htrider wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:02 pm
This is great, I haven't a clue where you are all talking about. For all the routes I've done in Scotland I've gone in with a fair bit of knowledge. For this I know pretty much hee haw and I'm looking forward to taking it all as it comes. I'm not even going to do much / any route home work
Based on my one experience, expect lots more gates and lots more sheep's hit than you are used to.
Gates with sub standard hinges held shut with plastic twine is the usual arrangement in mid Wales.
Luke... you'd be surprised. Before I met Alex the last gate was this masterpiece...
Took a few minutes of head scratching before I realised how it worked, but it did work wonders and so effective/smooth. This was off the route though, on which I probably met about 7 gates (in 20 miles).
Only one held together with string AFAIR but none were the variety that one (like Karl for example who was once impressed that I got off at every gate) could open and close whilst still on bike. They mostly required your undivided attention and respect
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:14 am
No... this bit I believe as it leaves the paved road, straight through that stream and up a 4x4 track. Pretty sure ita this as there was definitely houses/a house on my left AFAIR
Dullas Brooke must be what became Dullas River for Andys mate ?!
Those contrasting photos capture a moment beautifully
Quite obviously all done with photoshop
Photoshop has done wonders to match that lovely red / brown / ochreous / hematite colour so perfectly
It's graphic representation of expectation vs reality as well - placid tranquil stream to dangly your toes in whilst resting in the dappled shade (expectation) to raging torrent that's going to make you so cold and wet it'll last for the rest of the ride (reality).
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:14 am
No... this bit I believe as it leaves the paved road, straight through that stream and up a 4x4 track. Pretty sure ita this as there was definitely houses/a house on my left AFAIR
Dullas Brooke must be what became Dullas River for Andys mate ?!
I can't for the life of me work out where it is though (satellite view).
Yes... thats the one Rich. Was quite happy with myself that my plan of getting the weather window worked (for this tiny 20m section that is) then looked back in pity at anyone coming behind me in the coming days...
Whilst I was doing that there was an elderly couple stood at what must've been that gate. They looked they were considering the stream and how it'd look in the coming days...
redefined_cycles wrote: ↑Mon Oct 05, 2020 1:59 pm
Also, I've ridden through the storm already so hopefully anyone else should experience the pleasant weather
I know it's easy to comment from the comfort of my home-office chair but that stream looked wadeable but fully understand I don't have all the facts and the power of moving water is not to be underestimated.
I wouldn't want to drink the water mind - it did not look very appealing - possibly all that foam is from discharging storm sewer overflows.
It troubles me somewhat that people concern themselves with gps devices, battery packs, dropper posts, specially formulated food and drink ... and yet, it's a mere gate that foils them.
I'll send you one of these so you can have a practice Shaf.
