31.6 degC here today. 
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Slymobi
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Wow,Wow,Wow..... Pic of the whole thread. That chainring entrance with that amazing epic backdrop
Drop the 
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Winter in Sydney is pretty nice. Rode down to the beach with the dog.
Not an extreme ride, but the dog had fun .......
Not an extreme ride, but the dog had fun .......
Got to over 30C here yesterday and quite high humidity, also couldn't do anything. House was over 34C inside31.6 degC here today.
It really continues as a Jäger Steig aka trail made of stone slabs for quite a long distanceWow,Wow,Wow..... Pic of the whole thread. That chainring entrance with that amazing epic backdropDrop the
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Some years ago in winter time I came down from up there in the back by snowboard. Loooooong ride down the valley. Lots of ski resorts in the Alps switching to summer mountain activities to compensate fading days with snow in winter. What might be not so good for their mountain nature as well.
Chase and Penyard on the Rail today. It was planned as a solo ride but by chance I met up with some people I know and occasionally ride with. Which was nice.
Until it wasn't...
Nice little OTB on a rocky section.
In other, happier, news; my new 7IDP knee pads work.
Until it wasn't...
Nice little OTB on a rocky section.
In other, happier, news; my new 7IDP knee pads work.
Out in Royal National Park Sydney today with the mates. Was glorious.
Crossing an Aussie Billabong.
Crossing an Aussie Billabong.
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First ride on second set of Vittoria e-Mazza tires. I love these rubbers 
Headed out for another ride just south of the Grand Canyon!
Decided to pop up to Gisburn Forest yesterday. Good afternoon riding once I got there. I forgot the Royal Lancashire Show was on and I had to travel through all the traffic getting there. Came back a different route! ;-)
Did one and a half loops of "The Eight", 20 miles bar a few yards, 2200ft of climbing, 1650kCals burnt off.
Much drier than I was expecting after Saturday afternoon's downpours. Not that busy either, plenty of spaces in the car park.
Only weird thing there were plenty of families cycling (mum, dad, kids) - that's not the weird bit - but they were taking them on the Red runs - not safe on some of them runs!
Also, twice I came across people walking the trails! One couple were on the Hope Line walking down. I had "stern" words with them about how dangerous the trail is with bikes hurtling down to do the rollers and jumps.
Also some of the lower Eight (Circle, Rocky Road) had been harvested (trails still maintained, well done Forestry England) so it felt weird riding what were dark, tight, twisty trails with close in tree trunks in broad daylight and just avoiding tree stumps...
Evidence...
Route
Battery did well on the Rise (360wHr) - almost 40% left by the end, another 16 miles range on Eco according to the display.
Did one and a half loops of "The Eight", 20 miles bar a few yards, 2200ft of climbing, 1650kCals burnt off.
Much drier than I was expecting after Saturday afternoon's downpours. Not that busy either, plenty of spaces in the car park.
Only weird thing there were plenty of families cycling (mum, dad, kids) - that's not the weird bit - but they were taking them on the Red runs - not safe on some of them runs!
Also, twice I came across people walking the trails! One couple were on the Hope Line walking down. I had "stern" words with them about how dangerous the trail is with bikes hurtling down to do the rollers and jumps.
Also some of the lower Eight (Circle, Rocky Road) had been harvested (trails still maintained, well done Forestry England) so it felt weird riding what were dark, tight, twisty trails with close in tree trunks in broad daylight and just avoiding tree stumps...
Evidence...
Route
Battery did well on the Rise (360wHr) - almost 40% left by the end, another 16 miles range on Eco according to the display.
Winterberg bike park or as they say nowadays The Mother
How did you find it? How DH is it? or is it more a park? (I'm not into big gaps and drops)View attachment 144138View attachment 144139View attachment 144140View attachment 144141View attachment 144142This was our last stop on the Alps tour.
