Two babies, waiting for Momma to bring lunch home....Just South of The Grand Canyon!!
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Pic of the year that one. What type of cat are they.
Slymobi
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Bits of Walna Scar ride today..
Bobcats
Gila Man
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I saw a mother and her 2 kittens in Sun City West recently. My first time seeing them in the wild. Very cool!
Seen a video of one of those attacking a woman in her garden, pretty vicious . Husband just whipped his weapon out and shot it mental.
Took my mate out on his first forest ride on his new ebike after work yesterday. He loved it! 15 miles in total, which is not bad for someone that hasn't been on a bike in years. His little bike handled it brilliantly too.
The observant among you may notice something funky going on with my rear tyre. That's today's task to sort that out
The observant among you may notice something funky going on with my rear tyre. That's today's task to sort that out
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Did you burp your rear tire? Looks like sealant around the bead area.Took my mate out on his first forest ride on his new ebike after work yesterday. He loved it! 15 miles in total, which is not bad for someone that hasn't been on a bike in years. His little bike handled it brilliantly too.
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The observant among you may notice something funky going on with my rear tyre. That's today's task to sort that out
Edit; “a few moments later”.…OH! That looks like Mucoff sealant all around the wheel.
Flat tire , pickup a thorn? Trail side tire repair?
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It does look exactly like the result of it being burped but the strange thing is it hasn't lost any air. I was on some pretty rough trails at the weekend so I think the bead has just come away and the sealant has started to seep out.
Burped my rear tire once and saw the blue-mist explosion. Thankfully the Cushcore (rear only) saved the day because I lost all the air. No hand pump either. I carry a Co2 now.
None of that with tubes
I sometimes wonder how I still survive with my prehistoric tubes ?.
Out earlier .. sas smoke in the distance .. got blacker as I got closer, finally got to where I could see the source.
Called the Pompiers, they came quick. But not quick enough sadly
Called the Pompiers, they came quick. But not quick enough sadly
This is one of around 3 tubeless "problems" I've had in 14 years of using it. I've had more punctures than that in week when using tubes. It's a quick fix... deflate the tyre, give the rim and bead a wipe down, top up the sealant and reinflate.
@Zimmerframe Easy there dude, some of us are using the forum on work computers!
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Nothing wrong with tubes.
You can use the spare tube as an arm sling after an OTB…ask me how I know. The doctors at the ER thought it was brilliant.
No…bunnies, bad bunnies.
Bad means nice nowadays.
Shake down ride done. Still needs a little tweaking, but it feels promising.
Exactly what I was looking for in this purchase.
Exactly what I was looking for in this purchase.
On the South Downs next to a huge boulder which Mrs and me thought had probably been there for hundreds if not thousands of years.
But no, been there for just over 20 years!
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But no, been there for just over 20 years!
Walking the Chalk Stones Trail, West Sussex | Sussex Exclusive
Walk this stunning 8 km Chalk Stones Trail in West Sussex near Cocking and West Dean and where nature meets art
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Putting the miles into my skinny little pins with the Ballater trip rapidly approaching ..local again today with new views to admire due to felling ..beautiful day with just a thin Endura sleeveless & shorts rather than trail pants ..( apologies to the few folks I encountered for blinding them ) ..
Deadwater Fell in the background with the radiation globe featured a couple of days ago..but this is a new view with a Kielder Burn horseshoe ..
Kielder Castle ..and in the far distance the " Dark Skies " Observatory ..which is just above Sky Dive which I visited later in the day ..
The observatory at max zoom
22.9 miles total with 2175ft up & down ..
Hurry up & get fixed Wayne ..missing the craic ..
Oops ..I didnt do this twice
Deadwater Fell in the background with the radiation globe featured a couple of days ago..but this is a new view with a Kielder Burn horseshoe ..
Kielder Castle ..and in the far distance the " Dark Skies " Observatory ..which is just above Sky Dive which I visited later in the day ..
22.9 miles total with 2175ft up & down ..
