Where did you ride today?

The Northern Monkey

Just had an epic DH session at FOD, trails were fast and roots were dry! Whats not to like!
Been there since 10:30am and just got home now - energy levels started to drop

Loving the dry weather, Cwmcarn tomorrow I think!

Where'd you lot go?

felix.london

Did a couple of runs in Claviere, Italy. Very warm, snow melting. Was out with the family so nothing to crazy but did a few jumps in the snow park.

(was riding a snowboard..does that count?)

angry_bird

Didn't, at least I haven't yet. I've done uni work and sorted out the mess the bike shop made of my wheel.

Yesterday I had a really nice ride over on the Marin trail though, so I'm fairly content, was nice and quiet, great views and quite a fun trail.

Long_Time_Lurker

15 miles through dense fog on the NE coast. Sacked it off after an hour as it was getting dangerous.

snotty badger

Finished building my kula SS yesterday so went up whinlatter again (two days on the trot).

Whinlatter challenge tomorrow so back up again!

_jon_

Nearly went to the peak district but decided to FTD and the monkey trail at Cannock instead. The trail conditions were great today and there was hardly anyone out this afternoon.

Might go to the peaks tomorrow.

bjj.andy.w

85 km road ride around the trough of bowland today. Off up to wheelbase in stavley, south lakes tomorrow for their demo day. Testing a whyte, trek and a lappiare around the bridalways of Kentmere. Should be good.

DCR00

Healey Nab today in the blazing sunshine

2nd time there. I have to say i love that trail. Will def be going back.

.blitz

The usual trans-Chase epic, no trail left unridden, some of them twice.

Dry, sunny & t-shirts it would've been a shame not to

mcnultycop

I was going to go to Lee, but I spent all afternoon fixing and cleaning. I should get up there tomorrow.

El zilcho

I rode around Holmbury Hill and Pitch Hill in the North Downs. I was a gorgeous day and nice and cool in the trees.

cat_with_no_tail

To the end of my street and back.

And nowhere at all on the Turbo.

Fail

The Northern Monkey

Should watch some helmet cam footage on the big screen while on the Turbo... put a few fans around you and get the mrs to throw mud and grit in your face!

Pretty much the same thing!

Anonymous

To infinity and beyond!

or rather a hill in Surrey

(p.s. Pitch & Holmbury aren't technically North Downs :P, though strangely Surrey Hills which these are includes North Downs. ND is a chalk ridge, and Pitch/Holmbury isn't chalk. ).

El zilcho

Pitch and Holmbury don't count as North Downs? I never realised that! Thanks for the info about my local geography.

stubs

Yorkshire Dales round Inglebrough and Whernside. Top top day out and I really appreciated the post ride rehydration at the Reading Rooms in Clapham. 2 pints of Copper Dragon thank you and its only £2.50 a pint http://www.claphambunk.com/

Northwind

Was supposed to be trailbuilding but discovered in the morning I couldn't be bothered, and went back to bed :oops: So knocked out a 20 mile loop-of-loops in the pentlands when I finally managed to get out of bed. Lovely- warm but misty so a sort of mad glowing sky like someone had turned up the Bloom slider, some actual honest to god dust on the ground, and loads of happy people out.

Pretty tame stuff tbh apart from coming down the mental kids' downhill trails at the end, but still lovely. Not sure where to tomorrow, glentress mebbe.

milko9000

7 hours or so around Pitch/Winterfold/Holmbury hill. What a day! And thanks to Pedal and Spoke for sorting me out with a new rear derailleur when that died halfway around, that was a ridesaver.

Thewaylander

Had a blast round Cwm on Friday, and put some miles in up Machen yesterday just having an explore! today is rest day as my arse is sore... :P

thejerv

Well I had a wasted journey to Cannock this morning, went to Stile Cop to ride some downhill but because there was a race on they had closed off all the tracks. I wasn't happy!

mar_k

I went for a blast round Epping with the Herts/Essex MTB lot.

Good fun with some top trails

Rankles

40km to a couple of laps of Richmond Park and back on the road bike. Fantastic weather! Saw some of the Team Sky riders practicing the Olympic route as well, or at least that section of it.

Northwind

A lap of glentress red, followed by a lap of glentress red. I am absolutely ruined now :roll: But worth it

mintedox

Today i started at rivington barn and went over to white coppice via a large hill with a slabbed path.. Darwen tower looked very close from that point. Did about 15 miles in total and the weather was glorious.

broona

Did the Borrowdale Bash today, beautiful day and great crack!

Squarepants

Well nothing today, but yesterday was @ FoD with some 'brew' drinking northerner :?

IBISMojoHDamon

Swinley... Until some poor guy went over the bars at the jump gully and fooked himself good and proper... Ambulance and talk of an air lift... He went over the bars and landed on his head... The noises he made crashing and for the next ten minutes were a stark reminder as to why we wear helmets, buy a permit (Public liability insurance and to pay for the air lift outa there) and not do the jump gully

Hope he's okay...

Anonymous

Yeah heard about that. Done the landing on my head, ICU trip at Swinley myself, though I never took advantage of the air ambulance, damn!

Same day, was over in Surrey Hills. Someone had done similar at the beginning of BKB and had been airlifted off. He couldn't feel his legs at the time apparently and much concern over spinal injury. Haven't heard any hard factual updates on it (a really stupid thread on STW about it that's all).

Again, hope he's okay too!

Thewaylander

Rankles wrote:

40km to a couple of laps of Richmond Park and back on the road bike. Fantastic weather! Saw some of the Team Sky riders practicing the Olympic route as well, or at least that section of it.

Heathen.

felix.london

here; http://thehairyrider.com/2012/03/29/first-proper-bike-ride-of-the-year/

And it was a blast. 18km non-stop. Testing out the new Reverb dropper post & SLX dual/bash chainset...spot on

snotty badger

Quick blast round Whinlatter again tonight. Its awesome up there at the minute- bone dry and very fast. Loving riding my SS too, nice being back on a HT..