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The Hodge said:
I'll give you the finest view in Yorkshire..maybe.. Tubby 'ol son ..but England ?...
Naah ..'fraid not. ..even though Northumberland has some fantastic scenery the best views in England must surely belong in the Lake District but don't ask me to choose which ..( sorry Mr.Herriot )
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Coming from Suffolk, land of the rising Sun, I have to say hills get in the way of the scenery ;)
 
Slightly disappointed with today's ride ..but glad I saw sense prior to getting myself into a bit of bovva ..
Had hoped to do some of the Lonesome Pine Trail ( which I did shaving a good bit off using a short cut to get to Stairway To Heaven) and the full red route at Newcastleton 7 Stanes but having crossed the border into Scotland it soon became apparent that I would only have one bar ( of 5..Bosch Gen 4 ..as I had already used two bars ) to cover the 17 +miles of man made trail and I hadn't got to the singletrack bits yet ..so after stopping at a picnic table for a quick snack & drink turned back and was even a very naughty boy heading back on the " one way " singletrack from the Bloody Bush Toll stone that I had previously come down ..but having ridden it this way while doing some trail maintenance with KTR ..I knew ( and have made it known in the past) that it rides so much better this way ..and it gets so little traffic that its a risk worth taking ..
Still ended up doing 25.3 miles with 3756ft.of climbing ..and had dropped into the last bar prior to finishing the ride..
Lots of pics ..and no apologies ?
The boardwalk " flyover " on Stairway To Heaven ..in total there is around 2km on the Lonesome Pine & Bloodybush trails ..
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Yeah ..I see the sign but won't be taking any notice !
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The Bloody Bush Toll stone where Drovers had to pay to bring their cattle over from Scotland to England and marks the Border crossing point ..
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There's bandits in them there hills ..or used to be in the days of the Border Reivers ..
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Fantastic weather and a great ride out ..
 
The Hodge said:
Don't tempt me ..you know I have ...?
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The Hodge said:
Slightly disappointed with today's ride ..but glad I saw sense prior to getting myself into a bit of bovva ..
Had hoped to do some of the Lonesome Pine Trail ( which I did shaving a good bit off using a short cut to get to Stairway To Heaven) and the full red route at Newcastleton 7 Stanes but having crossed the border into Scotland it soon became apparent that I would only have one bar ( of 5..Bosch Gen 4 ..as I had already used two bars ) to cover the 17 +miles of man made trail and I hadn't got to the singletrack bits yet ..so after stopping at a picnic table for a quick snack & drink turned back and was even a very naughty boy heading back on the " one way " singletrack from the Bloody Bush Toll stone that I had previously come down ..but having ridden it this way while doing some trail maintenance with KTR ..I knew ( and have made it known in the past) that it rides so much better this way ..and it gets so little traffic that its a risk worth taking ..
Still ended up doing 25.3 miles with 3756ft.of climbing ..and had dropped into the last bar prior to finishing the ride..
Lots of pics ..and no apologies ?
The boardwalk " flyover " on Stairway To Heaven ..in total there is around 2km on the Lonesome Pine & Bloodybush trails ..View attachment 56274View attachment 56275
Yeah ..I see the sign but won't be taking any notice ! View attachment 56276
The Bloody Bush Toll stone where Drovers had to pay to bring their cattle over from Scotland to England and marks the Border crossing point ..View attachment 56277View attachment 56278View attachment 56279
There's bandits in them there hills ..or used to be in the days of the Border Reivers ..
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Fantastic weather and a great ride out ..
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Looks great ??

So on average how much range are you getting out of your 625 battery on typical trail terrain?

I seem to get far less on the full suspension compared to the hardtail, and now she’s using the hardtail she’ll finish the day with three bars and say 45 eco miles left whereas I finish on one bar and 1 mile!. So many variables though, tyres, fitness levels, different bikes, mode choice etc etc
 
steve_sordy said:
Clothes aside, do you have to look like that before becoming a biker. Or do you end up looking like that after becoming a biker?

I ask because I mate of mine who lives in Abu Dhabi has just joined a Harley Davidson club and rides about with his girlfriend on the back. I just wonder what I'm going to see when he next visits the UK. :unsure:
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been a ‘biker’ all my life and dont took like that! ?

each to their own. It’s just as much a lifestyle choice as any other thing. Some of them do make me laugh with their hells angels image ?
 
Jimbo Vills said:
been a ‘biker’ all my life and dont took like that! ?

each to their own. It’s just as much a lifestyle choice as any other thing. Some of them do make me laugh with their hells angels image ?
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I don't think you're generally a "Harley Rider" though are you ? in the Sons of Anarchy Sense ? Your bike store looked way too organised !
 
Zimmerframe said:
Surely if you wore those it would fall foul of some "restricted working conditions" rule ?
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Miss uses A at work act 2021
section 4
sub section 23
paragraph 1a
you will not under any cecumsizing make any video film
and or documentary from old bits of tit and must not
use any hand restraing devise
sorry for spelling
 
Tubby G said:
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Looks great ??

