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billwarwick

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warwick
Fuerteventura holiday hired ebike ride. T-shirt….swimming shorts…very sharp volcanic rock….what could possibly go wrong? How’s the cold weather doing back in the UK?🤷‍♂️
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Binhill1

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SwampNut

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Browns Ranch Scottsdale Arizona...Just south of the Grand Canyon!

Eh, Scottsdale is very far from the Grand Canyon, over 200 miles. Gila monsters would never survive "just south of the Grand Canyon" and in fact Scottsdale is barely within their zone. AZ is a huge place. I'm a few miles West of Scottsdale and they are also rare here, being in the far North of the Sonoran Desert, their primary habitat.

I braved the cold weather for a good time, one riding partner crashed straight into the first trail, the other got a flat minutes later. We reinflated her a couple times, still managed to have some fun. Then my phone mount fell off and I didn't have the custom tool for the mount. The trail gods were speaking, "go home."

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The Hodge

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The Cheviots, Northumberland yesterday ..a shortened ride due to the extremely windy conditions ..which made Ian's riding on his new Hightower 3 a lot harder than mine ..
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At least Ian got a few miles under his belt before his trip to ride in the Algarve ( Portugal) next week ..
The warmth of the log burner in The Star at Harbottle ..along with a pint has never been more welcome ..
 

vikino1

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The Cheviots, Northumberland yesterday ..a shortened ride due to the extremely windy conditions ..which made Ian's riding on his new Hightower 3 a lot harder than mine ..
View attachment 105839 View attachment 105840 View attachment 105841 At least Ian got a few miles under his belt before his trip to ride in the Algarve ( Portugal) next week ..
The warmth of the log burner in The Star at Harbottle ..along with a pint has never been more welcome ..
A beautiful region
 

Binhill1

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I've never seen one of these man-made riding paths in person. Is the chicken wire normal? For traction?

Are riders timed as to when they leave the top? Or...how do you accommodate for a newbie slow rider and an incoming fast rider? Not like you can just stop on the side of the trail, right?
No it's just the wet wood is very slippery, where I am they tend to be on short bridges over ditches on a bend usually.
 

Binhill1

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Ride this area at least once a week. Walking past on Wednesday saw the digger and thocht och no. Anyway turns out just making a proper path for the more inflicted about two hundred metres to look at the Bow Fiddle rock. They have built steps in the past on what was at one time a very good hard technical single track climb .

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Zimmerframe

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I've never seen one of these man-made riding paths in person. Is the chicken wire normal? For traction?
Most cut wood, during a period of extended moisture (so most of the UK in winter and lots of other places) is a perfect place for certain algies, fungi's and other wonderful things to grow. It becomes so slippy that Teflon is jealous.

More people die in the UK from walking on wooden decks in winter than from ecoli (made up, but probably true). Think wet root with oil on it that's been hand polished and then had an extra coat of silicone sprayed liberally all over.

The chicken wire gives grip. It's quite common to apply it also to wooden steps to avoid death.

Used in this fashion, it has no effect at stopping chickens.
 

TrailBoB

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Most cut wood, during a period of extended moisture (so most of the UK in winter and lots of other places) is a perfect place for certain algies, fungi's and other wonderful things to grow. It becomes so slippy that Teflon is jealous.

More people die in the UK from walking on wooden decks in winter than from ecoli (made up, but probably true). Think wet root with oil on it that's been hand polished and then had an extra coat of silicone sprayed liberally all over.

The chicken wire gives grip. It's quite common to apply it also to wooden steps to avoid death.

Used in this fashion, it has no effect at stopping chickens.
😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻
 

Binhill1

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Mar 7, 2019
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Most cut wood, during a period of extended moisture (so most of the UK in winter and lots of other places) is a perfect place for certain algies, fungi's and other wonderful things to grow. It becomes so slippy that Teflon is jealous.

More people die in the UK from walking on wooden decks in winter than from ecoli (made up, but probably true). Think wet root with oil on it that's been hand polished and then had an extra coat of silicone sprayed liberally all over.

The chicken wire gives grip. It's quite common to apply it also to wooden steps to avoid death.

Used in this fashion, it has no effect at stopping chickens.
Well I'm impressed that was a very technical and accurate explanation of what I tried to say . Are you feeling OK.
 

Hobo Mikey

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I've never seen one of these man-made riding paths in person. Is the chicken wire normal? For traction?

Are riders timed as to when they leave the top? Or...how do you accommodate for a newbie slow rider and an incoming fast rider? Not like you can just stop on the side of the trail, right?
Chicken wire is to help grip. This is part of the skills area at One planet adventure Llandegla North wales. It’s an area aside from the trails which has a bit of everything, drops, berms, jumps and the wooden roller coaster. Gives you an insight to what’s out in the trails. I really enjoy the skills area as a warm up before hitting the trails. (y)
 

Binhill1

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Mar 7, 2019
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Chicken wire is to help grip. This is part of the skills area at One planet adventure Llandegla North wales. It’s an area aside from the trails which has a bit of everything, drops, berms, jumps and the wooden roller coaster. Gives you an insight to what’s out in the trails. I really enjoy the skills area as a warm up before hitting the trails. (y)
Tried saying Llandegla after a few whiskies no way .
 

irie

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Went out today with my wife Angie for a gentle ride in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK. Was pretty mucky so we stayed on the dry(ish) stuff and visited the Canadian Memorial as we do from time to time. So many of these young men trained near here but died soon after in France.


Good to see that the simple memorial site is looked after. My mum came from Winnipeg and I have dual British/Canadian citizenship although I've lived in England all my life.

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Tonybro

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Took the Rise out today, first time this year and since the new rear hangar was fitted. Pleased to say all good! Been on the Merida since as it's been all slop or ice.

Needless to say, it was still all slop, a bit of ice and still a lot of run-off water on the paths/trails. Also very busy today as the sun actually came out, never seen so many dogs! Thought I'd stumbled across Cruft's Winter Show.

Ubiquitous pic of Jubilee Tower and the Rise...
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View from there to Winter Hill about 7 or 8 miles distant.
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Passed another milestone, over 1000 miles on the Rise now. :D
 

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