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First day back at school (and 'only' a training day), but got home early enough to get my first Friday evening head clearing ride of the new academic year in.
Quick spin round the local, scoped out a couple of new trail possibilities, and indulged my recurring obsession with old digital cameras (specifically old phone cameras this ride).
Cycle Camping in the Peak this weekend
Any good, bike friendly places to eat open on Sat and Sunday?
200km local Audax.
Longest distance I've ever done although by the end I suspect it won't have been my longest day in the saddle.
Either way am surprisingly nervous, legs are good but I suspect back and arms will be punishing me come the end!
Lovely day forecast though 😎
Went out yesterday afternoon for a cheeky spin with a friend between meetings, up early this morning as a cycling buddy says he wants to “head for the hills” which round here means going to be a steep few hours…! Still, lovely day for it. 👍
Started my weekend off yesterday with a Friday morning round of Golf.
200km local Audax.
Longest distance I’ve ever done
Good luck, just take it steady. I'm easing myself back into audax with a local 100k today. Riding to and from will add another 20k, my longest ride of the year.
Nope. Nice warm dry day and I'm driving to Edinburgh! Them's the breaks I guess.
Just kids coaching tomorrow.
But a friend is doing the Race to the Rock (3000km unsupported) so I’ll be doing a bit of dot watching.
https://racetotherock2023.maprogress.com/
Cycle Camping in the Peak this weekend
Any good, bike friendly places to eat open on Sat and Sunday?
The Peak is a reasonably large expanse, where will you be?
The cafe next to 18 bikes in Hope should be open. Definitely bike friendly
The Bulls Head in Castleton is half decent, but not sure about bikes
Fox House pub is good near Longshaw, but book in advance. Definitely bike friendly
Not tried anywhere in Hathersage but would imagine there's something decent there
There's that spotty cafe at Langsett, or a pub over the road, both bike friendly
They are all Dark Peak - can recommend lots more if you are over the White Peak area
A days gravel with my wife near Dunkeld and meeting a mate at Forres tomorrow for a days gravel with him.
Super sunny morning here 😎
Super.sinny morning here
Love a morning of sin. Only bettered by a night of sin
Haha! You got it just before I corrected it. Has been a bit of sin too! 🤣
Good luck, just take it steady. I’m easing myself back into audax with a local 100k today. Riding to and from will add another 20k, my longest ride of the year.
It's taking it steady that concerns me, whatever strength I'm lacking in core manifests itself MORE when I'm not pushing hard, sadly I don't think I'm fit enough for 200km of pushing on 😂
I bailed on riding to/from event HQ, would have made it 250km and I reckoned the last 50km might have been purgatory! Regretting it now whilst sat on bus with mate pinging me pictures of sunrise roads 🙄
Starting a very leisurely 5 day circumnavigation of the Rebellion way on Sunday, it looks like we should have some cracking weather for it 🤞
Riding into a lamppost to avoid someone’s dog on a shared use path yesterday has scratched my plans for the weekend.😡
Yes, I'll be riding but I can't work out why I can't post pics anymore!!
On my previous phone (Pixel 5) I could post images to here, new phone (Pixel 7) won't do it but I've no idea why!?!?!?
Early morning razz around the local pump track with the kids and then time to finishing unpacking the van from our week away.
Peaslake tomorrow, it will be only my second off road ride since February (covid and general depression killed my enthusiasm) and first time on a mtb since January last year - kill or cure time!!!
Actually quite looking forward to it, been fixing bikes last couple of days so hoping the anticipation is symptomatic of a possible exit from a general malaise
I was kind of hoping for more pics.
Note to self - less cryptic thread title next time.
Hot day, belligerent Grouse.
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^^^ That’s a great photo. You should submit that to STW for the calendar.
The Peak is a reasonably large expanse, where will you
High peak, monsal and white peak loop it says on the route I've downloaded
No pics from today's ride as it didn't go according to plan.
@sofaking had a lie down on the first bit of the first descent and I put a slash in the sidewall of my rear tyre about 50 meters later.
I plugged the tyre no problems but sofakings shoulder didn't respond so well to trailside maintenance.
So unfortunately the ride got cut short to a quick 1000 meters of descent and an early bath.
On the plus side I found this monster in my tyre when I took it off to plug it with a mushroom patch when I got home.
https://flic.kr/p/2oZtC4M
I was kind of hoping for more pics.
Note to self – less cryptic thread title next time.
