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First 'proper' ride in about 5 weeks since I had surgery on my foot. Still not pushing hard, but nice to be back in the woods rather than on cycle paths and roads!

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Like several above... I thought I'd try and stay out of the messy stuff (avoiding puddles and particularly muddy bits), but it didn't make much difference. Stupidly, I didn't wash the bike when I got home (my daughter wanted to go out for a bit), so washing this off once it has properly dried in was a proper PITA!
 
The good news is my $35 Fox Defend shorts from Aliexpress showed up and the look pretty good! The bad news is my $35 Fox Defend shorts from Aliexpress showed up and the zipper fell off AFTER I took them off! The shorts will go into my Summer breeze Collection for those days requiring extra Ventilation in crotch area :D


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Any seamstress/tailor should be able to fix a new zip to those. Vancouver will have a choice of small businesses that offer clothing repairs and alterations. If you don't see any, ask at your dry cleaners for a recommendation. The only thing they may not be able to do is to offer waterproof repairs. If you need a special zip, you may have to find it yourself, loads of places on the internet.
 
Binhill1 said:
Early start nice clear dry morning. Went to Knochkan bothy by a different route. Stayed there last year plenty firewood none this time. Clean and tidy in living room and bedroom. Brave lad who would bare their bum in the composite toilet though. Very muddy trail back following the Smugglers path . Plenty deer and this is a big sheep area so I wonder if thats why Highland Spring water tastes so good. Tourists love paying a fortune to get knocked silly in a land rover following this path during Speyside Whisky festival . Carried on up to Scalan college a seminar for young lads going to be priests when Catholicism was banned . Would have been a very bleak place in the 1700ds I imagine for a young loon. Don't have to go far sometimes for a decent ride out only 30 miles from me . Any excuse for a night away in the wee van on my own. Got to try out my free toasty grill thing and it is great and it was a freeby . Apologiesfor so manypictures. .

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Are you using this thread as an online cloud storage device ? 😀
 
You Brits and all your green, lush pics of riding areas...LOL! KnollyBro, you could have come up with a better story than that for the wardrobe failure on your shorts. You know..."I was riding by a Gentleman's Club when a really good looking gal stepped out and..." the rest to the imagination. :ROFLMAO:

This weekend I'm hoping to take my Rail 7 for its first trip out to our off road club of which I've been a member for many years. We actually have Baja truck races there along with national enduros and such. It can be googled at Texana Ranch or Ross Creek Trailriders. If everything works out I'll take some pictures of our not-so-lush west Texas terrain with big hills, cactus, and cedar bushes...LOL!
 
arTNC said:
KnollyBro, me and Wade Simmons were riding by that future road gap being built and said, "No Way!" :ROFLMAO:
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Haha ... I am sure the original feature was built back when Wade was the King of Shore (mid 90s) and I bet he did it! He is still the Godfather of Mountain Biking and would probably hit it when it gets finished.

This trail was the most difficult on the Shore and preceded the trail with the big drops and jumps on it I was riding near today.

This is a video of "back in the day" when the North Shore earned its rep for being extreme. Most of these features have rotted away to the point they are unridable.

The trend these days is to use more of the natural features and less build up structures which are time consuming to keep in good working order.
 
Guys like Wade Simmons and Richie Schley got my attention back in the day and actually got my interest in mountain biking. I come from a long history of motorcycles, in particular dirt motorcycles and racing enduros. Bicycles were for kids, right?...LOL! Well, bicycles were changing and so was the kind of riding done on them. While I never got to the level of daring-do of Simmons and Schley, it was clear a whole lot of fun could be had on them...especially the longer travel, bigger hit bikes that were coming on the scene. I really credit those guys with changing the face of mountain biking...along, of course, with a lot of other similar personalities in the day like Brett Tippie.

Coming from dirt motorcycles with long travel and lots of durability for aggressive off roading, I was really disappointed with the level of suspension technology in MTB's back then. These guys as much or more than anyone helped push that move to better suspension.
 
KnollyBro said:
Haha ... I am sure the original feature was built back when Wade was the King of Shore (mid 90s) and I bet he did it! He is still the Godfather of Mountain Biking and would probably hit it when it gets finished.

This trail was the most difficult on the Shore and preceded the trail with the big drops and jumps on it I was riding near today.

This is a video of "back in the day" when the North Shore earned its rep for being extreme. Most of these features have rotted away to the point they are unridable.

The trend these days is to use more of the natural features and less build up structures which are time consuming to keep in good working order.
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Makes me realise that I've always just been playing at it. That's so much in a different league from what I ever did. Respect
 
Binhill1 said:
Makes me realise that I've always just been playing at it. That's so much in a different league from what I ever did. Respect
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It's the same with everything though...

I enjoy playing golf, snowboarding and mountain biking. I'm probably below average at all 3... but I enjoy them. My friends probably think I'm really good because I spend a lot of time doing, but when you compare me to professionals, it's no comparison. When I go to the trails with a friend who doesn't ride much, they're amazed at how fast / care free I am... but if I was riding with a 'good' rider, I'd be way out of my depth!

