The "Photos From Today's Ride" thread...

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TobyLerone

1,128 posts

143 months

Tuesday 12th November 2019
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A little wet...



What the hell man?!








joeheavyslow

193 posts

204 months

Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Harpoon

1,859 posts

213 months

Tuesday 12th November 2019
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TobyLerone said:
A little wet...

What the hell man?!

That brings back unpleasant memories of a soul destroying night lap at Mountain Mayhem...

Daveyraveygravey

2,018 posts

183 months

Tuesday 12th November 2019
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HoHoHo said:
It’s at Bignor Hill. As you travel west from Amberley you go up and down various (very) steep hills and there it is.

The ride back down the road from the top is very, very fast and worth the climb yes
I reckon the ride back up that hill is the hardest climb you can (just about) do on a roadbike in the SE...

HoHoHo

14,979 posts

249 months

Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Daveyraveygravey said:
HoHoHo said:
It’s at Bignor Hill. As you travel west from Amberley you go up and down various (very) steep hills and there it is.

The ride back down the road from the top is very, very fast and worth the climb yes
I reckon the ride back up that hill is the hardest climb you can (just about) do on a roadbike in the SE...
yes

That's why I go down it wobble

Daveyraveygravey

2,018 posts

183 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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HoHoHo said:
yes

That's why I go down it wobble

smile It's also the steepest hill you can (just about) go down on a road bike!

Dog Star

16,079 posts

167 months

Wednesday 13th November 2019
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A couple from tonight’s MTB ride (we have a Wednesday evening group) in Rossendale. It was, er, muddy.





It was like this a couple of months ago...


Master Bean

3,517 posts

119 months

Saturday 16th November 2019
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I go to all the picturesque locations. Bridge over the M4 next to Junction 15. Heading out to Hungerford.


patchb

946 posts

113 months

Sunday 17th November 2019
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Muddy one yesterday morning, got a snap before the bikes were too brown! My orange crush pro and my mates production privee shan.

Steamer

13,843 posts

212 months

Monday 18th November 2019
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patchb said:


Muddy one yesterday morning, got a snap before the bikes were too brown! My orange crush pro and my mates production privee shan.
Ooooo thats the new Martin Racing colour limited edition cloud9

Solocle

3,247 posts

83 months

Monday 18th November 2019
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The Moonrakers and Sunseekers 300 km Audax, on Friday night / Saturday.







PomBstard

6,728 posts

241 months

Tuesday 19th November 2019
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Top effort on the 300km! Have to say that 2500m climbing seems a bit low for that route, but I’m sure you’re glad it wasn’t more...

Anyway couple of pics from this morning - we got a strong wind blow in smoke from the major NSW fires which made for more-gentle riding - no need for big lungfuls - and for some interesting views...






Solocle

3,247 posts

83 months

Tuesday 19th November 2019
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PomBstard said:
Top effort on the 300km! Have to say that 2500m climbing seems a bit low for that route, but I’m sure you’re glad it wasn’t more...

Anyway couple of pics from this morning - we got a strong wind blow in smoke from the major NSW fires which made for more-gentle riding - no need for big lungfuls - and for some interesting views...





Thanks, and yeah, the worst of the hills were at the beginning (Bristol/Bath), too. Once past Devizes, it was largely main roads across Salisbury plain (the first 120 km were almost entirely A roads). Plus the route went across the Somerset levels, only to take a former rail line through the Mendips. So quite an impressively flat route, all in all.

Digga

40,204 posts

282 months

Tuesday 19th November 2019
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DanielSan said:
Court_S said:
There are an awful lot of trails, my knowledge barely scratches the surface. One of my friends is like an encyclopaedia of off piste trails. Downside is he’s rather fast..
I really need to find out where the off piste stuff is at Cannock, a few bits are easy to find, cant miss them off the main trails but there's a hell of a lot more and I don't know where to start.
It's everywhere, but a bit stty at this point in time!




old'uns

540 posts

132 months

Friday 22nd November 2019
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definitely a tad stty....Chads Ditch area, hopefully the Forestry Commission have told the Contractors to leave some trees standing rolleyes



keeping to the Fire roads meant wet rather than muddy


old'uns

540 posts

132 months

Saturday 23rd November 2019
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DanielSan said:
Court_S said:
There are an awful lot of trails, my knowledge barely scratches the surface. One of my friends is like an encyclopaedia of off piste trails. Downside is he’s rather fast..
I really need to find out where the off piste stuff is at Cannock, a few bits are easy to find, cant miss them off the main trails but there's a hell of a lot more and I don't know where to start.
If you intend to find them i suggest you start sooner than later...
discussing the works in general today and the feeling is the Forestry Commission/Local Council are trying to 'pen in' visitors whether walkers/cyclists/horse riders etc to designated areas. there is a lot of de-forestation going on and single tracks being blocked off.
from Marquis Drive towards Birches Valley a lot of new underground cabling going in before the Commonwealth Games MTB events in the area all under the 'it needs to look right' banner ie good on TV.
also volunteer Rangers being looked for to note where existing trails are with a view to closing them down so the world doesn't see riders moving around willy-nilly and injuring themselves off-piste...all to make the Chase look good/safe to the outside world

a lot of trails will be lost and areas for Cattle created, fine if you only want to Follow the Dog or Monkey Trail or stile Cop DH

Dizeee

18,166 posts

205 months

Sunday 24th November 2019
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Last ride today, now up for sale




HoHoHo

14,979 posts

249 months

Sunday 24th November 2019
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Great 38 miles up on the Downs today albeit yet again it was really wet and slippy.

Had a puncture after 19 miles, to be fair the first this year!



Not much to see at Devil’s Dyke after 21 miles smile



And my new revised mudguards did their job and my back stayed quite clean......shame about the bike wink



I did buy some new Defroster Trail Mountain Bike Shoes this week having come home over the last few rides with very cold and very wet feet and today my feet came back dry and warm which was a welcome bonus thumbup

They won’t win any prizes for being stylish but they did the job!



For those interested, my electric figures were as follows:

Time - 3:11:16
Distance - 38.89 miles
Average speed - 12.2mph
Ascent - 3917ft
Battery consumed - 84% (700wh battery)
Miles off - 12.95mi
Miles Eco - 16.53mi
Miles trail - 7.47mi
Miles turbo - 1.94mi
Average HR - 136
Max HR - 171
Kcal - 1685

I’m a 56 year old male weighing 87kg

DanielSan

18,745 posts

166 months

Monday 25th November 2019
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old'uns said:
If you intend to find them i suggest you start sooner than later...
discussing the works in general today and the feeling is the Forestry Commission/Local Council are trying to 'pen in' visitors whether walkers/cyclists/horse riders etc to designated areas. there is a lot of de-forestation going on and single tracks being blocked off.
from Marquis Drive towards Birches Valley a lot of new underground cabling going in before the Commonwealth Games MTB events in the area all under the 'it needs to look right' banner ie good on TV.
also volunteer Rangers being looked for to note where existing trails are with a view to closing them down so the world doesn't see riders moving around willy-nilly and injuring themselves off-piste...all to make the Chase look good/safe to the outside world

a lot of trails will be lost and areas for Cattle created, fine if you only want to Follow the Dog or Monkey Trail or stile Cop DH
Looking at some pics over the weekend it looks like Mids groups has done a group ride around there this weekend with 200 people, so there's a good chance most of it is trashed for the foreseeable now anyway...

lastofthev8s

190 posts

89 months

Monday 25th November 2019
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Morning mist and reflections Llyn Ogwen, Snowdonia yesterday. Day 2 of a 3 day trip

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