Pic of the Day

[Stihldog]

Some pics from the past couple of days while on the ride.
Mama bear chased me off while protecting her 2 cubs. Long Horn Sheep past infront of me (22 of them). Hills on fire ? for our vacation ride. Things are almost back to normal here after Covid. ?

 

[BigMark]

Thirty minutes ago...

 

[Stihldog]

Thirty minutes ago...

Rattler?
Is this in the Okanagon? Terrain looks familiar …and it’s dry. But that snake …

 

[BigMark]

Rancho Cucamonga, Southern California, USA.

 

[RustyMTB]

Quick power hour. Reassuringly snake free.

 

[Nicho]

Thirty minutes ago...

 

[Kilham5]

It’s a jungle out there

We don’t get rattlers, but we do have adders.

 

[Stihldog]

Nope…no thanks. I can’t even throw a rock that far.
I’m resurrecting an abandoned trail here. This is one of several gaps/jumps/spans that go nowhere. It may have been for a video shoot years ago. Each jump is higher than me and the largest gap is 45’. I’ve had to build a beginning and connect the end to another secret trail. Oh, and a few chicken lanes. ?
Takes about 20min to ride here and should be rideable in about a week.

 

[rydeezie]

Quick 20 mile local ride during my extended lunch break

 

[The Hodge]

Quick 20 mile local ride during my extended lunch break View attachment 67696

Far out custom job dude ??...?

 

[RustyIron]

Rancho Cucamonga, Southern California, USA.

Right on, brother!
OC here.
This was a couple weeks ago at Santiago Oaks.

Sorry about the link--I'm not woke enough to know how to attach a video file.

Dropbox

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[etoni]

swiss valais alpine. col de torrent.

 

[MJayy]

Hallainvuori, Helsinki, Finland
29.7.2021 21.20

 

[The EMF]

swiss valais alpine. col de torrent.

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WOW ?

 

[Stihldog]

swiss valais alpine. col de torrent.

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Hey Siri; How do I make a screen saver?
???

 

[The EMF]

Another epic ride in the Cheviots today courtesy of Mr Hodge. The weather wasn’t great but hey skin is waterproof !
Started out at Shillmore farm and headed up to the border ridge, then a raid into Scotland via Belford and back into England via an ancient drovers road called the Street ( long long climb and a super fast decent into Slymefoot…….
Back to the cars with Zero range and one bar leky in the tank.
Mr Hodge is sure to add to the ride description and pics…..great day out.
The Hodge descending a hill called the Middle (very fast and slippery in the wet)

 

[etoni]

best trip this year,wallis. @torrenthorn 2.98k

 

[The Hodge]

C'mon now ...
Whosoever gave me the title "shutterbug " has got to have a re-think and bestow that upon the person above ( Etoni) ..who not only takes better pics ..but also dare I say ..a lot lot more than myself ..
I am not worthy ..?

 

[The EMF]

best trip this year,wallis. @torrenthorn 2.98k

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Great again etoni………beats my Cheviot efforts…..?

 

[etoni]

C'mon now ...
Whosoever gave me the title "shutterbug " has got to have a re-think and bestow that upon the person above ( Etoni) ..who not only takes better pics ..but also dare I say ..a lot lot more than myself ..
I am not worthy ..?

…its only the location.

 

[etoni]

Great again etoni………beats my Cheviot efforts…..?

thanks. as i mentioned before, i really like scotland and would be proud to go biking there. you guys are lucky.

 

[The Hodge]

thanks. as i mentioned before, i really like scotland and would be proud to go biking there. you guys are lucky.

Most of the riding we do is actually in England ..Northumberland is the Northernmost county ( along with Cumbria) and in the Cheviot Hills especially along the Border Ridge the only thing seperating you from Scotland is the wire fence ..
We did cross over the border today though ..
I do agree with you though Etoni..all of my favourite riding spots are in Scotland and I particularly love the N.W.Highlands & Islands ..and cant wait to revisit them on an ebike ..

 

[The EMF]

Most of the riding we do is actually in England ..Northumberland is the Northernmost county ( along with Cumbria) and in the Cheviot Hills especially along the Border Ridge the only thing seperating you from Scotland is the wire fence ..
We did cross over the border today though ..
I do agree with you though Etoni..all of my favourite riding spots are in Scotland and I particularly love the N.W.Highlands & Islands ..and cant wait to revisit them on an ebike ..

I don’t care where I ride as long as there is good craic along the way, after all it’s the company that makes the ride ??

