[Closed] Weekend Riding Thread 24-26th May

Nice ride out on the Saxon Shoreway along the Thames in Kent for me .

25 miles along Kent gravel/byway/pilgrims way on Thursday evening
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And then 10 miles on the MTB this morning on a shop ride, through heavy showers, then baking sunshine 20 minutes later!

Deciding where to ride tomorrow at the moment (and which bike!) at the moment, Monday will probably be a day off as I'm commuting to work all week on the bike, 20 miles each day.

Looks like you may of been heading up into Ranscombe Farm Reserve there ta11Pau1 ?

We parked up at the war memorial up Derwent Valley. Up onto the top and down Hagg Farm. Up the beast and down to Hope. Up the back of Win Hill and along the top and down Potato Alley. Back up the other side and down Lockerbrook. Climb back up to the top on the forest trail and a big blast down to the van.
Got back and took the dog for a local 5 miles.

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Looks like you may of been heading up into Ranscombe Farm Reserve there ta11Pau1 ?

Yeah I did, a bit of cheeky gravel fire road footpath, I picked up pilgrims way after that.
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Home alone with my 12 year old daughter, who yesterday conceded she ought to ride her bike for the first time in ages. Leisurely 9 mile tootle round the local country park, big bacon and sausage cob for her, sausage and mushroom for me, just the two of us, no phones, just chatting away together for an hour or so.

Possibly one of the best rides of my year so far.

Belter of a day at the Golfie, mint conditions and beat the rain. Repeat offender, New Wolf, Boner, Feed the Pony...Boner was quite steep for me but I rode it, dont think i could have it if it wasn't so dry.

What an amazing trail feed the Pony is, although the push up after Boner wasn't fun...is there a better way to access it? Is the access trail better than pushing up the trail its self?

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A short lunchtime bimble today
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Superb day at Comrie Croft Bikes demo day. It was packed, some fabulous Niels to try.
I've never been to a demo day before, and to be able to back to back try bikes is eye opening. Both major geometry things, tyres and brakes particularly, some suspension.
I realised that it's not just my Yari that is sh*t, Revalation's and Yari's just are, whereas Fox 36 and Ohlins are lush...
SRAM brakes I don't like, Shimano are brutal and Magura MT5 and Sport ace.

Youngest_oab now wants Factory spec Orange Four, I want a Starling Murmur with Ohlins shocks and Magura's...
The Merida 120 was fast and nicely balanced, the Kona was too small and badly set up for me to tell it's ride quality - and it had sh*tty Revelation's on..

What a great day, thanks CCB

I was considering going but my fall above has hurt me more than initially thought

Oh eh, heal quick...

gives me an excuse to work slowly ha ha ha

really fancied trying that Starling Murmur as well 🙁

A good week, on Sat a 20 mile river, canal, town, city loop round Reading, Pangbourne and Theale and on the previous Wednesday I followed my nose and discovered a fab wild flower meadow just about behind chieveley services, so good that I popped back later with the good lady - crimson clover purchase to follow

Hertfordshire cheek today.
Came across a rave in Trent park!
Dj was playing some excellent techno whilst I was riding by. Aces.

Rode around Dorset

Cracking day at Revolution Bike Park

Me getting the bike over by about 1 degree I reckon on one of the freeride hips

Young ColP hitting the moon booter on 50:01

First stretch for the legs after Boltby last weekend. Local woods loop. Got wet, but had a laugh and got a few PRs. Also bumped into some riders riding the 'wrong' way up a blind steep chute - I discovered an interesting new line down it pretty rapidly!

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Longest mountain bike ride for me for a very (2 years!) time. 28.5 miles sticking together Bingley Bash with Baildon loop. Weather was awful at times 😂

Salter fell today (Witches road) - 35 miles and 4250 feet 🙁

Thought I would try the Tripster on 40mm tyres again, probably the wrong decision, it was very rocky in places

and to top it off we got an absolute soaking dropping into the café at Slaidburn

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Hopton Woods for me this morning, I really like the trail.

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Quick ride around Settle dodging showers. really windy too.

Took my boys to Cannock on Sunday, which was eerily quiet.

A good time was had despite of a few trail diversions.

Trails are so dusty they are almost blown out in places, plenty of big ((even bigger than normal) braking bumps too.

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Still the weekend there as it's half term. My 10 year old messing about at Swinley

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