Hadn't thought of that ..cheers ..
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Where's all the mud!
A winter ride for me but at what cost ..my motor may be fkd ..
More of that later ..but for those who are familiar with it I did the Bolts Law( full) route in the North Pennines ..
I knew there was snow before setting off as I'd WhatsApped Phil at Consett last night ..
For about 3/4's of the ride I was as happy as a pig in shit ..but then the Purion display just went off killing the motor ..came back on then off a few times with me pressing random buttons ..the motor worked without the display for a while then it just stopped working altogether ..got home and the display came back on and it started to charge ..but then its stopped doing that now ( it hadn't run out of charge when it started playing silly buggers with 3 bars still showing prior to it going off ) ..so I will try again later but I'm already resigned to having to buy a new motor (this will be the second replacement with only 1200miles on this !) ..
Hey -ho ..pics from the ride ..
Shortly after starting from Edmundbyers
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Above..The Peak in the far distance (zoom ) is Bolts Law 540m..which I would be approaching a lot later in the ride from the other side ( unfortunately pushing the bike)
Two very fine gates on the way to BlanchlandView attachment 135606 View attachment 135607
Blanchland , Northumberland ..a picture postcard village ..
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A water "feature" on the by-way over to Slaley Forest ..gotta keep those 4x4 boys happy ( grrr) ..and no I didn't take it
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Slaley Forest
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More standing water approaching Embley Fell ..
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The actual trail was holding a lot of water anyway without looking for more ..
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Back in Edmundbyers at the end of the ride with the bike hanging its head in shame
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Looks stunning my friend ….. did have a passing thought to join you but in the end that’s all it was
.Stunning pics tho.
That's not mud!The testing of the freshly installed Sicomtb Products rear mudguard and BikeYoke Willy couldn't have been better. As I reached the summit, it began to rain, and it continued all the way down the muddy slope. Naturally, when I reached the car park, the rain stopped, and the sun emerged. I then spent the next hour washing the bike in the mountain stream.
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That looks like you've ridden through one piece of dog shit!
My sympathy ..
It's ok as it wasn't mine.My sympathy ..
Not a nice place to kill your bike!
Thankfully it was only about 5 miles from the dales bike centre where we were staying for the weekend.
5 month old Shimano decided to critical error.
Sorry Richard if you read this. Didn't mean to take the piss.It's ok as it wasn't mine.
HORSPWR
E*POWAH Master
He rode half a mile flat out after getting bitten! What a way to die early!
Not necessary. They're not aggressive animals and would MUCH rather avoid human contact. He's stretched out across the trail because he's getting warm in the sun. Usually they'll get out of the way when they sense you coming. If you run over them with the bike, they'll probably die. If you through rocks at them, you'll hurt them and they could die. The best course of action is to stomp your feet as you walk up on them. They feel the vibrations and know it's time to move along. You can also nudge them along with a long stick.
Most snake bites are from people intentionally provoking the snake. Some snakebites are because the person walked up without seeing the snake, and the snake was startled. If the snake has time to assess the situation, they'll realize you're too big to eat, you're big enough to inflict harm, and it's best to get out of dodge.
No, just keep your eyes out. They don’t want to strike and bites are somewhat rare, but it still freaks me out. I’d hate to step off my bike or crash In the wrong spot with one sitting in a bush next to the trail. Last September I came around a corner and had no time to stop. The snake was laid out across the trail. I only had time to lift my legs, run him over, and hope he couldn’t coil in time to strike. He wasn’t able to, but he was REALLY pissed afterwards. I tossed rocks in his direction to get him off the trail…..he moved right along.
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Is a Fazua ingin innit?
In there, Fazua Ride 60, works well, plenty of power and nice and quiet. More drag with the motor off than the Specilized SL or Bosch lightweight motors. Controller on the bars is a nice idea, but feels flimsy.
Yes, but the first 2 pics are from Hawes (best spot in the valley as far as I am concerned). Did tech loop, long loop and sport loop for the first time. I never realized these were such fun trails. I live near Hawes, so most of my riding is there. I’ll definitely be hitting these trails at McDowell more often. Tech Loop has some fun drops.
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Saw this in an email from the local bike shop, also announced on social media from the bike shop and the companies demoing there. It was a decent day, Transition, Pivot, Whyte, Yeti and Gas Gas all demoing.
That looks like a bike for under 60s to me. .
Some of the bike parks with bike shops have demo days. I know coed y Brenin and Llandegla do.
At first glance it looks like a non assisted bike…….nice looking bike something to consider in the future
You’re the third person to say this! I hadn’t considered it at the time, but it is really stealthy. It rides VERY WELL, capable and fun, with a nice quiet motor. It basically rides like a normal bike, and didn’t have any issues keeping up in a mixed group with ff e-bikes.
What about riding at to low temperature (and killing the motor)?
Rickster
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Riding in Canad's only natural desert...
Winter weather has been up and down crazy. Snow one day, Spring the next and back n forth
Winter weather has been up and down crazy. Snow one day, Spring the next and back n forth
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