I see that Mountain Bike Wales are going to be moving to Staylittle? They are taking over the Community Centre according to their Instagram feed. Have they been in touch Stu and said hello? Seems funny that they will just up the road from BB Towers. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBzsPzdHUHJ/ I guess t...

I enjoyed the freedom a bike gave me as a child. Then it became transport to school. Then after a few years of motorised commuting, It became transport to work. Then a gap of about 20 years followed when the kids came along and I got busy. After visiting Iceland a coupe of times, I wanted to go back...

Ha... Good fun.

Well, I pulled my best puppy dog face and sold what little remains of my soul and the order will be going ahead and everyone will get what they ordered with no need for any alterations of substitutes. Thanks to all who rallied to the cause. Thank you for organising (as usual). Cheers :-bd Si

Lockdown has had a funny effect on me. At first I hated it and working from home was like a form of torture. However, as time has passed, I have got used to it. Some organised rides I would have taken part in have been cancelled and our road trip to Norway and Sweden has not happened. I try to ride ...

I like that!

Si

Wasn't it next Friday the 8th?

Or am I going mad? (Silly question I know)...

Si

Ha!

I had an SS50 in my youth...

Endearing looks, rather than beautiful I would say...

All this talk of motorbikes is making that itch come back

Si

I have the 46cm (may be 44cm actually) VentureMax bars on my bike and they are very comfy. The bio-bend bit just sits in the palm of your hand very nicely. I find it helps you keep hold over the bumpy stuff as the bend helps to stop your hands slipping/moving forwards and backwards on the drops... Si

I like it, but then I am a bit biased....



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Si

Coming to a halt somewhere in Snowdonia National Park in 2014 and having a moment of "emotion"! Cooked up some nosh at the side of the road and cried into my dinner. This was about 1 or 2 in the morning. Other down moments I can recall over the years... 2016 - Lost one of my Joysticks while farting ...

The funniest moment for me I think was in 2016 I managed to pass the cafe by without even noticing it! All these tales of how much people enjoyed it and how it helped them through the night and I never even spotted it! That's always tickled me. I must have been having a full head down and get on wit...

I quite liked the Strata Florida in the middle of the night.

I think that was my first BB200 in 2013...

I may be wrong though! It's a bit of a blur!

Si

Certainly appreciating my daily exercise. Week 3 of WFH and I think I may have finally got used to it. I try to do something different every day with my ride. Sometimes I even use my road bike (Croix De Fer with 33c tyres, so not too roadie)! :lol: All rides are short and very local. Still find it a...

Working from home now and the foreseeable future for the first time ever.

Very strange.

Will definitely go out for a ride tomorrow before starting work though as I didn't today and I'm regretting it.

Si

You certainly picked a choice bit of Dartmoor to get your loaded bike up!

Good effort. It's an ecouragement to get out and do my first bivvi of 2020 while I still can...

Cheers,

Si

Ahh bugger...

Inevitable I guess, but still bugger...

Wise decision given the outlook.

Gives me more time to enter!

I agree... However, adding the link will only result in more traffic to their web site ( I took a peek), which is all they are bothered about, as it will improve their search engine rankings, domain authority etc... They certainly don't give a monkey's **se about the environment, that's for sure. Th...

Some stickers that make me smile

I love the deciduous woods immediately to the west of Rhayader. I have slept there a couple of times over the years and it has always been very peaceful. There is something about it that feels "soft" and welcoming. I quite often try and include it when joining the dots on BB events. Si If it’s the ...

I love the deciduous woods immediately to the west of Rhayader. I have slept there a couple of times over the years and it has always been very peaceful. There is something about it that feels "soft" and welcoming. I quite often try and include it when joining the dots on BB events.

Si

Torquay, English Riviera...

My daughter and I go for a weekly ride along the canal tow path from Llangollen. We have noticed that at least once in the ride we have what we call an "Aahh" moment. It catches you unawares and you don't know it's happening until it's almost over. I realise I've just taken a deeeep breath and exha...

Robster wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:00 pm

Hi Stu,

Never done any of these BAM but just thinking I'll put my name down on the off chance.

Cheers Rob

We could team up now and then if you fancy? Although, I warn you I do have a tendency to procrastinate until the last day of the month!

Si

It has been far too long since I bivvied, or indeed rode up on Dartmoor. Very poor show on my part. Hopefully I will be able to muster the motivation with this fresh show of enthusiasm for the place from fellow Boners old and new... Si Why wouldn’t you love it? It’s got everything from gorse ridden...