Hurry up & get fixed Wayne ..missing the craic ..
Oops ..I didnt do this twice
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Amber Valley Guy
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Another great Spring day in this corner of Derbyshire. I was going to go further north into the Peak District proper but unfortunately the traffic in Matlock (A6) wasn't moving so I abandoned that idea, spun the car around and had a great few hours around Kelstedge and Ashover. Crossing clapper bridges (only 2 pictured) over Hodgelane Brook (3) and the River Amber (2).
How smashing lovely super ..fame at last
Amber Valley Guy
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Amber Valley Guy
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Everyone else makes do with a normal driveway
Meant to reply earlier but it involves a wee storyThat's the one . My pal was doing round 7 of his Munros or was it 8in one go and was going to sleep there . We did a recce for him to use it . I thought it was impressive no fire though so need to be a summer retreat for me.
A lot of years ago my wife and I MTBd in there to camp overnight then do a rock climb called Squareface, just VDiff but in a great position on Beinn a' Bhuird near the Sneck between Beinn a' Bhuird and Ben Avon. Camped, did climb on a roasting hot weekend, for Scotland that is, then started walking out to where bikes were stashed. As it was so hot we decided to cool off with a skinny dip in the burn running down from The Sneck. No-one else around or so we thought. An older guy wearing a proper suit, collar and tie and wellies (a suit all the way in there WTF?), crossed our path in the distance walking out from the main mass of Beinn a' Bhuird heading to Gleann an-Slugain. So we waited till he had disappeared then got our kit off and in to a pool below a wee waterfall, braw and cool. After a while splashing about we saw a head pop up in distance behind a wee ridge, the guy had come back for a perv
. He then effed off when he saw we had clocked him, we didnae care we were nice and cool and WE weren't wearing a suit.Suitably refreshed we continued out to bikes then started riding out through Gleann an-Slugain, came to a bend in track and I saw some footprints heading off left in the soft wet grass, think there was a wee hidden burn underneath. Anyway got off bike wondering where they were headed. Walked up in to a small glen/gully and in the distance saw what looked like a wall built on top of a crag, climbed up to it and realised I'd found the Secret Howff by accident.
Pushed the door open causing a young guy to nearly shite himself. He said he had gone in there for peace and quiet to study for exams, his textbooks were all scattered in front of him, there were nae scuddy mags though.Never saw the guy in suit again, ye'd think we would have caught him up being on bikes and him walking but nae sign of him.
Took a mate, on our MTBs, in there to do Ben Avon on a rather wet weekend to stay in the Howff. This time we were the only folk there, had a good night with a fair few drams and then did Ben Avon next day in the dry.
My wife and I another time went in there to bivvy under the Clach a' Cleirich, a big, big boulder half way up to The Sneck, to do Ben Avon. This must have been before I knew where the Secret Howff was otherwise we'd have stayed there. Anyway macho-man me decided not to take my sleeping-bag, just my bivvy-bag and a fleece liner. I reckoned I'd be warm enough with all my clothes on in bag, what an erse, it was misty and cauld during night and naw I was not "warm enough".
My wife had a good laugh at my expense, "I told you so".I telt ye it was a wee story...
Good storyMeant to reply earlier but it involves a wee story
A lot of years ago my wife and I MTBd in there to camp overnight then do a rock climb called Squareface, just VDiff but in a great position on Beinn a' Bhuird near the Sneck between Beinn a' Bhuird and Ben Avon. Camped, did climb on a roasting hot weekend, for Scotland that is, then started walking out to where bikes were stashed. As it was so hot we decided to cool off with a skinny dip in the burn running down from The Sneck. No-one else around or so we thought. An older guy wearing a proper suit, collar and tie and wellies (a suit all the way in there WTF?), crossed our path in the distance walking out from the main mass of Beinn a' Bhuird heading to Gleann an-Slugain. So we waited till he had disappeared then got our kit off and in to a pool below a wee waterfall, braw and cool. After a while splashing about we saw a head pop up in distance behind a wee ridge, the guy had come back for a perv
Suitably refreshed we continued out to bikes then started riding out through Gleann an-Slugain, came to a bend in track and I saw some footprints heading off left in the soft wet grass, think there was a wee hidden burn underneath. Anyway got off bike wondering where they were headed. Walked up in to a small glen/gully and in the distance saw what looked like a wall built on top of a crag, climbed up to it and realised I'd found the Secret Howff by accident.
