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I'm trying to get out as much as I can before the start of the rainy season. My legs feel like lead, but I still headed out on my new bike for a spin around my local trail having fitted the Hope V4's from my old bike to it, and a new set of rather bling floating rotors. I can confirm that the blue rotors have increased the already fantastic braking efficiency of the Hope's by at least 120%
Okeford hill bike park uplift last night, it rained and got quite muddy, was impressed with the new High Roller on the front though.
I'm still entertaining the visiting ebike****ers.
Just me and them today as everyone else has gone back to work. 
Trying out a possible new trail bike today.
Answered some of my questions about it but opened up another question which I just can't decide on.🤔
Back to playing the “how deep is that puddle” game! The bonus is though that the bird life is even more active.
Are we continuing with this thread or starting a new one every week? It seems a shame to lose it (in my view), and it makes searching back in later years easier, when you’re sat trying to remember the times and dates of memorable(!) rides..
@singlespeedstu sorry, I’ve got very confused what time of the week it is, it happens when retired!
Trails were still surprisingly dry yesterday, despite the recent rain: in fact, it was downright lovely!
And a bit damper today, although still lovely:
A round of Golf with Mrsstu this morning.
Trails nicely damped down by the recent rain.
Great conditions with the occasional greased root to make you feel alive.
Great conditions with the occasional greased root to make you feel alive.
Sums up the Stirling trails last night too! Definitely livelier than they were riding on Sunday evening, more than a few roots to keep things interesting on familiar trails. Pics overlooking Stirling Uni campus from a viewpoint on Dumyat above Witches Craig route.
And a rarely spotted a11y on the other side of the camera (thanks to mates for their photos):
Parked up for refreshments at my usual. Cheers to the Amazon delivery van driver who ignored that I had the right of way over the narrow humpback bridge as I was coming the other way. Good test of the brakes 😬
Weather is picking up again
Half-term in The Peak was cut dramatically short due to a leaking van on Monday, so was able to join the Wednesday evening club ride instead (good fun, but the molehills of The Shire are not really a substitute for Hope Valley and Edale TBH).
Just commuting for me yesterday - brief reappearance of Summer ... Although it's grey and chucking it down now this morning ...
Purbecks on the hardtail, a route I first did around 35 years ago on a GT Timberline
(Why has embedded photo links from Imgur stopped working?)
Adding by “My Media” seems to have bought a blank post.
testing?
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It's a touch convoluted, but does work well enough ...
Click 'My Media's
Select the images from your phone/laptop gallery
Wait for them to upload (you should get a green notification box for each photo when successfully uploaded)
Click your cursor back into the post where you want the photos to insert.
Tick the check-box beside each photo you want to upload, then select 'insert into post'.
Click 'reply'
And it should all magically appear.
Day 2 on Coll and days 2 and 3 on Tiree
Bikes as a means of getting around for Mrs Ampthill and my niece
First time out on the hardtail for afew months, trails still good, brakes not so good (Think a bleed is on the cards) Almost no need for lights too! 
Hardtail plod from home.
Do we agree that Friday and Monday can be either in the midweek or weekend threads? For me personally, Friday and Monday both feel like a weekend ride. Normally a sneaky, extended weekend. But still a weekend. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are definitely 
midweek.
i took yesterday off and went to ride a trail centre that I haven’t ridden in ages, due to the trails being closed with trees down. My goodness it was a superb days riding:
Having spent the day working, I’m classing Monday night as midweek.
53 out with the Ilkeston Health Ride last night, a new record turn. 18 on the Experienced route - pic of us recovering after the climb up to Swingate
My dad's up from that there London staying at my sister's in Lancashire, so I cycled over from Calderdale yesterday with a seatpack full of books for him. Enjoying the new monstercross built up round a 26" Rockhopper frame I got for £25 off here just before Covid hit.
We’re away in Wales at the moment and I took the old P7 pub bike with me to potter around on.
Had a lovely country lanes/bridleway pootle down the coast this afternoon, in the sunshine, on the flimsy pretext that I was nipping to the shop to get some eggs
I did actually remember the eggs 😃
Is this thread a bit quieter this week? Wonder whether the weather is meaning fewer people are getting out - or, if they are - not stopping to take as many photos as they've stopped being sun-drenched (@binners above excepted!)
Anyway, this is my meagre contribution.
Last night's 58km solo gravel ride. Didn't stop for photos, as too busy trying to give it some beans up a few Strava segments. Got a couple of niche, not hotly-competed KOMs (low hanging fruit, but they all count, right?), and was a tailwind and 30s away from claiming (Joey) Pidcock's Crown on an 11/12 minutes b***tard climb!
So. It was a good ride. Just, no good photos ...
I'd finished work for the week yesterday, so went for a ride today hoping to dodge the forecasted showers.
Lap round the local reservoir, tied in with some red trails at Bedgebury. Only needed my jacket on for 10 mins or so, so I'll take that as a win!
My ribs have now recovered, no twinges or aches (from that area, anyway!).
Bikes are great for mental health, I always feel mentally refreshed after a ride.
Trails still good, hit it lucky with the weather last night felt like a lovely summer's evening! 
I'm in the Forest of Dean at the moment and rode the trails around Cannop today. I was last here about 20 years ago. It seems there's a lot more trails now!
