Stayed with Karen and Richard last year, highly recommended. Will be rebooking soon. Very comfortable and everything you need, bike storage, work stands , bike wash. And check out the beer shop in Bala, Stori.

From a tour of the Back Country Pyrenees 2 weeks ago

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[/url]BCP by GRAEME JONES[/url], on Flickr[/img]

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This years CtW bike.

Mostly bikes,bikes abroad and a few Beer related ones.

I’m on Instagram as duffermtb.

Thanks for that moonsabaloon! We’ll see if Rik is around when we get there, but if all is quiet it sounds like a goer :D
We should also be back for Easter weekend.

Ah, Ok. Better get ready for a bit of swerving around then. Just a matter of trying to miss out as little as possible really.
Thanks.

Thanks for that, looks like a mix it up ride then, and see what state the Blacks are in when we get to them.

In between J17 of the M6 and Malkins Bank Golf Club.
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Somewhere in the Churnet Valley :wink:

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My effort on Keppel Cove, 42:44 . Must try harder ! 8O

Old Pale at Delamere this morning

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South Cheshire based, @Duffermtb, usually Alps/Basque region for a week or two in the Summer plus Lake District, Peaks, Scotland etc

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You’ve got Sun and dusty Trails, JDI !
Merry Christmas

Here’s one just to put us back on the front page.
At Delamere today.

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Somewhere in the Churnet Valley

[/url] STW Bridges[/url] by santarocky[/url], on Flickr[/img]

[/url] STW Bridges[/url] by santarocky[/url], on Flickr[/img]

5′ 5″” on a big day, small Nukeproof Mega TR275

Mine are from August 2001, when Simon and Nicky were guiding. However, I’m not on Facebook, so if anybody is interested mail me and I’ll put them in a Dropbox folder. Would be good to meet up again sometime !

Here you go, although after seeing the new c456 on Brants Instagram today, I think there will soon be another one on the way!

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HTH. I have 2 bikes with these cable/hose runs, no problem fitting at all :-)
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All these are at Delamere .
Roots coming out of a permanent muddy/wet puddle with a stream to your right to make you pay attention when said roots are wet :oops:

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Just follow the line into the trail

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Rooty little drop in

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I’ll go with the rocks for next week .

That’s disappointed me, I thought we were heading for a post on this :oops:

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Just fitted one of the new Mud Hugger rear guards, not had a chance to try it out yet though. Seems a nice sturdy bit of kit, less than 5 minutes to fit with no problems. :-)

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In the space of a month or so this has changed from a clear path into a proper ” bar snagger” :P

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For next week, how about , the old and the new ?

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Up until about a month ago there used to be a Methodist Church on this site.

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5 Ton Dragonfly in Delamere.

[/url] 5 Ton Dragonfly[/url] by santarocky[/url], on Flickr[/img]

Been on a couple of one day courses at Gisburn with Ed, and also 2 of his one week courses at Basque MTB. Just do it, you wont regret one moment :-)

One on the way home from work, Trent and Mersey Canal at Elworth.

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And one from today’s ride. :P

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Me learning Gnarr skills ( or not !) with Ed Oxley and Doug from Basque mtb

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No produce signs, but how about hand painted trail markers ? :P

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Trig point number 2985. Delamere Mast. Please can we have something that doesn’t involve chest high nettles next week? :P just in case we get the promised heat wave, how about ‘ Dusty Trails ‘ ?

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Not found any milestones made of stone, only some Iron ones :oops:

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It was also displaying at Welshpool Airshow, and that was only a fiver to get in !

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Dobbin and his watering hole. :P

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My watering hole on Local Loop ride, Duke of Gloucester at Crewe Green.

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Earlyish one at Delamere .

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I can only back up what’s already been said up there^^ Hi Phil ! I’m going back again with Phil and a couple of others on 6th July , can’t wait. :P

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As a bit more of a challenge for next week, how about Trig/ elevation points or off road distance / way markers ?
Possibly an old Muck Spreader?

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Old Barge on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Wheelock.

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Another vote for the Scott Voltage FR. Mine’s the FR30 2013. Totally standard ,only had it a couple of weeks, and only been to Antur Styniog with it, but it really was great fun to ride there. No problem pedalling from the drop off point up to the start of the Red/ Blue tracks. Price is £1600 ish, unless you get one on the cycle to work scheme! :wink:

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Please accept my apologies for the poor quality, but I forgot to take the proper camera out with me :oops:

In between downpours of rain and hailstones, this is as good as any view I’ve managed to get a photo of this weekend :( The Trent and Mersey Canal at Moston.

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