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Never been to Northumberland (N E England) before, so a 25 mile loop to Lindisfarne today. 
Give me a shout next time your doing that and I will join you. It’s not to far from me.
Monty Dog
Member
Taken today. Pitch Hill in the Surrey Hills.
Slymobi
E*POWAH Elite
hope it goes well ! 
Bit of an epic today with @The EMF @Richywalker64 & @Tonybro ..out of Blanchland , Northumberland .
In excess of 30 miles with 3075ft climbing ( Richys stats) 2 x otb one for Wayne quite serious with a full rock face plant and a cracked helmet upon home inspection ..and a good soaking into a quite substantial puddle ..( you wouldn't expect anything else) hope your aches are subsiding this morning ..and Richy ..otb into the swamp of which I had a first hand view as I was stuck in the gloop well above my knee and wondering if I was going to free myself with shoe intact ..10/10 for effort & bottle thinking he could ride through it !
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To top it all with already tired legs first Wayne's battery ran out on the not unsubstantial last climb of the day ..followed by mine a couple of minutes later ..
In between times though what a cracking ride out on some of the best & technical singletrack In Northumberland ..
Only a few pics from me ..but that Tonybro had his pesky go-pro with him ..so god knows what is going to eventually turn up !
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Richy out front & Tony following on the rocky climb that is " The Broadway " ..also done as a descent on our return leg .
Wayne on the trail bike chewed climb on the edge of Slaley Forest..its a by-way open to trail bikes from the 1st May ..but it seems like they couldn't wait ..
Richy admiring the view
Cheers for a great day out lads ..and thanks for the pint in The Lord Crewe arms afterwards Tony
In excess of 30 miles with 3075ft climbing ( Richys stats) 2 x otb one for Wayne quite serious with a full rock face plant and a cracked helmet upon home inspection ..and a good soaking into a quite substantial puddle ..( you wouldn't expect anything else) hope your aches are subsiding this morning ..and Richy ..otb into the swamp of which I had a first hand view as I was stuck in the gloop well above my knee and wondering if I was going to free myself with shoe intact ..10/10 for effort & bottle thinking he could ride through it !
..To top it all with already tired legs first Wayne's battery ran out on the not unsubstantial last climb of the day ..followed by mine a couple of minutes later ..
In between times though what a cracking ride out on some of the best & technical singletrack In Northumberland ..
Only a few pics from me ..but that Tonybro had his pesky go-pro with him ..so god knows what is going to eventually turn up !
.Richy out front & Tony following on the rocky climb that is " The Broadway " ..also done as a descent on our return leg .
Wayne on the trail bike chewed climb on the edge of Slaley Forest..its a by-way open to trail bikes from the 1st May ..but it seems like they couldn't wait ..
Richy admiring the view
Cheers for a great day out lads ..and thanks for the pint in The Lord Crewe arms afterwards Tony
Hope you're enjoying your time in our grotty county ..make sure you write a scathing report to stop others from wasting their time travelling up here ..Never been to Northumberland (N E England) before, so a 25 mile loop to Lindisfarne today.
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.Just to think you could have joined us yesterday and like myself be incapable of moving too well this morning Jack ..
( seriously though ..hope you are enjoying the beautiful Northumberland Coast & Country )
Following on from @The Hodge and his post of yesterday's excursion...
Stopped off at one of the shooting huts on the estate after dodging all the grouse...
It's no wonder things went a bit wonky after we left...
A great but tiring ride thought the Heather, rocks, deep, deep ruts and puddles...
Now to see what the GoPro captured!
Stopped off at one of the shooting huts on the estate after dodging all the grouse...
It's no wonder things went a bit wonky after we left...
A great but tiring ride thought the Heather, rocks, deep, deep ruts and puddles...
Now to see what the GoPro captured!
Give me a shout next time your doing that and I will join you. It’s not to far from me.
Hope that link works, there's a Facebook group e-bike rides in the north west. Lots of group rides organised as well as last minute 'im riding here tomorrow anyone want to join' if you've got FB check it out.
I got the gpx file for this route from there as I'd never done it before
I don’t do Facebook, I know I am odd……….and old. 
Following on from @The Hodge and @Tonybro this was a great but sometimes brutal ride with the afore mentioned and @Richywalker64. Didn’t bring my “A” game to this ride but thoroughly enjoyed it just the same with some good craic thrown in for good measure. The highlight for me was the drop down Fell Veiw from the Broadway which I’ve only done as a steep long technical climb. The low point bring a head plant OTB into a narrow rock filled gully that I’ve rode many times without a second thought. My Leatt helmet saved me from a severe injury, it did it’s job well.
