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Binhill1

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Great turnout today up at Kielder ..7 riders for a bit of a mix-up of parts of the Lonesome Pine / Deadwater & Osprey trails ..well I say seven but that number soon dropped down to six as we somehow managed to lose Colin very early in the ride with absolutely no idea how it happened..we spent a good while re-tracing our tracks but to no avail we never did see him again ( however it transpires that he got ahead of us when we did the section of Deadwater ).
It goes without saying that we are all sorry to have missed you Colin .
A few pics .. L to R Jaco , Phil ..followed by Dave & Ant ..
Wayne still waiting at the bottom to see if Colin appeared
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Ant taking in the scenery near to where the Black downhill track hits the Forest Drive ..

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Wayne doing a bit of mechanical work on his bike ..could I also add my extreme thanks and gratitude to him for meeting me a full hour before the rest of the lads to sort out my bike ..top bloke 👍🏻
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There are a couple of little humps where it's possible to get a "little bit of air" ..as you turn down to Fams Bridge ..with the emphasis on "little" ..
Trying to capture that on a pic is next to impossible ..or my timing is crap !
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Just about got him on the second hump
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Lunch stop at Wainhope Bothy
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Many thanks for the craic & company lads ..excellent as ever View attachment 135112
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Good day out by the looks of it.
 

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Fresh up top this morning, missed the snow...
 

KnollyBro

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New rack day! Sold the Toyota Tacoma in favor of something a little more economical and had to get a bike rack for it. North Shore Bike Racks are one of the most reliable methods of transport and with a few mods, you can use a U-Bolt lock with it to make it pretty secure.

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The Pipe is used to hold the U Bolt locks up off of the ground and in a difficult location to stop lock cutters from getting at the lock. Nothing trumps an angle grinder unfortunately
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Or getting rear ended. :(
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The Hodge

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New rack day! Sold the Toyota Tacoma in favor of something a little more economical and had to get a bike rack for it. North Shore Bike Racks are one of the most reliable methods of transport and with a few mods, you can use a U-Bolt lock with it to make it pretty secure.

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The Pipe is used to hold the U Bolt locks up off of the ground and in a difficult location to stop lock cutters from getting at the lock. Nothing trumps an angle grinder unfortunately

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Or getting rear ended. :(

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Never seen a contraption like that before ..and the bike rack looks unusual too😉😂
Joking apart very nice car ..which model scooby doo is it ?
As for the rack and rear shunt ..its just reinforced why mine goes inside the car ..but that is one weird looking carrier ..I've not seen anything like that in the UK where bikes are carried vertically ..
 

Binhill1

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New rack day! Sold the Toyota Tacoma in favor of something a little more economical and had to get a bike rack for it. North Shore Bike Racks are one of the most reliable methods of transport and with a few mods, you can use a U-Bolt lock with it to make it pretty secure.

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The Pipe is used to hold the U Bolt locks up off of the ground and in a difficult location to stop lock cutters from getting at the lock. Nothing trumps an angle grinder unfortunately
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Or getting rear ended. :(
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Rack looks a bit like what the Proff had in the Back to the future movie. Better stay under 88mph 😉 😜
 

Stihldog

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New rack day! Sold the Toyota Tacoma in favor of something a little more economical and had to get a bike rack for it. North Shore Bike Racks are one of the most reliable methods of transport and with a few mods, you can use a U-Bolt lock with it to make it pretty secure.

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The Pipe is used to hold the U Bolt locks up off of the ground and in a difficult location to stop lock cutters from getting at the lock. Nothing trumps an angle grinder unfortunately
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Or getting rear ended. :(
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Forget about those naysayers. They might have bike-rack-envy.😉

But the Subaru Cross Trek is the ultimate MTB ride imo. We’re also trading in the Toyota next year for the Cross Trek…but the hybrid model when that is available. We use a different bike rack though. 2” hitch.
 

