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Tired after the "Windy Gap" Deathmarch and a lot of Zwift. Finished the week with 225km and 2800m of climbing. Nearly 90km/2000m on two tough MTB rides. Definitely had to give myself a talking too on a few of the climbs today. Legs were mutinous. Still I guess everyone doing the Rapha 500 feel the same way.
Loving the new BFEMax. Really compliant when you let it go over rocks and roots, but also seems to generate lots of front end grip. Can't wait for spring 😉
Right what'ya got?
Unsuitable bikes in unsuitable places.
Is that Cwmcarn? It looks like the climb on the Twrch trail. Anyway, definitely unsuitable bike, fine effort 🙂
Deepest darkest dampest Devon…
Earlyish ride to start the year.
Started well greeted by a good sunrise, ended with a sense of humour failure after a combination of lack of fitness, constant mud and trails ripped up by motorcross bikes.
No riding for me today. Been setting up my new wheels; attaching centrelock disc rotors for the first time; using never-before used tools from the bike tool kit; setting wheels up tubeless...fingers crossed for full inflation still tomorrow morning. I'll report back if all has gone well 😬😂
1880ft in 10 miles of slippery secret DH track.
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Lots of fresh snow this morning. Was a good workout riding through it in Glen Feshie today. No cafe open though
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Finally less wet and windy but still water everywhere, should have put mudguards on
Was a good workout riding through it in Glen Feshie
Looks amazing @aberdeenlune. I was nearly 'sank' in Glen Feshie. Not the bike and I, just I!! Hip deep in a bog 😳 whilst my riding buddy just fell about the place laughing. Amazing place though.
Where is that ride excuse generator?
25 mile Hogmanay ride through paisley and Glasgow south side.
Snowy in Inverness this morning, made for some interesting riding. Glad got out as rain/sleet since.
Right what’ya got?
Is that someone in the background that had one too many on NYEve?? 😂
@fazzini 😄. Bit of trail clearing. Neither of us had a beer on NYE. I’ve put that right now tho!
Very slow going in the Surrey Hills today. Lots of leaves covering mud, sand and general bogginess.
But a lovely way to start the year. Happy 2023 all!
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Where is that ride excuse generator?
Just actually paid attention to the thread title and I was out yesterday!!! (not very far, nor very extreme, nor particularly exciting, but very damp ☔☔)
I didn't get a ride in but we did have a NYD dip at Loch Morlich.
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Yes, it was fancy dress.
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I think I have the cover for my calendar 🙂
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No good scenery photo's, but I took my BFeMAX for a spin around Queen Elizabeth Country Park on NYE thinking the trees might shelter me a little from the torrential rain. I was wrong!
Nice BFE!
@kayak23 thanks! Arrived on the 23rd although Cotic said it probably wouldn't ship until mid-Jan due to couriers/christmas/factory move etc. so I was over the moon! Absolutely love it.
@jfab - another BFEMax in the right colour 🙂 Not sure about those Tanwalls tho!
I ordered mine 17th I think (Friday) and it turned up Tuesday. Another mate ordered one and got it a couple of days later. Really glad as I've managed three rides on it already.
Not very exciting, just went for a spin around Cambridgeshire, which, as we know, is literally the dullest place on the entire planet. Still, I enjoyed it.
Beautiful day today:
Mam Tor:
Cave Dale:
@Alex to be honest my two main reasons for the Tanwalls were:
They were £36 each instead of £50
My riding buddy absolutely hates Tanwalls, which gives me great joy in buying them.
another BFEMax in the right colour 🙂 Not sure about those Tanwalls tho!
Big fan of tanwalls on a single colour bike. They look mint 😊👌
I have some on my steel Marin.
Those who know, know 😂
To be fair, I have some history here too 🙂 But they came with the bike. My mate has ONE tanwall. I can barely look 😉
Missed the chance to get out NYE/NYD, but got out for a couple of hours this morning. SS Road. Which was a bit niche! Lovely morning for it though.
Swapped Lakes for Dales today and it was a much better day put mudguards on but frosty conditions meant they weren’t needed so clatter clatter for nothing
Shaftesbury and surrounding area today, starting and finishing on Gold Hill.
Went for a ride up Rivington this morning. Got to see the sunrise at the pike.
Thought I'd be the only person there but around 10 others were watching as well.
Nice clear day for a change, slid our way round Hebden's finest.
Headed out mid-afternoon and went up Dumyat, leaving it late to avoid the masses.
First reasonable ride in 3 weeks thanks to crash injuries and manflu.
Remembered my helmet lamp but not the bracket. Doh!
A very muddy descent via Witches and home for tea.
Matt - excuse generator is here -> https://tinyurl.com/33jeh9ab
(Now features excuses featuring speed grease after the friend that inspired the excuse generator asked if he should use this magic elixir in his hubs).