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[steve_sordy]

That makes sense, Ransome and Rapier made the revolving mechanism for the BT tower, having made railway turntables which are still in use in India and China today apparently. I bet those ball bearings were too big for a catapult !!!

Depends upon the catapult!

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[StuR]

Dowies Trail in The Forest of Dean today
Almost dusty dry in places

 

[Healy]

Dowies been doing some digging. Live 2 mins from the track and dowie lives up the road from me. Will go over for a ride tomorrow

 

[Nicho]

I bet those ball bearings were too big for a catapult !!!

I bet they weren't:

 

[HORSPWR]

ride wallis switzerland.

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I really hate you guys sometimes!!

 

[StuR]

Dowies been doing some digging. Live 2 mins from the track and dowie lives up the road from me. Will go over for a ride tomorrow

Definitely worth a visit
Loads of forestry work been going on and some of the trails are a bit trashed as a result with loads of debris left where it dropped but still plenty to ride

 

[grimmprincess]

Port MacDonnell

 

[The Hodge]

Cape Northumberland ...looks very nice and obviously named after the original county in England ...( little Geordie gets around ! )
The beaches here are also fantastic ..if we only had the weather to go with them ..but on the two days of the year which pass as summer when we have clear skies , hot days and no sea breeze ..they rival anywhere in the world ..?

 

[Rosemount]

Port MacDonnell

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You get about Grim .

 

[grimmprincess]

You get about Grim .

I've gone down South East for a week and have the bike....what ya gonna do? So many good coastal rides....I'm here for another 3 days yet. Also looked at a house today in the area, so might be a local soon.

 

[Cb750stu]

Have you been to Drumtochty

Yeah been there quite a bit but not on the ebike yet , looks like there's still quite a bit of snow at the top still ,

Great trails there ?

 

[Mabman]

Where I live here on the OR coast there are still some old growth trees around but plenty of new growth ones also making for great opportunities for forest bathing

 

[Tubby G]

Up Kepwick Bank and over the moors

 

[Stihldog]

Up Kepwick Bank and over the moors

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Just about to put on a Maxxis DHRII on the rear. Zoomed in to see where the valve was. Between the XX. ?? Thanks
Makes for a nice center piece until I put it on.

 

[Neeko DeVinchi]

?My minds tellin me no. But my Kenevo, my Kenevo's tellin me yeeeaaaahh!!!??

 

[luna87824]

 

[The Hodge]

Where I live here on the OR coast there are still some old growth trees around but plenty of new growth ones also making for great opportunities for forest bathing

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What on earth is forest bathing..I live on the doorstep of 250 sq.miles of forest and like trees..but forest bathing ..nope you've lost me there ..?

 

[The Hodge]

Up Kepwick Bank and over the moors

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No regrets then ?
You won't be swapping the G/ F for your hardtail back ??

 

[The Hodge]

Just about to put on a Maxxis DHRII on the rear. Zoomed in to see where the valve was. Between the XX. ?? Thanks
Makes for a nice center piece until I put it on.

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Yeah that's a nice plant ...?

 

[Stihldog]

Yeah that's a nice plant ...?

One of those plants are fake I think …but the tire is realz man. ?

 

[The Hodge]

A nice trip out today before probably being in the same place at the same time as a couple of mates on Monday for a ride ..of course it would be pure coincidence as nothing has been arranged ..?
Anyway ..Bolts Law route County Durham ( a short version ) ..

A tad icy on the way to the trig point ..

Above Rookhope on the C2C route ..

Still a little snow hanging around ..
3 pics ..Oops I'm getting carried away again ?

 

[The Hodge]

Ransome and Marles was a huge bearing manf in Newark upon Trent and a major employer......taken over by SKF.
my Grandad worked there for over 40 years and as a kid I was never short of penkers for my catapult.....them were the days ?

They also had a factory in Greencroft, Nr.Annfield Plain Co.Durham ..and were a major employer there too..

 

[Tonybro]

Careful @The Hodge you don't want Rob banning you for going over his hosting traffic allowance. Or Zimmer having another meltdown....

 

[luna87824]

Arizona shade tree....

 

[luna87824]

 

[luna87824]

 

[Mabman]

In the spirit of the above regarding washing stations......

I keep it pretty simple with just a hose end spray nozzle and a nice view. Trick is to get it while its snot not buggers so a quick wash after every ride keeps it up to my definitely different than most on here's bike"s clean standards.

 

[The Hodge]

..And what a view !
I also have the same cleaning regime as I wouldn't be allowed to bring the bike indoors which is where it lives .
We also get a great sunset ..but with a view of the countryside rather than the coast..

 

[The Hodge]

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Real minions !!

 

[Tonybro]

Yesterday's ride at Winter Hill and Rivington with the missus. She's getting quicker. Did 15 miles and she ticked off the summit of Winter Hill and Rivington Pike...

I'll be back up there on my own in an hour or so...