Pic of the Day

[Just gan]

Probably says something when your ££££ normy is relegated to being the pub bike. Also, I have a hangover.

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Drunk in charge of a bicycle tut tut , 3 points on your Cycling Proficiency Certificate my lad.

 

[RustyMTB]

Ha! Joke's on you - I've never been proficient on a bike

 

[Just gan]

Ha! Joke's on you - I've never been proficient on a bike

I love a tryer though. Put my stabilisers back on next week for meeting the lads at Ballater

 

[The Hodge]

I love a tryer though. Put my stabilisers back on next week for meeting the lads at Ballater

Ditch the stabilisers in favour of a jet pack for the short but steep hike-a-bike on the Capel Mounth ride

 

[BikeBert]

 

[levity]

“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood“

 

[Zimmerframe]

Afternoon ride involved a beer and pussy break ..

After ride re-charge ...

 

[levity]

@Zimmerframe - you had me there for a moment while the picture slowly loaded

 

[Arminius]

Afternoon ride involved a beer and pussy break ..

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After ride re-charge ...

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Even if its just showing the backside. Only a true connoisseur attaches great importance having a drink that is appropriate for the occasion!

 

[irie]

Even if its just showing the backside. Only a true connoisseur attaches great importance having a drink that is appropriate for the occasion!

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Only with moule-frites

(Yeah, know that's an oyster but was the nearest to a mussel)

 

[Mcharza]

Sunday ride before the rain.

 

[billwarwick]

Spent a few hours in the Wye Valley getting lost ( several times) looking for bridleways that had no signs ( thanks farmers) . Also , my Garmin shit the bed so I don’t have a clue where I went. But saw some things that I probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise

 

[Just gan]

Ditch the stabilisers in favour of a jet pack for the short but steep hike-a-bike on the Capel Mounth ride

Spent a few hours in the Wye Valley getting lost ( several times) looking for bridleways that had no signs ( thanks farmers) . Also , my Garmin shit the bed so I don’t have a clue where I went. But saw some things that I probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise View attachment 159903View attachment 159905View attachment 159907View attachment 159909

You can spend a lot of time looking at real maps or phone ones if you don't know the area . In woodland tracks we are forever stopping checking confirming where we are. Our 3 hr rides in unknown areas normally take 6 hrs. But one of my favourite sayings is , the man who made time made plenty of it . .

 

[MOG]

 

[RustyMTB]

Came across this magnificent Judas tree in full flight, in of all places, the local crematorium.

 

[Nicho]

Came across this magnificent Judas tree in full flight, in of all places, the local crematorium.

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An unusual tree.
You would normally expect to find Ash in a crematorium.

 

[RustyMTB]

...Take my wife

 

[Just gan]

An unusual tree.
You would normally expect to find Ash in a crematorium.

An unusual tree.
You would normally expect to find Ash in a crematorium.

Ouch. Billy Connelly song stuck in my head now. Hot time in the old town tonight.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Clean bike day ... first time I've cleaned the Focus in 2 years !

 

[Just gan]

Clean bike day ... first time I've cleaned the Focus in 2 years !

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Looks new well done.

 

[Bad-Latitude]

Did a little riding in the mist today. Hero dirt for days

 

[RustyMTB]

Clean bike day ... first time I've cleaned the Focus in 2 years !

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Phwooar. She's a looker.

 

[Amber Valley Guy]

Relived my past, about 50 years ago!

Do you see the climb behind my bike, well when I was a kid (9-10 year old), there used to be 5 of us on Raleigh Choppers. Not one of us could get up it, and more importantly not one of us could ride down it without falling off, great times. I also found this pic (not of me) online of a typical kid circa 1975 on a chopper complete with the haircut, bags (massively flared trousers that constantly caught in the chain) and the same colour bike (hot chilli red, I seem to recall). The climbs only about 20-25 ft and about 30 degrees but as a kid it felt like 50ft and 60 degrees. And if you never rode a Chopper, they're crap, especially down hill.

 

[The Hodge]

And if you never rode a Chopper, they're crap, especially down hill.

When I was about 12 Yr old ..my uncle took a school group ( he was their history teacher) on a cycling trip to the Isle of Man which I joined ..
One of the lads rode a chopper by the time he got back to Newcastle after a week of riding he was almost split in two ..poor bugger

 

[RichMorr]

Clean bike day ... first time I've cleaned the Focus in 2 years !

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Shiny

 

[klevtik]

 

[billwarwick]

Malvern hills …turbo time

 

[Mcharza]

Jump and pump sessions

 

[Tonybro]

The EMTB Forum annual OAP outing is up at Ballater for a few days. Yesterday was Comrie Croft (Crief) to split the journey but today was the start of the bigger rides. Heartbreak Ridge above Ballater where we missed @p3eps but met up with two others Steve and Colin. Thanks for the pointers guys.

Tarland tomorrow...

 

[p3eps]

Here’s mine from the top of Heartbreak Ridge - just before 9am…

And then where I stopped almost at the top of the fire road to discover I was missing my rear brake retaining screws… and also a pad.
If you zoom in enough, you can see it’s missing!