12/12 December done , I have to agree with darbeze about the motivation thing these last two months i have struggled last month was definately a box ticking exercise as i felt this months was going to be . I set out into the longest night on Sunday and 5 minutes into the ride i got right into it war...

My personal favourite sums up the joy of being out there .

I have been watching this thread with interest as I get very cold feet when it's around freezing point tried just about every conceivable combination of socks with Shimano MW91 boots sized up, have to get off and walk to get circulation going I am interested in the gaiter idea which ones are you fol...

I hope to do the three events that I really enjoyed this year again next year . Winter Event Welsh Ride Thing Jenn Ride Love the make up your own route concept of the Bearbones events it was great seeing people going off in all sorts of directions on the horizon at the top of one climb . Jenn Ride w...

11/11 Another ride from home BAM last saturday 17th, i didnt have much choice as a very large moat appeared around the area and as a result getting out wasnt easy so went up the Malvern hills to one of the off the beaten track bits i know at about 10pm. Going out into the cold and rain from a nice w...

Thanks for mentioning the railway program Reg i have known and loved that line since I was a little boy , we had relatives that used to run the post office in Aberdovey so spent a lot of time holidaying there with mum and dad . Certainly made it a cheery Friday . Under milk wood has seen me through ...

10/10 Another trip down memory lane this month i had to do a local one due to lack of time which gave me an opportunity to ride from the door so should be pretty straightforward i hadnt bargained for the national trusts input! When i was a seventeen year old a few years ago now i spent a couple of m...

Went out for my BAM ride yesterday evening wearing padded lycra shorts under baggies stopped for a wee and when I got going again I obviously hadn't repacked properly as I was experiencing some rubbing first word that came to mind was w#nk%r which made me laugh . I went to the Bristol classic bike s...

9/9 As the weather was so good and i finished work early on Friday i decided another trip to Wales was in order got bike packed and set off for Talybont on Usk for this months BAM traffic bad around Monmouth so didnt get there until 6 pm quick unload and away in 10 minutes . The sun was just going d...

8/8 Another trip to mid Wales to try and find the elusive bridleway heading west from the claerwen river past Llyn Carw and on towards the bottom of the devils staircase it was made a lot easier this time as i decided to do it during the afternoons daylight hours i set off about 1.30 from Rhayader a...

If it's where I think it is its Welsh but only just and having a twin engined bicycle is a very good choice
to get up out of there .

7/7 I had hoped to continue with the idea to revisit places I used to regularly ride but that seem to have slipped of the radar unfortunately life got in the way so I will have to go back to the Jenn ride for this month's BAM . The whole experience once I finally got to Stavely was brilliant got to ...

I thought that but guess it now means Divide now finished

Brilliant well done Dave ,
making my first action of the day to look at my phone needs to be something special.

And me

I think if Stu was to knock up some pot stands you would have yourself a triple meths burner for multi course meal and beverages when ready replace meths with the candles for romantic dining experience !

In order of appearance , 1 - 1991 Diamondback Axis , The bike that lit a fire that still burns brightly still used as my touring bike for sustrans type routes and occasional rides . 2 - Pace rc200 f6 , Saw the frame hanging on a bike shop wall fell in love with it there and then a thing of beauty an...

6/6 I decided to go to the Radnor Forest for a late afternoon trip down memory lane I used to ride there quite often 15/20 years ago but have been passing through on the way to other places since then . What I did remember was the warm up and up lane from the village into the forest carried on climb...

I found the long and short routes on the wheelbase site, South lakes Jenn ride got me there and on the entry page it says Saturday 09.30 - Sunday 18.00.

Totally agree Bob it was a great start to the day when I saw Greg's post with Michelle half way across the water then later at Kinlochewe .
Does the Jenn ride constitute a group start I will know in a few weeks ?

5/5 Two nights out in mid Wales on the excellent WRT with Psling. 1st night spent by the Montgomery canal near Berriew got an early morning breakfast in Welshpool which was a surprise on a Sunday just after 8am we were soon joined by other boners on a similar quest . We rode via Mitchell's Fold ston...

Well done Karl glad you stayed on the right side of the locals !

And well done to everyone who set off a friend and me did the route last year in near perfect conditions how you get through all that at that speed in the conditions you got this year is staggering .

Back to dot watching now.

4/4 Another one done and what an excellent trip around the lesser known parts of the Forest of Dean with psling and Reg it was , started the ride in a very unusal way by going downhill at least that got that out of the way as i only seem to remember climbing for the rest of the day ! https://live.st...

3/3 I guess you had better include me on the list Zippy I seem to have fallen into the challenge. Headed to Rhayader yesterday afternoon for a trip across to the Twyi forest I knew beforehand that it probably wasn't going to be easy especially as half of it would be in the dark ,it was 2 1/2 hours o...

With not 3 but 4 of Planet X's finest 26 inch self sealing inner tubes for the Pub and Cafe training bike during the hedge trimming season and one of their
Fire Maple mugs for dangling duties .