I was sure the UCI had standards for fording, proscribed in the grovelly bike bit of their ever evolving regs, so I checked, and indeed they do. When fording, to oount as a ford and therefore grant UCI Ford Points in an affiliated race,, the ford must be 5cm above the rim of a 700c bicycling device...

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 6:17 pm What's fording season pls Pete. Is it when the fords are just high enough to still drive/ride without too much trouble but also getting wet

Rainy, Shaf. Just rainy .

Just posted a repository for aquatic action (Ford Fiesta....)

Yes, I know the title's been used before but I hope Stu is flattered as I "draw inspiration from his creativity". Yesterday's excursion to Turner's Puddle, near Throop, Dorset prompted a search of the BB archives for river crossing action. I couldn't find much so here's somewhere to record...

Yesterday's, actually. It started off as a "Just popping into Blandford for a haircut", but whilst sitting outside a café congratulating myself (for being good) with a post-haircut coffee & bun, Mrs MP called to say administrative matters meant I had until teatime to occupy myself :-bd...

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:48 pm ...I've never seen Pete "Muddy".. I think we should be told....) ..
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Still, those dirndls are rather agreeable aren't they .

I cleaned-up my act .

And those traditional Alpine bib-shorts have a lot going for them, too

Is the grid square served by a single-platform station with one train a week (in one direction only, of course )?

Sounds like a "winter bivi" in the making...

dlovett wrote: ↑Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:53 pm One option for travelling light on a sup, seems to be hammocks.

Or just use the SUP as a mattress? Particularly if it's a bouncy one.

Raggedstone wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:58 pm ...professional giggler...

Reg unleashes his superpower .

Entertaining write-ups all round for a lovely little jaunt.

9 cafés, you say...

...nice to see Pete doing some grassland Quadrat assessment. Cheers Phil. According to the University of North Arizona: "...With slow moving or non-moving organisms, the quadrat survey technique can be effective..." Sounds eminently suitable for a survey of "slumbering bikepackers pe...

No wrong-un's here, mate
Although that could be the next Boner t-shirt slogan. Reg, you're a genie-arse .

Embrace silliness.

Light whimsy is underrated

https://bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk/phpB ... our#p24891

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... 5-in-a-row

Like bivi-a-month, but noisier

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:49 am

MuddyPete wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:00 pm Clearly, Oswald's first taste of fame has gone to his head....

I'm not sure he gives a hoot, TBH.

The Globe was an unexpectedly convivial pub with a reassuring number of CAMRA awards, received over a long period of time.

Walls and ceiling painted in traditional Alfa Romeo dark red was a "highlight" for me, too .

Clearly, Oswald's first taste of fame has gone to his head...from delighted...to angry...drinking problem...falling over in public...then waking up in a derelict barn (here lies Oswald, the derelict barn owl).

I think he needs etiquette lessons from Ralph .

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:26 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 6:01 pm

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:41 pm Chocolate Old Peculier? Now I need to find some of that.

Easy - The Globe in Dunstable

125 miles is a fair old distance to nip out for a pint

Indeed! It's a day's ride out, bivi, then a day's ride home .
Leather armchairs and beer...

Excellent stuff and welcome .
Just in time for summer .

I think you may need to reconsider your definition of the word "cool" .

Genius, Frog. Pushing the boundaries of bivi innovation .

Pete and Reg - Has Beans?.... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52929959931_481d057c34_z.jpg Bean cycling! :grin: Without doubt the best local bivi I've had. We were "lost" in a tiny oasis of calm sandwiched between Milton Keynes, Luton, the A5 and M1. Amazing! We done Reg for winkling ...

frogatthefarriers wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:35 pm
At the WE 2023. Brigands Inn, Mallwyd.


That's 1/12 for 2023.

That's me in the background so I may as well claim this, even if it goes no further .

2023: year of the "accidental BAM"?

The relief at exiting the forest was shortlived as we battled across a torrent caused by the days of rain…… https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52617224913_835602cfbe_z.jpg That's me at the top in red thinking "Yep, this is rideable"...just before spotting the big drop into the steep torr...

35 Vs. 38 miles - whose decision is that? Filth bike - cheers. Descending the slurry trail with poor & howling brakes whilst trying to avoid a herd of scared, stampeding cows gave an unexpected end to my 2023 WE :o . Our dog was having a right old sniff of my clothes when I got home last night :...

redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 6:29 pm Whats the FH stand for Pete pls... I got the CTW. (Edit : from home). Stand down ...

Ivebeen thinking similar for tomorrow but decided to drive!

Spot-on, my son!
Don't blame you. Mine is merely a bimble round the woods compared to yours, Shaf.

...post-WE2023 repairs, so I can CTWFH tomorrow .