Winterberg bike park or as they say nowadays The Mother
The Mother? As they do use otherwise on the website and for shops the german „Mutti“ the translation „Mother“ might not be accurate. The way we use Mutti is more like „Mummy“ / „Ma“.View attachment 144138View attachment 144139View attachment 144140View attachment 144141View attachment 144142This was our last stop on the Alps tour.
Winterberg bike park or as they say nowadays The Mother
Not to mix up with the other famous Mutti in Europe:
or our former Mutti Merkel
Mostly no big gaps or drops. Just berms and jumps. There's couple of freeride or DH tracks, but you make the choice to go or not to them. Good practise place.
A few hours at Grizedale today including an excellent cooked breakfast at the cafe.
Mabman
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Blue Moon Low Tide Bike ride
Pic taken early a.m. from my patio
Taken later from the beach to the south of the point of land below
Pic taken early a.m. from my patio
Taken later from the beach to the south of the point of land below
I love tinned tomatoes on a cooked breakfastThe Mother? As they do use otherwise on the website and for shops the german „Mutti“ the translation „Mother“ might not be accurate. The way we use Mutti is more like „Mummy“ / „Ma“.
Not to mix up with the other famous Mutti in Europe:
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or our former Mutti Merkel
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...but chopped ..no way man ..they have to be "plum"..
First ride out for a couple of weeks (yesterday)after an otb damaged the "rotator cuff" in my shoulder ..this following a cortisone injection on Tuesday which hasn't fully had a chance to kick in ..so did a "local" ride with very little technicality to ease back into things ..namely The Lakeside Way starting from the small car park near Kielder Viaduct ...
Its a 27 mile multi user route following the shoreline of Kielder Resevoir ..and bugger me but I can't remember the last time I did the full circuit which is a bit of a shame as what it lacks in technicality it more than makes up for in scenery ...and "art works" on the way around .
Apologies ..( but not really) for the amount of pics which follow.
Freya's Hut ..
Above..you should be able to see Robins Hut on the other side of the water..but the trees now seem to be blocking the view..
A little way further along the trail it becomes visible ( below)
Binky burn which flows into the lake ..
The water ski area ..
Falstone village pic taken from the dam wall..my missus lived the first 33 years of her life in the row of houses (visible by zoom) from being born until we moved 9 miles down the road ..
The control tower
My lunch companion ..we shared my sarnie
This is the half way point being the bottom end of the resevoir ( but in reality it's a shorter route back ..on the North Shore )
Long before the multi purpose trail was built there was a skinny little section of singletrack along part of the North Shore which formed part of my " from the door " route when we lived in Falstone ..and I always stopped at these rocks for a little " contemplation" ..
The next art work ..no longer works as it can't be reconfigured into different rooms any more ..I'm assuming Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on it ..
Next up Belvedere ..
Wow!..get me
hips..
Robins Hut opposite Freyas Hut which was visited earlier ..
Shortly after this I left the Lakeside Way..to follow the forest road towards Wainhope ( bothy) where upon cresting the hill I could access the excellent section of singletrack on the Osprey Trail..before re-joining the Lakeside Way again ..
Nearly back to the car now ..crossing over the Kielder ( train ) Viaduct ..closed in 1958 ..
Upon arriving back at the car ..and with 60% battery remaining ..decided to have a chocolate bar ( curly wurly & freddo) ..a drink ..then went off to do the last section of the Deadwater Trail ..as the shoulder felt fine
Cracking ride
Whoops ..last two pics out of sync
Its a 27 mile multi user route following the shoreline of Kielder Resevoir ..and bugger me but I can't remember the last time I did the full circuit which is a bit of a shame as what it lacks in technicality it more than makes up for in scenery ...and "art works" on the way around .
Apologies ..( but not really) for the amount of pics which follow.
Freya's Hut ..
Above..you should be able to see Robins Hut on the other side of the water..but the trees now seem to be blocking the view..
A little way further along the trail it becomes visible ( below)
Binky burn which flows into the lake ..
The water ski area ..
