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[Binhill1]

Spring tides today the pirate shack nearly wet at the mouth of River Spey. Mild again but weather due to change tomorrow . Dry cycling over for a few months I imagine. Surprised to see I did 30 miles won't be doing that long in the winter too cold.

 

[irie]

Mild and very dry today but as said above by @Binhill1 , weather due to change tomorrow. So after planting the garlic ready for next week's cold snap, got a quick ride in this afternoon.

 

[Bad-Latitude]

I’m still on a three week roadtrip with my family. It was 33 degrees and snowing in Mount Shasta, Ca today so it seemed like perfect weather to go on a ride. 17 miles later and I can say that the trails here are amazing. Great traction other than the occasional patch or ice or frozen pine needles

 

[Binhill1]

I’m still on a three week roadtrip with my family. It was 33 degrees and snowing in Mount Shasta, Ca today so it seemed like effect weather to go on a ride. 17 miles later and I can say that the trails here are amazing. Great traction other than the occasional patch or ice or frozen pine needles View attachment 150328

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Had to Google that temp . 0 in Celsius brrrr.

 

[dthree]

Another dusty ride today. I try to get out when the temp gets up to 60F/15C, although warmer gloves and pants would help. Drought continues in Valley Forge and surrounding areas. This is usually a creek.

 

[Aitrui]

3 Celsius / 37F, very foggy weather, but had to test my new Fox 38 out. The grip x2 definitely a big step forward, but after the fox 40, the 38 chassis feels very flimsy...


Looking down at the beautiful Budapest!

Leaves, leaves everywhere.....

Our Parlameint building

 

[steve_sordy]

Forest England have been out with some new signage (maybe I never noticed before?). I think the skull & crossbones is a bit OTT.

Yes, if a beginner went down there that stayed sat on the saddle and went faster than their skillset, then they might come off. There was a similar sign at the entrance to the dirt jump area. That has an introductory line with 12" high tabletops, and one next to it with 2' high table tops. But there are also lines with 8' gap jumps. The problem is that it was putting off the Mum of a family of four. The 8-year old was gung-ho for some fun, as was his Dad, but Mum was reluctant. I nearly failed to persuade her to let them give it a go. The boys loved it!

 

[Tyjay]

Great trip up to glentress yesterday
trails were running pretty dry which was a total suprise was expecting a bog fest
Picture from top of spooky descent you used to be able to see hills on the other side
Now the trees are starting to grow that view is slowly disappearing

 

[Stihldog]

I think the skull & crossbones is a bit OTT.

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That does seem a little OTT.
In our area, green, blue, red, black diamond and double black diamond, indicates a trail difficulty. But nothing is standard.

Of the two mountains in our area, Eagle Mountain is well signed. Burke Mountian is not. Signage on Burke Mountain sometimes gets torn down as fast as it goes up.

If a trail sign built by volunteers is fixed high enough, and well enough, it may survive.

 

[steve_sordy]

Is that you @Stihldog dog, throwing the HUSTLER sign into the air?

 

[Slymobi]

Yep.... The SRAM chain has broke AGAIN 🫣

 

[The Hodge]

Another day and another trip to Glentress..old "Reds" in the morning and then playtime in the afternoon on the new Black / Red & Blue flow trails ..which were good fun but it looks as if too many riders have ridden these and found them a little beyond their skill set by the amount of brake bumps on the red & black in particular .
A really good time was had by all and it's always great to hook up with Alan ,Ant & Wayne ..roughly about 25miles & 3,500ft..
Only the one pic at the start of Spooky Wood descent ..with two Smoggies from Middlesbrough ( canny craic) to the left of the pic ..Ant, Alan & Wayne to the right..

 

[steve_sordy]

Is that a yes or a no, then?
This is me.

 

[Stihldog]

Is that you @Stihldog dog, throwing the HUSTLER sign into the air?

Nah, that’s my buddy Steve. Rides a hardtail almost every day. He maintains this trail,(new sign day). Besides advising me on some trail work (Forestry Engineer), he’s got the biggest calves I’ve ever seen.

 

[Stihldog]

Is that a yes or a no, then?
This is me.
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This is me.

I’m the cat with no whiskers, wearing a helmet and some trail-dog resting on my leg.

