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I took a half day and drove out for once, not too far, don't flame me. Nice to ride some different trails. Got a PR on the beast, I think the new bike helped.
http://imgur.com/gallery/dU7KQtI
Rode from home this afternoon with the dog. No one about on the trails. Need to go back and do a bit of trimming back in places.
Forecast looks good for the weekend so will probably be out early tomorrow to beat the crowds.
saw a large bucket last night, cold and sunny forecast for tomorrow so Purbeck bound again.
Can't get much more local than my back garden.
Never get bored of this local ride
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We were out early for a play in Wharncliffe and finished up with a few runs on the Greno side. Steel City seems to be different now they have cleared the trees at the bottom end.
Cold to start off with but soon warmed up
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Local Warwickshire loop to the reservoir and back.
Luck to catch two of there on a very low flybuy
42.6 miles on the road bike today, out to Bourton on the Water for a Hot Chocolate and a piece of cake (task and reward).
@kayak23 is that draycott?
I spent the morning throwing 10 gears on a singular then the afternoon digging out & replacing fence posts
Pleasant pootle round the Goyt spoiled by a very angry man in a blue BMW who clouted me with his wing mirror at 40 kph and we then had a running exchange of insults for the next couple of miles, much to the amazement of a couple of roadies on TT bikes. No picture of angry man or BMW. I will not let it spoil the ride.
Another Purbeck ride in the cold windy sunshine.
More time with Sophie trying to build up confidence and technique.
Need to get some blue trails done soon.
Looks like your both enjoying it👍
From the front door, fab new route for me up onto Salisbury Plain.
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Morning potter around the usual haunts. Chilly, but dry and lovely.
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Sophie is going to rip round Balqhidder after lockdown ends. 👍💪🦄
can't be any worse than me at it lol
Some of you live in beautiful places. Well done Sophie, my 5 year old pedalled for the first time today!
Another ride out to Yair for us today.
Drying out nicely.
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Nice pics of the Purbecks get back down their when we can.Doomanic I was down the other end of the county riding Byways by Frampton Mansell and on the roman road from Kemble to the ford at Luckington cold day out their but dry and dusty North Cotswolds is nice but am their five days a week with work so not so keen to ride it anymore.
Dicking about on bike. Brilliaaaant!
Only the one today as it was chilly and proper muddy. I shall be coast-bound tomorrow where the lighter soil is.
40 miles around East lancs today. Mix of road and gravel
Shakedown ride of new old bike yesterday
Still struggling with remnants of snow
The first ride in nigh on 6 months without the spikey mud tyres on....it felt good.
7am start at Puddletown before the hordes arrived.
Found a nice church:
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Local for me with a mix of road hacking to get the kegs stronger and trails for the sheer fun of it. Loving the bike, loving the dry weather and most of all loving getting fitter. Happy Trails everyone.
Unexpected sunshine in Sheffield this morning so we got out early-ish. Trails running sweet and mega-busy everywhere.
http://imgur.com/gallery/a51iXPV
85km on the road bike with a couple of mates, in the area around El Escorial. Quiet roads, some decent climbs, and the rain held off until after I got home 🙂
Pleasantly surprised how everything is drying out, well nearly everything..
Nice afternoon out on the trails, plenty out walking, didn't see another bike.
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Dry line in the FoD/Yat
Last week was good. Today was even better. Rode some trails definitely off limits in winter. 55km/1250m of climbing/no mud on the bike. I'll take that first week in March.
Still blooming cold tho. Esp first thing.
Cold in West Yorkshire this lunchtimes
Did a short 20km blast from home with about 500m climbing. Tired and still cold now
Just 10km today as I'm getting Bodie used to running with the bike.
Down to the fore shore, clean dog (note tide is out).
Top of the hill, heading home
Best black trousers on!
View back to Orwell Estuary
Recall practice
Action shot
Good looking mutt that.
He's not doing badly for his third home. Directionally he's not very sound yet but it was only his third outing with a bike. The mud though was very, very stinky!
We can't get him to bulk up though, he's eating the max recommended amount on the bag for his weight. Usually this is too much food (the makers always overstate the amount needed), he's burning it up but not losing more weight.
Yesterday we did a short park run it was a nightmare, today recall and direction were working properly again.
More local riding from the door again. Canny lucky there's hills and woods and trails not far from the door.
Took a spin down to loch kinord. Bit of a grey and rainy start but it’s never as bad once you start and it dried up a bit later.
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Local, road 40 mile loop from home
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As a rare break from the gravel bike, I went out with some flat bars—largely because I finally found an Inbred frame to buy so I could stick an old pair of wheels on it. Inevitably it's ace.
I chased my son (14-yrs old so 800m of climbing is a normal day for him) up Bengengie:
The descent is brake- smoking.
Looking back up.
@sandwich. Good on you giving him a home. Recall on our younger lab is about 90%. It's the other 10% tho when we really want her to come back 🙂
Another local ride in the local hills under local lockdown....
Anybody know what this trailside object might be...
Perfect weekend, if a tad chilly. Dry, prime trails Saturday. Very pleasant 40 miler Sunday. Shame about all the walkers!
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We were out in the woods yesterday practicing some tricky moves
Even Mrsfoo was inspired to step up and ride some features for the first time. 
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My lad informs me it's rest day today, so was a bit of spannering, brake bleeding and some cleaning going on.
QE over the quarry side yesterday afternoon on my way home from a job, Bermies was riding sweet. Heading out again later before the weather turns.
Pics from the weekend, things are drying out slowly but fear these weeks rain might put us back a couple of weeks...
Rode the local woods on Saturday and then headed out Sunday with boys over the hill into Charnwood where it's slightly drier.
@ElShalimo - it was metal - 2" thick at that!
Somebody thinks there may have been a blast works at this remote spot some time ago so maybe related to that.
40km around back roads hunting sunshine and stalking @globalti new house
Where is this? I think this will soon be my local riding too, moving from Edinburgh to Auchterarder next week! 🙂
Went out for one last Fife gravel loop in good company on Saturday.
Slightly unsatisfactory ride overall, the final 'missing link' of my notional perfect gravel loop was blocked off by an angry farmer, cue fairly lengthy debat-u-ment which ended sort of amicably, but with us turning tail and heading back the way we came.
On the plus side, trails were running sooooo fast though after a winter of mud, loving the twisty singletrack bits on almost slick gravel tyres, some interesting sideways moments. Legs also good, scored a 2nd place on a reasonable sized local climb (pipped for KOM by buddy who decided to give chase at last minute and happens to weigh 20kg less than me...).
One last ride before house move, West Lothian Council are just applying to finishing touches to some lovely new tar on a couple of my favourite roads, would be a shame not to take a freshly serviced bike and freshly rested legs out for a quick blast 🙂
@ElShalimo it was around the 5pm mark. Owl was just chilling on a signpost! Stopped to take a picture and he flew a bit further down the road. He seemed just as interested in us as we were of him, pretty cool!
It's a great photo !
Took a run over to Marple from the house again on Saturday. Was surprisingly dry on the trails. Total loop is around 42 miles which includes a mile 10 loop around Marple.
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High Keillor stone, Strathmore on sunday
Managed to get out again today.
Took a ride over to check out Bowhill trails.
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Last of 4 days in a row of riding and a total of 10,364ft in 87 miles, but conditions have been amazing, shame the forecast is terrible for the next few days.