But you asked a question on STW you must have known you were going to get lots of irrelevant comments 🤣
apologies no photos (and also on my road bike) but did a nice 34 mile local night ride after midnight today (sat 02/09/23) from devizes to lavington then westbury and back via steeple ashton/keevil then poulshot devizes.
it got quite foggy in some sections and cold (around salisbury plain area) and if you have ever read james herbert's book the fog i was thinking of that quite a bit lol.
was a good ride for sure and my legs didn't feel dead at the end so my base fitness is getting better (i hope).
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But you asked a question on STW you must have known you were going to get lots of irrelevant comments 🤣
Been here long enough to know better I guess.
There was no weekend riding and pics thread, so I started it but clearly wasn't explicit enough about what I was doing.
Quick ride at the golfy this afternoon, no pics but everyone knows what the golfy looks like. Gorgeous riding conditions, September is the only month Scotland is good at
No photo as I was too busy having fun but spent all day Saturday at Dirt Farm with some mates. They're there again today but I only booked the one day as my fitness is crap! Checked Friday evening and there were 18 spaces for Sunday still so decided to see how I felt after Saturday's fun, felt fine so went to book and it had sold out! Presumably thanks to the lovely weather so I'm sat at home sulking while they're having a big breakfast at the B&B and I'm debating whether to go for a local spin to a cafe.
Still, great start to my month of leisure 🙂
Great ride until a ripped sidewall stopped play
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Local local today with Mrsstu with a bit of urban DH on the way home.
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Quick wee spin around the local area today
@vmgscot what is that bird? great photo!
Fab day out cycling in Ringwood Forest with Mr B and friends. Was happy to get up all the hills on my SS. The reels are replacement electric cable for pylons, interesting to see that work going on!
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belligerent Grouse
That's the lesser known, rougher blend.
Dorset Dirt on the Geometron today, a 9.2 mph average speed on an 18kg bike with dual crowns, and super gravity, soft compound tyres, but it pedals so well, you can keep your down-country bikes, I’m happy with my up-dh one.
Been away for weeks - did 30km on the road bike to get my eye in 🙂
Richmond Park was shut for the Duathlon so I had to improvise...
Went over the valleys today to see if I could commit to the gap jumps on the old Mountain Ash DH track. Ticked em off so happy with that...
Ride or die.
@Anna-B we think it is a Gray Jay.
We stopped for a mid-climb snack and this cheeky chappy appeared right next to us. Offered some trail mix and it was happy to come get it off our hand. Magical.
Rubbish pictures of a fab ride round a Ladybower classic from Hope yesterday
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No pics from Sunday's we spin - mrs_oab and eldest_oab had walked a couple of Munro's on Friday so had rough legs. Lovely to be out in the warmth and yet clear autumnal air with some changes in leaf colour....
When you wish you learned to jump... Frisco...
What the f6ck? Did somebody break picture inserting? It was working ok for me last week and I've not changed anything.
I've just tried re-posting a photo I uploaded last week and that's giving the same error.
From Android/Chrome FWIW
I like to start my weekends early and finish them late so sneaked another ride in this morning.
Solo loop on some of the local stuff.
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Out with the fat guys and gals up Glen Eanaich.
Beach with the boy this morning, then another 2,800 ft round the Purbecks.
A couple of dry days and the trails are running well. Get out while you can. Pics don't do the ride justice, but I didn't stop to take pics on the gnar. Local Bakewell loop
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Took Friday off and like many it seems, rode at the Golfie, epic day and +7000ft.
Local gravel loops Sunday and yesterday after work - glorious weather and bone-dry trails.
TAFKASTR, I wish I'd have spoken to you before my weekend in the Peaks! Spent Saturday on the excellent Win Hill off piste goodness, then Sunday following an old 20mile GPX loop I found online that was mostly road and byways. Pretty dull except for 2 decent techy descents.
We did manage to see the flypast at Chatsworth House though so not all bad!
TAFKASTR, I wish I’d have spoken to you before my weekend in the Peaks! Spent Saturday on the excellent Win Hill off piste goodness, then Sunday following an old 20mile GPX loop I found online that was mostly road and byways. Pretty dull except for 2 decent techy descents.
We did manage to see the flypast at Chatsworth House though so not all bad!
Bugger
Yeah, I'm out most days at the moment, but Sunday was an early one. Well, you did better than me - saw all the balloons taking off in Chatsworth Sunday morning which was decent. I'm yet to do any Win Hill off piste though and didn't see the Red Arrows, even though I live 2 miles away. There's quite a few cracking descents in the area though
We did manage to see the flypast at Chatsworth House though so not all bad!
Red arrows? They came low over my head when I was climbing up Coombs road (I think) if I'd have had any breath they'd have taken it away
I missed the Red Arrows, but caught the Lancaster on Sunday. It was Ace!!
I have a couple of vids but can't upload 😕