Tarp up - time for food and whisky! Streams in spate, roaring with peaty runoff after heavy rain yesterday.
Very mundane compared to @montgomery ...
But, very pleasant commute, with a return to dry warm weather and sunshine!
Rifugio La Terza (2,100m) with Team Senza Rotella (Loris MTB).
Stunning mtb tour of Albenga, Finale Ligure, Nava (👌) and Molini
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Correct photo this time
Stopped at QE on route to Stansted airport, quarry trails are running mint.
Fave track past the windfarm that gets me to the fancy coffee shop...
New bike first ride setup day this morning.
Moving in the right direction to getting it to my liking.
This thing is almost as quick downhill as my Enduro bike and ****ing flies on the climbs.
25KM and 1200 Meters in 2.5 hours and I still felt pretty fresh.
I'm impressed with it so far. 
Early doors off the tops for a rambler free downhill run...
Cwm Carn today.
Spot the 2 mountain bikers in this photo.
I was pleased to find lots of strawberries but I didn't eat them all.
Well, before I post today's ride in the new WRPT, I'd better do Wednesday night's ride with a couple of mates. North Leeds out across the Chevin and to Ilkley, train back ... It's a Classic!
Thursley Common savannah
Out and back from hebden over the tops to Marsden, warm and windy, good weather for haymaking.
The big pig of pike end was snoring in the sun, Marsden lane was as usual tricky both up and down, and the canal was deserted for the last few miles home.
2 x MTB commutes today, total of 38km of prime (again) dry, dusty singletrack. Was having too much fun to stop and take photos.
This is the only photo I took ...
It's been a few weeks since I had some time for a midweek ride!
Had the trails to myself today, compared to the weekend when they were heaving. Just one guy on an emtb who scared the crap out of me with his stealthyness!
Chucked some gears on my pace, for a change of err pace! Forgot I had them half the time!
Rode the coastline from Chester to Fleetwood; cheapo advance train tickets at each end, diverting inland to stay overnight at my sister's near Wigan. Very different to my usual riding but I actually really enjoyed it.
A mixed gravel and road ride today, 120km out to the South Downs, along the SDW for a bit and then home again. Too hot to rush this one so plenty of refreshments were needed 🍺😎 
Usual weekly ride around my usual trails in Stirling last night - sometimes sh*t happens 😀
Trail I've ridden many times (Numkoch for those who know), got a bit too friendly with a couple of trees quickly followed by the ground after an OTB. Got away with a swollen finger and generally achy arms/shoulders. Didn't even realise I'd gouged my arm and shoulder until showering this morning. I don't bounce like I used to when I was younger...
I always try to remove my wedding ring before activity but can't always get it off if fingers are too warm/swollen, like last night.
Fox and cubs matching the Scandal's paintwork on this morning's pre-work ride. That's the June Everest in the bag with 12 days left to go.
Lovely evening for a ride. Dry, little wind and not too hot. The Howgills were looking as wonderful as ever in the distance
It is hard to see but there is a huge dip in the middle of this landscape, hard to capture on a phone.
No midweek riding for this week.
Four hour drive to the Tunnel and then 10 hour drive through the night to Aletsch Arena to start our next trip
Superb conditions today
First ride for me in seven days due to cat aids/ manflu.
Only half a ride at 16KM/ 500 Meters but still good to be rolling despite the killer headache.
Last day of riding in Aletsch Arena, moving on tomorrow to Val Di Sole for a few days
Day set of well with sun and dry trails before the storm came in. Last run down from the very top to the bottom was in heavy rain with the lower trails a bit sketchy
From the Ferry to Tilly Whim caves last night.
@Tracey - great photos as always! Have you got any other info on Aletsch Arena? Is it all marked and easy to find?
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Local 30km "gravel" ride for me yesterday. We were going to go for a bigger ride in Aberfoyle but it was windy so we mostly kitesurfed instead.
Thread isn't just for bike rides?
Lovely evening for a ride, with lots of marvelling at how my daughter finds grip on super slippy, very dry, surfaces without even trying. She also pops off stuff with more style than I can muster and a lot less effort. Age has clearly given me more gravity 🤣
Thanks. We're always looking for different places to visit, will add it to the list (next year, this year is planned).
Not sure that Tuesday quite qualifies for midweek, but anyways. Thought I'd head out for a sunny evening loop on the downs ridge, but the ridge was in the grasp of a sea fret coming up from the south. So did a loop of Wolstonbury instead which is a bit sheltered by more southerly hills. Found some lovely bits I'd never ridden before. 
Another dusty ride around Bedgebury today. Only remembered to take a photo on the 2nd to last route though.
Trails are so dusty at the moment, despite the recent rain, makes the gravel covered berms lethal if you try to carry too much speed into them.
Not sure that Tuesday quite qualifies for midweek, but anyways. Thought I'd head out for a sunny evening loop on the downs ridge, but the ridge was in the grasp of a sea fret coming up from the south. So did a loop of Wolstonbury instead which is a bit sheltered by more southerly hills. Found some lovely bits I'd never ridden before.
As the OP, I declare the term Midweek in this instance; to be any day between Monday and Friday.
Though you must have been to work between the previous weekend and your ride, or be going to work between your ride and the coming weekend.