KnollyBro

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Forget about those naysayers. They might have bike-rack-envy.😉

But the Subaru Cross Trek is the ultimate MTB ride imo. We’re also trading in the Toyota next year for the Cross Trek…but the hybrid model when that is available. We use a different bike rack though. 2” hitch.
Haha, these pedestrians from the old country have no idea what it's like to have to go off road to get to a trail head head to park your "car". I am SURE they would ride the extra 10km up the FSR as their street cars would get caught up in the water bars and their racks would shake off their bikes too!
The Taco was great but just too big for me to drive around in the city and such a waste for one person for 90% of the time. The Crosstrek is perfect but the 18 year old boy in me wants to put in a lift kit and KO2s!
I came full circle from an STI
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To this...

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And back to this...
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Stihldog

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Haha, these pedestrians from the old country have no idea what it's like to have to go off road to get to a trail head head to park your "car". I am SURE they would ride the extra 10km up the FSR as their street cars would get caught up in the water bars and their racks would shake off their bikes too!
The Taco was great but just too big for me to drive around in the city and such a waste for one person for 90% of the time. The Crosstrek is perfect but the 18 year old boy in me wants to put in a lift kit and KO2s!
I came full circle from an STI
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To this...

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And back to this...
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Three Cross Treks park at our trail head on a regular basis. They all have the lift-kit mod. And they travel in packs 😉.

Your rack is a must have on some of our access. We use the Thule foldable rack for most trips to Whistler or Kelowna.(folds up like a suitcase), but it’s not suitable for some of our gravel roads. We have access to other racks for that.

Ps; Are you gonna straighten out that wheel? 😉
 

The Hodge

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Haha, these pedestrians from the old country have no idea what it's like to have to go off road to get to a trail head head to park your "car". I am SURE they would ride the extra 10km up the FSR as their street cars would get caught up in the water bars and their racks would shake off their bikes too!
The Taco was great but just too big for me to drive around in the city and such a waste for one person for 90% of the time. The Crosstrek is perfect but the 18 year old boy in me wants to put in a lift kit and KO2s!
I came full circle from an STI
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To this...

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And back to this...
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Now just hold on there sonny !🤗
Street car? 😂
City? ( I live 40 miles from the nearest one in deepest darkest Northumberland )
My home is on the southern edge of Europe's largest man-made forest ..250sq miles..and whisper it but I've a key to open all the forest road barriers ..of which all are gravel.
My transport of choice is an Audi A6 Allroad 3.0l V6 Quattro S-tronic .( 272PS)
The three levels of air suspension ..get me to some naughty locations 😉😁..
Not all " old country " riders are the same 😂
Still like your car though ( but that rack ..yeesh )
 

The Hodge

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With our Torridon trip getting ever closer..and with the prospect of four consecutive rides in mountainous terrain ..I thought I'd better get this lardy arse used to more than the current one ride weekly ..so headed out of the door for the second ride of the weekend in the area of Kielder Forest closest to me ..Pundershaw / Allerybank & Roughside..I had intended spending time clearing sections with fallen trees ( at least enough branches to gain passage ) ..but that fell by the wayside after the first section when I lost my folding saw out of my backpack..totally gutted 😢..
Pics ..
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The Chirdon Burn at Allerybank
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The b/ way on the way to Roughside Bothy
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Roughside bothy ..living up to its name ..
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And luxury for a bothy..an outside loo..but I couldn't bring myself to look
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Enjoyable ride but I' ll take no rocking to sleep tonight 😴
 
