Was out in italy last year
tdf came through sestriere
beautifull place, epic road
riding.
If you ever want to do one
of the best road climbs ever
do the colle delle finestre,
giro went over in 2005,tarmac
runs out halfway.
Fifty plus hairpin bends, trying
to nurse my litespeed siena up
the gravel part two hours in to
the climb, while the tiffosi rode
their duccati,s down it is what
memories are made of 😀

Chapeau to wiggins and sky,
watch cav go in the giro.
Have a week booked to watch
the tour in the pyrenee’s
cannot wait,vive le tour!

Did the exmoor beauty sportif
yesterday conditions on the
open moor above dulverton were
truly horrific i had to MTFU 😈
Taking the mtb with slicks a
good idea, was that the zummer
a few weeks back!

Just recieved a 2012 ks
supernatural post with
the remote for £144 😀
as above 3 days great
service das iz uber great!

Love my cove hummer
now with 140 travel
great for dartmoor
exmoor the quantocks.
Only 1 of the dozen
or so giys i ride with
has a 29er,but hey this
be devon not california!

Up on exmoor today blue skies
trails fast and dusty and the
tea room at horner was open for
hot chcolate and cake!
The 60 mile road ride last sat
has fired the legs up, rode some
brutal climbs today but enjoyed
the descents 😀
May have to do the quantocks tmrw.

My mate has just built up a
spin spitfire very pretty
bike great value too.
I gambled on american ebay
and bagged a moots compact
with edge forks and kking
headset for £1200 it’s mint.
Did 60 miles on my old lite-
speed sienna yesterday, so
ti for road is good!

Cheers del once the 5 spot is
offroad worthy will do.

A pointer to the start of that trail
in the vid would be good! 😉
Ridden hound tor lustliegh north
bovey area a lot recently, am i warm!

There r many local bridleways
from the ogwell area out tward
totness/ashburton some surpisingly
good, especially in dry conditions.
Also out toward rocombe/stokeinteign
-head quite gnarly in places, as always
an o/s map and a day exploring is best.
Bovey tracey is 10 mins away by car,
then you have lustliegh cleave etc from
there.
Tis great down yer!

Have an 08 purchased 2nd hand
been a fab machine.
Confidence inspiring, climbs
really well syths through the
singletrack and descends almost
as well as my 5spot.
Temporarily retired having been
ridden through the last three
winters, needs some tlc.
The titanium “feel” means 6-7
hours of exmoor, dartmoor or
the q’s is a blast,it’s a class act.

Have been riding a litespeed sienna with
the carbon rear end for sportives and the
pilgrimage to the alps/ pyrenees for many
years, a fab bike.
It is worth considering the likes of ebay
for the budjet you have, picked up a moots
compact from the states sh with edge forks
chris king headset for £1200 inc shipping:D
first ride today!
So may have to part with the trusty sienna.
A friend has just bought a spin titanium a
very pretty bike too also worth a look.

Yep, great bit of cheeky trail
riding with normski last eve in
deepest devon, snowdrops out
already! global warming ideal! 🙂

What a great summing up barn
the fact you departed to the
family at brighton does not
hide the fact that as a “newbie”
it appeared that you were just
warming up!
The general consensus being the
boy has potential,on a personal
note the young lady on the horse
was another highlight 😉

Reflecting back at home in devon after an
epic day yesterday!
Thanks for the company guys,especially to
singletrackmind for the powerlink rescue
and subway at finish! mivi for that gel
horrible it was too.
Mr ibis for the cashews and climb pacing!
and big respect is indeed due to psychle
for hauling himself to the finish, and the
bright idea in the first place.
Seeing as everyone enjoyed it so much i can
see this turning into an annual pilgrimage
to pain, riding the last few miles with no
saddle was the icing on that carrot cake i
had been dreaming about for 50 miles.
Thanks again and well done to one and all.

Will meet you at park and ride car
park singletrackmind, aim to be on
that train too!
Met you on the purbecks ride last
year and the surrey hills, mind you
don’t think it will be such a jolly.
Rode amberley to winchester last year
including a few detours!
Looking forward to an epic day.

just booked accomodation so
will be there :D,
if start point and time can
be confirmed tmrw that would
be great.
lightweight rm blizzard or the
trusty 5 spot?

