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HiFiSworks

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Athens Greece
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Binhill1

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Mar 7, 2019
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Wet out today but not horrendous. Few trees down but got past . Hardest part is lifting bike on to rack. Never noticed till I came back to van lot of beer tins and wet wipes , drunken Ebiker obsessed with cleaning or a bit more sinister mmm I wonder. Could find a better parking space than that for whatever was going on.

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Arminius

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Riding with wife tomorrow. So yesterday went on a recce ride to see if I could get to one of our favourite rides which I'd tried to get to a couple of weeks ago but was defeated by silly thick mud churned up by forestry vehicles.

South Downs north of Chichester UK

Finally got there after trying many different no longer existing tracks shown on my obviously out of date Ordnance Survey 1:25K map app. Turned the corner and ... fook, looks like a massive celestial reaper has been at work! Nope, won't be doing this route tomorrow ...

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Happening here more and more often that you have your favorit tours out in the woods / countryside and one day you come back and it became a plain.
 

Binhill1

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Mar 7, 2019
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I was about to say that there must be something wrong as it started fkn raining again here and that rain usually passes the island first.

Due to the continuos rain I did only one quick tour last weekend….since Dec. 10. :poop:
Worst rain in my area for years. December was really bad . Ive started using my touring bike and am enjoying it.
 

irie

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May 2, 2022
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Worst rain in my area for years. December was really bad . Ive started using my touring bike and am enjoying it.
Same here 1,000km south of you. Hilly chalk tracks are increasingly rutted by streaming water leaving chunks of (often broken) flint exposed - don't want to fall off on the flint, tears holes in you. Not for nothing did stone age man make arrow heads and other tools out of flint.
 

KnollyBro

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Dec 3, 2020
874
2,172
Vancouver
It was a tad muddy for the one of the first days of Spring here on the West Coast of Canada. The snow has all melted and my main bike is at the LBS waiting for someone to install a TCU (apparently there is a mechanic shortage going on), so it up to my spare bike to put a smile on my face!

Mount Seymour Vancouver BC
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The Hodge

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Sep 9, 2020
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It was a tad muddy for the one of the first days of Spring here on the West Coast of Canada. The snow has all melted and my main bike is at the LBS waiting for someone to install a TCU (apparently there is a mechanic shortage going on), so it up to my spare bike to put a smile on my face!

Mount Seymour Vancouver BC
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Did you fall off your bike and bang your head ..Spring even in Canada doesn't start until 20th March ..you are definitely still in Winter ..blame climate change !
Get back to your cave big bad bear its not time to wake up yet ..😂
 

KnollyBro

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Dec 3, 2020
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Vancouver
Did you fall off your bike and bang your head ..Spring even in Canada doesn't start until 20th March ..you are definitely still in Winter ..blame climate change !
Get back to your cave big bad bear its not time to wake up yet ..😂
You must be thinking of the rest of Canada.... the place known as the Great White North! Here in Vancouver, we can be out in T shirts in February which can really confuse the bears. The trails I was on today can be under 2-3 feet of snow at this time of year or completely bare. I will freely admit it does rain here but the temperature is usually mild. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, they had to truck in snow from hundreds of kms away for some of the events on the local mountains

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Binhill1

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If you're trying to make us jealous it's working pal . Even a planned pacrafting paddle for tomorrow is cancelled . Where's the Water site is giving a lot of my local rivers as Huge. Another 9 books and 50 movies it won't be far from our short summer. Enjoy yourself.
 

Husky430

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Jul 8, 2019
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Glasshouse Mts - Australia
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It's got me stumped why my friends say that I put my bike up on a pedestal...



Always great to ride somewhere new and went to a local National Park (D'Aguilar NP) about 40 mins from home, it's called The Gantry as they have a massive crane like structure that they used to mill the massive logs with back in the day (as you can see from this stump).
Excellent riding on a nice mix of 4WD and single tracks which were walking tracks that bikes are allowed on, not much foot traffic on a Monday fortunately, only came across 2 sets of couples. Saying that, we did 1000m of climbing over the 22km.
Another added bonus was it drops down 5 degrees Celsius up there so only about 27c instead of the 32c+ we have been having down on the coast lately.
All in all an excellent local addition to the places to ride around the Sunshine Coast.
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KnollyBro

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Vancouver
^___ Now THAT is the Great White North people from around the world think about when they think of Canada! Over here on the West/Wet Coast, especially in Vancouver, 3" of snow would stop traffic with all the hills we have around here (until it rains the next day)!
One more lap on the pre season tour of the North Shore gave me the pleasure of riding Boogie Man top to bottom. It has several interesting features including one known as "The Drooler" for its ability to knock your teeth out if you hit it too fast, which is surprisingly easy to do when its wet!

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The top part of Boogieman ends on a 300 foot bridge/structure that goes over a stream 10 feet below in the middle and raises up 8 feet in the air. What a great way to start the season!

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Full Trail in dry conditions (summer 2022) Drooler - 3:05 Long Bridge/Structure - 5:10

The last part of Boogieman is just steep! (Nov. 2023)
 

Prairie Dog

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Mar 25, 2021
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Alberta, Canada
^___ Now THAT is the Great White North people from around the world think about when they think of Canada! Over here on the West/Wet Coast, especially in Vancouver, 3" of snow would stop traffic with all the hills we have around here (until it rains the next day)!
One more lap on the pre season tour of the North Shore gave me the pleasure of riding Boogie Man top to bottom. It has several interesting features including one known as "The Drooler" for its ability to knock your teeth out if you hit it too fast, which is surprisingly easy to do when its wet!