Falstone village pic taken from the dam wall..my missus lived the first 33 years of her life in the row of houses (visible by zoom) from being born until we moved 9 miles down the road ..
The control tower
My lunch companion ..we shared my sarnie
This is the half way point being the bottom end of the resevoir ( but in reality it's a shorter route back ..on the North Shore )
Long before the multi purpose trail was built there was a skinny little section of singletrack along part of the North Shore which formed part of my " from the door " route when we lived in Falstone ..and I always stopped at these rocks for a little " contemplation" ..
The next art work ..no longer works as it can't be reconfigured into different rooms any more ..I'm assuming Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on it ..
Next up Belvedere ..
Wow!..get me
hips..Robins Hut opposite Freyas Hut which was visited earlier ..
Shortly after this I left the Lakeside Way..to follow the forest road towards Wainhope ( bothy) where upon cresting the hill I could access the excellent section of singletrack on the Osprey Trail..before re-joining the Lakeside Way again ..
Nearly back to the car now ..crossing over the Kielder ( train ) Viaduct ..closed in 1958 ..
Upon arriving back at the car ..and with 60% battery remaining ..decided to have a chocolate bar ( curly wurly & freddo) ..a drink ..then went off to do the last section of the Deadwater Trail ..as the shoulder felt fine
Cracking ride
Whoops ..last two pics out of sync
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@The Hodge likely to be the only bird you'll be pulling from now on! Don't worry, I'm in that boat too!
Also, can I get one of those mirrors that makes you look really thin too?
Also, can I get one of those mirrors that makes you look really thin too?
That looks like a great ride Hodge. 
Hope your shoulder mends quicker than mine.
Hope your shoulder mends quicker than mine.
What a great report. Thank you very much for taking us on the ride. We need such a Kielder thing here as well!
Bloody chaffinch bird! Wait until they nest in your garden and do the whole day peep…….peep…….peep…..peep….every day from the morning to the evening!
Stupid me! I first read „Lonesome Pine Closet“ and translated closet with loo, what could be helpful too.
billwarwick
Language Police
First ride out for a couple of weeks (yesterday)after an otb damaged the "rotator cuff" in my shoulder ..this following a cortisone injection on Tuesday which hasn't fully had a chance to kick in ..so did a "local" ride with very little technicality to ease back into things ..namely The Lakeside Way starting from the small car park near Kielder Viaduct ...
Its a 27 mile multi user route following the shoreline of Kielder Resevoir ..and bugger me but I can't remember the last time I did the full circuit which is a bit of a shame as what it lacks in technicality it more than makes up for in scenery ...and "art works" on the way around .
Apologies ..( but not really) for the amount of pics which follow.
View attachment 144262
Freya's Hut ..
View attachment 144263View attachment 144264View attachment 144265
Above..you should be able to see Robins Hut on the other side of the water..but the trees now seem to be blocking the view..
A little way further along the trail it becomes visible ( below)
View attachment 144266
View attachment 144267View attachment 144268
Binky burn which flows into the lake ..
View attachment 144269View attachment 144270
The water ski area ..
View attachment 144271
Falstone village pic taken from the dam wall..my missus lived the first 33 years of her life in the row of houses (visible by zoom) from being born until we moved 9 miles down the road ..View attachment 144273View attachment 144274
The control tower
View attachment 144276
My lunch companion ..we shared my sarnie
View attachment 144277
This is the half way point being the bottom end of the resevoir ( but in reality it's a shorter route back ..on the North Shore )
View attachment 144278View attachment 144279
Long before the multi purpose trail was built there was a skinny little section of singletrack along part of the North Shore which formed part of my " from the door " route when we lived in Falstone ..and I always stopped at these rocks for a little " contemplation" ..View attachment 144280View attachment 144281View attachment 144282
The next art work ..no longer works as it can't be reconfigured into different rooms any more ..I'm assuming Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on it ..
View attachment 144283View attachment 144284View attachment 144285
Next up Belvedere ..
