When knottie8 says “lets ride the chimney in the snow”

Just say no!! 😛

I’m sure the pics will be along later.

The Qs must be fantastic at the moment.

*feels the pain of exile…

sifting through 200 pics right now……I wonder what percentage of a ride you have to ride to call it a ride ?

theres a little taster……

/jealous of southern softies and their southern soft, soft snow 🙁

😯

blimey, was he leaning against Bicknoller post in that shot 😕

Heading up there in the morning, so you better have left some unmarked trails for me….

The Qs must be fantastic at the moment.

Not if you want to “ride” your bike 🙄

What’s the best route and way to get up there(by car) Dibbs?

Coming from Bridgwater and would rather start at LH or CPG but holford layby is probably the mose accessible one eh?

Snow round my way was just rock hard, got about 5 yards and gave up.

A couple of 4WD’s got to Great Wood car park while we where there, but I’d be tempted to head for Stowey and ride from there. To be honest though there’s not a lot of riding involved as the snow’s too deep everywere (granny ring DOWN Triscombe Coombe).
I doubt if you’ll get near LH till next week.

Ah so ss’ing is a bad idea???

Perhaps i’ll do the unthinkable then and borrow a road bike…just need to RIDE!

Not if you want to “ride” your bike

So I see…

At least the SS would be lighter to carry 🙂

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I went up there for a walk today, it took about 3 hours to cover 5ish miles even without a bike handicapping me. From Holford up Holford Combe then Frog, then down Somerton and Hodders. I don’t think much was rideable, up near the tops of the combes and on the ridge there’s about 18 inches of snow, and well above knee level where it has drifted. Didn’t see another soul, only one set of footprints and absolutely no tyre tracks.

hmm, that last picture looks very familiar to me…

Here’s one for knottie from yesterday (Paradise Corner), the TOB riders wouldn’t have been so quick up there then. 🙂

Just dont do it… haha
Or at least dont take the bike, it was just extra weight!
Kept nice and warm tho which i didnt expect.
Im impressed by my top speeds for the day.

12.6 mph climbing, 12.9 mph Downhill…

Have the map somewhere…

Uploaded to face book for those who want to see them on there.
Will do some more shortly.

sorry chaps I fell asleep on the sofa ! I will publicaly declare I hate snow ! Saying that I met two people for the first time and got to catch up with Dibbs and Charlie so not all bad. Worst Qs snow for years.
my pics here….

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Good to meet you today fella’s.
Very opportune meeting some other like minded souls.
Having been let down by my riding buddies from Bath/Bristol it was either a day with the in-laws in Taunton or a nice ride, ahem, on the Q’s.
If I’d been on my own it would have been no fun!

Around Bath, they managed a staggering 12 miles apparently!

good to meet you but next time bring dusty trails !

I came up but made the mistake in wearing white and you all ignored me…..

looks rather fun up there today. just wish the boy wasnt rushed into hospital late last night…..

sounds crap mate , dad told me you went to the hospital late last nite. Little devil ok now ?

Nice work Knottie. We had similar fun to the south of you 8)

Thigh deep on Lyd Hill 2day and rangers closed the road on Cothelston Hill early PM ..even 4×4’s were getting stuck !! See the Range Rover stuff into the bank up by Lyd Hill 😆
Bloody good fun, but hard work.. bit sketchy coming back down in to Lydeard tho !

Not so nice out this morning , no blue sky .

Hats off to anyone actually riding rather than pushing some bikes around. This was Frog singletrack yesterday, didn’t seem to me like trying to ride it would be much fun. Lots of debris around in Hodder’s too, getting a bike round some of it would be an arse!