Head first down……..feet first home ?
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Mrs levity and I had a chance to ride some trails in the Sawtooth area near Truckee, Calif., just north of Lake Tahoe. Here’s a cute sign at one trail junction.
Didn’t see any beavers or bears, and the sign may need to be changed to read “2 Bridges (mind the gap)”. Fortunately, it was easy to get by given the current drought.
A short ways up we took the Lower Big Chief Trail –
Starting out there was a nice view of Squaw Valley, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. There’s usually snow left even in June, but not this year.
Some nice trail work across a rock fall –
A “skinnie”, one of many features on the trail -
Didn’t see any beavers or bears, and the sign may need to be changed to read “2 Bridges (mind the gap)”. Fortunately, it was easy to get by given the current drought.
A short ways up we took the Lower Big Chief Trail –
Starting out there was a nice view of Squaw Valley, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. There’s usually snow left even in June, but not this year.
Some nice trail work across a rock fall –
A “skinnie”, one of many features on the trail -
billwarwick
E*POWAH Elite
In case you and the speckled hen missed the game…….WE WON….
Oh I saw the game alright ..we won ..but I was bored shitless..and fell asleep for a few mins in the first half ..
Kane was crap yet again ..and shouldnt have been on the pitch to score ..
Having a squad full of attacking intent but not using it ..whats the point ?
I would rather see a team having a real go ...even if they go out ( in a blaze of glory)..than watch that utter drivel again ..
A great result but boy oh boy England are the hardest team in the competition to watch ?
Brings back memories of an epic 50+ miler we started from Langsett Resevoir.on mtb's...must have been around 2008..a group of us stayed in Glossop the previous night and drove from there to start the ride ( being the nearest point to the A1 for the journey home .)
Classic doesnt begin to describe it and forever etched onto my memory is a vision of the sun going down as six of us were kicking up dust chasing the last of the sunlight over Cutgate / Mickledon Edge ( yeah dry & dusty! ) before arriving back knackered ..and with a long drive home ..
Slymobi
E*POWAH Elite
We very rarely get any sun in Glossop so must have been epic. Can you remember where you stayed in Glossop ?
Railway Hotel ..cheap & cheerful ..and the beer was good
philmedomsley
Well-known member
So dry.
Slymobi
E*POWAH Elite
was it directly facing the station or left of station if you were exiting ?
never seen a railway hotel but if it was next the the train station it will be the Star inn or the George hotel
The George?.dont know where The Railway came from ..it wasnt directly opposite ..
Excuse the memory ..must be an age thing ?
Excuse the memory ..must be an age thing ?
Yeah perfect Phil ..should still be so ..
Do you not fancy joining us on the 7th August ..?
See rideout section ..
Mcharza
E*POWAH BOSS
Even they're not riding pics, i'm f...ing proud. Straight, no air bubbles or fingerprints
Up early doors, 6am and of to Coed Y Brenin to do the black run Tawr Du, been wanting to do the slabs for ages. Nice dry conditions and no one about. That could be a good thing or a bad thing of you come off, but I survived. 
Slymobi
E*POWAH Elite
wish i had got a slab of cake to go with my mid ride coffee now. actual milage was 35 miles as i forgot to set strava until after the nursery run.
The slab you say Scottish style..
I want to do that again…….last time I rode that was maybe 7 year ago on my trusty Spesh HT Comp…..A tadge daunting the first time you look from the top down ?Up early doors, 6am and of to Coed Y Brenin to do the black run Tawr Du, been wanting to do the slabs for ages. Nice dry conditions and no one about. That could be a good thing or a bad thing of you come off, but I survived.
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It’s a long old drive from Mid Northumberland……..Up early doors, 6am and of to Coed Y Brenin to do the black run Tawr Du, been wanting to do the slabs for ages. Nice dry conditions and no one about. That could be a good thing or a bad thing of you come off, but I survived.
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That’s hardly worth putting the bicycle clips on for ?
You could pedal up that on your Ebike
Mr Hodge ?
Its more fearsome than it looks in real life ...
A good test would be how slow you could ride down it !
Aye ..there is that ..A good test would be how slow you could ride down it !
If Im not mistaken ( in terms of trail centres) ..Im sure there is a drop called The Qualifier before you get to it which actually looks " worse "..?
Dalbeattie…..never been mate
Haven’t had time to follow the Euro Cup cause our last hockey team remains (Montreal Canadians), heatwave hit, Covid’s kinda over, snows melting fast and some trails are a mess.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Aren't derailleurs wonderful!A bit muddy and overgrown yesterday……didn’t notice until I got home
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So some time last winter this Maxxis Grifter tires where up for sale for 16EUR each so I bought them with the idea of getting the Garmin 100 mile badge and today was the day .
What I learnd:
a mile is quite long
wind is no joke
a lot of confort on a bike comes from tires, OK I locked the suspension but still...
if my ass would have been in charge it would have quit half way ?
.What I learnd:
a mile is quite long
wind is no joke
a lot of confort on a bike comes from tires, OK I locked the suspension but still...
if my ass would have been in charge it would have quit half way ?
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