Pic of the Day

[The Hodge]

Looks like my sort of place. Hope you still had your shorts on.

Yeah of course ..the ones that finish around my ankles

 

[Hobo Mikey]

I thought you northerners were ard.

 

[The Hodge]

I thought you northerners were ard.

Naaah it's just a rumour

 

[The EMF]

What a cracking ride out today in crisp and bright winter sunshine. More than makes up for not being able to catch up with our ridding buddy from Yorkshire @JFDI on Saturday due to inclement weather.
@The Hodge knows this place like the back of his hand ( back in the day hand building and planning some of the original Red Trails ) therefore he can name them all but not me I can never remember them.
So on that note I can’t add to Neil’s excellent post so I’ll upload the pics I took starting with the newly laid stuff to the original reds which have been restored


Thanks mate for another tour of your back yard

 

[The EMF]

Looks like my sort of place. Hope you still had your shorts on.

I did, under me trail pants

 

[The Hodge]

What a cracking ride out today in crisp and bright winter sunshine. More than makes up for not being able to catch up with our ridding buddy from Yorkshire @JDFI on Saturday due to inclement weather.
@The Hodge knows this place like the back of his hand ( back in the day hand building and planning some of the original Red Trails ) therefore he can name them all but not me I can never remember them.
So on that note I can’t add to Neil’s excellent post so I’ll upload the pics I took starting with the newly laid stuff to the original reds which have been restored
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Thanks mate for another tour of your back View attachment 150720

So good you posted some twice

 

[The EMF]

So good you posted some twice

I know I totally cocked up the upload of my pics with these sausage fingers of mine

 

[The Hodge]

( back in the day hand building and planning some of the original Red Trails

I'll just correct that slightly to read " back in the day helping to hand build ( Capon Hassock ..still closed but due to be reinstated ) ..and yes I did help to flag out that particular trail which is the only one in the entire forest which involved no machinery ..but was involved with Kielder Trail Reavers for a good few years helping to maintain the trail network ."
Don't want to take credit for stuff I didn't do ..

 

[BikeBert]

White powder on nearby mountain and not so much below it!
Location: Ivanšćica mountain and Milengrad castle, Croatia.

 

[Mcharza]

I might change to dj bike. What a pump track here in Torrevieja, Spain

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[Bndit]

First snow

 

[DieBoy]

I did, under me trail pants

Like a MTB Superman?

 

[The Hodge]

Like a MTB Superman?

No mate ..Aquaman

 

[Arminius]

@BikeBert
Am I envious? YES!

 

[irie]

Was going to ride this morning but decided against it. No prize for guessing why that was

 

[The Hodge]

Was going to ride this morning but decided against it. No prize for guessing why that was

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It would have been OK if you just kept heading South West ..at least until you reached the sea ..

 

[irie]

It would have been OK if you just kept heading South West ..at least until you reached the sea ..

OK heading North East with wind behind us but coming back the opposite direction would have been 'interesting' ...

 

[Binhill1]

Was going to ride this morning but decided against it. No prize for guessing why that was

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Force 10 fair wind that.

 

[The Hodge]

OK heading North East with wind behind us but coming back the opposite direction would have been 'interesting' ...

According to your chart the wind was blowing in a South Westerly direction ..so it was coming from the North East ..and believe me you wouldn't have wanted to be up here today with 4" of snow

 

[Chromedomey]

Epic pics guys! Thanks for sharing all.

 

[irie]

According to your chart the wind was blowing in a South Westerly direction ..so it was coming from the North East ..and believe me you wouldn't have wanted to be up here today with 4" of snow

It was blowing from the South West. As can be seen by the arrow.

 

[The Hodge]

It was blowing from the South West. As can be seen by the arrow.

Wrong ...the arrow is pointing to the S.W...suggest a trip to spec savers ..and if your vision is that impaired and are unable to read the small print it says WIND DIRECTION SOUTH WEST ..which means in case you need it spelling out ..the wind was blowing in a South Westerly direction

 

[Jackware]

From Wikipedia;

Wind direction is generally reported by the direction from which the wind originates. For example, a north or northerly wind blows from the north to the south;[1] the exceptions are onshore winds (blowing onto the shore from the water) and offshore winds (blowing off the shore to the water). Wind direction is usually reported in cardinal (or compass) direction, or in degrees. Consequently, a wind blowing from the north has a wind direction referred to as 0° (360°); a wind blowing from the east has a wind direction referred to as 90°, etc.
Weather forecasts typically give the direction of the wind along with its speed, for example a "northerly wind at 15 km/h" is a wind blowing from the north at a speed of 15 km/h.[1] If wind gusts are present, their speed may also be reported.

 

[The Hodge]

From Wikipedia;

Wind direction is generally reported by the direction from which the wind originates. For example, a north or northerly wind blows from the north to the south;[1] the exceptions are onshore winds (blowing onto the shore from the water) and offshore winds (blowing off the shore to the water). Wind direction is usually reported in cardinal (or compass) direction, or in degrees. Consequently, a wind blowing from the north has a wind direction referred to as 0° (360°); a wind blowing from the east has a wind direction referred to as 90°, etc.
Weather forecasts typically give the direction of the wind along with its speed, for example a "northerly wind at 15 km/h" is a wind blowing from the north at a speed of 15 km/h.[1] If wind gusts are present, their speed may also be reported.

Well aware of that ..but this chart is different ..it shows the actual wind direction on the " clock" as being to the South West( the point on the arrow pointing this way) ..therefore it is a North Easterly wind ..
It also quotes in writing the wind DIRECTION as being to the South West ..

 

[irie]

Wrong ...the arrow is pointing to the S.W...suggest a trip to spec savers ..and if your vision is that impaired and are unable to read the small print it says WIND DIRECTION SOUTH WEST ..which means in case you need it spelling out ..the wind was blowing in a South Westerly direction

Wind direction SOUTH WEST always means wind blowing FROM the South West.

How we measure wind

The instruments used to measure wind are known as anemometers and can record wind speed, direction and the strength of gusts.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

"Wind direction is measured relative to true north (not magnetic north) and is reported from where the wind is blowing."

 

[irie]

Well aware of that ..but this chart is different ..

No, this chart is NOT different. If sailors relied upon "The Hodge System" of wind direction the results would be at best hilarious and at worst disastrous.

 

[Arminius]

It is currently blowing from South West:

Buoyweather Marine Weather & Wind Forecasts

View accurate wind, swell and tide forecasts for any GPS point. Customize forecasts for any offshore location and save them for future use.

www.buoyweather.com

 

[The EMF]

I hate the wind!!

 

[Tonybro]

Wind direction is not the "Hodge System" it is the internationally recognised formal meteorological definition of wind direction as used by the Met Office and all airports and as was taught to me in the early 1980s when I did formal qualifications in Meteorology.

 

[The Hodge]

Irie.
Having just agreed with me that the direction of the wind is TO the South West ..you then go on to contradict what you've agreed with ..
I must admit it's the first time I've come across that particular chart ..but then again I'm not a sailor ..and to a non-sailor it's very confusing ..
If it says that the wind "Direction" is South West then safe to say that most folk would agree that is the way the wind is blowing ..

A much clearer method is the one which the Met Office uses which quotes the direction from where the wind originates..with the arrow pointing in the direction in which it is travelling ...

I'll stick to the above method ..and leave your confusing chart to you sailors ..
@Arminius ..that's an excellent tool you posted ..just about to look for the app..