Show us all what you’ve been up to ride wise?
Pedal over to Yair for me this morning to clear a track that’s been encroached on by the trees.
A few people had been hitting the sticky out rocks on the wall trying to stay out of the trees so I gave the a major trim.
Then a ride up to the 3 Bros and headed home via Abbotsford.
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We have just arrived at Lake Lugano for the first couple of days of our trip
Was hoping to get a ride in later but sat in the camper in the middle of a thunderstorm.
Didn’t have a good start. Power surge problems on Wednesday night blew the fuses in both garage and house alarms.
Electrician mate sorted them out and checked everything else out but still surging
Rang power company who couldn’t get anyone out till yesterday morning by which time the full lane had no power.
Couldn’t access the garage door with no power so a delayed start
Camper fridge wouldn’t swap to leasure or gas but worked on hook up so we bundled everything in and just managed to get to the tunnel in time.
Fridge and freezer full with no cooling was a bit stressful.
Couldn’t sort it at the tunnel. Pulled up in Strasbourg to fill up at 6 this morning and grab a couple of hours sleep Tried it again and it’s all working normal 😅
Been a week off for me this last week but I only managed to get out on the bike once so far, on Thursday so I’ll count that as my long weekend. Just a quick loop of the Cafall at Cwmcarn in the muggy midday heat.
Nearly didn’t get to ride as I didn’t realise they have started charging for the car park again but the visitor centre let me pay by card so disaster averted.
BMCC Saturday, (or Dirt Farm, stupid name change) in the rain so could be interesting. Will also be the first time this year I’ve ridden outdoors twice within a week of each other!
Just checked out my first Velosolutions pump track. It’s fast!
I’m still recovering from covid and glandular fever so 1 lap feels equivalent to a dozen dead lifts.
Good fun zooming around though. I had the place to myself for about 3 minutes before the scooters started taking over. It’s unrideable when it’s full of kids.
After last night’s storms we woke to clear blue sky’s and a forcast of temps in the mid thirties.
Felt sorry for some of the campers who’s tents hadn’t survived the deluge and the pop top Transporters who were trying to dry out the insides.
Decided to put on the walking shoes and go and explore the surrounding hills rather than ride. Glad we did as a beer stop of was 32 degrees in the shade.
Did a great day at BMCC today, had a strange mix of weather all day! Mostly dry but the odd heavy shower but the ground never got greasy, just endless grip.
Some great trails there so looks like it’ll be the first of many visits there.
Hot again but needed a ride. Set of up into the hills at the back of Lake Lugano armed with what bits were on Trailforks, a chat with some locals and the Outdoor active app. Climbing in the heat was hard but worth it. Can’t beat exploring.
Starting to get used to the new bike
Dip in the lake and a cold beer were welcome
Off to Lake Garda tomorrow on the next leg of the trip
More local exploring for gravel routes. Out west from town this time, some stuff I’ve ridden before but never tried to join it up into a 2 hour loop from home. Plenty of edges of fields…
Am evening cruise for me getting a few miles on the new bike. Cut it a bit short as it was beginning to get dark and I didn’t fancy the road without any lights.