Wet in Somerset

Erlestoke,  Wiltshire. 

Orchids explosion on Salisbury Plain

Today I stopped all traffic to let 4 ducks crossing the road back to their pond.

Enjoying my homemade cake 

Orchids out on the plain.

i think the stopper plate is missing – maybe still in the box of the mech?

Well, Monday was the only gorgeous day of the week so i’ve decided to do the Four Passes loop. i didn’t want to regret it and thinking i should have done it, and it was hard but the views were just fantastic. i think i’m getting used to the singletracks around here as i’m starting to enjoy the technical descents!!!! I’m planning the Bash via Maiden moor and that track mentioned by lowey as soon as i got a better day. Today is rest day as shoulder a bit sore carrying the bike on my back. i will be interested to know if anybody tried those loops on an e-bike – this does look impossible if you have to push/carry your bike.

https://strava.app.link/McLGCNdquyb

That’s what I did , clockwise. Looking at the map, the bit above Sty Head was good, I agree!

Thanks for all your replies, sounds like Borrowdale Bash is a good contender!

i had some similar issue a while back – I screwed the gear cable the wrong way round. I screwed it straight when in fact it should have loop around the screw using the groove provided.

For some reason my Edge Explore 2 can only charged properly using a usb port on a laptop – If i used my phone charger, it’s all over the place, i.e. jump from 86% to 100%, when in fact it’s still 86%.

I had the first version and the battery was not great, telling you full when it was near 0%. Edge 2 is better, but the bit to protect the USB port is not good enough.  But I will still recommend to buy it! Nothing perfect.

I noticed a few pictures without a bike in it, could do better.

But, yes, amazing photos and very very inspiring!

The issue is Modern Mech Technology.

Beech gall midge

Imber Range Path

being French and living in uk for more than 20 years, i can cheer up both uk and french riders! great week end.

sounds good! thank you

Thanks all ! Scar house rsr loop was great! I wish I know about birds as well, lot of amazing ones.

Madison have just increased the trade price of shimano brake pads by 40% !!!

I thought our Japan trade deal with make Shimano parts very cheap

i had that problem when i used the old adage of calculating the chain length by wrapping it around front ring and big cog at the back plus 2 links – then Shimano doc said 5 or 6 links depending where the chain join, which was then much better.

Crank , but it’s probably just me because they did a sequel.

excellent , thank you. I will push up to Cranham woods!

Also there must be somewhere around Bath that could become a Bike park or Trail centre

Already there, do as many runs as you want by just taking the Park and ride bus to Lansdown…

Is that Bourton Combe? lot of stuff over there

clockwise just for the last descent down Crug Mawr but i bet if we do a poll clockwise or anti-clockwise, it will be 50/50

There is one back of Blwch – https://www.strava.com/activities/2399096080 – if you can include the detour on the hill on the west side of Blwch, it’s a good one too but climb might be a bit overgrown.

i think the old rule of the chain length does not applied anymore to 12 speed – You have to add 5 or 6 links now, not just 2 extra

Thanks for that too! I remember that descent in the plantation, dead boring! I couldn’t believe the gpx file i was following was taking me there!!! Got to do it again properly.

I spent a day trying to fix a similar issue. The problem was the clutch. Basically it was too stiff to get the mech in a clean position. Even with the clutch off, it was still too hard so I have to clean and grease the clutch mechanism .

Wiltshire ride! yes looks just like the Alps.

I preferred Fast and Furious 1, 7 and 8 – I think there are on Netflix and will be better than that one. Manage watching 47 min of it though.

that will be:

plummet down some steep sillyness in a pine forest type stuff?

next to the town. I’m sure you can do epic as well if you want to.

funny i had a similar issue with my bike last week end – not same setup (SLX rear mech) but the issue was routing and attaching the cable end to the rear mech the wrong way!

Super saturday at FOD

I’m sure you can do both. Newcastleton is a short loop then you can cross the wood, i think it’s signposted, to join one loop in Kielder Forest. I did that a long time ago, possibly in 3h.

just crossing the viaducts to go there is pretty cool.

what about using a 12 speed cassette from Sunrace? it will fit your current hub – I’;m thinking the same while awaiting for Hope microspline