nice one stooo,I find the meridas are always good for the support and banter as your riding round,met some really nice people this year.

I hope the wounds heal quickly,and glad you found the "blond first aider" "that was clearly going to be good at it!"….been looking for one of those for years! 🙄

Oh yes… we were "in the bar" 🙄

great night though, and nice to catch up with FC 😉

Cheap beer..good company and a wrecked table (mrs fc and cm )all in a nights work 😉

1.9 Panaraker trailrakers here,2.1 bonty mud x on the front.awesome! 🙂

I would be Interested to know why the head gasket has "gone",Have you been topping the coolant up over a long period? If so did you use the Manufacturers coolant or an aftermarket one

Its vital to use the right spec to maintain reliability,if you do the job yourself i would use origional parts and get the full seat/vag kit including new cylinder head (stretch)bolts.
and get or borrow a decent torque wrench and follow a haynes manuel.

IME It sounds as though your bar position is too far back or forwards causing pressure points on your hands.

Looking side on to the bar, I prefer the bars in a five past seven position,a degree or so either way can make a Huudge difference.

As stated above,stem length,height and lever/shifter positions all influence comfort and fatigue. 😉

Loved the look on Suzi perrys face when she found out casey was starting on wet tyres. 😯

I think Caseys decision should have been overruled by the team manager,It was big,and unecacery gamble that didnt pay off.

Rossis ride was awesome as always 😉

Had a great ride around Iron Keld,Grizdale and then into Claife,We watched the Vulcan from Scale Ivy Intakes on the Western side of the lake.

I thought the displays were a bit poor compared to previous years, but the Vulcan was great. 😀

Someone must have tipped the NHS off about the Boggies riding on Saturday,"Air Ambulance Lands 1315" 😉 (Sorry Nicky)

Saturday 25th July

13.15 – 13.20 Air Ambulance lands.
13.30 – 13.40 Yakovlevs
14.15 – 14.20 Jet Provost
14.45 – 14.50 Red Hawk Motor Glider
15.30 – 15.40 P-51 Mustang
16.15 – 16.30 BBMF Spitfire and Hurricane
16.30 – 16.40 BBMF Dakota
17.00 – 17.10 Vulcan

Bit more Bumff 😉

ChatsworthMusters for your info,I think some of the the path/Road/ Bridleways are closed on the eastern side of the lakeshore,should be ok further up onto Claife though. 😉

"Best vantage point is Biskey Howe between Windemere and Bowness with a full view of the lake"

Its a footpath unfortunatly, 🙁 but not too far from the road 😉

Thanks Higgo, 😉

always wondered why the flag is blowing as though its windy,yet there would be no wind on the moon surley? 🙄

Knocking feeling through the bars,(simelar to a loose headset)

Turn the bike upside down,there should be no free play in the lower stanctions

Hope m4s,here no brake squeal,but I have had the retaining spring/clip get twisted between the disc and pads causing brake noise. 😥

As above keeping the caliper centred sorts most other issues. 😉

yey just watched it in the southern sky,very fast for the altitude.

Ta Crazy legs,just keen to find out! 🙄

MBR Cross fell "Big Mountains feature"

Clare Morris Coniston, LakeDistrict

Horton in Ribblesdale

Max Cousins,North Yorkshire

Yep,myself and Clarey Morris going over with a few others. 🙂

Jetboil here,very fast as stated above,my only concern is they can be a bit unstable, and prone to falling over when in use,apart from that I cant fault it.

Built in lighter is great too. 😉

I think its worth pointing out SFBs route is the most "rideable route" and a great ride as an introduction to the Lakes. 🙂

I would say the Rosset Gill option is a lot more direct, and potentially has the longest decent,but if your carrying gear it will be difficult to ride as its very technical. 😉

would have been great to see the Vulcan again,Sunday sounds ok though 🙂

Laterbarrow near claife Heights is a great place to watch.there was lots of people watching from there a few years ago. 8)

just to add to this post,The pub at Applecross is well worth a visit and does great food,The local campsite has good facileties too, with a handy cafe. enjoy 😉

nice one sfb 😉

somewhere near the a6 shap-kendal?