Never saw the guy in suit again, ye'd think we would have caught him up being on bikes and him walking but nae sign of him.
Took a mate, on our MTBs, in there to do Ben Avon on a rather wet weekend to stay in the Howff. This time we were the only folk there, had a good night with a fair few drams and then did Ben Avon next day in the dry.
My wife and I another time went in there to bivvy under the Clach a' Cleirich, a big, big boulder half way up to The Sneck, to do Ben Avon. This must have been before I knew where the Secret Howff was otherwise we'd have stayed there. Anyway macho-man me decided not to take my sleeping-bag, just my bivvy-bag and a fleece liner. I reckoned I'd be warm enough with all my clothes on in bag, what an erse, it was misty and cauld during night and naw I was not "warm enough".
I telt ye it was a wee story...
… skinny dipping can be risky sometimes. 
Nothing rang wi a good yarn. I took bike in a couple years ago stayed in Ponymans Hut hid bike in Heather looked back after a few hundred yards bike shining like a mirror in the sun , still there after I did Ben a Buird and Ben Avon. I had last been up there with Martin in 1985 cycled in from Tomintoul and we did Squareface he dragged me up. Last climb I did was with him again 2 years ago on Skye, The Cioch dragged up again. I had sunstroke from a mega day doing the Quirang the long way in September .Meant to reply earlier but it involves a wee story
A lot of years ago my wife and I MTBd in there to camp overnight then do a rock climb called Squareface, just VDiff but in a great position on Beinn a' Bhuird near the Sneck between Beinn a' Bhuird and Ben Avon. Camped, did climb on a roasting hot weekend, for Scotland that is, then started walking out to where bikes were stashed. As it was so hot we decided to cool off with a skinny dip in the burn running down from The Sneck. No-one else around or so we thought. An older guy wearing a proper suit, collar and tie and wellies (a suit all the way in there WTF?), crossed our path in the distance walking out from the main mass of Beinn a' Bhuird heading to Gleann an-Slugain. So we waited till he had disappeared then got our kit off and in to a pool below a wee waterfall, braw and cool. After a while splashing about we saw a head pop up in distance behind a wee ridge, the guy had come back for a perv
Suitably refreshed we continued out to bikes then started riding out through Gleann an-Slugain, came to a bend in track and I saw some footprints heading off left in the soft wet grass, think there was a wee hidden burn underneath. Anyway got off bike wondering where they were headed. Walked up in to a small glen/gully and in the distance saw what looked like a wall built on top of a crag, climbed up to it and realised I'd found the Secret Howff by accident.
Never saw the guy in suit again, ye'd think we would have caught him up being on bikes and him walking but nae sign of him.
Took a mate, on our MTBs, in there to do Ben Avon on a rather wet weekend to stay in the Howff. This time we were the only folk there, had a good night with a fair few drams and then did Ben Avon next day in the dry.
My wife and I another time went in there to bivvy under the Clach a' Cleirich, a big, big boulder half way up to The Sneck, to do Ben Avon. This must have been before I knew where the Secret Howff was otherwise we'd have stayed there. Anyway macho-man me decided not to take my sleeping-bag, just my bivvy-bag and a fleece liner. I reckoned I'd be warm enough with all my clothes on in bag, what an erse, it was misty and cauld during night and naw I was not "warm enough".
I telt ye it was a wee story...
I always keep the drars on. I had one last year I need to carry crocs next time it was too sore on feet. Suppose I could have kept boots on but was cycling next day as well.Good story
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