I suppose it stops the family worrying about how/where you are. If you all go together

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You might get a late entry to the YD200

I'll be there Friday

If the GF stops sulking because she's found I'm doing it, then she might join me for a ride or walk on Monday

Now I need to decide on a gear for the Mukluk. 2km @ 13% average (20.4% max) over Birks Fell will be a walk anyway

Andy

As I actually stopped this time, I can post here :lol: Claire's mum lives down in New Alresford and I wanted a last test ride before the YD200. The SDW is slightly shorter and less climbing but has similar characteristics. An easy one to navigate with transport laid on to one end I decided to ride i...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36649703886_9ac5f04e7e_m.jpg Not the postie but a trip to the local Waitrose. My normal coffee brew is now available in bags :-bd First cup wasn't the best as the bag split in my pot. Still at 5:30 I wasn't going to boil another one and I managed to drink it with...

BigdummySteve wrote:

Roobell7 wrote:Seen on todays ride. Sign that autumn is on the way

I was slightly worried that you might be 'grounded'

No but she doesn't know yet that the bank holiday weekend will be taken in the Yorkshire dales

Seen on todays ride. Sign that autumn is on the way

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Spent a day wandering the back streets of 'Steel City' killing time waiting for my train home

I believe the proprietress of a certain Mancunian bikepacking-centric bike shop got lost there for 45 minutes then gave up and had a sleep on the trail. Good ride that though. :-bd Didn't feel like bivvying? I think the ladies sitting by the bridge at Blackwell Mill drinking wine were bemused to se...

Here are my two records of my ride: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/16716211 or https://www.strava.com/activities/1125711386 The RidewithGPS was recorded on my phone and it got a little confused when I went indoors. Hence the extra distance recorded. The elevation though would seem more in keeping wit...

Weather held until 3am. Made it round just shy of 30 hours. Apart from problems interpreting the GPX trace joining and leaving the Mosal Trail navigation was ok. Ended up riding 242km.

No mechanicals or injuries.

After perfect weekend weather in the peaks. I find myself looking out the window at the rain. Claire and I came up on Saturday and rode the Tissington and High Peak Trails to Middleton Top, then back to Ashborne on the NCN Route 547. It was easy spinning but rather enjoyable. (Especially burning off...

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Evening ride to the pub after a great ride with Claire in the White Peaks. Love the contrast of the deep green lines

Bearbonesnorm wrote:That was a full brews worth

Thanks, it took several to write it up

Had an email yesterday from Royal Mail to tell me there was a delivery due out that day. Hung around all day and no show

Last weekend I set out on a ride to try out my new 29+ shod Sala Mukluk 2016. I'd finished the build up earlier that week and wanted to test it over a long ride. Here is my write up of ride. I hope it reads ok and you can make it to the end ------------ So I have a new bike. Well the frame is new :g...

A rather expensive pot of Bum Butter with a free saddle plus a wonky chainring. Both arrived today

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Ordered after my extended ride last Saturday

I stopped at Fredrick's Icecream shop last Saturday and a gent on crutches approached me and started asking questions about the size of my tyres. I thought it was going to be the usual but turned out he is a fellow MTB nut :lol: Anyway, the conversation continued about fat bikes and he mentioned tha...

I have an entry that I probably won't make due to overbooking myself :roll: I'm also entered into the YD200 and the Scott MTB marathon the previous two weekends. The the following weekend it's off to Southern Spain with the GF for an 8 day CTC Tour :shock: If anyone wants to take my place, I'm open ...

It's about £9 single from Leeds to Skipton, trains run every half hour. The trains have specific bike locations (hooks near the door to hang the bike by the front wheel) but so long as you aren't travelling at rush hour just get on and stand with your bike at the double door that will be to your ri...

Train tickets to skipton arrived, YD200 here we come :-bd Trainline comes up with £183 for a return to Skipton from my local station Long Buckby :shock: but I can get a return to Leeds for £86.50 :roll: . From Banbury it's £187.50 but from Rugby £75 In contrast I took a return from Long Buckby to L...

A box from Charlie's sale arrived last week https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4318/36062760525_2599bf6f7b.jpg 20170721_095013 by Andy Wright , on Flickr With the rear wheel build up with a new Halo 170mm Fat Hub from Triton Cycles, I now have this to play on :grin: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4308/3...

Collected Saturday and tested with a brew. Great piece of engineering

Hi Gari, I'll take the BB 22g stove & shield

Can I have a copy of the gpx? Getting bored now in the USA