[Closed] Weekend riding Plans + Pics ? (20/10)

Wye Valley on Saturday
Mendips on Sunday

New waterproof short to try out.

Weekend in the Lakes for me, probably ride around Ambleside tomorrow and Grisdale on Sunday, should be interesting given the forecast.

Grizedale on Sunday, not sure if the take the hardtail, FS or a canoe 🙄

Just looking at forecast... there's a yellow warning for wind for most of the UK tomorrow 4am-midnight. Should be fun 😕

keeping it local'ish and heading out to Hope tomorrow. Prob get in all the classics before we've finished

The wind can't be worse than Monday night can it?? 😯

New road waterproof here, so I'll see what it can do on Sunday round Saddleworth.

Saturday - no idea, might go and wind up the the Laser sailors at their open meeting in the Blaze if they're ashore due to 'too much wind'.

Sunday - as above and hoping the race officer doesn't set us a W/L course.

A bit of fat biking on the coast for us.

Surrey Hills Sunday Single Speed.

Grizedale on Sunday, not sure if the take the hardtail, FS or a canoe

Going off two weeks ago I'd take the canoe option.

We did actually take our Kayak to Keswick two weeks back. Unfortunately we couldn't reach any of the launch sites due to flooding.

just got back from 5 days exploring around the lakes, was ok i suppose.

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Had a play around on Holmbury Hill today, enjoyed the sunshine

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Laggan tomorrow.

Was gonna head to the lakes, but weather looks shit, so gonna bank the weekend pass for the next weekend and head to Fort William.

Woody's bike park, Cornwall. Forecast 50+mph winds and rain.
Can't wait!

Did a moderate pace hill climbing session this afternoon in the sunshine, tomorrow looks like being pretty direct commutes both ways in the wind and rain, not sure if I could cope with bus chaos!

Was going to do a solo night ride ( Bolts Law ) Northumberland yesterday ..but setting off in daylight ..
Appointment took longer than anticipated so had to knock it on the head ..
No ride today ( attending a wedding reception later) ...
Maybe if I'm not feeling too rough tomorrow afternoon a Kielder ride to involve a return in the dark ..( that could be a big "if " though )..
Good luck to all in the south & west.. 😯 !

Had a spin on the gravel bike earlier,it's breezy out there! 😆
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Found an old thread on here about riding round Kinver Edge area, so put together the makings of a loop and knocked out a 22 miler with only a couple of shit bits. Never ridden there before so really enjoyed it.
Went and found the freeride park too and got some sick airtime.
Mint day and mostly seemed to avoid Brian.

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I've got 13 riders signed up for my Fat Lad at the Back pootle from Barton Marina to the café at Hicks Lodge and back tomorrow morning - looks like we should be setting off as the rain blows through.

Laggan. Probably the best trail centre ever. In autumnal mood. Ace.

With LD, mini_ld, mini_oab, eldest_oab and oab

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I was right about Grizedale, a canoe would have been more suited 🙄

I've only ridden laggan once, I'd probably agree bestest trail centre - that I've ridden anyway. I rode here:

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Oooh, where's that?

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My rear hub packed in & turned fixie on me. Planned a 30 miler cut down to 16. bahhh! Was nice enough out though. I love the solitude that cycling gives me, after a week in a busy & loud office it's welcome.

Weekend of two half's weather wise, Saturdays ride round Ambleside had light winds, dryish trails and the rain held off. This mornings ride around Grizedale had strong windy, rain and the trails were like streams, absolutely soaked to the skin.

I had a weird one. Drove 3 hours to the last remaining open bike park in Sweden, saw Sam Pilgrim there , had a brilliant day but then saw one of the worst crashes I've seen, which shook me up a lot. . Hope the dude is ok.

Aftermath on this video , kind of.

But surely not as wet as our ride around Hawkshead trails a year or so back Windy ..?
Still goes down as my wettest ride ever...and lucky to escape the area to get home after .
I didn't get out in the end ..too much drink last night ..I don't go out too often so make the most of it when I do .. 😕
Hopefully tomorrow ...

Oooh, where's that?

Mid Wales!

Not far off Hodgy, the rain wasn't as heavy but the trails were a lot wetter.

A quick 20km grabbed Friday after work.

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A local 50km this morning. Both rides were in the dry, although there was a - erm - slight breeze blowing this morning as I rode past the turnip harvesting.

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Lots of trees down thanks to 'Ophelia' and 'Brian'...

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Yep it was moist with my date for the night Brian testing a new tent then a ride with a few friends before the ride home
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Great pics Rich. That first one is a great composition with the mountains. Epic crossing and the lengths we go for the ride. Worthy of a magazine entry, maybe the mag should start a reader's wives pic section, as it were.
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This is the start of the real riding season in Honkers as the weather starts to get bearable for long days out in the saddle.
Had a pleasant 45km loop out on Lantau with another STWer (even met another on semi-post ride drinks), got me in the mood for Chiang Mai on Wednesday.
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Nice pics postierich!looks epic

Great pictures.

I just nipped out locally on Saturday morning, luckily avoided Brian. Did catch up with him walking the dog in the afternoon though..

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Back up to Blue Derby with some scores to settle after earlier in the year, 3 good days of pedalling and shuttling in the sun.

Swinley yesterday. I was wearing a t-shirt. Dunno what all the fuss about the weather is 🙂

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Headed up to the Forest Of Dean again yesterday for the 2nd week running. Getting to know a new bike which made me have a fail on the roll out to the fire road above Launchpad. Plenty of helpful folks offered encouragement but it was a complete mental block. Went back to it later once I'd got a bit more used to the bike and nailed it first time - it really isn't anything complicated either.

Obligatory new bike pictures
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I raced my first 'cross race since the 3 Peaks & a Grade 2 ACJ separation, didn't do too badly. Mini me No.1 was mega again in the U8's, 3rd 11th place finish of the season - rather good considering he's 5 8)

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Headed east to avoid the rain if not the wind. The fat bikes got a ride out on the beaches between Spurn Point and Withernsea.

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