For the love of suffering.
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- Bearbonesnorm
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For the love of suffering.
It's 6.00pm and dark. You're wet, cold and half pushing, half dragging your loaded bike across seemingly infinite boggy moorland. The exact location of your destination is uncertain and even less certain, is whether your arrival will signal sanctuary or crushing disappointment. There's no pretence of a path, whoever or whatever went before you chose to do it by a different route and whilst there will eventually be an end, it's not yet in sight.
By 6.30 I still hadn't been able to think of a good reason for being here and then it dawned on me ... I was here because deep down there's a bit of me that actually, really enjoys it.
Thanks to Mike for the good company as ever and hopefully some colour pictures later on
By 6.30 I still hadn't been able to think of a good reason for being here and then it dawned on me ... I was here because deep down there's a bit of me that actually, really enjoys it.
Thanks to Mike for the good company as ever and hopefully some colour pictures later on
May the bridges you burn light your way
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Good to see you are already doing recce rides for next years BB200!Bearbonesnorm wrote:It's 6.00pm and dark. You're wet, cold and half pushing, half dragging your loaded bike across seemingly infinite boggy moorland. The exact location of your destination is uncertain and even less certain, is whether your arrival will signal sanctuary or crushing disappointment. There's no pretence of a path, whoever or whatever went before you chose to do it by a different route and whilst there will eventually be an end, it's not yet in sight.:
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Re: For the love of suffering.
"hopefully some colour pictures" - nah, those B&W's are beautifully atmospheric. Sepia next time please
"Reg"
"Reg"
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
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The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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PS. Interested in your approx route Stu, unless you'd prefer not to divulge of course. Noted the Doogaloo kebab shop there (lord help your tum), surprised I didn't bump into you. Maybe it was you hiding behind that pillar as you saw me hoving nigh
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
- whitestone
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Well you will go to Dolgellau! What do you expect?
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Looks good, Stu. East or west of the 'toughest push in Wales'?
Greetz
S.
Greetz
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- Bearbonesnorm
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Sort of north .... then west .... then east. It's fair to say that we had a fairly indirect route to nowhere in particularEast or west of the 'toughest push in Wales'?
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Re: For the love of suffering.
No worries. I have an idea of the hills you're up in now. I like the idea of a half hour tromp to get there.
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- Bearbonesnorm
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Re: For the love of suffering.
More like an hour and a half ... it's just that I realised why I was there after half an hourI like the idea of a half hour tromp to get there
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Keep those hills to ya self there scattamah
I will sit this evening and put my thoughts together of the four days we've just had, I'm still smiling from the places we stayed and saw. It always amazes me what is out there if your prepared to put the effort in. You certainly reap the reward. Can't wait for the winter bivvy now
I will sit this evening and put my thoughts together of the four days we've just had, I'm still smiling from the places we stayed and saw. It always amazes me what is out there if your prepared to put the effort in. You certainly reap the reward. Can't wait for the winter bivvy now
Re: For the love of suffering.
Hour and a half...half an hour...it doesn't make too much difference. Besides, you sleep better at the end of it. No foxes layed out this time fellas? :)
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Funnily enough - yesNo foxes layed out this time fellas? :)
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Enough to make anyones eyes bug out *grins* One of the best "get orf mah land" moments I've ever been witness to.
Looking forward to colder days and some pushing.
Greetz
S.
Looking forward to colder days and some pushing.
Greetz
S.
Re: For the love of suffering.
Our trip in colour, these were but a few i have taken
PB060236 by mjc_226, on Flickr
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PB070262 by mjc_226, on Flickr
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PB070280 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080297 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080305 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080319 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080321 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080326 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080332 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080335 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB090337 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB090338 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB060236 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB060237 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB060241 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB070262 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB070264 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB070272 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB070280 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080297 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080305 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080319 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080321 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080326 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080332 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB080335 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB090337 by mjc_226, on Flickr
PB090338 by mjc_226, on Flickr
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Dear, sweet, baby Jesus
And Stu actually spent the night with you after seeing that. Brave, brave man
Re: For the love of suffering.
He had no choice id forgotten my leg warmers and i had to improvise somehow it was damn cold in there!!
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Is no one else impressed by my 'making a bottle of meths levitate' trick?
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Thats cracking Stu!
Oh ive just remembered.....what are ur socks please? so i can google em
Oh ive just remembered.....what are ur socks please? so i can google em
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Absolutely! Equally impressed with your 'sticking a pair of socks to the wall using static electricity' trickBearbonesnorm wrote:Is no one else impressed by my 'making a bottle of meths levitate' trick?
"And for your next trick..."
"My God, Ponsonby, I'm two-thirds of the way to the grave and what have I done?" - RIP
The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
The sign outside the asylum is the wrong way round.....
"At least you got some stories" - James Acaster
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Dexshell. https://dexshell.co.uk/products/categor ... roof-sockswhat are ur socks please?
Mine are the Thermlite.
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Re: For the love of suffering.
Never heard of these or this company.Bearbonesnorm wrote:Dexshell. https://dexshell.co.uk/products/categor ... roof-sockswhat are ur socks please?
Mine are the Thermlite.
How do they compare to the rubbish (IMO) seal skins please?
Re: For the love of suffering.
@John - looking at the materials they advertise, they appear very similar in construction to SealSkinz. The SS I have are using Porelle as the vapour barrier. But I'll wait for judgement from Stu who's had 'em on his meat slabs.
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Greetz
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- Bearbonesnorm
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Re: For the love of suffering.
I find them very good John. As Scott says, they feel similar to SS (although these seem more fitted, so a better fit on your feet). I did eventually end up with wet feet last week but only after 3 days of typical Welsh weather plus bogs, rivers, etc. Overall I think they're very good, I shall be trying some of the thinner merino ones sometime.How do they compare to the rubbish (IMO) seal skins please?
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