Pic of the Day

[etoni]

wallis, blue day.

 

[Mcharza]

Looks like there's a Swiss competition here

 

[Woodyboy]

 

[levity]

Some high desert riding near Canyonlands Natl Park and Moab, Utah.

Slick-rock around the base of Merrimac and Monitor Buttes
(can you spy mrs levity?)

A view of Merrimac Butte from the other side

Yours truly on Seven Mile Rim with the buttes and Big Mesa in the distance

We take our Amish bikes along because ebikes aren’t permitted on some trails.
Mrs levity (without pedal assist) on the Big Mesa Trail

A view over the dez

Slickrock on the edge of the Intrepid trail

 

[Flatslide]

Spring time in Aotearoa. Here looking north-west to the Silver Peaks from Swampy Ridge road.

 

[Rosemount]

Saturday morning @ Parklands Sunshine Coast Qld Australia .
With the Caloundra Off Road Cycling Association aka CORCA .

 

[Tonybro]

Quick, local (door-to-door) after work dash around Birkacre. Two laps was 8.5 Miles, still managed 774ft of climbing.

This is the weir on the River Yarrow.

 

[chamaruco]

Like the butter with the milk, the first mud of the season is the sweetest one

 

[The Hodge]

Like the butter with the milk, the first mud of the season is the sweetest oneView attachment 73410View attachment 73411

FIRST MUD ? ..
It never leaves this part of the country in the UK

 

[chamaruco]

we are living the desertification era

 

[The EMF]

FIRST MUD?…..you’re kidding, looks like mildly damp dust

 

[chamaruco]

As i said this is as good as the cream above the milk…waitng for the real mud..i hope..italy is known for the sun…

 

[RustyMTB]

Mud. You're gonna have to rethink that there, pal.

 

[etoni]

blueday, wallis.

 

[The Hodge]

Having put the planned ride to Whinlatter on hold ..my good mate Jaco suggested a local ride starting at Vindolanda one of the visitor centres on Hadrians ( Roman ) Wall ...
After seeking assurances that we wouldn't be riding on the wall itself ( as it's a World Heritage site ) ..and getting a reasonably positive answer ..in that the ride would be very naughty the majority being on footpaths ..but none on the actual wall ..I gave it the thumbs up ..
Those who have met Jaco will attest to the fact that he is the world's oldest kid / naughtiest schoolboy so I still had a certain amount of trepidation when we set off ..
80% of the ride turned out to be on shit we shouldn't be on but while it was short on technicality ..it was quite an adventure and a great laugh ..especially when we called into The Sill cafe 3/4's of the way around ..Jaco got the latte's in then proceeded to furtively eat his own hot cross buns & oatmeal biscuits which had me in stitches when he thought he had been rumbled ..

Haughton Green Bothy ..

Obviously still a little tired after his nap in the Bothy ..

This is the moment he thought he had been caught out

And while we may not have been on the actual Roman Wall..this is a footpath running parallel to it ..recognise the tree ..yep it features in the opening sequence of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves ..( Kev Costner was on a day off which was very disappointing )

The first part of the wall was built by the Romans ..and the official path is on the other side ..where folks are walking up the steps ..
A great day out and while it was naughty Jaconelli is of Italian ancestors and reckons his family helped build the thing so had a lifetime pass to be there ...

 

[Slymobi]

Spooky mini cult church thing but then stumbled on mountain rescue setting up for training tomorrow

 

[RustyMTB]

I was less successful today, The valve core failed on the front & the emergency tube was deployed. I suppose that's what it's for.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Does the emergency inflation device not catch on the forks when you pedal ?

 

[The EMF]

Having put the planned ride to Whinlatter on hold ..my good mate Jaco suggested a local ride starting at Vindolanda one of the visitor centres on Hadrians ( Roman ) Wall ...
After seeking assurances that we wouldn't be riding on the wall itself ( as it's a World Heritage site ) ..and getting a reasonably positive answer ..in that the ride would be very naughty the majority being on footpaths ..but none on the actual wall ..I gave it the thumbs up ..
Those who have met Jaco will attest to the fact that he is the world's oldest kid / naughtiest schoolboy so I still had a certain amount of trepidation when we set off ..
80% of the ride turned out to be on shit we shouldn't be on but while it was short on technicality ..it was quite an adventure and a great laugh ..especially when we called into The Sill cafe 3/4's of the way around ..Jaco got the latte's in then proceeded to furtively eat his own hot cross buns & oatmeal biscuits which had me in stitches when he thought he had been rumbled ..

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Haughton Green Bothy ..View attachment 73439View attachment 73440View attachment 73441View attachment 73442View attachment 73443
Obviously still a little tired after his nap in the Bothy ..
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This is the moment he thought he had been caught out
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And while we may not have been on the actual Roman Wall..this is a footpath running parallel to it ..recognise the tree ..yep it features in the opening sequence of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves ..( Kev Costner was on a day off which was very disappointing )
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The first part of the wall was built by the Romans ..and the official path is on the other side ..where folks are walking up the steps ..
A great day out and while it was naughty Jaconelli is of Italian ancestors and reckons his family helped build the thing so had a lifetime pass to be there ...

I thought that tree was in Nottinghamshire

 

[The Hodge]

I thought that tree was in Nottinghamshire

It is in the film ..but not in reality ..

 

[The EMF]

Mud. You're gonna have to rethink that there, pal.

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That’s more like it on the mud front

 

[RustyMTB]

Bit of gossip on the trail today. I bumped into the ops director for a chain of bike shops, told me his firm are trying to open an account with Hope but they've closed trade applications for two years because they can't cope with demand & the root cause is supply of raw materials, componentry etc.

 

[billwarwick]

Mud. You're gonna have to rethink that there, pal.

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Agree

 

[Zimmerframe]

AgreeView attachment 73463

Is that a "Mud"Guard ?

 

[Dirtnvert]

Bit greazzzy out there today on the cold wet roots. Saw 3 people in 35k of singletrack on a sat made for a peaceful day in the backyard

 

[Tubby G]

Another cruise around Dalby today, no mud

 

[billwarwick]

Majorca rocks(see what I did there?)

 

[folmonty]

Morgan Territory No California

 

[Doomanic]

Slumming it today…

Dropped some of my dad’s ashes here yesterday so it was nice to stop and say hi.

Ending the ride with cake seemed like a good idea.

Of course, no ride would be complete if I didn’t bin it in a no fall zone…

Luckily for me I managed to land on the trail and not go over the edge…

 

[A1000]

Nice circuit up to the Devil's Punchbowl yesterday mist at the bottom, sun at the top Quite a few of the track and trails showing significant erosion after last weeks rain though. A good 27 miles and 2,500ft climbing - and still 70% on battery and range extender.