More cake pics please, we're fed up with the perfect scenery
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Bongles Grandad
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amazing
He did it in practice a number of times.
etoni
E*POWAH Elite
from last saturday..south side no snow up to 1.5k@etoni…….the trails look bone dry, are these picks from last year
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beanzz
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Where are their heads? You done beheaded them
beanzz
Member
I almost can given how thick the mist is
: D
.....and you will soon fog-et about it.
OldnSlow
Member
Whats the difference between a Lada and a sheep?
Its more socially acceptable to be seen climbing out of the back end of a sheep.
beanzz
Member
Ah you must be welsh
Bangor, N Ireland just now
Another pootle around some muddy trails on a cold and sunny day.
Travelled much further than I thought and still have 60% battery.
A grand day out indeed.
Another pootle around some muddy trails on a cold and sunny day.
Travelled much further than I thought and still have 60% battery.
A grand day out indeed.
etoni
E*POWAH Elite
ride switzerland, wallis
Kielder this afternoon..
More of an explore on tracks I havent been on for a while on Saturday coming ..but really enjoyed today
More of an explore on tracks I havent been on for a while on Saturday coming ..but really enjoyed today
When you're carefully coming down sh*t like this what's the one thing to don't want to do? Did you say fall off? Was coming down here (going to Kingley Vale, West Sussex) this afternoon and the sun came out so turned my head to look at the view on the left. Big mistake. Bike dropped into a rut and I had the presence of mind to throw myself away from the ruts onto the grassy verge on the right. But the bike was pretty ugly when I picked it up out of the muck! 
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
Ooh, guess who got a Super Nice 
Steve38
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Mabman
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
Snow day here, an unusual event yet scenic.
Yes a jar of Scotch mist is in the post , for Petes sake don't take the lid off.Scotland ( somewhere)
Did I win ?
It was supposed to be a ride where I was checking a few tracks that make up one of my favourite local " chilled " rides ..tbh one of my favourite places to be anywhere on earth ..I'd heard that Forestry England had been in a while back tidying up the utter devastation left behind by Arwen ..so was hopeful that things would be OK.
Fair to say that the first section of the ride was back to normal ..but a lot of trees had fallen and it had a different feel altogether ..the mid section ok-ish but a whole swathe of clear -felled trees with a lot of brash left behind and I don't think the trail will be re-instated ...the last section started off well on the grassy moorland ..but as it dropped to the burn in among the trees it soon became impassable ..hopefully this can be brought back to life ..in total there is no more than 3miles of trail in the section I'm talking about but it's a great start / finish to a route that branches out onto other bridleways in the wider forest which being further afield I didn't need to see to know that they would also be wrecked ..
To sum up majorly disappointed ..and decided to bin this route and head back to the car and onward to the trails at Kielder..
Sidwood..
Kielder Lonesome Pine Trail ..within this wreckage is the red Bewshaugh section ..in my opinion it was the sweetest singletrack in the whole forest network ..not anymore ( and I don't think it will be coming back )
Skyspace ..just prior to Skydive ..
How green ? A level bit of Skydive
Deadwater Trail
Turned out OK in the end
Edit: Any keen eagle-eyed forumites wondering about the comparatively low mileage on my display ..thats due to it being a replacement motor ..the original had 2.7k miles on it
Fair to say that the first section of the ride was back to normal ..but a lot of trees had fallen and it had a different feel altogether ..the mid section ok-ish but a whole swathe of clear -felled trees with a lot of brash left behind and I don't think the trail will be re-instated ...the last section started off well on the grassy moorland ..but as it dropped to the burn in among the trees it soon became impassable ..hopefully this can be brought back to life ..in total there is no more than 3miles of trail in the section I'm talking about but it's a great start / finish to a route that branches out onto other bridleways in the wider forest which being further afield I didn't need to see to know that they would also be wrecked ..
To sum up majorly disappointed ..and decided to bin this route and head back to the car and onward to the trails at Kielder..
Sidwood..
Kielder Lonesome Pine Trail ..within this wreckage is the red Bewshaugh section ..in my opinion it was the sweetest singletrack in the whole forest network ..not anymore ( and I don't think it will be coming back )
Skyspace ..just prior to Skydive ..