Exmoor, sublime singletrack
brutal climbs, eye watering
descents stunning scenery,
special grin factor on the
trusty cove hummer 😀

Easton havens set ordered for turner rebuild 😀

What’s it for?
had mine from 04 with the romic
shock, spain, alpes dartmoor the
q’s and exmoor mainly.
Being sent back to turner to be
refurbed,new bushes,decals,hesd
badge,and repowdercoated in sparkle
black!
How many bike companies provide that?
What’s it for?
In my case many many happy trail days.
Ps recently tried a mojo hd and whyte
146 great bikes but hey think the carbon
can wait a little longer.

Having test rode an ibis hd
and a whyte 146s recently i
can only conclude that the
5 spot deserves it’s place
in the mtb hall of fame.
So much so that my 04 spot
is being stripped down and
sent back to turner to be
resprayed!
Roll on them dry dusty trails.

Agree with hamishthecat it is aimed at the
family market, but ride it early eve and
you will have the place to yourelf.
It does help link up the cheeky trails,so
enjoy it ,yes not techie but hey that’s
what the cleave q’s and my personal fav
exmoor is for!

Great to meet you guys on the sat,
thanks to knottie for the route
out from the warren house,to crispy
bacon for the photos and to everyone
else for the fine banter.
A special thanks to anna and kev for
joining me chris pete and colin on
our extra "little" loop!
The brew and cake at the hound of
the basket meaks hit the spot

Many thanks to buzz and gate keepers
twas a great ride, a great mix of
trails and great company once again.
Having ridden the q's and exmoor many
times was really impressed with the
mendips.

yep two more up from devon have
really enjoyed the two st rides
purbecks and surrev hills this
year, here's to the mendips.

Have converted my old rocky mtn vertex team
to a road mtb, exotic forks are great, semi
slicks still give you the trail option but
are a real blast on the tarmac, go do it you
need several bikes!

Yep love the tour great with the
brits going well so far.Will be
flying the union colours on the
tourmalet as am lucky enough to
be off to the pyrenee's next week.

Nice is it time to rebuild my
old litespeed ocoee fs and
tioga disc drive?

Up from buggersleigh to cross furzes
to ludgate onto moor descent to chalk
ford then to scorriton.Then do dr b's
and back via hembury woods that should
stretch the legs.

Can take you on a 4/5 hour
best of from bovey tracey
sat afternoon big climbs
great singletrack!

Sorry for not getting back sooner,
have been south downs surrey hills
this wend.
Can meet you either mon or tues eve
say 6ish in front of church in the
centre of lustliegh.

Thanks guys for agreat ride in the
surrey hills, respect to the single
speeders especially the guy on the
ind fab with rigids!
Now back in devon, my hummer needs
a faster rider!

Your dead centre for some great riding,
live nearby in dunsford can meet up nxt
week and show you the best bits.

It could well turn out to be your bike for life
picked up a 2nd hand hummer last year,came down
smithy's combe in the q's faster than on my 5
spot! The hummer deserves it's legendary status.

If you can make it to widdon down
services north of okehampton off
the a30 for 5.45 on thurs, a group
of us locals are riding.
Going to do the trails around castle
drogo,2hours plus, a hardtail would
be fine

Rusty trowel, was on the cove hummer,
have to return the favour and invite
you all down to devon for some classic
east dartmoor riding

You will have hours of fun on
the 5 spot, had mine for six
years now, a true hall of fame
bike.

Just had my old rocky mtn vertex rebuilt
with a set of exotic's, went for alu
steerer, great forks, great price

Would like to echo the sentiments of those
who have commented on a superb ride in the
sun yesterday.Would like to thank the good
doctor and his sidekick rusty t for guiding
duties, my 1st ride with you guys and girls.
Thanks to all for great company ,especially
the two dave's! and to singletrackmind for
the good advice in the little matter of turn
right!
Cheers the germinator

Purbecks forum ride sat,
exmoor on sun trails are
dry and fast sun is shining
it don't get any better.