Hmmm….thanks everyone 🙄

Im 38 actually! 😉

As a keen "outdoors person" its interesting that an OS map absolves any miss-guidance regarding the information as too whats on the map, as to whats actually on the ground!!… and I quote

"The Representation on this map of any other road,track or path is NO evidence of the existence of a right of way"

I can think of quite a few sign posts in the Lakes that indicate a footpath on one end and Bridleway at the other! 🙄

I am sure sfb will back me on this 😉

Lots of paths/tracks we use on a Tuesday night ride are full width lanes that are more like roads,but actually marked as footpaths on the map,I think theres a vast network of unrecorded, or wrongly recorded ROW in the national parks,hopefully the user groups,like LARA, NPA, and LAFF will recognise this in the future. ❓

Many of the paths I frequently ride are used by local walkers farmers and Landowners,I think theres a good tolerance to all user groups generally as long as you ride responsibly/courtiously and after 6 pm. 😉

As… erm "chalkyslide" says 🙄

Looking South towards Angle tarn 😀

"I think the solution is to stay high, from the top of Stake Pass there is a clear footpath along the ridge above Black Crags and Rosset Crags that will drop you straight to Angle Tarn, it look reasonably rideable from where I was stood and even if not it's only about 2k to Angle Tarn. A little cheeky but given how good it is from Sprinking Tarn and down Styhead Gill I reckon it's probably worth breaking the law a little!"

I must confess to using the path from Angletarn (down) to Langstrath (Stakes pass),Its a long way round,and very boggy in places but a much better decent and more rideable, Ime. 😉

still a long hard climb/push up though 😥

Rossett Ghyll is really pushing the limits as far as riding, and "whats acheivable" goes.(Its classed as a scramble in walking guide books!!)

Its a challenge for sure, but its only a decent I would do if I was doing a point to point route like the Coast to Coast.

To get the best out of it,I would advise a big travel bike,wide tyres,a dropable seat post,and plenty of body armour if your going to have a go.

To carry up would take an hour or so from the bottom of the steepest section.

The first part from Angle tarn is a stone pitched climb,possibly too steep to climb on the bike,Its a great trail from here on though (to sprinkling tarn) and one I plan to do soon.

From Allen Crags keep over to the right hand side from the summit Col shelter,If your on the right path it has a fast red coloured gravel trail down to the T junction for the Main Sca fell path,Awesome trail from this point, allthough its very rough and pitched,it potentially is one of the best/and longest/highest decents in the Lakes to Wasdale Head. 😉

Ime I would do the Bridleway from Styhead to Wasdale head farm that stays close to dingmell beck,its less busy with walkers and a nicer gradient,although its tricky to find from a cairn near Styhead coll,(Mountain Rescue strecher).

If you are a good technical rider you will love this route,if not,you will struggle,and I wouldent recommend Rossett ghyll to anyone as a good decent but,enjoy it if you do. 🙄

Cheers brant,got a few friends doing it this year 😀

As op says,I think it ecourages poor riding,a skidding bike is the last thing a trail builder would want on a new forest trail! 😥

Having said that, any cycling ads have to be a posetive thing for cycling longer term,and its a good thing a company like this are showing an interest in promoting the sport in the first place. 😉

Stoney- Cheers fella, 😉

great photos Tim.

Some more typical evening rides,(sober… honest! :wink:) as Clare says everyone welcome,but dont bring yer granny!

defo was nowhere near Bristol channel,! Although Skiddaw summit looking North towards the Dumfries and Galloway coast is pretty High. 😉

Helvellyn Sky shot 🙂

Zokes,the mysterons are there most Tuesdays,you can recognise them by there pointy "Alien" horns coming out of there helmets. 😉

Nuther Sky shot 😉

Stoneycove Bridleway