Great Ride Today (high pic content)

cat_with_no_tail

Just felt like sharing
Excellent ride today! Did a nice 36mile loop as training for the IOM E2E in Sept. 6:30am start. Sun was shining and there was just a nice breeze.
Trails were deserted, dry in just the places you want them to be dry, yet muddy in the places you want them to be muddy. Bike was working really well today too after having new chain, chainrings and cassette fitted.

Total Ascent: 3689 ft
Total Descent: 3768 ft
Start Elevation: 405 ft
End Elevation: 401 ft
Min Elevation: 51 ft
Max Elevation: 1467 ft


Some pics from my Travels:

Laxey Wheel


Agneash Mines


More Agneash Mines


View Over TT course to Snaefell


Narrowdale Boards (not too clear on this pic, but they go all the way into the distance)


View from Ballacob down over Ballaugh and over the water to Scotland (Mahoosive Climb)


View down into Ravensdale


Sorry, no action shots, but I ride on my own and dont fancy taking my hands off the bars to get mid air pics of myself

Anonymous

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Total Ascent: 3689 ft
Total Descent: 3768 ft
Start Elevation: 405 ft
End Elevation: 401 ft
Min Elevation: 51 ft
Max Elevation: 1467 ft

Over how long a distance (you seem obsessed with height)

M6TTF

36 miles - it's in the second line

cat_with_no_tail

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Total Ascent: 3689 ft
Total Descent: 3768 ft
Start Elevation: 405 ft
End Elevation: 401 ft
Min Elevation: 51 ft
Max Elevation: 1467 ft

Over how long a distance (you seem obsessed with height)

Did a nice 36mile loop.....

(not obsessed with height, just missed some info off the end, sorry)

Total Distance 36.34
Ave. Speed 7.8 (that's only the time spent with the wheels moving, dosent include any time spent in a big sweaty heap on the side of the trail)

Total time was around around 5hrs 45min (including stops)

Not gonna be winning any races, but it's good enough for me.

Anonymous

oh yeah :oops:

Si78

Looks like a really good route mate

BigJimmyB

Good going fella.

Nice looking route too.

BJB

RealMan

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Total Ascent: 3689 ft
Total Descent: 3768 ft
Start Elevation: 405 ft
End Elevation: 401 ft

You seem to have descended 79 more feet then you ascended. Yet only lost 4 feet from start to finish.

I would check your computer.

cat_with_no_tail

RealMan wrote:

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Total Ascent: 3689 ft
Total Descent: 3768 ft
Start Elevation: 405 ft
End Elevation: 401 ft

You seem to have descended 79 more feet then you ascended. Yet only lost 4 feet from start to finish.

I would check your computer.

I was wondering about that myself.

That ascent/descent info is only taken from bikehike so I guess it's only as accurate as their maps and the elevation data they use.

Close enough for me but I suppose I should have stated that in my initial post.

blister pus

Nice pix mr no tail. Glad someone got out and about and put some effort in, I'm currently speaking to you from a submarine somewhere in the dark peak. OVER.

Bungalow Bill

looks sweet XD

geordiefreerider

Cracking route mate nice views im jealous but thanks for sharing it !!

Raymondavalon

geordiefreerider wrote:

Cracking route mate nice views im jealous but thanks for sharing it !!

Yea, me too.. made my great day at Swinley seem a little mediocre..

Great trial and photos..

deffler

Awesome pics Mr CwnT, looks like you got some great places to get out into the open.
Thanks for sharing

cat_with_no_tail

geordiefreerider wrote:

Cracking route mate nice views im jealous but thanks for sharing it !!

I feel the same way sometimes Geordie. Sure, it's nice to be able to get out and do some "real" riding, but I do sometimes wish we had a proper trail centre when I hear you guys talking about Whinlatter, Swinley, Afan, Glentress etc. You cant have it all though, right.
We currently a 5k blue route and a 1k red route and that's it. But we're working on getting the govt to approve more trails to be built.
Unfortunately though, the Island has built it's reputation on old wrinklies tours and Motorsport, and the "old boys club" is reluctant to consider anything that dosent fit this. Shame though, because in my opinion, the Island is absolutely primed to be a MTBers paradise. We have the perfect terrain for it, and with the Island being so small, you are never too far away from anything.
Sounds like I'm single handedly on a mission to promote MTB tourism to the Island

Biggus86

looks like a good ride, i'm sure i'd die doing it, but i'd get there in the end.... not to fond of climbs haha