WRPT. The Get Out And Ride Before It All Turns To Shit Again Edition.

First ride on the Ebike for a while for me this morning.

Greasy as **** in places but no bike washing involved so I’m taking that as a win.

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Volcanic Trio. by Stuart-B[/url], on Flickr

About To Fruit. by Stuart-B[/url], on Flickr

Get Out And Ride Before It All Turns To Shit Again

Surely we’ve got a few weeks left?

Doesn’t quite count as weekend but it was lovely yesterday evening – stars out, did a quick loop of lantern pike.

Bunking off work a bit early to head over to FOD this afternoon for exactly that reason – these decent conditions can only last so long.

Road, “gravel” and cobbles, bit of an urban safari around Halifax.

Not dry, but not raining either.

Very pleasant this afternoon in Chichester. Views out to Chichester harbour and IoW.

I hadn’t really done any public transport-based leg annihilation this year… So today was the day!

It was very good.

I am a bit tired now.

Absolutely mint route, miles and miles of trails sprinkled with tech. First time I’ve had an axs feckup on a ride. Lost shifting on cut gate (mech battery dead) had to spin like, er, **** down the tpt to make the train back to Leeds… <1 min to spare!

Great day out ?

No riding yet but I just arrived in the Premier Inn opposite BPW. Haven’t been here since 2018 and really looking forward to it.

@el_boufador Looks fantastic! Would you share the route/gpx? I wanted to do similar but from Marple and wondered if I could steal some bits.

If u iz on Strava

https://strava.app.link/KT4PQxrJqNb

Let.me know if you need a gpx or owt

Perfect thanks very much

Bit of a messy one. Out at Hiddenvale Adventure Park.

Mate got stretchered out with a few breaks and nasty concussion and it was 35 degrees so heart rates through the roof. Some serious hills and stupidly fast shenanigans.

Camping tonight and then do it all again tomorrow  (minus ambulance hopefully)

Exmoor’s looking beautiful in the sunshine.

It was a nice day around Hayfield and Rowarth

Glorious out on the south downs this AM…..

Out at 8am before the wind picked up, beautiful morning.

After 3 weeks off rehab’ing elbow tendonitis (which to be fair I had before I went to Molini and smashed said elbow down rocky trails for a week, so I know there would be a price to pay for that).

Had an easy ride yesterday and a slightly longer one today. 100 day fitness things means my aerobic side is fine, but my legs were dead. It’s so easy to lose MTB fitness if you’re not, er, MTBing. So good to be back riding. Really missed it and conditions were amazing considering all that rain

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Sun is still out in the valley so making the most of it.

Another ride with no bike washing required.

Feed The Pony pushup track is so different with no trees.

It’s opened up a great view of the valley.

Out in surrey hills for the first time in months. Lovely day and mainly dry trails (apart from some monster puddles scattered around – I don’t think i’ve seen yoghurt pots as wet as it was today but most of the other trails were bone dry ).

After two days of no riding due to the strong winds we managed to get out in the hills and trails north of Orange to do some exploring. Found quite a bit of sweet single track. Had to negotiate fallen trees, a snapped chain and an Elmer Fudd moment when we popped out of a trail to find a man with a gun.
Cracking day out for our last ride in France for a while

Absolutely cheating with a chilly, dry, sunny little road ride with my best man/longest suffering mate – we think it’s 43 years now.

Only 20 miles as he’s not at his fittest. Possibly because we stopped at Tagg Lane Dairy for an excellent flat white and a truly mind blowing scoop raspberry cheesecake ice cream made with milk from their Jersey herd, and then finished with a full English at Hartington.

Comrie. Fabulous fun as ever with particularly greasy rocks today coated in a light mist of overnight rain…

Just going back through these on a big screen rather than my phone, and there are some cracking pics on here!

Cracking late afternoon roll round the turbines at Whitelee. Fierce wind on the tops tho.

Another big peak ride in excellent conditions.

Some great pics guys thanks for posting them up.

The UK really is a diverse and wonderful place to ride a bike.

@Tracey.

You can **** right off with your Euro adventures. ;o)

My son was doing this today

50km Little Dog

He did well, his first off-road event

I agree – wonderful pics. Very inspiring.

Loch Muick yesterday.

It was windy and quite “atmospheric”

Cheeky sunrise birthday solo ride this morning. After 12 hours of decorating yesterday, my brain needed the escape!

Feeling loads better covid recovery wise, which is a massive relief. I had visions of months of recovery time.

Rowberrow Warren on the Mendips for me yesterday. Not too gloopy / bike wasn’t bad enough for me to try washing it afterwards – main trails all running great, with the bit that is graded red in the dry / black in the wet a bit slippery. Pinging about on roots and rocks with no grip whatsoever – but it was fun (it’s not really a black whatever the sign says).

Weather was glorious – sun and blue skies

Fabulous photos.

Elated me went out for my first mtbike ride in 14 months. Excellent mostly dry trails from the Roman Lakes at Marple over to Hayfield, via Mellor,New Mills, Aspenshaw Hall and the Pennine Bridleway under Lantern Pike. Great weather, company and finishing with cake. Although the Sett Valley cafe was so busy and the queue was so long, we missed the hot food cut off time.

Sadly no photos as my friend has them on Strava and I’m not on Strava hahaha.

Oh and hello to the chap that we chatted to, who  works for Cotic bikes, riding a raw steel FS. Very interesting.

Quick 20k before work on Friday.  Beautiful in Bristol today.

Another 34 degree sweatfest for me with mates. A no ambulance day fortunately…though we did pick up a mate from the hospital on our way home (3 ribs and a collar bone in the end).

43km of singletrack with some horrible climbing and amazing descents. Stopped at the phonebox halfway up Dialled In and then flew past it again on the way down. Endless pisstaking as a mate got another two punctures.

Nice spin out yesterday. Apart from the usual slop points it was surprisingly dry.

Challenged myself to do ten laps of Newbold Comyn bike park.

Did ten laps of Newbold Comyn bike park. Could have done more to be fair, but it’s good to have a benchmark for yourself.

Quite happy with that after working on site for two weeks and being totally knackered. 🙂

some great weekend adventures above.

“Another” 15 mile ride with Sophie. Her fitness is coming on loads.

Morning Calderdale loop in autumn light. Maybe the last of the decent weather, it’s raining now 🙁

The Wiltshire/ Somerset Cakes trail.

Well if we’re doing cake…..

Banana bread w peanut butter icing at saddlescombe…..yum