 

[Bones]

Howarth in Bronty country.
Apparently it's raining outside

 

[Mcharza]

A sunny Sunday and we were like horses in the pasture. We are excited about the great riding weather.

This was the only picture I remembered to take.

 

[Tyjay]

Another day and another trip to Glentress..old "Reds" in the morning and then playtime in the afternoon on the new Black / Red & Blue flow trails ..which were good fun but it looks as if too many riders have ridden these and found them a little beyond their skill set by the amount of brake bumps on the red & black in particular .
A really good time was had by all and it's always great to hook up with Alan ,Ant & Wayne ..roughly about 25miles & 3,500ft..
Only the one pic at the start of Spooky Wood descent ..with two Smoggies from Middlesbrough ( canny craic) to the left of the pic ..Ant, Alan & Wayne to the right..
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Looks like a Good day

we rode the black off piste yesterday was quality day
Finished off with new red and blue. But as you say twitcher is now brake bumped to death but better than sept when I was last there
Ended up with neat 5k of climbing

 

[Arminius]

28 miles of tarmac teasing today apart from a couple of miles when I got lost and had to go cross country. Big ol building is not my house but a place called the Grange near Winchester. I just wanted to see what my bike looked like next to it before putting in an offer. My offer got turned down.
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Roman temple?

 

[The EMF]

Great day at Glentress with @The Hodge @timberjack and @Walkea
A nostalgic trip for as it’s been a few years since I’ve rode the trails there.
Big big difference to when I first rode there in the late 1990’s when the ride up to the skills area was a proper ball ache and the Reds were as knarly as f**k. My days of ridding “off piste blacks” are long gone, I want too, but the hand eye coordination plus the reaction time to light and dark is pretty slow now…..The days off road trips to Morzine are just a treasured memory now.
Anyway back to yesterday, loved the old Reds, played on the new flow trails, l still get a massive buzz fully committing to a big berm and hitting the jumps when they out in the open. All three new trails are great for building confidence and with a few sessions would build technique into riding a berm and not just negotiating one. Well done to all concerned in building these trails.
North Yorkshire next weekend, a totally different ride all together

 

[Anders]

From my early Saturday ride in an army training field some kilometers from our home. The local cross country ski tracks run in this area. I tried to follow the 10km ski track, but couldn't follow it exactly, as the markings are quite sparse and best suited for winter use. I'm not that keen on cross-country skiing, so my knowledge of the tracks is not that good. My wife, OTOH, knows them very well, so I got a detailed description of where I should have ridden when I came home for breakfast

As mentioned, winter is coming. The smaller lakes will soon freeze over, as shown here.

This one looks like it has stood here for a while.

 

[kaaskopf]

nbd

 

[VWsurfbum]

nbd
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I read through your build thread, and its turned out very nicely indeed.

 

[Binhill1]

First snow on Corriehabbie very cold on top. Plenty clothes but it takes a while to get used to the cold as lts been a balmy 14 for a few days. Shooting party I met must have been in Glenfiddoch Lodge ruin as the fire was still on when I came past.

 

[Stihldog]

No snow at this elevation but rode in the rain and hail. Wasn’t really ready for that.

Checked out the road damage and ventured down a few trails.


Took a nice little tumble down this trail a few months ago. We’ll call that an extreme rib massage. ouch.

 

[markloch]

On my sunset ride today

 

[Stihldog]

First real snowfall (fake hail and rain yesterday) to hit the area. Trails were pretty good but the fire roads were slippery.

 

[Binhill1]

First real snowfall (fake hail and rain yesterday) to hit the area. Trails were pretty good but the fire roads were slippery.

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Will you get out in winter?

 

[Binhill1]

On my sunset ride today
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Is that a wolf ?

 

[Gareth]

First snow on Corriehabbie very cold on top. Plenty clothes but it takes a while to get used to the cold as lts been a balmy 14 for a few days. Shooting party I met must have been in Glenfiddoch Lodge ruin as the fire was still on when I came past.

I cycled Corryhabbie a couple of years ago back in June Binhill1. I parked just off the B9009, popped up Corryhabbie via Glenfiddich Lodge, then back the same way, peddled down the road to Tomachlaven and then cycled up Ben Rinnes. I’m a bit of a hill bagger so it was great to bag two hills by just riding the ebike right to the top. Wasn’t as cold as your day though.