17/11/2017.
Brrr, tis a bit chilly! Where’s those base layers eh? dig em out.
Beanie under helmet if you’re soft like me (at least for the first 30 minutes) and on with the warmer gloves.

Just a local run for me on Sunday evening as we have a busy weekend planned. Looks to be dry for most, with temps mostly below 5 on Sunday. Could be worse.
Where you off?

Alnwick Coast & Country ..our local boy is leading us around a route loosely based on Derek Purdys ‘ Northumbrian Mountain Biking route ..
Looking forward to it !

Up early tomorrow morning to head out for an hour or so around the Wakey area while little Miss Hall and future Mrs Hall are still in bed and then out again Monday night after little Miss Hall is in bed.

FoD tomorrow afternoon after work.

Coaching in the morning, a wee road 40miler after lunch I hope….

Hoping to get off my arse for a first visit to Windhill at some point over the weekend…

Had a fortnight off due to a big leg tattoo. Need to ride this weekend as the next session is Friday next week.

Local MTB session tomorrow morning, Saddleworth road ride Sunday morning.

A quick, early ride over Shutcastle and surrounding environs.

Usual social road ride for between 3 and 6 seems to have become a gentle off road loop for three of us. Me on the fatty, mate 2 on his Cx bike, and mate 3 on his somewhat old school Ti mtb. We will be comparing experiences in the pub on the way back to the village.

Nada. Chesty cough that I really don’t want to get worse.

Just a local loop in the woods this morning. Hoping to get out for a longer road ride tomorrow.

22 miles around the Dales with Santaslittlehelper off here. Nearly killed me, that bridleway form Dent to the Kingsdale road was particularly hard. 🙁

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Went exploring on the FOD, round Mallard’s Pike area. Found some lovely trails in great condition I’ve never found before. Weather was good too, just a normal top over a baselayer and shorts, at the end of November 😀

Tomorrow will most likely be a visit to Cwmcarn. Off this week too so much riding will be done.

Couple of hours round Scolty. Lovely day here. Maybe repeat tomorrow, or a wee road ride maybe.

Rode the SSWC 2017, pics here SSWC

Alnwick Coast & Country ( pic heavy )
A great ” chilled ” ride..which turned into a day/night epic.. 40 miles..with more of a road finish because someone didn’t pack their lights ( eh Jaco 😀 )
A selection of pics ( I took loads..sorry in advance if this is not your thing ! )
This is actually a b/way..

20171118_115622 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Jaco on Warkworth Harbour wall..having moved away just after taking the pic a few seconds later a huge wave breaking would have soaked him ( shame !)

20171118_124009 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Dave riding along the short beach section ..new bearings ordered all around ..

20171118_124333 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Russell & Jaco

20171118_124826 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Heading towards Alnmouth

20171118_132327 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Jean & Colin

20171118_132337 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

20171118_132424 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Russell at St.Cuthberts Cross

20171118_133824 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Colin & Russell..looks like he is fishing but it’s his camelbak tube

20171118_134002 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

North of Boulmer..

20171118_151243 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Russell couldn’t resist ..

20171118_151317 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

The fantastic Northumberland coastline ..but as others have mentioned on different threads ..its shit up here so I wouldnt bother coming ..

20171118_153301 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

20171118_153306 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Cullernose Point

20171118_154615 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Just before reaching Craster ..where the menu at The Jolly Fisherman looked fantastic ..but not today ..lights on for the return leg ..
Great day thanks to all and especially Colin for leading the ride

20171118_155734 by Neil Hodgson – Flickr2BBcode LITE

Eh? What time were you there? It pissed down the whole time I was there yesterday.

Top notch that Hodgy. Lovely conditions.

Beautiful out this mornimg, still dry enough for worn summer tyres and no mud guards. 😀

Eldest_oab battering round on coached session, I decided to clear the bucket of green from bottom of my lungs with a tootle around Comrie Croft. It’s like august bank holiday with so many folk here. 😯

just put a vid together of the Whernside route we did on yesterday

[video]http://vimeo.com/243512462[/video]

Nearly killed me, that bridleway form Dent to the Kingsdale road was particularly hard.

I found that pretty appalling in midsummer. Downhill. That first section out of Dent would be silly steep to climb up. The main BW at the top must have been an utter shitefest.

Getting over the lurgy from Friday and Saturday, so just a local short loop for me to wheeze around and a bit of wheelbuilding.

my plan for dunkeld was put on hold by a sick 2 year old 🙁

I found that pretty appalling in midsummer. Downhill. That first section out of Dent would be silly steep to climb up.

It was a good job I had a light bike to push up, as there was very little riding 🙄

The main BW at the top must have been an utter shitefest.

It was pretty soul destroying TBH, it must be one of the worst kept BW I know of 🙁

Last time reminded me why I hadn’t ridden it for five years. That was after squelching up over the moor south from Ribblehead too. There are tougher BWs in the Dales though! 😀

40 miles on my singlespeed through Clumber and over to Sherwood Pines riding mostly off-piste trails. Pretty hard frost first thing with some frozen puddles, but the trails were dry and riding well.

Did both trails at Cwmcarn today with a few laps of the freeride section for good measure 😀

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Hopefully they’ll keep these two trees when they fell the Cafall side of the valley, had to grab a (crap, poor light) picture of them just in case.

Everyone was really happy and chatty there today, despite it being only 5 degrees and a bit of slop on the ground for added spice. Place was nearly full with loads of families out too.

Eh? What time were you there? It pissed down the whole time I was there yesterday.

From 9.30 to about 2ish. I did loop out to the other parts of the forest for most of the day so missed the rain that seemed to be permanently camped over the main trails! Was dry and cool everywhere else 8)

Took some friends for a tour round some local lakes singletrack

NCB
Nice pic ..
Lonscale Fell ?

Had a lovely wander around Dartmoor yesterday on the new 29er Lustleigh, Houndtor etc (29ers don’t like tight corners much do they? Eek)

All beautifully crisp and dry, and great autumn colours too.

Up on Bowerman’s nose

Not the ideal handlebar setup for the bottom 1/2 of the water descent..

Clapper bridge

First time out on the bike for three weeks. Beautiful day.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/GKBR1M]2017 11 19 bike 82 03[/url] by Rob P, on Flickr

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Some great pics here fellas.

Late pass for me so decided to head high and cheeky.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/DwJefW]20171118_141435[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr
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[url=https://flic.kr/p/Zzmhrh]20171118_151419[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr

And caught the Lantern Parade in Ambleside after..
[url=https://flic.kr/p/21BJxL9]20171118_164330[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/DwHTf5]20171118_164537[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr

Cracking day out.

@hodgynd no not lonscale fell its the bridal way from little town to stair on the side of catbells not super tech but the skies and light were great on Saturday

BBCODE

Shite pic

https://flic.kr/p/21DKV33

[url=https://flic.kr/p/21DKV33]2017-11-19_08-41-29[/url] by lee murfin, on Flickr

Nearly killed me, that bridleway form Dent to the Kingsdale road was particularly hard

Last rode this in 2002 and never had the urge to try it again. Absolutely appalling back then due to off road motor traffic. They had pulled stones off the walls to fill the worse parts but these were often hidden in the deep water filled trenches (rut doesn’t cut it!). Oddly, it doesn’t look too bad in the video.

Oddly, it doesn’t look too bad in the video.

That particular BW was not on the video, it would have made particularly bad viewing, 🙄