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I have heard of the concept ( somewhere in the back of my mind )..but rumour has it that it's way overrated ?
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I have heard of the concept ( somewhere in the back of my mind )..but rumour has it that it's way overrated ?
I went to Sherwood Pines after almost a five-week gap. I was expecting it to be wet and muddy. It wasn't, just slightly damp, but grippy! The sun came out and I took a pic at post 12. The signs are old but the posts are new, new bench too!
The signs are supposed to say "Dog Soldiers". The whole area was for troops in training in trench warfare for World War One. Forest England have named the various sections of the forest trails according to names used at the time. They have names like Lewis Gun Range, Death Valley etc.
Nothing to do with biking but I took this in the garden yesterday. It's a Muntjac. It's an adult and looks to be in good condition. We have lived there 38 years and it's the first one we've seen.
The signs are supposed to say "Dog Soldiers". The whole area was for troops in training in trench warfare for World War One. Forest England have named the various sections of the forest trails according to names used at the time. They have names like Lewis Gun Range, Death Valley etc.
Nothing to do with biking but I took this in the garden yesterday. It's a Muntjac. It's an adult and looks to be in good condition. We have lived there 38 years and it's the first one we've seen.
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Never heard of a Muntjac.
I shall do some googling.
David1964
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Stunning day in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday, most routes passable (though more wet than usual with melting snow). Pic below is snack stop looking down Gunnerside Gill after a tricky technical descent (bunton hush I think) and before taking the snow-marked bridleway snaking along the hillside in centre of photo - superb trail, though not for the faint hearted!
It's a Chinese deer, imported over 100 years ago, probably by one of the stately homes in the UK when such things were not controlled. If you have heard of a drink called "Babycham" (a pear-based champagne-style drink for the ladies, very popular in the 60's), their logo of a small deer was modelled on the Muntjac.
Funnily enough, I always thought the Babycham logo was a baby chamois - hence the name.
I've ricoched down there and been spat out at the bottom quite a few times and always wondered how the hell did I do that
Hard enough when it's in the summer months ..but with snow & ice still in the mixI've ricoched down there and been spat out at the bottom quite a few times and always wondered how the hell did I do that
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Indeed! It’s also different every time we’ve ridden it, usually end up racing a displaced boulder to the bottomHard enough when it's in the summer months ..but with snow & ice still in the mix
So you were doing 27 km in 27c . Balmy 9 here yesterday what a difference to minus 8 last week. Waiting for motor to arrive then get out . Been slumming it on E gravel bike.
Moon dust I've seen that on TV ,fake news I reckonDust?
I have heard of the concept ( somewhere in the back of my mind )..but rumour has it that it's way overrated ?
I was told (and always believed) that it was modelled on the Muntjac, but your story is more convincing, especially after Googling "Chamois"!
Edit: Don't you just love ChatGPT!
The Babycham drinks logo was based upon a pygmy chamois, a type of goat-antelope native to the mountains of Europe. The logo features a stylized, elegant fawn-like creature, but it was inspired by the chamois rather than a deer.
I can hear the advert in my head now. The genuine Champagne Perry
Partswhore
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Great winter conditions so far here on the West Coast of BC. New bike day was superb. View attachment IMG_5709.jpeg View attachment IMG_5706.jpeg
Lovely bike what is it .
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It’s a Dengfu E82 with a Bafang M560.
Winter experiment for me, so far quite a fun one. My other ride is a Heckler 9 w/Ep801
Need to check it out. Squamish passed there onwards to Whistler many a time .
Spring on the horizon in the middle of Jan 
A perfect day.
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That looks like a Valt linear spring. Am I a winner?
It's for sale if you're interested mega bucks though.
Thanks but no thanks, Cane Creek Valt linear springs are (relatively) as cheap as chips tbh
After a f#ckin cold and misty week they said…
….it will be sunny.
They said.
…it will be 5 celsius.
They said.
Gave up hoping after noon, took a tea along and went biking.
About 2 hrs in the mist and in the cold with some nice winter impressions
….it will be sunny.
They said.
…it will be 5 celsius.
They said.
Gave up hoping after noon, took a tea along and went biking.
About 2 hrs in the mist and in the cold with some nice winter impressions
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