Pic of the Day

[zorro77]

Here we go!!

My bike...waiting for 2022:

My wife:

 

[The EMF]

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Head first down……..feet first home ?

 

[levity]

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 -

 

[billwarwick]

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I have taken the day off to get in the mood for the England v Germany game tonight ...
Cheers everyone..
C'mon ENGLAND !!
p.s...at this rate I may not be focused enough to see the match as Im pretty lightweight when it comes to drinking these days ..??

In case you and the speckled hen missed the game…….WE WON….

 

[The Hodge]

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 ..

 

[The EMF]

A great result but boy oh boy England are the hardest team in the competition to watch ?

 

[The Hodge]

Stocks Brow, Tintwistle. Lunch was of the packed variety sat under the shade of a tree. The Bulls Head pub there use to amazing but haven’t been this century ?

This was all in aid of trying to find something flat to ride on and so I jollies off up to Woodhead Station off the Woodhead pass along the Longendale Trail. Needless to say there’s no longer a train timetable available.

34miles around 3000ft of climb and 55% of a 625 used. Now it’s beer o clock and time to watch Engerland Nil. Lets hope I’m proved wrong. Bring on Fat Les. “We’re going to score one more than you!. Na na nah etc”

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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]

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 ..

We very rarely get any sun in Glossop so must have been epic. Can you remember where you stayed in Glossop ?

 

[The Hodge]

Railway Hotel ..cheap & cheerful ..and the beer was good

 

[philmedomsley]

A rare sighting of moi..on a section of the 5km descent off Bolts Law down to Edmundbyers ..
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If you want to sicken yourself there are more in the write up on the "Rideout" section ..?

So dry.

 

[Slymobi]

Railway Hotel ..cheap & cheerful ..and the beer was good

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

 

[Jackware]

A great result but boy oh boy England are the hardest team in the competition to watch ?

Maybe if we paid them a decent wage, they'd play better?

 

[The Hodge]

The George?.dont know where The Railway came from ..it wasnt directly opposite ..
Excuse the memory ..must be an age thing ?

 

[The Hodge]

So dry.

Yeah perfect Phil ..should still be so ..
Do you not fancy joining us on the 7th August ..?
See rideout section ..

 

[Mcharza]

Even they're not riding pics, i'm f...ing proud. Straight, no air bubbles or fingerprints

 

[Hobo Mikey]

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.

 

[Doomanic]

The Slab you say?

 

[Slymobi]

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 Hodge]

The slab you say Scottish style..

 

[The EMF]

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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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 ?

 

[The EMF]

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……..

 

[The EMF]

The slab you say Scottish style..

That’s hardly worth putting the bicycle clips on for ?

 

[The EMF]

That’s hardly worth putting the bicycle clips on for ?

You could pedal up that on your Ebike
Mr Hodge ?

 

[The Hodge]

Its more fearsome than it looks in real life ...

 

[The EMF]

A good test would be how slow you could ride down it !

 

[The Hodge]

A good test would be how slow you could ride down it !

Aye ..there is that ..
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 "..?

 

[The EMF]

Dalbeattie…..never been mate

 

[Stihldog]

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.

 

[7869hodgy]

A bit muddy and overgrown yesterday……didn’t notice until I got home

 

[steve_sordy]

A bit muddy and overgrown yesterday……didn’t notice until I got home

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Aren't derailleurs wonderful!