And I’d wished I’d used my Mobi,
And I’d wished I’d used my Mobi,
Just as well the helmet worked well as otherwise it would have ruined your good looks..and despite the intention to clean my bike once home it stayed looking like yours until mid-morning today ..
Hope you are feeling OK..?
I’m good mate thanks
Mcharza
E*POWAH BOSS
Sunday rock ride. And on a normal mtb.
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
Had a few days in Wales 
before the weekend, Antur Stiniog and Llandegla on the way home.
Thought Antur Stiniog was awesome, got around 17-18 uplifts at a fairly relaxed pace
before the weekend, Antur Stiniog and Llandegla on the way home.Thought Antur Stiniog was awesome, got around 17-18 uplifts at a fairly relaxed pace
Now I could be wrong ..but that looks nowt like a Giant Trance ..and if it is you've changed so many parts that it's morphed into a Nukeproof ..
I only replaced the frame and crankset, it's practically the same bike!Now I could be wrong ..but that looks nowt like a Giant Trance ..and if it is you've changed so many parts that it's morphed into a Nukeproof ..
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Me neither. Facepuke, yuk!I don’t do Facebook, I know I am odd……….and old.
General Wasteman
Member
North Wiltshire, UK.
UnreasonableMuppet
Well-known member
Did 20 miles yesterday, and another 12 today.
I found the wild comfrey in bloom.
Hard to see, but the ragweed is blooming too.
I butt dialed the emergency number, and they called me right back. Whoops.
I tried zip tying my cassette to spokes so I can shift while coasting. This worked pretty well.
I found a log in the woods.
I found the wild comfrey in bloom.
Hard to see, but the ragweed is blooming too.
I butt dialed the emergency number, and they called me right back. Whoops.
I tried zip tying my cassette to spokes so I can shift while coasting. This worked pretty well.
I found a log in the woods.
dthree
Active member
Swamps of Valley Forge
It's been unseasonably warm here so of course the vegetation thinks it's summer and has overgrown the trails. Got a thorny vine wrapped around the rear brake disk and had to clear it out the (brand new!) brake pads by the side of the trail.
Seen as @RustyMTB is laid up, I thought I'd go searching for some sedate new trails to give him some pretty Focus Jam pictures ..
It didn't quite goto plan .. I named this trail "Satans Armpit" ... It was generally a mix of boulders and bogs with some crappy bits thrown in for good measure ..
Fortunately I found some nicer bits later :
Though most of it wasn't very flowy and it was generally pretty tight ..
Get well soon @RustyMTB , though as the appendix is the organ which produces the chemicals the brain needs to regulate bike spending, it could be an expensive time.
It didn't quite goto plan .. I named this trail "Satans Armpit" ... It was generally a mix of boulders and bogs with some crappy bits thrown in for good measure ..
Fortunately I found some nicer bits later :
Though most of it wasn't very flowy and it was generally pretty tight ..
Get well soon @RustyMTB , though as the appendix is the organ which produces the chemicals the brain needs to regulate bike spending, it could be an expensive time.
Now I could be wrong ..but that looks nowt like a Giant Trance ..and if it is you've changed so many parts that it's morphed into a Nukeproof ..
Driech high up but ok doon the bottom. Motor broken so Shanks pony for me yesterday. At Laggan
thats a long walk with an old sofa.
Had mine out aged 19..having just picked up the girlfriend for a night out in Newcastle ..it had been rumbling all day / settled down / severe pain upon picking the young lady up and it was she who insisted we go to the hospital to get things checked out .
After waiting a good while things quietened down again so that I was quite cheery when explaining things to the huge African doctor ..who in turn thought I was just taking the piss ../ wasting his time ( like I didn't have better things to do )
I don't know if you are aware as to how they check out a rumbling Appendix ..(if not then I will leave it as a surprise ) ..but when he checked out mine I'm sure I levitated about 10ft in the air ..was kept in and operated on asap ...
Fun times
Has he big Brown hairy fingers ouch.Had mine out aged 19..having just picked up the girlfriend for a night out in Newcastle ..it had been rumbling all day / settled down / severe pain upon picking the young lady up and it was she who insisted we go to the hospital to get things checked out .
After waiting a good while things quietened down again so that I was quite cheery when explaining things to the huge African doctor ..who in turn thought I was just taking the piss ../ wasting his time ( like I didn't have better things to do )
I don't know if you are aware as to how they check out a rumbling Appendix ..(if not then I will leave it as a surprise ) ..but when he checked out mine I'm sure I levitated about 10ft in the air ..was kept in and operated on asap ...
Fun times
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