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did you get a ride in? or were you stuck in christmas shopping hell, if it's the former, lets see what you got up to
just local for me
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Today I did about 35 miles including sprinting up Clent in a big gear. The training's been working because I got up there with a 36t chainring and the 30t sprocket on the cassette without having a heart attack or wishing to die.
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nice view Peter, Lipseal, must dig my flask out now the weather is turning 🙂
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that looks fab, where were they taken? i guess your forum name is a clue?
Aargau, Switzerland. I rode for 2 hours early this morning without seeing a single human track 😀
Riding in that much powder is a lot of fun with the right tools for the job. It is slow though. Nothing better than achieving "float velocity" when going downhill. Some epic drifting in the corners.
Staying at the missus', no bikes ehre so we went for a walk
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Are those Jones loop Bars or something else lipseal how you find them compared to the Carnegies mate
As for riding or shopping I did nowt but work nights and listen to loud kids all day
I became one of Santa's little helpers.
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Nothing better than achieving "float velocity" when going downhill.
sounds awesome 🙂
Some pics from today's Cornwall MTB Club ride in 'err Devon 🙂
Riding near water
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Riding through mud & water
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Getting air in the woods
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Local twilight bimble for me.
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Blair Witch Project? no, bare hate solo night riding project.. Remington nose hair trimmer for chrimbo..?
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Bah - Christmas market in Barrow yesterday (was utterly rubbish), and today I am not feeling to bright so probably a chill out day. Although I think my mate is popping over to fettle his bike up in a bit so that may keep me occupied for a while.
Although if I feel a bit more chirpy later in the week I may try and sneak a ride around Gisburn in 😉 Got a couple of small jobs on in Lancaster which should be done by late morning/early lunch so it would seem rude not to. Unless more has been found for me to do by then!
2nd ride of the weekend can be summed up by this
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketdog/8257101953/ ]reverting to type[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/rocketdog/ ]rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr
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* 2, Sat and Sun
this, last night
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hence why I have only been able to manage an hour on the Kona Unit around the local [s]footpaths[/s] bridleways.
and couldn't make the Rivvy STW groupride arranged by Junkyard.
Alcohol, it's the devils sperm I tell ya 🙄
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🙁
We met father christmas 🙂
But he gave BOTH my kids a RECORDER! Bastard
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Robin hoods well.
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Long Mynd
This was a very short ride on Sunday
But its been a few months off the bike with a frozen shoulder so its great to be out. Always a bonus if my son wants to come
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We Visited an Enchanted Park.
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Nice pics, especially jealous of you Schweiz! We had what should have been a fantastic day in the snow. Big uplift to around 1200m and riding back to the valley floor a couple of times. The first descent was brilliant, the snow was just right. On the second we pushed down the first half in hip deep snow and only managed to ride the second half. A fat bike would have owned it! Still, it was great to be out in the snowy mountains and really, really beautiful. Here's one of the bits we did ride...
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It's a facebook'er so you might need to log in if you can't see it. Or it's here
Shooting yesterday, archery today.
I'll spare you the pictures. 😉
I went up here today, strong gusts of wind but not much ice. Some really deep snow drifts though, the type when cant tell if there 2" or 2` deep! Good fun
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Out on the roadie. I didn't fancy getting muddy
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Finaly got mud on the new wheels....
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during a group ride in Tai Mo Shan, conditions damp and slippery..
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Glenmore - again
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Managed to get some snow (and ice) riding in before it all started to melt and had a great night watching Revel the Path, put on by the Backcountrybiking guys,
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/99percentchimp/sets/72157632209533552/ ]December Bivi Ride[/url]
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Here's our Monday Morning Debrief. http://singletrackmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/monday-morning-debrief-no-4/
stewartc wow I've never seen that many Chinese mountain bikers!
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druidh and his comedy boxing gloves wins so far 🙂
I tried out my new 29er and took a rubbish iPhone pic;
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Bought our nephew a big boys bike.
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Specialized hard rock.
Demoed a Bandit at the Long Mynd, first time I've been there, thought it was ace!
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Scroobius Pip Friday
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Warwickshire Mudfest Saturday but with lush weather
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Cafe culture Sunday morning...
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Falling into gulleys/icy streams at Gisburn
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Had a weekend at Badaguish with the boys. Great time was had by all.
Nice to meet you at Lochan Uaine Druidh ;¬) Your hand warmers have made a lasting impression on me.
Saw this:
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on this:
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Bear Bones Welsh Winter Bivvy ... although we ended up somewhere else, 'twas smashing. 😀
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Attempted Cut Gate from Ladybower on Saturday, gave up before the slabs as it was sheet ice, the climb up Cranberry Clough from Slippery stones was also like a toboggan run and made for an interesting descent!
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Then off to the O2 Academy in Sheffield to see Orbital. Top night.
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Nice and cold morning in the basque country...
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Are those Jones loop Bars or something else lipseal how you find them compared to the Carnegies mate
As for riding or shopping I did nowt but work nights and listen to loud kids all day
Just seen your post,I wish they were the loop bars, may be next year 😉 they are the Humpert Space Bugel Handlebars,£19.99 in practical cycles. Similar hand position to the carnegies, I quite like em anyway 😉
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Nice to meet you at Lochan Uaine Druidh ;¬) Your hand warmers have made a lasting impression on me.
Nice to put a face to a name! I didn't get the Burma Road done yesterday - just too damned lazy 🙂
Pogies - and they are fabulous btw. I was just wearing thin "summer" gloves inside them and was toasty.wwaswas - Member
druidh and his comedy boxing gloves wins so far
Saturday discovered [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/8308384@N06/ ]Instagram[/url] and recorded my highest ever weight 😯 ......
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and Sunday was messing around out on the water.....
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Was the cycling Xmas "Do". Friday was beer, curry and awards. Saturday was pub fry up followed by trying to keep it down for a quick ride round the woods then it was bikes (tandem for me) covered in fairy lights and heavy drinking for the rest of the day! What could possibly go wrong?
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I had to dig the car out!!!
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But when I did I got to go snow shoeing here 🙂
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Long weekend for me, had today off. Glen Kendrum / Glen Ogle loop ...
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Guess where I was...
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It was my 40th on Friday.
Woke up to Springsteen tickets, still sore from the birthday tattoo....
Saturday morning:
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Then big party Saturday night round ours. Brill.
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puddle dodging at one of the few places where the coastal path is bridleway
Is it cheating to put up some photos of the previous weekend? 😯
Biking around Castleton on great frozen trails .....
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I'll let you off
does last weekend count ?
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Mine Dave and Sim's ride from Saturday.
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Ttikiegi - nice picture.
Whereabouts in the Basque country are you?, seems to be a few STWers here now.
SimonR,
where is the second photo please?
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where is the second photo please?
Looks like the path down to Hollins Cross from Mam Tor.