Where did you ride today?

bigmitch41

Up sky hill and back down Kerrowmoar and back home, it's a tough climb and steep decent but perfect night for it , about 13 miles.

paul.skibum

Whistler West Side trails - Beaver Pass which is both humourous and listed as a blue - not so much blue, some exposure, loose rocks, rooty steps, all good fun though!

Ryan Jones

Hopton woods red route, came off within a minute

Got to take my hat off to the guys who've built this trail, it's obviously been designed with the thought that red routes such as over cannock chase are not really red, and conjured up something to have put you on your backside. Only issue being, people going there having rode some other red routes thinking they'll breeze it are in for a shock!

mcnultycop

Just a short one local around Tandle Hill, after doing 83km on the roadie yesterday.

AndyPatio

A steady ride around Derwent again with the girlfriend

poah

back to glentress today - very humid and sweaty

apple eater

we went to fod yesterday, had a quick blast around the verderer's then back for a wild boar burger at the bbq

bigmitch41

Managed a few laps of Conrhenny plantation last night, the venue of last weekends 24hr mtb race on the IOM. Swapped my ht for my mates Trek5 full susser for a lap, what a difference susspension makes over the rough rocky ground! a little slower on the climbs but overall I'd say its quicker!

mcnultycop

Some sweet riding on the PBW, up from Hollingworth Lake across the side of Blackstone Edge then some awesome descents, particularly the one down to Summit.

Wished I was on the FS, rather than the 100mm HT with no dropper, but ace fun nonetheless.

apple eater

The weekend just gone we were riding at Nant Yr Arian. Nice place and i will definitely go back, next time i'll stop over as the drive and ride wore me out a bit more than i would have liked.

Tomorrow will be a visit to my favourite local ride at BPW.

felix.london

Huge ride. 1,700m positive altitude gain. A bit of everything

Just above the Col du Granon, about 2,460m alt.

paul.skibum

Nice ride Felix - I did considerably less but it was still sweet. Yummy Nummy in Whistler valley - rocks rooty loamy goodness in the sunshine.

felix.london

nice.

welshkev

well I beat you both, I rode in Pontypool

felix.london

certainly did with that photo! Very nice indeed!

ilovedirt

Very short local ride this morning with a mate before coming into the office, was only about 7km but took in some of my favourite descents around here, sweet

I don't photo well...

paul.skibum

I like that 7k takes in SOME of your favourite descents, here 7k would take in a good descent, probably for Felix, 7k is the climb!

ilovedirt

Yep! There's quite a lot here in a small area. A 16km ride here can take in at least 5 different descents! That said they won't be anywhere near as long as your descents. Short and steep!

mcnultycop

Tuesday: Llandegla black then blue.

Wednesday: BPW reds and blues, highlights; Sixtapod (although not for the guy who popped his shoulder out on it), Willy Waver, Vicious Valley (felt a bit like Gisburn Home Baked) and Rim Dinger.

Great two days riding.

paul.skibum

Cruisy ride to this lake, sat in sun for a bit then rode some harder trails home. Nice.

iwilldoit

Nothing quite as nice as your rides but me and my son went around our local loop last night clearing all the brambles off the forest tracks as they were ripping us to pieces, still quite wet in the trees I thought it was slippy going down the descents, we did it backwards for a change and afterwards I could see why it's so slippy and after nearly a month of very little rain :shock:

paul.skibum

30+ degree heat in Whistler bike park - f*** it was hot and dusty.

apple eater

Brechfa.

rockmonkeysc

Mondraker Gravity Rally on Exmoor this weekend.
Yesterday I just wasn't myself. Today I started stage three, lost my chain (actually lost it) at the top and had to ride all three stages chainless. It's surprising how much speed you can hold when you know you can't pedal. Pumping in to a rocky chute on a tight bend didn't go so well :-( finished the stage and got back to base to find the bar was closed.
Not a successful weekend but got some cool scars and a wonky knee.

BLW

Sherwood Pines

Yeah touch wet in places ....think I need a refund on my mud guards.

paul.skibum

OK it was over 40 today - too f***ing hot to ride.

paul.skibum

Got some bike park laps in on Monday - rode some stuff I hadn't done before, had a couple of falls - Good as my Bronson is it is no replacement for my Big Hit if I am going to ride park. And my big hit is no replacement for a full DH bike!

Rode some Westside trails today - new one to me, Legalize it - tough ride, lots of steep tech followed by nadgery climbs, tough to ride, not a lot of flow, followed by 99er, much better and Danimal North, good singletrack run back to the valley trail home. Temp this morning only got to around 30 before I got home so i didn't melt too much.

Going to try High Society tomorrow and explore some other trails near it. The list is endless!

felix.london

paul.skibum wrote:

Got some bike park laps in on Monday - rode some stuff I hadn't done before, had a couple of falls - Good as my Bronson is it is no replacement for my Big Hit if I am going to ride park. And my big hit is no replacement for a full DH bike!

Rode some Westside trails today - new one to me, Legalize it - tough ride, lots of steep tech followed by nadgery climbs, tough to ride, not a lot of flow, followed by 99er, much better and Danimal North, good singletrack run back to the valley trail home. Temp this morning only got to around 30 before I got home so i didn't melt too much.

Going to try High Society tomorrow and explore some other trails near it. The list is endless!

Good stuff! I found one of the best trails/traverses in the valley last week..after 3 years of riding here

kester

Rode the new red sections at Newcastleton, and then rode face first into the mud over my handle bars as I didn't see the big tree root when going through a puddle!

paul.skibum

kester wrote:

puddle!

What's that then?!