So on average how much range are you getting out of your 625 battery on typical trail terrain?

I seem to get far less on the full suspension compared to the hardtail, and now she’s using the hardtail she’ll finish the day with three bars and say 45 eco miles left whereas I finish on one bar and 1 mile!. So many variables though, tyres, fitness levels, different bikes, mode choice etc etc
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You are correct about the variables even down to weather conditions( wind ) ..and how muddy the terrain is ..
Using mainly Tour & a bit of Eco ( even off on steep fire road downs )..I reckon on average I'm good for a minimum 30 miles ..probably 40 ( ? ) in dry & dusty ..with about 4000ft climbing tops ..I will use emtb if I'm going for a quick blast ..but that really eats the battery ..and Turbo is just a novelty ..
 
The Hodge said:
You are correct about the variables even down to weather conditions( wind ) ..and how muddy the terrain is ..
Using mainly Tour & a bit of Eco ( even off on steep fire road downs )..I reckon on average I'm good for a minimum 30 miles ..probably 40 ( ? ) in dry & dusty ..with about 4000ft climbing tops ..I will use emtb if I'm going for a quick blast ..but that really eats the battery ..and Turbo is just a novelty ..
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I’m using tour on tarmac to get me to the trails (turbo up Kepwick bank though!) and then emtb mostly, getting around 30-35 on average, with around 3000ft ascent
 
The Hodge said:
Slightly disappointed with today's ride ..but glad I saw sense prior to getting myself into a bit of bovva ..
Had hoped to do some of the Lonesome Pine Trail ( which I did shaving a good bit off using a short cut to get to Stairway To Heaven) and the full red route at Newcastleton 7 Stanes but having crossed the border into Scotland it soon became apparent that I would only have one bar ( of 5..Bosch Gen 4 ..as I had already used two bars ) to cover the 17 +miles of man made trail and I hadn't got to the singletrack bits yet ..so after stopping at a picnic table for a quick snack & drink turned back and was even a very naughty boy heading back on the " one way " singletrack from the Bloody Bush Toll stone that I had previously come down ..but having ridden it this way while doing some trail maintenance with KTR ..I knew ( and have made it known in the past) that it rides so much better this way ..and it gets so little traffic that its a risk worth taking ..
Still ended up doing 25.3 miles with 3756ft.of climbing ..and had dropped into the last bar prior to finishing the ride..
Lots of pics ..and no apologies ?
The boardwalk " flyover " on Stairway To Heaven ..in total there is around 2km on the Lonesome Pine & Bloodybush trails ..View attachment 56274View attachment 56275
Yeah ..I see the sign but won't be taking any notice ! View attachment 56276
The Bloody Bush Toll stone where Drovers had to pay to bring their cattle over from Scotland to England and marks the Border crossing point ..View attachment 56277View attachment 56278View attachment 56279
There's bandits in them there hills ..or used to be in the days of the Border Reivers ..
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Fantastic weather and a great ride out ..
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Do you have to pack a passport?
 
The Hodge said:
Not yet..?
Neither were there any border guards ...or for that matter any form of human life .
Sneaked in and out without anyone knowing ( until I broadcast the fact on here ..)
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Ye're Breakin' The Law....! ????????? :D

From The ScotGov Website;

Travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Under current Scottish law, given the state of the epidemic, unless you have a reasonable excuse you must not travel between Scotland and:

  • England
  • Northern Ireland
  • Wales
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • The Isle of Man
 
Cheers for the info ..?
But your website has got the wording slightly wrong ..I didn't travel between Scotland & England ..but started my journey from England into Scotland ..although I will concede that on my return journey I very much started in Scotland ( but really I only did it to escape the hordes of tourists who flock into my village every weekend ..)
I saw nobody ...which in the true spirit of the law doesn't make it right ..but I really don't care..
 
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TR5_20 said:
Under current Scottish law, given the state of the epidemic, unless you have a reasonable excuse you must not travel between Scotland and:
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he went to pillage some duty free whiskey , that`s a bloody good reasonable excuse to me
 
The Hodge said:
Cheers for the info ..?
But your website has got the wording slightly wrong ..I didn't travel between Scotland & England ..but started my journey from England into Scotland ..although I will concede that on my return journey I very much started in Scotland ( but really I only did it to escape the hordes of tourists who flock into my village every weekend ..)
I saw nobody ...which in the true spirit of the law doesn't make it right ..but I really don't care..
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I saw nobody
phew! that was a lucky escape. You could have bumped into Gary!
 
I did a 19 mile round trip, just to get less than 6 miles along the canal towpath. That is how desperate I am to get off the tarmac whilst also not getting stuck fast in the sticky clay mud around here. The canal is the one from Grantham to Nottingham, sadly not navigable the entire way. Here is a shot towards Belvoir Castle (zoom in top right hand corner).
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A few miles further on the canal is choked with weed for a section. I was last this way about 15 years ago and it was choked then too. There were two swans nesting then and there are still two nesting there now. (Anyone know how many years swans live?) Apologies for the grainy shot, it was at some distance, shot on my phone in full zoom.

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