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Heading that way this weekend a bit further along the coast at Monreith ..alas without the bike ..
We usually have a couple of nights on the golf course, cracking place to get the kayak out fishing and handy for kirroughtree, dalbeatie and mabie
Had a little plod about looking for new trails. Found some pleasant flowing, twisty woodland entertainment. Wasn't DH madness, but I wasn't trying to kill myself so was shorts and t-shirt and not the normal armour. Plus, you don't stop for pics when you're trying to kill yourself.
Which had it's downsides as quite a few bits of my ride were like this. The ferns are ok, it's the mass of brambles mixed in which you have to use your skin to tear out of the way ..
Pretty logging track with the Foxgloves...
Trying to turn a negative into a positive, having exhausted my water, I realised the amount of blood loss from the brambles could possibly, just, maybe, cause death .. so I was forced to de-tour and top up my body fluid levels.
Which had it's downsides as quite a few bits of my ride were like this. The ferns are ok, it's the mass of brambles mixed in which you have to use your skin to tear out of the way ..
Pretty logging track with the Foxgloves...
Trying to turn a negative into a positive, having exhausted my water, I realised the amount of blood loss from the brambles could possibly, just, maybe, cause death .. so I was forced to de-tour and top up my body fluid levels.
Uhhhh, wouldn‘t touch a cooter(turtle ?) if not being sure what kind it is after a guy kept me during vacation from taking a small one by hand from a road in Vermont USA. I had cooters as a kid in Germany but that one was a „snapper“. When the guy hit it by a stick the head came out in milliseconds with longest neck ever and snapping the stick at its backside. Would have been painful for me.
UnreasonableMuppet
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The snappers are easy to distinguish from the box, slider, and cooter turtles. Snappers are mean. I wouldn't pick one up.
Cooter: Northern red-bellied cooter - Wikipedia
Cooter: Northern red-bellied cooter - Wikipedia
That climb up Corryhabbie Hill looks a bit of a tug!
It is very loose so usually have to walk maybe 100mtrs. Managed it all a couple times more luck than skill. Turbo all the way. Downhill is about 4 miles at least.That climb up Corryhabbie Hill looks a bit of a tug!
Tyjay
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Great day at glentress/inners
pre crash on thunderstruck semibroke dropper and split tyre on caddon bank
pre crash on thunderstruck semibroke dropper and split tyre on caddon bank
Heading up the golfie tommo, weather looks greatGreat day at glentress/inners
pre crash on thunderstruck semibroke dropper and split tyre on caddon bank
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Tyjay
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excelent mate have a blastHeading up the golfie tommo, weather looks great
should of done it Wednesday but had to come home
An absolute cracker of an early evening ride out of Alwinton in The Cheviot Hills with @The EMF yesterday 
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Why so ?
Two main reasons..firstly as it was a " short " route we had already decided to ride the whole thing in emtb mode ( Bosch) for a giggle and secondly..in all the years we've been riding in these hills we both agreed that the ground conditions were the driest we could ever recall..
I had calculated the route to be approx 12 miles ..and we were surprised when it turned out to be 17miles forgetting that Wayne had added a little extra right at the very start to take us up the valley past Clennell Hall as far as Kidlandlee before doubling back on ourselves to get onto the old Drove Road that is Clennell Street ..
Pics :
Above first climb of the ride.
Above...in the time it took to take four consecutive snaps ..this is Wayne disappearing crazily fast on the side of Yarnspath Law down to the Usway Burn..
Above..Looking back from the other side of the Usway Burn.
Below: The next few pics on one of the best sections of single track bridleway known to man ( at least we think so..) following the Usway Burn from Fairhaugh to Batailshiel Haugh..
The final climb of the day ..Pass Peth in the distance ..
..and from the top..
We had to take a slight detour from Shilmoor as a herd of cows with calves were guarding the gate we wanted to pass through ..and we ain't that stupid
..so we ended up crossing that ford over the river in the Pic above ..I plodged across...Wayne to his credit rode it ( if not a little unsteadily ) ..it was more than a little bit slippery...
A pint in the Rose & Thistle, Alwinton being the perfect end to a perfect ride !
Once again ...three out of sequence duplicate pics to end ( how the hell do you remove these ..they refuse to be binned !
) (*Mod - think they're gone)
Thanks Mod
..Why so ?
Two main reasons..firstly as it was a " short " route we had already decided to ride the whole thing in emtb mode ( Bosch) for a giggle and secondly..in all the years we've been riding in these hills we both agreed that the ground conditions were the driest we could ever recall..
I had calculated the route to be approx 12 miles ..and we were surprised when it turned out to be 17miles forgetting that Wayne had added a little extra right at the very start to take us up the valley past Clennell Hall as far as Kidlandlee before doubling back on ourselves to get onto the old Drove Road that is Clennell Street ..
Pics :
Above first climb of the ride.
Above...in the time it took to take four consecutive snaps ..this is Wayne disappearing crazily fast on the side of Yarnspath Law down to the Usway Burn..
Above..Looking back from the other side of the Usway Burn.
Below: The next few pics on one of the best sections of single track bridleway known to man ( at least we think so..) following the Usway Burn from Fairhaugh to Batailshiel Haugh..
The final climb of the day ..Pass Peth in the distance ..
