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  • shindig
    shindig Posts: 173
    Local woods in the dark !!! My first real nigh ride with my new lights. 4 miles solo.
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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    shindig wrote:
    Local woods in the dark !!! My first real nigh ride with my new lights. 4 miles solo.

    Was it spooky? :shock:
  • apple eater
    apple eater Posts: 302
    It was going to be Gorlech but i ended up at FOD.

    Rode the blue and then the red. The new sections on the red are brilliant, just a pity my front tyre isn't suitable for wet mud or I would have gone faster :)
    I don't know enough to make smart r's remarks about peoples choice of parts 'n' things, yet!
  • TheJohnClimber
    TheJohnClimber Posts: 154
    I stayed local today

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    Found a new downhill

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  • Graham K
    Graham K Posts: 329
    Up back of Piethorne in the wind and rain yesterday, absolutly minging :oops:
  • DCR00
    DCR00 Posts: 2,160
    Gisburn today. Bit windy but no rain. Love that place.
    Tranny
    Tracey
    Bouncy
    Carbon
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    DCR00 wrote:
    Gisburn today. Bit windy but no rain. Love that place.

    Not been for a few weeks. How's the trails holding up after all the rain?
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,164
    Llandegla - diversion shortened it, but did all the blacks, 1hr 30 in shitty weather, great fun though. Haven't been for ages.
  • chrisrobs
    chrisrobs Posts: 135
    Wharnecliffe and Grenoside in Sheffield, the most disgusting, wet, muddy rider ive ever had, but glad I went out.
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  • DCR00
    DCR00 Posts: 2,160
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    DCR00 wrote:
    Gisburn today. Bit windy but no rain. Love that place.

    Not been for a few weeks. How's the trails holding up after all the rain?

    Yeah fine. Lots of big puddles, but in the main it was fine. Hully Gully was a bit slippy in places.
    Tranny
    Tracey
    Bouncy
    Carbon
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Bike Park Wales.
    Love the place... but the bus service leaves a lot to be desired, it really is shite.

    Bike was awesome though!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • apple eater
    apple eater Posts: 302
    managed to sneak in a cheeky couple of hours at bike park wales this afternoon. Had a couple of brown pants moments due to having an unsuitable front tyre on the bike. But what the heck, i've only got a couple of weeks left riding now this winter.
    I don't know enough to make smart r's remarks about peoples choice of parts 'n' things, yet!
  • apple eater
    apple eater Posts: 302
    back up at BPW again. Only did the blues because was frozen and almost out of my inhaler! I'm we got there at about half nine ish. the car parks were nearly full up by ten ish.
    I don't know enough to make smart r's remarks about peoples choice of parts 'n' things, yet!
  • Penylope
    Penylope Posts: 320
    Cannock, Follow 't' Dog and 't' Monkey.
    Awesomes fun, wet but not too bad. New tires (Hans Dampf's) really were good, excellent grip all the time. Will run tubeless next to try and lower the weight.
    MTB's, SC Blur LTc & Cotic Soul (26" definitely aint dead!).
    Other, Genesis Croix De Fer
  • mcnultycop
    mcnultycop Posts: 2,143
    Supposed to go out on the new road bike today but amateurishly managed to mash the thread on the left hand crank arm. Did a short ride around Tandle Hill area as I've not ridden for three weeks due to holidays and stuff. It was alright.
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  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Penylope wrote:
    Cannock, Follow 't' Dog and 't' Monkey. Awesomes fun, wet but not too bad
    ^^this. Much better conditions than yesterday although still kindof tricky off-piste. Following matey down one slithery descent he was almost on full lock speedway style as the back end tried to overtake the front!
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Gisburn did 3 laps of the Hope Line would have done a fourth but my legs were about to fall off because it was my first ride in 2 weeks. Weather was fantastic, bright sunshine, cool and no wind perfect for riding.
    Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    stubs wrote:
    Gisburn did 3 laps of the Hope Line would have done a fourth but my legs were about to fall off because it was my first ride in 2 weeks.

    I hate that climb up to the top, lol. :(
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    Gisburn did 3 laps of the Hope Line would have done a fourth but my legs were about to fall off because it was my first ride in 2 weeks.

    I hate that climb up to the top, lol. :(

    So do I bloody awful little boring drag I think its because its fireroad and just gets gradually steeper. Hopefully the trail builders will sort out an interesting alternative climb. I havent ridden there for a while and I think some of the new stuff is great the Trail builders are doing a great job though I reckon some of the puddles need sorting before someone drowns :lol:
    Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    stubs wrote:
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    Gisburn did 3 laps of the Hope Line would have done a fourth but my legs were about to fall off because it was my first ride in 2 weeks.

    I hate that climb up to the top, lol. :(

    So do I bloody awful little boring drag I think its because its fireroad and just gets gradually steeper. Hopefully the trail builders will sort out an interesting alternative climb. I havent ridden there for a while and I think some of the new stuff is great the Trail builders are doing a great job though I reckon some of the puddles need sorting before someone drowns :lol:

    Not heard anything about a propose more interesting climb being built, but that would be nice. It's a real boring slog, and always puts me off going back up for another descent. I've only been riding there since late spring this year, but I know what you mean about the puddles. It had always been dry on my previous visits, but last time I was there about a month ago was after a few days of rain and there was loads of puddles. It must be much worse by now. Surely part of the point of the point of man made trails is to make them as all year round rideable as possible.
  • Mikey41
    Mikey41 Posts: 690
    Rode 7 Stanes Newcastleton yesterday, really enjoyed that. It was good to test out two new things, the DMR flat pedals and Maxxis tyres. Both passed with flying colours.

    Rode the Blue route twice and the Red one and a quarter times (missed a turn the first time). Blue is absolutely lovely and flowing, but some of the Red sections had me bottling out. I want another go ASAP, my legs ache today though :D
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  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    Lost Lake trails at Whistler - first time round there - damn they are nice - tech to the right level. Might take my GoPro with me tomorrow and see what I can film.
    Closet jockey wheel pimp whore.
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    Lots of Cannock today. Great conditions and a gentle reminder of why I sacked off working Fridays in 2007
  • Graham K
    Graham K Posts: 329
    Local ish,
    Tandle Hill then down to Clayton Vale and back through a few oddball paths, 43k in all so chuffed with that.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    BPW today... no uplift ticket so rode up. Was showing a noob around so stuck to blues for the most part, all went well until he cased a berm on our last run. Smacked his head into the ground after his front wheel washed out, but luckily not permanent damage!

    Didn't start out great though as my front mech bust this morning so I had to set the stops on the big ring and removed the shifter etc, bloody loved it!
    Thinking about going single ring permanently, but will go down to 34T from 36T to make the climbs a tad easier!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    Smacked his head into the ground after his front wheel washed out, but luckily not permanent damage!

    To his head, or the berm? I understand what casing a jump means now, but what does casing a berm entail?
  • mcnultycop
    mcnultycop Posts: 2,143
    Yesterday I just had a pootle on local trails. I've been off the bike for a few weeks and it wasn't quick at all but nice to get out. This morning I went to a foggy Lee Quarry, again the uphills were difficult but I really smashed (by my low standards) the final descent including hovering over the rock garden. I felt like a proper mountain biker.
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  • Graham K
    Graham K Posts: 329
    Out local today for a muddy mooch, no legs at all :cry:
  • broona
    broona Posts: 414
    Glentress red and blue today, first time I've been, Berm Baby Berm, Spooky Wood and Ewok Village were brilliant! Still got a bit cold though, so 3500ft of climbing hurt some...
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Do they have actual Ewoks there?

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