Weekend. Ride. Take Pics.

Weekend ride pics thread

29 years since I rode this route. On a rigid Al Carter 26″ ride with canti’s.
So I went back with another rigid bike.
A bit drafty.
Loch an Eilein, Loch Eanaich, Loch Morlich.

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A bit drafty

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Almost got blown off yesterday morning. :o)

Almost got blown off yesterday morning. :o)

*Wink*

I was considering braking uphill at one point – and I wasn’t pedalling!

Up near Shap. Wrong bike for most of the route but good fun

Taking it slow today round Lantern Pike and Cown Edge

Cheating slightly as we were travelling back today so it from just before the weekend.

Loch Garten, Ryvoan, Loch Morlich & Laraig Ghru loop from Aviemore with the family.

Saturday biking

Cairnsmore of Fleet

Sweet Surrey singletrack this evening and not a soul about.

photo upload appears to be back? Beautiful evening last night, shitty drizzly mizzle all day today when I need to get some roofing done.

photo upload appears to be back?

Yeah worked for me as well, good stuff

Holy crapnuggets! It worked! Local spin because I was getting grumpy and needed it!

went to Forest of Ae with a couple of friends. Lasted 1.5 trails before I went OTB and hurt my hand. The two trails I rode were pretty full on for my skill level.

In the Lake District for the first time in over 30 years. It’s a bit nice innit?

Traitors Ford

I went here this morning. In weird damp weather instead of the forecast sunshine. Still lush though. Anyone know where it is?

Always fun at Bowhill. Found this trail a while ago but don’t ride it as no one else likes it. Bloody good fun.

Went for a pedal around a puddle. First proper ride on the Druid V2.

 ride on the Druid V2.

I had a ride on two Druid V2’s today.

An S3 and an S4.

I seem to be slightly in between sizes

S4 felt huge.

S3 felt a little short but better than the S4

Rear end feels really nice though.

A quick one at Drumtochty forest yesterday and a big one in the hills today.

Tarfside, over Mount Keen, down to Aboyne and then back to Tarfside. 35 miles and about 6000ft of climbing. Legs are tender now.

GF wanted to test her new cycling top out – so, Kirroughtree…

I had a ride on two Druid V2’s today.

It’s all relative innit. 500mm reach on the S4 is shorter than my 2 previous bikes so it feels pretty compact but I can still stand up and monster truck over stuff.

Wasn’t much of a challenge today, I’ll have to find some really chunky stuff. Rear end does feel promising though.

I really must go out on the MTB again soon.

But this morning was lovely. Hundreds of cyclists out around the Cheshire lanes, the good weather has brought out the hordes.

It’s shite being Scottish Tommy.

Gorgeous pics of amazing places with top bikes, what have I got to offer?

Tesco’s shopping on the bike :-/ at least the sun shone–

There was ice cream as well when this was taken, but I couldn’t work out a sensible way to get that into the pic at the same time. Cherry flavour, mmmmmmm

@sharkattack

500mm reach on the S4 is shorter than my 2 previous bikes

Its shorter than the bike I’m looking at replacing too but due to the much higher stack felt **** huge.

most of the family went on a bike ride to barshaw park.

Its shorter than the bike I’m looking at replacing too but due to the much higher stack felt **** huge.

It just means I can take a break from my usual 40 or 50mm rise bars!

Have another picture so I’m not just totally derailing the thread…

Did you make it to that point @sharkattack? That’s the bit that always finishes me on that climb!

Nah I definitely pushed for a bit before stopping! I’ve never made it all the way up.

Me neither, that water bar is the furthest I’ve ever got. Wouldn’t make it that far at the moment either.

@lister – is that north Pembrokeshire?

Full rebuild of the ebike – bearings, motor refurb, fork and shock been off to TF Tuned, some new decals too. Drivetrain needs a bit of an upgrade – parts en route. Used a hanger alignment tool for the first time yesterday – couldn’t believe how off it was. First time out on it in a couple or three months, was the most beautiful conditions.

Had to remind myself to go and take a route that I wouldn’t normally do on the HT. Same local bits just more tagged together than I’d do under leg power

Nice spin along the normal Eastern Moors route, but with a short detour up to Lady Cannings. Was definitely on the warm side from around 2pm, drank about 1.5l of water whilst I was out ? lovely though and great to clear the head.

Back round the local after a couple of weeks away riding proper hills.

Last weekend was school mtb race on Thursday for my kids followed by Saturday short course enduro at our local trails. I marshalled on Saturday. Atmosphere was superb and it was incredible seeing how quick they are getting. One of the elite riders was a  national pump track champion and the best U17s were beating him.

It was way too hot for me to try anything strenuous on my mountain bike yesterday. So instead, we tootled along the canal to see the horsies and have ice-cream. It was lovely.