of the gravel that doesn’t exist in the UK

P1060487 by Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr

The M25 on a sunny Sunday morning.

I might use this as a traffic free route next time.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/170939

Short ride today. Bluebells etc

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Just a little 9 miles into W****** D***. Probably should have had a test day, but the bluebells and wild garlic aren't going to take photos of themselves. And a tree with a cat's tea towel holder. #hb160 #hopetech #nocarnognarnotfar #beingsensibleinthewoodsonbikes #catsarse #bluebells #wildgarlic #lividgarlic #mtb #mtblife #vtt

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It was ace fun chasing these two around – it was like RoadRunner with a dust cloud following us all at golden hour… I’m so proud of the youngest one – he’s suddenly found real climbing power, an ability to judge well what he’s capable of and ride with real confidence. 😎

Anyone got a small, curved bit of cast iron hanging about?

The empty M25 reminds me of the M32 cycling club. All you had to do was cycle from the St Paul’s roundabout up to the M4 and back. Some of the members went on to found a major cycle campaigning group – possibly.

A few from the week:

Fly tipping. Reported and removed.

Bike and Bluebells.

A big thanks to the trail pixies. A small kicker to a berm. Amazing that this is only 600 metres from my front door. So well hidden that I never spotted before. If you were responsible I’ll get you Beer after this is all over (assuming you are over 18). Nice one.

Exit from the new found trail. Even though I’m awesome* I walked it. Seriously steep and off camber.

* Not true!

Back in the game after a brief interlude

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Back outside after 14 days! These #bluebells were weren't even buds when I started isolation! #gravel #gravelgrinder #gravelbikes #unlearnpavement #lowspeedadventures #ukgravelcollective #ukgravelco #gravelbikes #gravelbike #gravelgrinder #DirtyDropBarGoodness #thesupplelife #cycling #CyclingLife #funon2wheels #UKgravelCO #slowisok

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Fly tipping. Reported and removed.

that’s minging. But couldn’t help but notice there’s a couple of 80s pepsi cans in there. Haven’t seen those ringpulls for years.

Sorry, as you were.

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Sunday ride up on the South Downs #chichester #southdowns #mountainbiking #countryside #cotic

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Love the adder photo, never seen one in the wild.
Went over to Avebury this afternoon for a little stroll away from the village, along a byway up to the Ridgeway, back along the Ridgeway to the Herepath and back down to the car. The stones have been closed off, and according to a lady I met while walking up towards the Ridgeway, they’ve been hit pretty hard by C19, she said she’s buried three from the village so far, I guess she’s a rector, I didn’t ask, but she said people have been sticking up posters saying C19 is a hoax and doesn’t exist! I mean, W the actual F?
Anyway, it was a perfect afternoon, not many people about, and nice and quiet, skylarks singing ‘n’all!