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Binhill1

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With our Torridon trip getting ever closer..and with the prospect of four consecutive rides in mountainous terrain ..I thought I'd better get this lardy arse used to more than the current one ride weekly ..so headed out of the door for the second ride of the weekend in the area of Kielder Forest closest to me ..Pundershaw / Allerybank & Roughside..I had intended spending time clearing sections with fallen trees ( at least enough branches to gain passage ) ..but that fell by the wayside after the first section when I lost my folding saw out of my backpack..totally gutted 😢..
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The Chirdon Burn at Allerybank
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The b/ way on the way to Roughside Bothy
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Roughside bothy ..living up to its name .. View attachment 135227 View attachment 135228 View attachment 135229 View attachment 135230
And luxury for a bothy..an outside loo..but I couldn't bring myself to look View attachment 135231
Enjoyable ride but I' ll take no rocking to sleep tonight
With our Torridon trip getting ever closer..and with the prospect of four consecutive rides in mountainous terrain ..I thought I'd better get this lardy arse used to more than the current one ride weekly ..so headed out of the door for the second ride of the weekend in the area of Kielder Forest closest to me ..Pundershaw / Allerybank & Roughside..I had intended spending time clearing sections with fallen trees ( at least enough branches to gain passage ) ..but that fell by the wayside after the first section when I lost my folding saw out of my backpack..totally gutted 😢..
Pics .. View attachment 135218 View attachment 135219 View attachment 135220
The Chirdon Burn at Allerybank
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The b/ way on the way to Roughside Bothy
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Roughside bothy ..living up to its name .. View attachment 135227 View attachment 135228 View attachment 135229 View attachment 135230
And luxury for a bothy..an outside loo..but I couldn't bring myself to look View attachment 135231
Enjoyable ride but I' ll take no rocking to sleep tonight 😴
Nothing like that in Torridon as you well know.
 

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With our Torridon trip getting ever closer..and with the prospect of four consecutive rides in mountainous terrain ..I thought I'd better get this lardy arse used to more than the current one ride weekly ..so headed out of the door for the second ride of the weekend in the area of Kielder Forest closest to me ..Pundershaw / Allerybank & Roughside..I had intended spending time clearing sections with fallen trees ( at least enough branches to gain passage ) ..but that fell by the wayside after the first section when I lost my folding saw out of my backpack..totally gutted 😢..
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The Chirdon Burn at Allerybank
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The b/ way on the way to Roughside Bothy
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Roughside bothy ..living up to its name .. View attachment 135227 View attachment 135228 View attachment 135229 View attachment 135230
And luxury for a bothy..an outside loo..but I couldn't bring myself to look View attachment 135231
Enjoyable ride but I' ll take no rocking to sleep tonight 😴
You’re going to have a fantastic time up there, Hodge, with a gang of blokes who all still think they’re 30 years old.
I’ve got a mental picture of you all sitting round a campfire drinking beer, telling crap jokes, eating beans, and having a farting competition!
 

The Hodge

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You’re going to have a fantastic time up there, Hodge, with a gang of blokes who all still think they’re 30 years old.
I’ve got a mental picture of you all sitting round a campfire drinking beer, telling crap jokes, eating beans, and having a farting competition!
It's on the itinerary..
Maybe you should have my Mystic Meg handle 😂
 

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With our Torridon trip getting ever closer..and with the prospect of four consecutive rides in mountainous terrain ..I thought I'd better get this lardy arse used to more than the current one ride weekly ..so headed out of the door for the second ride of the weekend in the area of Kielder Forest closest to me ..Pundershaw / Allerybank & Roughside..I had intended spending time clearing sections with fallen trees ( at least enough branches to gain passage ) ..but that fell by the wayside after the first section when I lost my folding saw out of my backpack..totally gutted 😢..
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The Chirdon Burn at Allerybank
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The b/ way on the way to Roughside Bothy
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Roughside bothy ..living up to its name .. View attachment 135227 View attachment 135228 View attachment 135229 View attachment 135230
And luxury for a bothy..an outside loo..but I couldn't bring myself to look View attachment 135231
Enjoyable ride but I' ll take no rocking to sleep tonight 😴


With our trip to Torridon fast approaching I’d thought I’d get my shandy ass into gear for some apree’ trail riding practice……….font care about camp fire niceties

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Rode with wife up Chalkpit Lane today (north of Chichester), a tough ride into the face of a northeasterly gale on Chimet in the Eastern Solent.

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A pic of the Eastern Solent taken from the Trundle which is at the top of Chalkpit Lane. Can see the Isle of Wight to the right.

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On the way back with the wind behind us (oh bliss! ❤️) the South Downs chalk sponge is discharging water into the fast flowing river Lavant.

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But not the only thing being discharged into the Lavant which finally ends up in the Eastern Solent.

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Bastards.
 
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