..and from the top..
We had to take a slight detour from Shilmoor as a herd of cows with calves were guarding the gate we wanted to pass through ..and we ain't that stupid
..so we ended up crossing that ford over the river in the Pic above ..I plodged across...Wayne to his credit rode it ( if not a little unsteadily ) ..it was more than a little bit slippery...A pint in the Rose & Thistle, Alwinton being the perfect end to a perfect ride !
Once again ...three out of sequence duplicate pics to end ( how the hell do you remove these ..they refuse to be binned !
) (*Mod - think they're gone)Thanks Mod
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A brilliant ride out last night with
@The Hodge can’t add anything to the description by Northumberland’s very own Wainwright
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The trails were so dry and so fast. A nice little tester after renewing the pivot bearings on the Whyte earlier this week
Neil at the top of the first climb out of Clennel
The fast descent to the bridge across the Usway Burn
And a couple of pics along the singletrack along the Usway
Finally Neil looking back along the Upper Corquet Valley before the last descent back to Alwinton.
@The Hodge can’t add anything to the description by Northumberland’s very own Wainwright
..The trails were so dry and so fast. A nice little tester after renewing the pivot bearings on the Whyte earlier this week
Neil at the top of the first climb out of Clennel
The fast descent to the bridge across the Usway Burn
And a couple of pics along the singletrack along the Usway
Finally Neil looking back along the Upper Corquet Valley before the last descent back to Alwinton.
Some delightful singletrack in the woods last night but my dropper cable let go again, cutting things short. This time I've clamped the cable at the lever end & used the ferrule at the post end which I probably should have done first time round, it's no fun dong the ride of shame looking like some middle aged BMX dude coming in for their tea from the skatepark.
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penguinni
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Ballyholme, Bangor N Ireland not long ago.
Ditto previous posts…..warm, dry, dusty, sweet etc etc
First summer evening ride in ages ( well, I suppose from last summer) and it was just wonderful. Trails are just riding incredibly well and isnt it odd how in the UK a period of warm sunny weather just transforms everywhere you took for granted.
Went for a latte as I was feeling all continental tonight.
Ditto previous posts…..warm, dry, dusty, sweet etc etc
First summer evening ride in ages ( well, I suppose from last summer) and it was just wonderful. Trails are just riding incredibly well and isnt it odd how in the UK a period of warm sunny weather just transforms everywhere you took for granted.
Went for a latte as I was feeling all continental tonight.
Doing Sunday things on a Saturday ( y' know cutting the grass , washing the car etc ) as we are away for a few days from tomorrow ..didn't think I would have time for a ride but managed a sneaky one while tbh is out visiting her mam ...straight from the door and over the hill into the Pundershaw section of Kielder Forest ..quite a nice little mix of little used singletrack country
roads , forest logging roads and off road singletrack..( lopper & folding saw needed for a quick branch trim next time ) ..
Even met Rosie ..in a totally unexpected place on the edge of the Forest..
Rosie Dendron
Didn't really have time for any more pics ..had to get back before the missus did !
roads , forest logging roads and off road singletrack..( lopper & folding saw needed for a quick branch trim next time ) ..
Even met Rosie ..in a totally unexpected place on the edge of the Forest..
Rosie Dendron
Didn't really have time for any more pics ..had to get back before the missus did !
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Wow, looks like a tree tunnel …there’s some work.
Btw, your brake levers are on the wrong side.
It looks worse than it actually is ..just a few straggly branches gave me a bit of a thrashing on the way past ..nothing to what the missus will give me if she finds out ..Wow, looks like a tree tunnel …there’s some work.
Btw, your brake levers are on the wrong side.
Re : brake levers ..not sure what you mean ..there's one on each side ..a dropper on the left and shifter on the right
..anyway that's pretty rich coming from someone who drives on the wrong side of the road ..
I feel your pain.It looks worse than it actually is ..just a few straggly branches gave me a bit of a thrashing on the way past ..nothing to what the missus will give me if she finds out ..
Re : brake levers ..not sure what you mean ..there's one on each side ..a dropper on the left and shifter on the right
A; if I don’t empty the dishwasher.
B; if a straggly branch enters my helmet.
Have you tried crossing your arms while you ride???
All the time ..I feel your pain.
A; if I don’t empty the dishwasher.
B; if a straggly branch enters my helmet.
Have you tried crossing your arms while you ride???
All the time ..I feel your pain.
A; if I don’t empty the dishwasher.
B; if a straggly branch enters my helmet.
Have you tried crossing your arms while you ride???
UnreasonableMuppet
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The view from my landing spot last ride. I had a tree add some steering input as I got onto a small skinny at speed. This caused my bike and I to have different ideas about which way to go. Fortunately, I had a good landing and could keep on ripping.
Did 13ish miles on the boost. I pedaled hard enough that Garmin claims I was make a threshold effort. This is what I love about eebs. Hard work means a lot more go fast.
Ahhh..you obviously subscribe to the @Stihldog school of riding ..he likes a good tree bashing now and again ..
Better than landing in a patch of poison ivy…or maybe you did??
Part of me identifies as a Hemlock sapling and a thorny bush…but sometimes I’m a tree-hugger.
Wrong forum???
UnreasonableMuppet
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I seem unpoisoned, so all good
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