Beekeeper
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Instow in Devon U.K.
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Pretty happy with my shot of a friend over the weekend. 110km of bike park riding in 2 days. Massive
Semmelrocc
E*POWAH Master
The last days of winter may finally be over now. With some decent weather today and the first green leaves it was time to pay our local forest a visit. Showed the Mrs. a few trails in the neighbourhood of our "fairy castle". Btw. it's a bit of a challenge to follow a Bosch powered "ff-bike" uphills on a Levo SL. 
Springtime from behind the Orange Curtain:
Yesterday I just felt like riding something casual, so I headed up into the hills to get some sunshine and smell the flowers.
Yesterday I just felt like riding something casual, so I headed up into the hills to get some sunshine and smell the flowers.
Slymobi
E*POWAH Master
Had a blast today 
My first ever go on a pump track ! Unfit, slightly overweight 44 year old feeling like a kid.
Hoping to practice and progress more in the future on this but my first outing really enjoyable.
My first ever go on a pump track ! Unfit, slightly overweight 44 year old feeling like a kid.Hoping to practice and progress more in the future on this but my first outing really enjoyable.
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
Had a blast today
Hoping to practice and progress more in the future on this but my first outing really enjoyable.
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Pumptracks are ace, and such a fundamental skill for mtb’ing. Absolutely knackering too. I can only manage about three laps of ours (which is small!) before my legs are jelly and I’m gasping for breath
Four laps next time, then five, they’re great for building fitness tooThey teach you so much though and all the skills can be transferred onto the trail. We always warm up on a pump track when they’re available
Slymobi
E*POWAH Master
Ah!!! I thought i was just a bit tired from the ride to get there as going round i was feeling the strain lol, so its normal to feel it more on a pump track then I assume ?Pumptracks are ace, and such a fundamental skill for mtb’ing. Absolutely knackering too. I can only manage about three laps of ours (which is small!) before my legs are jelly and I’m gasping for breathFour laps next time, then five, they’re great for building fitness too
They teach you so much though and all the skills can be transferred onto the trail. We always warm up on a pump track when they’re available
Four laps next time, then five, they’re great for building fitness tooI can definitely see the benefits of practicing on these and hopefully i will eventually jump a few humps
( technical name for these alludes me ).The track is not a week old yet and i think it's still under construction to completion but it's been opened to ride.
Didn't have anything like this in my area when i was a nipper and really wish i grew up with a pump track for experience.
It was quite nerve racking going round ( i was cautious but not snail pacing ) as all the cool kids were watching
this old man dropping in on an eeb 
. Obviously i didn't impress but more importantly i didn't embarrass myself either lol.
Tubby G
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Ah!!! I thought i was just a bit tired from the ride to get there as going round i was feeling the strain lol, so its normal to feel it more on a pump track then I assume ?
I can definitely see the benefits of practicing on these and hopefully i will eventually jump a few humps( technical name for these alludes me ).
The track is not a week old yet and i think it's still under construction to completion but it's been opened to ride.
Didn't have anything like this in my area when i was a nipper and really wish i grew up with a pump track for experience.
It was quite nerve racking going round ( i was cautious but not snail pacing ) as all the cool kids were watchingthis old man dropping in on an eeb
. Obviously i didn't impress but more importantly i didn't embarrass myself either lol.
Yes they’re well knackering, it’s all that constant pushing down hard with your legs and body on each transition. Some pump tracks are more suited for smaller wheels, dirt jumpers, bmx etc, so larger wheels are more hard work
We use a snaking berm section at Dalby which has a load of rollers in between the berms as a makeshift pump track. If a trail has a lump or a bump or a hump you can pump
Slymobi
E*POWAH Master
Yeah i usually adopt the pump action to generate unpowered speed when i can do, i assume thats the concept for pump tracks !Yes they’re well knackering, it’s all that constant pushing down hard with your legs and body on each transition. Some pump tracks are more suited for smaller wheels, dirt jumpers, bmx etc, so larger wheels are more hard work
We use a snaking berm section at Dalby which has a load of rollers in between the berms as a makeshift pump track. If a trail has a lump or a bump or a hump you can pump
Never being on a pump track.... That part just felt natural but the camel hump things that the cool kids are flying over ( jumping ) are a bit much for me right now but hopefully i will progress to getting a jump on em one day lol
IndigoUnicorn
E*POWAH Master
Speaking of pump tracks, did a women’s MTB clinic today down in El Paso, TX on the local BMX track. Trying to get good at pumping was HARD. But catching air was the BEST part of it.
You might want to cut your bars narrower to avoid those trees ahead . . .
JFDI
Active member
Perhaps the latest pictures from the Mars Perseverance Rover?
Slymobi
E*POWAH Master
Not too sure about the new Tesla Pickup styling!
Haven’t seen blue sky’s for for quite a while so I rode above the clouds today. Seen the usual winter-storms damage but the water levels were exceptionally high and caused a few of the major land slides. An access road and creek crossing was wiped out.
Landslide took out the road in the background but I was able to ride through it.
Snow conditions were fairly good but once you stopped …it was over. Headed back down to the lower trails.
Creek crossing destroyed by another slide. This area will take some engineering and extensive work.
Fixed up this trail last week. Gotta love the Rogue. Fits in my backpack too.
Started to clear this mess. (before)
All clear. (After)
Doesn’t look like much but there’s a connector trail hidden behind the log.
Landslide took out the road in the background but I was able to ride through it.
Snow conditions were fairly good but once you stopped …it was over. Headed back down to the lower trails.
Creek crossing destroyed by another slide. This area will take some engineering and extensive work.
Fixed up this trail last week. Gotta love the Rogue. Fits in my backpack too.
Started to clear this mess. (before)
All clear. (After)
Doesn’t look like much but there’s a connector trail hidden behind the log.
Magpeds are great. It’s a good compromise between flats and clips. They take a little getting use to but I found them necessary for my leg/foot issues. I put them on both the HT and FS.
Having the power from the eMTB makes carrying tools and materials a lot easier and faster …especially for multiple trips.
Watch out ..the fashion police will be after you / your mate ( delete as appropriate)...My mate Calvin and I part way up 'The Gap'
climb this afternoon
Stunning day on the Brecon Beacons perfect weather and loads of banter , and a bit of riding as well
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I've seen some colour coordination in my time and have been slightly guilty myself ...but that takes things to a whole new level ..
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
TheRealPoMo
Active member
Nice one Steve, been there many times mid week. Hope holidays don't overcrowd it. Plenty of fire roads out of the reserve if it does...north to Enoggera reservoir is a good trip.
On an eMTB....
UnreasonableMuppet
Well-known member
I leaned the Trance on a tree.
Mcharza
E*POWAH BOSS
First ride after the ski season. Not the best trails, but hey that's a start.
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