I enjoying riding trails for exercise, fresh air, and get a buzz from coming down hills / trails fast with little jumps and hops off rocks and roots. I also enjoy going down the downhill routes, but probably do them at a fraction of the speed of experienced riders.
I have a family, a job, and responsibilities... so need to get home in 1 piece! That's always on my mind when I start pushing it... what if I have an accident!
When I was younger and care free, I didn't have these worries, and would quite happily take on huge jumps / gaps. That ship has sailed though!!

I took up snowboarding at 30, but it's one of these sports that I get to do 2 weeks a year (and have missed several years since having children). One Christmas I got a set of Oakley Flight Deck goggles - which have a small HUD screen in them. A gimmick, but it was quite interesting to see the piste map, or even a live speedo as you cruise down the hill.
I would be flying down the piste and see that I was doing almost 50mph, and it would immediately enter my head "imagine the damage I'll do to myself if I fall", and I'd slow down.

The fact is, a lot of what we can't do is down to fear rather than lack of skill / ability! If the consequences of injury weren't so high, we'd probably all push ourselves further.

On a different note - the risk of injury isn't an excuse for my golf not being good enough. I blame that on lack of practice 😂
 
p3eps said:
It's the same with everything though...

I enjoy playing golf, snowboarding and mountain biking. I'm probably below average at all 3... but I enjoy them. My friends probably think I'm really good because I spend a lot of time doing, but when you compare me to professionals, it's no comparison. When I go to the trails with a friend who doesn't ride much, they're amazed at how fast / care free I am... but if I was riding with a 'good' rider, I'd be way out of my depth!

I enjoying riding trails for exercise, fresh air, and get a buzz from coming down hills / trails fast with little jumps and hops off rocks and roots. I also enjoy going down the downhill routes, but probably do them at a fraction of the speed of experienced riders.
I have a family, a job, and responsibilities... so need to get home in 1 piece! That's always on my mind when I start pushing it... what if I have an accident!
When I was younger and care free, I didn't have these worries, and would quite happily take on huge jumps / gaps. That ship has sailed though!!

I took up snowboarding at 30, but it's one of these sports that I get to do 2 weeks a year (and have missed several years since having children). One Christmas I got a set of Oakley Flight Deck goggles - which have a small HUD screen in them. A gimmick, but it was quite interesting to see the piste map, or even a live speedo as you cruise down the hill.
I would be flying down the piste and see that I was doing almost 50mph, and it would immediately enter my head "imagine the damage I'll do to myself if I fall", and I'd slow down.

The fact is, a lot of what we can't do is down to fear rather than lack of skill / ability! If the consequences of injury weren't so high, we'd probably all push ourselves further.

On a different note - the risk of injury isn't an excuse for my golf not being good enough. I blame that on lack of practice 😂
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So true what you say Jack of all Master of none. I had a great ski holiday last year like you one week a year is all i do .Have not done Scottish skiing for at least 10 years. I said I should make that my last but no went again a month ago vis was not good on a few days definitely my last unless i win lottery . I find it scarier skiing now the last few years, especially if lots of folk behind me. Same with Seakayak very fair weather at sea or a flat loch . Still do hills same again shorter ones . If i could only have one it would be hard choice between biking or walking. Big 70 next year so all in all I'm still doing OK. I've been lucky I get a lot of scouf from my wife. Rant over .
 
Went to the shopping mall, after my ride yesterday, to pickup a few printed pics from London Drugs Pharmacy. The lineup (queue) was 20 minutes long. I’d rather ride a double black with one arm behind my back. But I n the end it was worth it and fairly cheap.

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A few more pics for my garage wall collection, ready to be framed and displayed.

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I’ll find a spot on this cluttered wall for these 6 new pictures. I call this the “Wall of Fame”. A couple rules; wearing a helmet or riding a bike or you’re an animal or anything mountain bike related. 😉
 
Stihldog said:
Went to the shopping mall, after my ride yesterday, to pickup a few printed pics from London Drugs Pharmacy. The lineup (queue) was 20 minutes long. I’d rather ride a double black with one arm behind my back. But I n the end it was worth it and fairly cheap.

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A few more pics for my garage wall collection, ready to be framed and displayed.

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I’ll find a spot on this cluttered wall for these 6 new pictures. I call this the “Wall of Fame”. A couple rules; wearing a helmet or riding a bike or you’re an animal or anything mountain bike related. 😉
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I'm presuming her who must be obeyed wouldn't let you hang them
on the living room wall. Good idea though.
 
p3eps said:
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The fact is, a lot of what we can't do is down to fear rather than lack of skill / ability! If the consequences of injury weren't so high, we'd probably all push ourselves further.

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It's the consequences that defeat me, every time. :(
But once I've done it once, I am usually (not always) amazed at how much easier it was than I thought it would be! :unsure:
 
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