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Lovely, isn’t it. I rode from Swindon to Reading, with a few diversions along the way. Am new to this eMTB thing so wanted to see how far I’d get on a full battery.
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Well, 65 miles is pretty good. What size is the battery?

These historic sites blow my mind. I was in Banbury dead early for something yesterday, so I watched the sunrise at Rollright Stones. 2,500 BC 🤯

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Jamze said:
Well, 65 miles is pretty good. What size is the battery?

These historic sites blow my mind. I was in Banbury dead early for something yesterday, so I watched the sunrise at Rollright Stones. 2,500 BC 🤯
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It’s a 750w/h Bosch. Had 10% left at the end, so pretty happy with that. I too love these Neolithic sites and ancient byways.
 
A very last minute decision from me ( was going to work today ) to join Wayne ( The EMF ) & Paul (Jaco) on a ride out of Rothbury ..and so pleased that I did as it was one of the most perfect winter rides Ive ever ridden ..
The start of the off-road proper onto the Rothbury Carriage Drive / Debdon Woods ..a nice crisp , grippy cover of snow..with the odd long stretch of sheet ice ..
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Some off-piste naughty bits ..
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Dropping down Physic Lane ..Wayne needs no second invitation to get going
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The other side of the valley..and the end of a rocky ridge in the Simonside Hills ..didn't ride any of this today ..but Jaco & myself were part of a group of very naughty boys that did a few years back on normal mtb's..( not an option on a much heavier emtb due to the hike a bike involved )
For scale ..there is someone walking along the top...left of centre..
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The start of the drop to Hepple Whitfield ..normally a balls out fast as you dare blast which starts gentle and steepens quickly over the course of a couple of miles or so ..today it wasn't playing nice as the snow covering was hiding solid ice in lots of places which I found out to my cost after gently feathering the brakes and wondering why I was flying through the air a couple of seconds later ( the bruise on my hip should be quite spectacular ..)
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Lunch stop in a shooters hut ..half way down
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A few "imported " Dartmoor ( ?) ponies who weren't too bothered by us being there and a nice pootle alongside the River Coquet back to the cars completed a fantastic ride ..with a pint in the Turks Head fully rounding things off ..(cheers Wayne)
The best day of work I've never done !😁
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Quick out today passing through Bosham, West Sussex, went across the bay on the path which is only passable at low tide. Stopped in the middle to take a pic. We were cold :( Kept away from our local trails which are muddy as f**k and rammed with dog walkers ...

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The Hodge said:
A very last minute decision from me ( was going to work today ) to join Wayne ( The EMF ) & Paul (Jaco) on a ride out of Rothbury ..and so pleased that I did as it was one of the most perfect winter rides Ive ever ridden ..
The start of the off-road proper onto the Rothbury Carriage Drive / Debdon Woods ..a nice crisp , grippy cover of snow..with the odd long stretch of sheet ice ..
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Some off-piste naughty bits ..View attachment 104924

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Dropping down Physic Lane ..Wayne needs no second invitation to get going
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The other side of the valley..and the end of a rocky ridge in the Simonside Hills ..didn't ride any of this today ..but Jaco & myself were part of a group of very naughty boys that did a few years back on normal mtb's..( not an option on a much heavier emtb due to the hike a bike involved ) View attachment 104940
The start of the drop to Hepple Whitfield ..normally a balls out fast as you dare blast which starts gentle and steepest quickly over the course of a couple of miles or so ..today it wasn't playing nice as the snow covering was hiding solid ice in lots of places which I found out to my cost after gently feathering the brakes and wondering why I was flying through the air a couple of seconds later ( the bruise on my hip should be quite spectacular ..)
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Lunch stop in a shooters hut ..half way down
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A few "imported " Dartmoor ( ?) ponies who weren't too bothered by us being there and a nice pootle alongside the River Coquet back to the cars completed a fantastic ride ..with a pint in the Turks Head fully rounding things off ..(cheers Wayne)
The best day of work I've never done !😁
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Your all well wrapped up looks cold .
 
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Not sure - Dent is more of an 'area' than a place.
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Dent is the name of the fell, also know as "Bike Park Dent" there used to be loads of trails to ride up there but they are not in the best of condition now as a lot of the forest has been cut down. some are rideable again but the access roads are all trashed and not really accessible unless you are super fit or have an e-bike so it's less popular
 
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Dent is the name of the fell, also know as "Bike Park Dent" there used to be loads of trails to ride up there but they are not in the best of condition now as a lot of the forest has been cut down. some are rideable again but the access roads are all trashed and not really accessible unless you are super fit or have an e-bike so it's less popular
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There must be another Dent ..(N.W. Yorkshire Dale's)? ..we have had a group ride out of the village of Dent last year ( in Dentdale ) which took in Ribblehead viaduct to name just one place visited ..
 
Suicidal day yesterday. Freezing, high wind chill and snow that partially melted and froze to ice everywhere!

Even the walkers were struggling and falling or coming down slopes sat down it was that slippy.

Of course I managed 9 miles before I fell off! Front-end just washing on sheet ice under frost... Small bruise and graze.

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Definitely very uncommon here in Arizona. This fire road is in a flood control area, but I've never seen it impassable before. Also that mud was absolutely insane. It was like mortar mixed with gear oil. The good thing is that it had absolutely zero traction, so when it packed up and locked up the tire, I was able to safely slide all the way to the scene of the crash. I had to pull the bike over to the grass to get any traction to re-start the ride out.

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Definitely very uncommon here in Arizona. This fire road is in a flood control area, but I've never seen it impassable before. Also that mud was absolutely insane. It was like mortar mixed with gear oil. The good thing is that it had absolutely zero traction, so when it packed up and locked up the tire, I was able to safely slide all the way to the scene of the crash. I had to pull the bike over to the grass to get any traction to re-start the ride out.

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What do you expect with a forum handle such as Swampnut? 😁
 
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