How green ? A level bit of Skydive
Deadwater Trail
Turned out OK in the end
Edit: Any keen eagle-eyed forumites wondering about the comparatively low mileage on my display ..thats due to it being a replacement motor ..the original had 2.7k miles on it
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On my way back from Kielder I passed an Ariel Atom ..who was turning around in a forest road clearing obviously out for a bit of fun ..the first time I had seen one in " the flesh " ..only previously on Top Gear & Fifth Gear on T.V...as there was a Tesla in front of me ..and my car is a 3.0l V6 Quattro ..I didn't think it would be too long before I saw him in my rear view mirror ..and sure enough within a minute there he was .
To be honest he was keeping a respectful distance and I got the feeling that he didn't particularly know the road ..( c200 between Kielder & Falstone ) which is excellent but with few places to overtake as there are long sweeping corners with the forest on either side and Kielder Water for 9miles along the length ..so very scenic and extremely slow in the height of summer with tourists taking in the views ..
On one of the few straight sections I flash indicated for him to overtake as I wanted a pic ..and we continued at a fairly sedate pace until the Tesla turned off at Falstone ..I was hoping he would take the opportunity to up the pace a bit with an open road in front of him as I was keen to see the kind of road holding shown on the track on the motoring programmes as the road from Falstone down the North Tyne Valley towards Bellingham is a typical narrow twisty country road ..I was left slightly disappointed as my hunch about him not knowing the road was most likely true and 40+ years of driving on them more than made up for his braking too excessively on just about every corner ..still a nice bit of fun ..
A cheery wave from the driver as I indicated for him to go past ..all within the national speed limit ( for now ).
Shortly after I switched from the comfort setting to dynamic which lowers the air suspension and tightens up the steering as well as increasing the revs..I do like a little sport
Pretty cool private plate ..on the Atom ..
To be honest he was keeping a respectful distance and I got the feeling that he didn't particularly know the road ..( c200 between Kielder & Falstone ) which is excellent but with few places to overtake as there are long sweeping corners with the forest on either side and Kielder Water for 9miles along the length ..so very scenic and extremely slow in the height of summer with tourists taking in the views ..
On one of the few straight sections I flash indicated for him to overtake as I wanted a pic ..and we continued at a fairly sedate pace until the Tesla turned off at Falstone ..I was hoping he would take the opportunity to up the pace a bit with an open road in front of him as I was keen to see the kind of road holding shown on the track on the motoring programmes as the road from Falstone down the North Tyne Valley towards Bellingham is a typical narrow twisty country road ..I was left slightly disappointed as my hunch about him not knowing the road was most likely true and 40+ years of driving on them more than made up for his braking too excessively on just about every corner ..still a nice bit of fun ..
A cheery wave from the driver as I indicated for him to go past ..all within the national speed limit ( for now ).
Shortly after I switched from the comfort setting to dynamic which lowers the air suspension and tightens up the steering as well as increasing the revs..I do like a little sport
Pretty cool private plate ..on the Atom ..
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philmedomsley
Well-known member
Looks like you were lucky with the weather. (For once) Wet, breezy and cold in Consett.It was supposed to be a ride where I was checking a few tracks that make up one of my favourite local " chilled " rides ..tbh one of my favourite places to be anywhere on earth ..I'd heard that Forestry England had been in a while back tidying up the utter devastation left behind by Arwen ..so was hopeful that things would be OK.
Fair to say that the first section of the ride was back to normal ..but a lot of trees had fallen and it had a different feel altogether ..the mid section ok-ish but a whole swathe of clear -felled trees with a lot of brash left behind and I don't think the trail will be re-instated ...the last section started off well on the grassy moorland ..but as it dropped to the burn in among the trees it soon became impassable ..hopefully this can be brought back to life ..in total there is no more than 3miles of trail in the section I'm talking about but it's a great start / finish to a route that branches out onto other bridleways in the wider forest which being further afield I didn't need to see to know that they would also be wrecked ..
To sum up majorly disappointed ..and decided to bin this route and head back to the car and onward to the trails at Kielder..
Sidwood..
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Kielder Lonesome Pine Trail ..within this wreckage is the red Bewshaugh section ..in my opinion it was the sweetest singletrack in the whole forest network ..not anymore ( and I don't think it will be coming back )
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Skyspace ..just prior to Skydive ..
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How green ? A level bit of Skydive
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Deadwater Trail
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Turned out OK in the end
DeRailled7
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Foggy and cold this morning (-15C)
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