Well my weekend was yesterday and today as I’m working the weekend, got out today for 37 miles of gnarmac dusty heaven.

I’m gonna need to put on a 3rd bottle for these hot long rides, I found a bottle fill point (thanks to whoever posted the thread about the refill app!) but 3 bottles would have done me.

Just back from a couple of days in Braemar doing some volunteer work for Scotways. Managed to fit in a morning hill ride.

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Photo fail 😔

30 miles around an almost deserted Grizedale Forest today. Trails in good nick, verging on overgrown in places. 🙂

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But check yourself for ticks if you’re out in the Lakes this weekend. Just found a load!

Another quick Friday evening bimble with the dog. Got him on his first little bits of singletrack tonight.

On holiday, so had a short road bike ride mid-week. Followed by a nice, pretty uplifted ride today.

I love holidays.

Mr TW enjoying the view.

Also on holiday so even though it’s not taken over the weekend I’ll add some!

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First ride done and by jove I forgot how hard the climbs were and how good the descents! #whistler #girlswhoshred #ridelikeagirl #epic

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Tough descent this morning that had even me spotting lines and wondering whether I should #legalizeit #whistler #worca #lordofthesquirrels

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Great to join in with a girlsbikesquamish ride last night. Hopefully join a few more while I’m in town. Even saw my first bear!!! #girlsbikesquamish #sorca

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well that was a bit more expensive than usual, trashed my topeak hexus II chain breaker freeing a muntjac deer from a wire fence. They are not quiet and quite bitey ! But it was nice to see it bound off in the end.

Top work!

@timidwheeler – that first photo is brilliant! You can see it’s definitely holiday season in this thread… I’m pining for Whistler again now…

Last test of the Planet-X tempest for the Welsh C2C next week.

There’s a write up here (contains swearing!): https://pickled-hedgehog.com/?p=4403

Probably shouldn’t have ridden today but trails are just too good. Local spin. Returned covered in dust. And then cold beer. What Saturdays are made for!

Visited the golfie for the first time (also went up inners as
Well)

Entrance to Flat white.

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Entrance to flat white #thegolfie #mtb #mtbscotland #mountainbike #mountainbiker #tweedvalley #innerleithen

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After been spoilt for a couple of weeks it was back to work and reality.
Yesterday we did Cutgate from Langsett and back down North America. Plenty of riders and walkers about including some doing their D of E Gold.
Today was Blacca Woods and Houndskirk Moor with a couple of runs in Lady Cannings thrown in for good measure.

Not a pedal turned this weekend!
On the sofa with a nasty bronchial lurgy.🤢🤮

No cycling this weekend but took my 8yr old wild camping in the White Peak. We had a great time but I got **** all sleep 😩

Weekend at the FoD for us.
Uplift saturday and pedaling today with cheeseybeanz.
Managed 17 uplifts and just shy of 2700 meters of descent on saturday.
Riding to much to take any pics apart from this blurry one.
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Double ride Sunday!

One regular bimble round this morning, dodging the nettles and brambles. Ended up taking one of my favourite ever pics of my bike.

And then another run out this afternoon with the dog. Came across a bizarre dumped lump of what I hope was horse hair.

60 miles down from Kirkby Stephen to Skipton, including a hill I had always assumed was a boggy grind which turned out to be entirely rideable and actually pretty good.

Oh, and a comedy faceplant at zero mph in front of a farmer and his amused family. 🙂

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*doublepost

Hairy scary up there 😬

Quite a big weekend for me as the first riding/camping weekend I’ve been able to bag since last Autumn. Not only, but a 3yr hiatus from any *proper riding* (ie climbing and longer than a few miles owing to long-term complex injury) has finally/hopefully ended. It feels remarkably good to ride without constant pain and caution. What better way to celebrate this event than bagging a new (old) Longitude, and then taking a weekend in the Shropshire Hills to camp, ride, drink and eat rhubarb crumble at fave pub (Bridges, Nr Ratlinghope)

#happydays
#explorating

Nice one MR – here’s to pain-free riding.

And that crumble…WANT!

Set out to do the Lakes 300 but bailed at about 10am no mojo to clammy set rode back to my van for a camp.Next day long lie in then hit some super cheeky tech then a dip in Loughrigg Tarn Ace

https://www.strava.com/activities/2532755758/segments/63675533798

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Cracking sunset

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Lakes Tech

https://www.strava.com/activities/2531805430

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Cool Off

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Saturday, out on the other bike, trip to Isle of Bute

Sunday, road ride from Dunkeld to Kenmore and return over the Quaich road

After being off the mtb for 4 weeks with a bad wrist and what I think is a broken pinkie, managed to get out in the Peak with the wife on Saturday & on my own around the Chase Sunday. Wrist felt ok with the 661 support and finger ok ish!

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Cracking ride in the Peak with @sarahdexter27 today. #girlsthatshred #girlsthatridebikes #mtbgirls #mtbladies #cubebikes #coticbikes #coticflaremax #loves_mtb #mtblife #mtbgram #ridemoremtb #ridemorebikes #igersmtb #singletrack #eskapee #mtb #mbukletters #mtbridersuk #rideeverything #mbrreaderphotos #howiescape #ukmtb #uktrails #rideandrepost #mountainbikes #mtbrider #totalmtb #mtbshotz #totalmtb

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I was lucky enough to go to Highland Bike Park last week since I was over that way in the US already. Needless to say it was incredibly fun! (Very average rider warning)

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