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The top part of Boogieman ends on a 300 foot bridge/structure that goes over a stream 10 feet below in the middle and raises up 8 feet in the air. What a great way to start the season!

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Full Trail in dry conditions (summer 2022) Drooler - 3:05 Long Bridge/Structure - 5:10

The last part of Boogieman is just steep! (Nov. 2023)
Jelly! That’s how I feel watching your footage. I would kill to ride the singles in your neck of the woods. It’s going to be at least another two months before I can even think about pulling the Levo out of storage. :(
 

MasterDabber

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Aug 18, 2023
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^___ Now THAT is the Great White North people from around the world think about when they think of Canada! Over here on the West/Wet Coast, especially in Vancouver, 3" of snow would stop traffic with all the hills we have around here (until it rains the next day)!
One more lap on the pre season tour of the North Shore gave me the pleasure of riding Boogie Man top to bottom. It has several interesting features including one known as "The Drooler" for its ability to knock your teeth out if you hit it too fast, which is surprisingly easy to do when its wet!

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The top part of Boogieman ends on a 300 foot bridge/structure that goes over a stream 10 feet below in the middle and raises up 8 feet in the air. What a great way to start the season!

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Full Trail in dry conditions (summer 2022) Drooler - 3:05 Long Bridge/Structure - 5:10

The last part of Boogieman is just steep! (Nov. 2023)
I've got to confess that the Boogieman would be my worse nightmare. I find the North Shore type boards really freak me out. But much Kudos for riding them.
 

Binhill1

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Mar 7, 2019
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Scotland
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It's got me stumped why my friends say that I put my bike up on a pedestal...



Always great to ride somewhere new and went to a local National Park (D'Aguilar NP) about 40 mins from home, it's called The Gantry as they have a massive crane like structure that they used to mill the massive logs with back in the day (as you can see from this stump).
Excellent riding on a nice mix of 4WD and single tracks which were walking tracks that bikes are allowed on, not much foot traffic on a Monday fortunately, only came across 2 sets of couples. Saying that, we did 1000m of climbing over the 22km.
Another added bonus was it drops down 5 degrees Celsius up there so only about 27c instead of the 32c+ we have been having down on the coast lately.
All in all an excellent local addition to the places to ride aroun7 d the Sunshine Coast
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I've got to confess that the Boogieman would be my worse nightmare. I find the North Shore type boards really freak me out. But much Kudos for riding them.
I got stuck in Vancouver for a night flights to Europe all cancelled 3 days delayed. And when I arrived in London 3mm of snow . All flights North 3 day delay so train up to Glasgow overnight there , train to Aberdeen no trains going North of there so Bus to Fochabers and taxi home.
I've got to confess that the Boogieman would be my worse nightmare. I find the North Shore type boards really freak me out. But much Kudos for riding them.
The Boogieman looks the business. Just I don't do jumps that big anymore if I ever did. Aye you were pechin a bit going down there you must be gettin auld ?. Heavy breathing I mean.
 

Stihldog

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Jun 10, 2020
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Coquitlam, BC
^___ Now THAT is the Great White North people from around the world think about when they think of Canada! Over here on the West/Wet Coast, especially in Vancouver, 3" of snow would stop traffic with all the hills we have around here (until it rains the next day)!
One more lap on the pre season tour of the North Shore gave me the pleasure of riding Boogie Man top to bottom. It has several interesting features including one known as "The Drooler" for its ability to knock your teeth out if you hit it too fast, which is surprisingly easy to do when its wet!

View attachment 133943

The top part of Boogieman ends on a 300 foot bridge/structure that goes over a stream 10 feet below in the middle and raises up 8 feet in the air. What a great way to start the season!

View attachment 133944

Full Trail in dry conditions (summer 2022) Drooler - 3:05 Long Bridge/Structure - 5:10

The last part of Boogieman is just steep! (Nov. 2023)
I need to cover my eyes when I travel past the North Shore in Vancouver. Frightening, nightmare-ish! Legendary.

Grouse Mountain is suppose to develop some trails (another ski hill). My kid might be a part of that. He also upgraded the Grouse Grind. I worry about him though …he rides my HT Powerfly like it’s a unicycle.ffs.

Thorn Hill in Maple Ridge is more my speed, even though I ride Burke, Eagle and Bert Flinn mostly.
 

Binhill1

🍊 Tango Man 🍊
Mar 7, 2019
2,763
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Scotland
I need to cover my eyes when I travel past the North Shore in Vancouver. Frightening, nightmare-ish! Legendary.

Grouse Mountain is suppose to develop some trails (another ski hill). My kid might be a part of that. He also upgraded the Grouse Grind. I worry about him though …he rides my HT Powerfly like it’s a unicycle.ffs.

Thorn Hill in Maple Ridge is more my speed, even though I ride Burke, Eagle and Bert Flinn mostly.
I always fancied Whistler in summer but I think it will be the Alps instead 🤔.
 

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