Pic of the Day

[Stihldog]

On a personal note ..I prefer no tracks in the snow ..there's nowt like putting a marker down and knowing nothing is going to ambush you .
P.s...our footie team is doing alright so far ..but play like they did in the first half against Senegal when we face France on Saturday and it will be au revoir ..
( someone should tell Stones & Maguire to stop pissing around trying to play out from the back ..ball playing centre backs they are most definitely not !)

Can you imagine coming across someone on a clean trail in the snow. That would be creepy!

France will be the uphill battle…hopefully Mbappe has already played his best game…or suffers from KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) belly cramps.
There will be no riding on Saturday.I’ll probably have belly cramps on the edge of my seat.

 

[Just gan]

Calm before the storm if you believe the weather man. If there is snow tomorrow I will have to have another jaunt.

 

[Mabman]

12/5 ride around the hood. Love sunny days!

 

[penguinni]

Blackwood, Bangor N Ireland not long ago.

Another very cold pootle and I made a friend….

 

[Monkey Dog]

Blackwood, Bangor N Ireland not long ago.

Another very cold pootle and I made a friend….
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If you had any food. I hope you shared!

 

[RustyMTB]

Nice one with the crew tonight. Wrapped up warm & enjoyed it.

 

[Rosemount]

That is way too big a group to keep track of! Or do you all know the route?
And where is all the anti-snakebite and anti-spider protection? Or is that just my inner Pommie bastard speaking?

We have had practice at counting the numbers and the ride leader knows the route .
We use the corner system . ie if there is a fork in the trail the 2nd rider in the group waits and points the way . The last rider in the group then lets the corner man know its OK to ride on . As well as frequent stops at intersections to regroup .

Snakes and spiders are not a problem if you don`t venture off the trail ....

 

[Mabman]

Bald Eagles where I live are not at all uncommon but whenever I get this close and especially if they are paired up
I try and get a pic.

Taken at the South Jetty of the Garbaldi bar.

 

[steve_sordy]

We have had practice at counting the numbers and the ride leader knows the route .
We use the corner system . ie if there is a fork in the trail the 2nd rider in the group waits and points the way . The last rider in the group then lets the corner man know its OK to ride on . As well as frequent stops at intersections to regroup .

Snakes and spiders are not a problem if you don`t venture off the trail ....

I too do frequent headcounts, although I delegate that essential task.
I like the sound of the corner system, but where I do guided rides there are too many corners! What I do is to ask each rider to look after the rider behind. ie to make sure that they rider behind makes the turn. Some of the turns are off the trail and through the tall bracken and you just get swallowed up without trace. If the rider behind didn't see you make the turn, they ride past and everyone else follows! This can easily happen when the trail changes throughout the season and with riders riding there for the first time.

On one ride, I gave my "look after the rider behind" speech, yet within the first five mins of setting off we'd lost half the group! it was 30 mins before we were reunited.

 

[steve_sordy]

I was out today for a quick ride around the local villages. Here is our version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

That is the church at Dry Doddington in Lincolnshire.
According to my image editing software that is a 6 degree lean, but it looks a lot more.

Edit: The Leaning Tower of Pisa has a 3.99 degree lean and if it gets to 5.44 deg it will collapse. (It is taller though).

 

[SwampNut]

Not today, double black diamond, not today.

 

[steve_sordy]

Brrrrrrrrr it was cold today, back giving me loads of jip but just needed to get out for a bit.

Don't let that sunshine fool ya.... It was icy cold today.

I hear you! I have hardly done any miles at all recently. At first it was my regular riding mate off with an OTB (he's still off after 14 weeks) then it was the never-ending rain, then it was a starvation diet for a hospital appointment. Two and a half hours sat on a plastic chair in paper pants "one size fits no-one" in a waiting room the size of a large cupboard and my back reacted badly. In the end I was just missing the bike, so despite my aching back (more than one week now) I went out for a ride. I enjoyed the sensation, but I got bored with riding on tarmac. It was 3degC, but zero in the shade. After nine miles I was done. But at least the bike was still clean!

