Summer in Finland that temperature surely.
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When I woke up, it was dark and foggy. It was so cold that you wouldn't want to stay out very long without pants and shoes. Crazy stuff, I tell ya. It must have been about 48 or so. But we said we were going to ride, so ride we would!
The total ride was 25+ miles and 5300 feet of climbing, with plenty of excellent single track. The primary goal was a trail that none of us had ever ridden. It has the well-earned reputation of being steep and loose. You drop about 1600 feet in the space of a mile, and then about another mile or two of creek bed, which includes more hike-a-bike than you can imagine. I don't think I'll do the steep trail ever again, but I'm glad I did it. It was a skill-builder, and what I previously thought was steep is now mundane.
Getting ready to drop in.
Made it! Now only a couple miles of easy stuff to get out.
Moist air over the flatlands.
The total ride was 25+ miles and 5300 feet of climbing, with plenty of excellent single track. The primary goal was a trail that none of us had ever ridden. It has the well-earned reputation of being steep and loose. You drop about 1600 feet in the space of a mile, and then about another mile or two of creek bed, which includes more hike-a-bike than you can imagine. I don't think I'll do the steep trail ever again, but I'm glad I did it. It was a skill-builder, and what I previously thought was steep is now mundane.
Getting ready to drop in.
Made it! Now only a couple miles of easy stuff to get out.
Moist air over the flatlands.
LA_Stu
New Member
Santa Monica mountains in Los Angeles. It was overcast and cold (for LA) until I got up above the ocean fog, where I took these photos.
Beautiful your up a height there.
franciscoasismm
Active member
Happy 2025
Mcharza
E*POWAH BOSS
Which of those cheeses go best with that whiskey? Or all when you have drink enough?
They were just there so I took a pic. Just devoured a round of Stinking Bishop I keep it in shed and take a bit in to warm up. I love every thing I shouldn't eat ,or drink
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Did all that lot come from Harrods? All items are photogenic for sure.
Tesco I'm afraid
I would struggle to drink a half bottle believe me . That cheeky orange is getting it nownow
Switched the tyres over on the Focus today to something more suitable for the mud, Specilaized Hillbilly’s being my preferred mud tyre.
A gloomy day all told, confirmed by when the M99 light went onto dipped beam rather than DRL…
Good to spin the legs anyway!
A gloomy day all told, confirmed by when the M99 light went onto dipped beam rather than DRL…
Good to spin the legs anyway!
Jan 1 2025 morning solo ride; Happy New Year btw.
Cheers!
Cheers!
billwarwick
E*POWAH Elite
Ice in the shade and mud in the sun. Good fun though, and good to be out again.
Keen but it's got to be done , bite the bullet tomorrow and go out in similar temperature. Lovely pictures
Looks like you don't have studded tires, is it safe or will there be no more snow and ice?
I never used studded tires before, it's bit slippery, but with low tire pressure it's not that bad right now. We don't have much snow nowadays, if we have some, the temps rarely keep under 0 celsius for long.
What you see in the pics, are not snow, i think it's the combination of frost and rime ice. Pics are taken at elevation of 500meter/1650feet, down in the city there is nothing, just little bit wet roads.
Astro66
Active member
Headed to the National Capital again to hit the Centenary Trail again. 56km done. 850 metres of elevation climbed. Lunch at the Jetty by Lake Burley Griffin, and dinner at The Kingston. Great day out.
Astro66
Active member
Oh BTW Lads.
The photo from my previous Centenary Trail trip made it onto this weeks EMBN Bike Vault and got a "Super Nice" ........
The photo from my previous Centenary Trail trip made it onto this weeks EMBN Bike Vault and got a "Super Nice" ........
A very frosty Bike Park Wales this morning. I think I was one of the first people to have a run down A470 and it was sketchy as a sketchy thing - some impressive accidental drifts into and through berms where there were surprise ice patches!
My shock (Öhlins with Sprindex coil) really didn’t like the cold weather and I had to drop 20lbs off my spring rate to stop it being far too harsh so that’s something to investigate next week.
My shock (Öhlins with Sprindex coil) really didn’t like the cold weather and I had to drop 20lbs off my spring rate to stop it being far too harsh so that’s something to investigate next week.
Wow, rather you than me! Respect. 
Where are the blue socks I'm wondering, maybe in the wash.Catalog pose.
I had to look twice ..I thought they were calf length boots ..very Gucci though
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