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Binhill1

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I’m sure staying in Bothy’s is great fun, but down south we have these buildings called hotels which come with heating, running water, bathrooms, breakfast, fresh clean sheets, mattresses, beds and even electricity. You have to pay a small fee, but trust me, it’s worth the upgrade 😆
That was a posh one last night it had a composite toilet. Must admit i dont enjoy digging a hole and squatting in the rain with midges biting at my rear end.
 

RustyMTB

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Aurora free zone round here tonight ;/

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Tubby G

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Aurora free zone round here tonight ;/

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Well done for making the effort at least. We’ve got thin cloud cover here in North Yorkshire. I did stand outside for a while and stare at the sky in a northerly direction, and saw a slight green ish ‘movement’ for about half a second. It was hardly a life changing experience 😆
 

The Hodge

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Well done for making the effort at least. We’ve got thin cloud cover here in North Yorkshire. I did stand outside for a while and stare at the sky in a northerly direction, and saw a slight green ish ‘movement’ for about half a second. It was hardly a life changing experience 😆
That was me waving to you after drowning my sorrows ...🤢
 

Binhill1

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That was me waving to you after drowning my sorrows ...🤢
There was some 5 miles from me at Cullen but I have chased it before and seen nothing. I'm afraid I screwed up big style the night before with my location considering I was actually going for stargazing. It was unbelievable at my home town in Buckie . Probably said it before no fool like an old fool.
 

RustyMTB

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Well done for making the effort at least. We’ve got thin cloud cover here in North Yorkshire. I did stand outside for a while and stare at the sky in a northerly direction, and saw a slight green ish ‘movement’ for about half a second. It was hardly a life changing experience 😆
Bumped into a bunch of people in the car park staring at the sky.

- You guys looking for the aurora?

- No, we're cloud spotters.

- Well, this is your lucky night then eh?
 

Zimmerframe

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It's not looking too promising here but IF the skies clear I am 100% heading out tonight to try and see the northern lights. Bit of a once in a generation thing for a southerner.
I guess if you take into account the historical north south divide and the increases in electricity costs it was only inevitable that the point would come that the northerners wouldn't be able to afford to have lighting anymore.

Still, it's nice that they have a special occasion once in a while when they turn a few lights on so the Southerners can see that they're still there.
 

The Hodge

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I guess if you take into account the historical north south divide and the increases in electricity costs it was only inevitable that the point would come that the northerners wouldn't be able to afford to have lighting anymore.

Still, it's nice that they have a special occasion once in a while when they turn a few lights on so the Southerners can see that they're still there.
We'd rather they didn't know we were here ..especially in summer 😉😁
 

RustyMTB

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I guess if you take into account the historical north south divide and the increases in electricity costs it was only inevitable that the point would come that the northerners wouldn't be able to afford to have lighting anymore.

Still, it's nice that they have a special occasion once in a while when they turn a few lights on so the Southerners can see that they're still there.
I find Strava chats awks to manage but the schtick about that last night is the only variable is a new phone which in theory is better than the last one(!)

It's irritating as the final downhill at the end of that route is hotly contested between me & the boys. In daylight, it's full of dog walkers & people out for a walk, so you can't really boot it but at night it's deserted. I gave it the full hot lap treatment only to find Strava had clocked off 40 minutes earlier 😂
 

Zimmerframe

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I find Strava chats awks to manage but the schtick about that last night is the only variable is a new phone which in theory is better than the last one(!)

It's irritating as the final downhill at the end of that route is hotly contested between me & the boys. In daylight, it's full of dog walkers & people out for a walk, so you can't really boot it but at night it's deserted. I gave it the full hot lap treatment only to find Strava had clocked off 40 minutes earlier 😂
Do you need to change it to allow access to GPS "always", and make sure there are no power save options for that app ?
 

RustyMTB

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It's got open gps access. We're out again tonight if it doesn't rain, so we'll see whether it's consistent or not. At least if it is, one of the lads can tag me in for the kayemz.
 
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Binhill1

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Ballyholme, Bangor N Ireland earlier.

Perfect riding conditions made for a perfect 20 mile loop which of course included mandatory coffee and rather large sticky bun.

Was cold, sunny, bit windy and a bit muddy in places but above all a grand day out.

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Need pic of Sticky bun . We call them Fancy pieces in my place. Not that I'm obsessed with eating

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Cell4soul

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Although I've ridden the trail centre there it's not one I'm familiar with ..looks good though .
I have had in mind organising a bothy trip in the Kielder Forest area ..believe it or not we have 4 excellent bothy within 20 miles of each other ..I've just to sort out the logistics of re-charging batteries overnight for anyone who might be interested ..still keen to do this ..but its on the back burner ..
I purchase the Eco Flow power station to charge while camping. It works great. Solar panels on the roof of my 4Runner. There are a few other brands as well.
 

The Hodge

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First ride they did was Heartbreak Ridge Ballater , Wowser .
I was left disappointed with Heartbreak Ridge ..the year before I rode it my mates had gone up and ridden it in perfect bone dry conditions and came back absolutely raving about it ..same mates a year later with me in tow ( spent a full week up there ) and it absolutely pissed down ..but I've vowed to go back when it's dry ( can you keep me in touch which day that's going to be please) ...
 

philmedomsley

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I was left disappointed with Heartbreak Ridge ..the year before I rode it my mates had gone up and ridden it in perfect bone dry conditions and came back absolutely raving about it ..same mates a year later with me in tow ( spent a full week up there ) and it absolutely pissed down ..but I've vowed to go back when it's dry ( can you keep me in touch which day that's going to be please) ...
Let me know when you’re going. I will do it the day before or after.😉
 

Binhill1

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I was left disappointed with Heartbreak Ridge ..the year before I rode it my mates had gone up and ridden it in perfect bone dry conditions and came back absolutely raving about it ..same mates a year later with me in tow ( spent a full week up there ) and it absolutely pissed down ..but I've vowed to go back when it's dry ( can you keep me in touch which day that's going to be please) ...
Wouldn't fancy the downhill in the wet. Saying that it seemed a very grippy stone in the dry ? . Regards the dry days they usually fall on the first Sunday that lands in the middle of the week just after the Blue Moon
 

The EMF

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As promised here is my new bike :D
First ride today and it was incredible, felt more lively than the yt decoy, fits me perfectly and feels like I've slipped on an old pair of leather gloves on in that it is so easy and comfy.

All I have to do now is bed in the brakes, bleed the rear brake and tune the suspension

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Nice set wheels………looks the biz 👌
 

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