But on the good side, I have bought new tyres, 12 speed SLX cassette, new Fox gloves for the Summer, new lightweight OneUp chain pliers (so sexy!), new hoodie (70% discount), more wet lube. I have also fitted new pads, bled the brakes, fitted the rear tyre (tubeless), washed and reproofed all my kit. I have also bought (after hours and hours of net surfing) a new full-face helmet for my grandson for Xmas, if only EVRI would deliver the damn thing! (they've had it since 18th Nov). CRC are on the case. I want the delivery not my money back!

 

[Just gan]

I hear you! I have hardly done any miles at all recently. At first it was my regular riding mate off with an OTB (he's still off after 14 weeks) then it was the never-ending rain, then it was a starvation diet for a hospital appointment. Two and a half hours sat on a plastic chair in paper pants "one size fits no-one" in a waiting room the size of a large cupboard and my back reacted badly. In the end I was just missing the bike, so despite my aching back (more than one week now) I went out for a ride. I enjoyed the sensation, but I got bored with riding on tarmac. It was 3degC, but zero in the shade. After nine miles I was done. But at least the bike was still clean!

But on the good side, I have bought new tyres, 12 speed SLX cassette, new Fox gloves for the Summer, new lightweight OneUp chain pliers (so sexy!), new hoodie (70% discount), more wet lube. I have also fitted new pads, bled the brakes, fitted the rear tyre (tubeless), washed and reproofed all my kit. I have also bought (after hours and hours of net surfing) a new full-face helmet for my grandson for Xmas, if only EVRI would deliver the damn thing! (they've had it since 18th Nov). CRC are on the case. I want the delivery not my money back!

Aye auld age disna come itsel they say , and yir only 25 I heard . Get well soon.

 

[Nicho]

Bald Eagles where I live are not at all uncommon but whenever I get this close and especially if they are paired up
I try and get a pic.

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Taken at the South Jetty of the Garbaldi bar.

 

[Nicho]

I was out today for a quick ride around the local villages. Here is our version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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That is the church at Dry Doddington in Lincolnshire.
According to my image editing software that is a 6 degree lean, but it looks a lot more.

It looks alright to me Steve......................................had you been drinking again when you took the photo?

 

[Cell4soul]

Not today, double black diamond, not today.

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Which trail in AZ is this?

 

[SwampNut]

Which trail in AZ is this?

It's part of the trail systems East of Deem Hills Park, not sure the names of them. I rarely use a trail app, I just go.

 

[DNE87]

On a personal note ..I prefer no tracks in the snow ..there's nowt like putting a marker down and knowing nothing is going to ambush you .
P.s...our footie team is doing alright so far ..but play like they did in the first half against Senegal when we face France on Saturday and it will be au revoir ..
( someone should tell Stones & Maguire to stop pissing around trying to play out from the back ..ball playing centre backs they are most definitely not !)

You realise Pep signed Stones for a team that only plays out from the back because of his ball playing ability, right?

 

[The Hodge]

You realise Pep signed Stones for a team that only plays out from the back because of his ball playing ability, right?

Really ?
He must be shitting himself every time he gets the ball then ..however I will concede that his sideway passing along with Maguire's is a wonder to behold ( read : boring as fcuk).
As an England fan those two are the weakest links in the team and I'm cringing every time they are pissing around at the back ..fingers crossed for Saturday though

 

[VWsurfbum]

 

[Just gan]

First snow today . Managed to lose a glove between house and van . Only got a few hundred yards stopped the wind last night bent the whins so had to walk under them and push them aside so hands soaked. Didn't get much further hands freezing. Didn't fasten bike on rack properly they were so cold . Six mile drive home and bike nearly off probably at last corner front wheel off rack altogether. Every day a school day.

 

[Cell4soul]

It's part of the trail systems East of Deem Hills Park, not sure the names of them. I rarely use a trail app, I just go.

