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No weekend picture thread yet?
Best start one then.
I wasn't stupid enough to ride on Friday and Saturday with that amount of wind and rain but got out this morning for a quick 1200 metres with Mrsstu.
Show us all your pics of any rides you managed to fit in around the storm.
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How it started...
How it's going...
Was a lot drier than I was expecting after all that rain (but thankfully not really been affected by the storm). Harder work on the climbs with all the wet leaves... downhill tho grippy even where there was some mud.
Forecast suggests this is as good as it's going to be as it gets for a while..
Went up on Friday, blowy but not too bad was also a recce for Saturday walk. Then back to yair this morning.
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Weather has been horrendous in Derbyshire - got a taster Wednesday night at the start of it all (albeit, there was a lull before the storm proper) and no pics.
Today has been glorious though and surprisingly managed to dodge too much mud. Bakewell/Chatsworth bimble...
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Then back to yair this morning.
Everything still clear?
I might head over tomorrow if it is.
Covid and flu vaccines on Saturday morning, so a bit weary, just a quick up and down...nice day!
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@singlespeedstu yeah pretty clear lots of twigs down but nothing big.. leaves make it slippy in places but drier than I expected.
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No earlier thread because of the minging weather last couple of days I guess. Looking pretty autumnal out there!
Not cycled for a couple of weeks, this morning was perfect weather and a perfect ride.
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Escaped into the late afternoon sunshine.
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No rain here… just bushfires and lots of dust.
Coaching the older kids (12-14) cornering techniques yesterday. They’re like sponges.
Wessex Rigdeway, Warminster. Winter bike on. See you next week.
Not as wet as expected at Gizzeh yesterday, only a couple of downed trees to navigate.
On Sunday road from Chesterfield up to Longshaw. Was a bit surreal as most of the flooding has subsided.
both sun and rain on the south coast on sat
Finished my weekend off with a solo XC ride this morning.
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West Berkshire Greenham Common.
Early doors out to Pitch and Holmbury from Dorking with the Dad ride. The first pic doesn't do justice to the view over the Weald, and neither does it show my excessive mincing on some of the steeper stuff off to the right shortly after this shot. Shameful.
Udderlet Major had a sporting commitment, so I hustled back over Holmbury and the Roughs to make it an even 36km and take Udderlet Minor off to Dorking West jump spot for a bit of practice. It's horribly neglected and overgrown, so he suggested Summer Lightning. Are you sure? Well, he was sure, and a lot of grumbling, climbing, jelly babies and a mint choc chip ice cream at the Plough in Coldharbour, we'd done it. Grand total of 59km for the day, 23 with one of my favourite people.
Someone on this forum may recognise the bike - which is still going strong on its second nipper, running 24" wheels at the mo.
