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Not only that I got a tin of beer
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Which is interesting, seeing as I twated a tree trunk last night 😭
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Happy father's day 🎉
Ouch 🤕.
Broken or badly bruised?
Did that a few years ago with a peddle strike on a large rock. Ended up loosing the nail.
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…and a hockey puck did not fly out from the TV and hit it…just sayin 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
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Today was the first time riding up in the unbelievably gorgeous Sedona, Arizona. About 1:45 drive from Scottsdale so an easy day trip. I definitely felt impact of the thinner air at 4500’ (1372m) base elevation. My maximum heart rate has been redefined after today.

Sick riding. Double black trails like Hardline have severe consequences in spots. Very technical.


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Riding back from Friday Badminton .. possibly followed by a few energy drinks ..

Snapped this fella before some tw4t ran him over ..

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Slightly humid as the temperature finally drops a little..

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Please note: the LIKE tick I gave is for the cute little hedgehog, and not for the revolting picture of the saddle!
 
Yeah looking good from the bottom..not a flake in sight ..😉
We ended up carrying off and on the rest of the day. We also had to go under and over trees. The "flakes" melted last week as we got a few inches in the high country. No one hits these trails yet as its too much work but I dont mind. The remote lakes are full and no people.

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My son bought us lift tickets for Father's Day yesterday.

Following our bikes up the lift.
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Got to the top and all the fun flowy Blues that we wanted to ride were closed for a race! Only several miles of Blacks and Double Blacks to get back down. A bit more adventure than we wanted and my legs are killing me this morning. :oops:

(not me but the same trail)

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Snapped this fella before some tw4t ran him over ..

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There are only about one million hedgehogs left in the UK, when there used to be many millions. When I was a young lad, I lived in a big grimy industrial city in the north of England, and even I used to see them walking about from garden to garden, sometimes in the street. Even today, in the UK they are seen cute little things that keep the slugs off your plants. Beatrix Potter helped with the cuteness angle of course.

I was in New Zealand in April this year and the coach driver told us that there are about 16 million of them and they are seen as vicious predators that prey freely on the native wildlife that has no defence against them. In NZ, hedgehogs have no natural enemies except man and they are killed on sight. New Zealand's Department of Conservation's target is for their elimination by 2050. YIKES! Big Ahhhhh for Mrs Tiggy-winkle! **

** Google Gemini: Mrs Tiggy-winkle is the titular hedgehog washerwoman created by Beatrix Potter in her 1905 children's book, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.
 
This is boring .. had a creak on the Vitus .. tried the usual loosen/tighten/move/lube everything .. eventually decided my trusty nukeproof pedals weren't so trusty ..

After upgrading the bike to Amflow spec (well, 38t chainring because the m510 is turd at high cadence) .. followed @Astro66 and went for matching hideous pedals - which I quite like - so must be a mid life crisis or something .. they were also cheap but good reviews on amazon and actually look nicely made and came with spares/allen key ..

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Stupidly hot today .. was told off by a bar maid for riding this morning (oh err...) then dropped past some friends this afternoon who weren't home, so hopped in their pool and drank their beer anyway ... 🍻
 
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