I’ve heard of the area. I’m gonna have to give these trails a try.

 

[steve_sordy]

I was out today for a quick ride around the local villages. Here is our version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

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That is the church at Dry Doddington in Lincolnshire.
According to my image editing software that is a 6 degree lean, but it looks a lot more.

I showed the pic to a couple of really old folk in the village today at our Village Hall Xmas dinner. One asked "Do you know what caused the subsidence and subsequent lean?" She told me that following the Great Plague 1665-6 there were so many bodies buried in the churchyard that the tower subsequently leaned. Wow, that sounds like a lot of bodies in a short space of time
I hadn't heard of the Great Plague, I had thought it was limited to London, but apparently it spread across the country and the current estimate is that it killed 15% of the population. The earlier Black Death of 1348 killed between 30% and 60% of the population of the countries affected. Both outbreaks were what is now known as Bubonic Plague.

 

[Just gan]

I showed the pic to a couple of really old folk in the village today at our Village Hall Xmas dinner. One asked "Do you know what caused the subsidence and subsequent lean?" She told me that following the Great Plague 1665-6 there were so many bodies buried in the churchyard that the tower subsequently leaned. Wow, that sounds like a lot of bodies in a short space of time
I hadn't heard of the Great Plague, I had thought it was limited to London, but apparently it spread across the country and the current estimate is that it killed 15% of the population. The earlier Black Death of 1348 killed between 30% and 60% of the population of the countries affected. Both outbreaks were what is now known as Bubonic Plague.

Yes they had real epidemics in them days . Interesting.

 

[steve_sordy]

It looks alright to me Steve......................................had you been drinking again when you took the photo?
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The Chairman of the Dry Doddington Parochial Church Council could do with giving you a job!

By the way I heard that the reason it is called "Dry" Doddington is that the original wells dry up in the Summer.

 

[Stihldog]

Wasn’t it found that some had a resistance because of an rna or dna gene?

 

[SwampNut]

I’ve heard of the area. I’m gonna have to give these trails a try.

Happy to meet you there, or host at my house and ride out. I'm just a few miles away on light and partially groomed trails which is my warmup. There's a parking area just NW of the park that leads to not just the park trails, but a huge playground on the North side of the CAP canal. I have a couple of riding partners who are always up to have another person join us.

I'm no expert, just learning to improve from owning a series of far lesser bikes.

 

[Cell4soul]

Happy to meet you there, or host at my house and ride out. I'm just a few miles away on light and partially groomed trails which is my warmup. There's a parking area just NW of the park that leads to not just the park trails, but a huge playground on the North side of the CAP canal. I have a couple of riding partners who are always up to have another person join us.

I'm no expert, just learning to improve from owning a series of far lesser bikes.

I am on a lightweight EMTB with only 50 nm motor, so I wouldn’t want to slow you down if you are on a FF 85 nm bike. If you are cool with that, I would love to have you show me around. I live next to Hawes if you aren’t familiar with those trails and want someone to show you around. I’ll ride any trail, whether beginner or advanced.

 

[SwampNut]

I am never unhappy with being slowed down, and always cognizant if someone wants to be faster. No ego here, and just want everyone to ride their own ride. I've been motorcycling all my life and same thing in that endeavor; ride your ride. I'm kinda fast on the mildly technical flowy trails, and kinda stupid/slow on the ones with a lot of ledges and very slow sections. My riding friends have 60 and 80 motors, wife has a 90, we all still are constrained more by skill than power in most of the things around here.

I live at the far North end of 67th, just a couple blocks from the trail that follows the CAP into Deem. And yeah, Hawes is on my list too. Many/most Sunday afternoons we are all free to do a ride here. Saturdays on and off. And weekdays a couple of us often break off by 3-4 for a ride.

 

[steve_sordy]

Wasn’t it found that some had a resistance because of an rna or dna gene?

I have no idea, but if they did it hasn't transmitted well, because the Bubonic plage is still around. We have better drugs now and we know how it spreads etc, etc.