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Wow!..get me
Robins Hut opposite Freyas Hut which was visited earlier ..
View attachment 144293View attachment 144294View attachment 144295
Shortly after this I left the Lakeside Way..to follow the forest road towards Wainhope ( bothy) where upon cresting the hill I could access the excellent section of singletrack on the Osprey Trail..before re-joining the Lakeside Way again ..
View attachment 144296View attachment 144297View attachment 144298
Nearly back to the car now ..crossing over the Kielder ( train ) Viaduct ..closed in 1958 ..View attachment 144299View attachment 144300
Upon arriving back at the car ..and with 60% battery remaining ..decided to have a chocolate bar ( curly wurly & freddo) ..a drink ..then went off to do the last section of the Deadwater Trail ..as the shoulder felt fine
Cracking ride
Whoops ..last two pics out of sync
What about that wooden head thingy, is that still there Hodge?First ride out for a couple of weeks (yesterday)after an otb damaged the "rotator cuff" in my shoulder ..this following a cortisone injection on Tuesday which hasn't fully had a chance to kick in ..so did a "local" ride with very little technicality to ease back into things ..namely The Lakeside Way starting from the small car park near Kielder Viaduct ...
Its a 27 mile multi user route following the shoreline of Kielder Resevoir ..and bugger me but I can't remember the last time I did the full circuit which is a bit of a shame as what it lacks in technicality it more than makes up for in scenery ...and "art works" on the way around .
Apologies ..( but not really) for the amount of pics which follow.
View attachment 144262
Freya's Hut ..
View attachment 144263View attachment 144264View attachment 144265
Above..you should be able to see Robins Hut on the other side of the water..but the trees now seem to be blocking the view..
A little way further along the trail it becomes visible ( below)
View attachment 144266
View attachment 144267View attachment 144268
Binky burn which flows into the lake ..
View attachment 144269View attachment 144270
The water ski area ..
View attachment 144271
Falstone village pic taken from the dam wall..my missus lived the first 33 years of her life in the row of houses (visible by zoom) from being born until we moved 9 miles down the road ..View attachment 144273View attachment 144274
The control tower
View attachment 144276
My lunch companion ..we shared my sarnie
View attachment 144277
This is the half way point being the bottom end of the resevoir ( but in reality it's a shorter route back ..on the North Shore )
View attachment 144278View attachment 144279
Long before the multi purpose trail was built there was a skinny little section of singletrack along part of the North Shore which formed part of my " from the door " route when we lived in Falstone ..and I always stopped at these rocks for a little " contemplation" ..View attachment 144280View attachment 144281View attachment 144282
The next art work ..no longer works as it can't be reconfigured into different rooms any more ..I'm assuming Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on it ..
View attachment 144283View attachment 144284View attachment 144285
Next up Belvedere ..
View attachment 144286View attachment 144287View attachment 144288View attachment 144289View attachment 144290View attachment 144291View attachment 144292
Wow!..get me
Robins Hut opposite Freyas Hut which was visited earlier ..
View attachment 144293View attachment 144294View attachment 144295
Shortly after this I left the Lakeside Way..to follow the forest road towards Wainhope ( bothy) where upon cresting the hill I could access the excellent section of singletrack on the Osprey Trail..before re-joining the Lakeside Way again ..
View attachment 144296View attachment 144297View attachment 144298
Nearly back to the car now ..crossing over the Kielder ( train ) Viaduct ..closed in 1958 ..View attachment 144299View attachment 144300
Upon arriving back at the car ..and with 60% battery remaining ..decided to have a chocolate bar ( curly wurly & freddo) ..a drink ..then went off to do the last section of the Deadwater Trail ..as the shoulder felt fine
Cracking ride
Whoops ..last two pics out of sync
Not sure Bill tbh
„…from my patio.“
Man, you should be banned for such postings. That‘s harder stuff than eTonis marvelous swiss mountain world!
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