 

[The Hodge]

Another epic ride in the Cheviots today courtesy of Mr Hodge. The weather wasn’t great but hey skin is waterproof !
Started out at Shillmore farm and headed up to the border ridge, then a raid into Scotland via Belford and back into England via an ancient drovers road called the Street ( long long climb and a super fast decent into Slymefoot…….
Back to the cars with Zero range and one bar leky in the tank.
Mr Hodge is sure to add to the ride description and pics…..great day out.
The Hodge descending a hill called the Middle (very fast and slippery in the wet)

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Nice foreword mate ???
Only joking !
Not a whole lot more to add ..but obviously Im going to try ..
The ride did start out wet and continued in that vein ..
As the EMF mentioned we started at Shilmoor..and went totally against the grain by going UP the valley following the Usway Burn ..( As any right-minded local mountain biker will tell you this is a complete no-no )..
Yes it does make a scenic drop ..but its much more challenging going up and testing yourself on the narrow off camber sections ..where EMF excelled and I was having a complete 'mare.. and you can also enjoy the scenery more ..
This is taken from the footbridge at Fairhaugh..

This leads on to Middle Hill and after climbing up you get a nice fast drop down the other side ( as shown on EMF 's first pic) ..this is him starting the drop from the top

More climbing followed on the track up Hazely Law ( top left near the trees) ..all the way up to the Border Ridge where a fantastic drop on Clennell Street takes you down to Cocklawfoot in Scotland .
I cocked up here and took us the wrong way for a couple of Km's ..so four in total as we had to re-trace.. which could have had consequences at the end of the ride ..( a good kicking off Wayne if we had run out of battery ☺)
At Belford another climb up onto the Street ..and a photo opportunity to view these new Eco-houses popping up in Scotland ..basically you build the stonework around a tree and just snap a branch or two off for your heating requirements when needed

..this one is still a work in progress...
A quick word at this stage about Wayne's second pic ..mainly that he didnt allow me to breathe in so I look like a right fat bastard ..which might explain the grumpy look on my face ..
Just to prove I can smile ( or is that a grimace )..

As mentioned a lot of climbing on The Street ..at which point we were ekeing out the power mode on the battery between Eco & Off and Tour on only the very steepest sections of climbs ..
The Slymefoot drop was enough reward as the last section of off - road ..and on the 2 mile road section back ..it didnt really matter if the battery failed ..but we made it ..just !

I was so grateful to Wayne for the fact that he had brought along his Mobi Bike Washer ..as the amount of Sheep Shit clinging to both the bike and myself ( I had a change of clothes) was off the scale ..
Once again my thanks to Wayne for your company & craic on what was truly an " epic " ride ?
Rounding up the stats ..29 miles with just shy of 3000ft of climbing in the mizzling rain ..3.45 hours moving time ..

Border Raid 31 Jul 2021 09:05:53

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[RustyIron]

I don’t care where I ride as long as there is good craic along the way,

Thank dog for the miracles of modern computing, and the capability to translate English English into words that I can understand. Cheers, mate!

 

[Nicho]

Thank dog for the miracles of modern computing, and the capability to translate English English into words that I can understand

 

[HORSPWR]

best trip this year,wallis. @torrenthorn 2.98k

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I'll never need to go to Switzerland, I've already seen it all ?

 

[Dirtnvert]

Nope…no thanks. I can’t even throw a rock that far.
I’m resurrecting an abandoned trail here. This is one of several gaps/jumps/spans that go nowhere. It may have been for a video shoot years ago. Each jump is higher than me and the largest gap is 45’. I’ve had to build a beginning and connect the end to another secret trail. Oh, and a few chicken lanes. ?
Takes about 20min to ride here and should be rideable in about a week.

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Good work! Are you up on Burke? Say hello to Vic for me if you see him

 

[Stihldog]

Good work! Are you up on Burke? Say hello to Vic for me if you see him

I’ve only met Vic a couple of times. He’s getting on in age but is well known for his trails and contributions on Burke Mountian. One of my favourite trails is ‘Lower Vics’. There’s some new blood carrying on his legacy. ??

 

[Dirtnvert]

I’ve only met Vic a couple of times. He’s getting on in age but is well known for his trails and contributions on Burke Mountian. One of my favourite trails is ‘Lower Vics’. There’s some new blood carrying on his legacy. ??

Right on! Havent ridden with him in a few years. He must be 80 or close to it now. One inspiring indivudual
edit: just saw a fb "memories" notification and it was 10 yrs ago today we last rode. A group of 5 of us rode Sale mt/martha creek . Vic and Christine were both flying