I think I would prefer the summer to more frost???. Especially on the banks of the Clyde.
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steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
That is what my wife used to say.
But when I went and took lessons, somehow she wasn't quite as happy as I thought she might be.
Women eh!
So, that's TWO fox shocks you've got on your bike today!
IndigoUnicorn
E*POWAH Master
Don’t think I’ll be getting a ride in today. 18° F (-8° C) and blowing snow with 13 mph (21 kph) winds. I don’t even wanna know how cold it’s gonna get tonight.
The New Mexican High Desert, 5000’ (1524 m) elevation.
At least it’s supposed to warm back up to our more usual 50° F (12–13° C) weather by Friday.
The New Mexican High Desert, 5000’ (1524 m) elevation.
At least it’s supposed to warm back up to our more usual 50° F (12–13° C) weather by Friday.
He might have got his copper out. But I bet it was that cold there was nothing to stop his hand slipping of the handle. ????.
Steve38
Well-known member
Taken 2 weeks ago at Onkaparinga Gorge near Adelaide South Australia
About 1/2 hour before "the incident" .... derailleur clipped a rock, snapped off and into the rear wheel - spokes pulled through rim etc - ouch
Lucky no damage to motor / battery
About a 3km hike out
All fixed now thanks to Will Ride
Expensive exercise and still kicking myself
Been bit a bit sheepish to post about it too
Back yesterday though on another beautiful Summer Day !
About 1/2 hour before "the incident" .... derailleur clipped a rock, snapped off and into the rear wheel - spokes pulled through rim etc - ouch
Lucky no damage to motor / battery
About a 3km hike out
All fixed now thanks to Will Ride
Expensive exercise and still kicking myself
Been bit a bit sheepish to post about it too
Back yesterday though on another beautiful Summer Day !
Fuch
Member
Patterdale ?
Fuch
Member
Good looking bit of kit that?
Wow. I’m more 70’s. Stratos’s & the silent Saab’s. Spent a few damp nights in Kielder. “Car” ?
More white Stuff. Snow conditions were just right. Only saw snowshoe tracks and the occasional boot.
These signs just put up in our neighborhood. Took a small dog while on the leash. Stalking kids on the way to school. 3 of them.
Lousy snow conditions today. Tracks in the background were mine from yesterday. Couldn’t ride any further today.
Lousy snow conditions today. Tracks in the background were mine from yesterday. Couldn’t ride any further today.
Taking a dog on the leash would be more than a bit worrying ..was this while it was tethered at its home or while out with its owner ?( I would have crapped myself ).. do domestic animals often get taken in your area ...and does this mean there is a lack of natural prey or more competition from wolves / bears etc...
Never mind the snow conditions..that sign would have me heading for home like double quick pronto ..?
Edit: I guess this article answers my question...?
Never mind the snow conditions..that sign would have me heading for home like double quick pronto ..?
Edit: I guess this article answers my question...?
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The dog (a Pug) was taken while the owner was walking on the trail. I understand it was 3 cougars. Likely a mama and two cubs. The weather probably pushed the cougars down for some easy meals. She may have been training the Cubs to hunt too. Apparently there are two other cougars in the next community.
Bears are very common here. You get to know them after a while. They are very territorial and don’t usually cause a problem, unless there’s food around or near by.
No one leaves there small dogs run free. No outside cats either. I think there’s lots of prey out there but predators can be opportunist.
I have a small dog (American Cocker), so I’ll be extra careful for a few weeks.
EebStrider
Well-known member
That’s just given me a great idea. Maybe I could print out some of those flyers, and put them up in our local woods. All of a sudden, I’d have the whole place to myself! ?
I could also go out at night and put them up in the local parks too. ?
Urban Dictionary: Cougar
When an older woman desires a much younger man and pounces on it's prey.
www.urbandictionary.com
An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf. Cougars are gaining in popularity -- particularly the true hotties -- as young men find not only a sexual high, but many times a chick with her shit together.
Careful, half the forum members will be flocking to your trails ..
Urban Dictionary: Cougar
When an older woman desires a much younger man and pounces on it's prey.
An older woman who frequents clubs in order to score with a much younger man. The cougar can be anyone from an overly surgically altered wind tunnel victim, to an absolute sad and bloated old horn-meister, to a real hottie or milf. Cougars are gaining in popularity -- particularly the true hotties -- as young men find not only a sexual high, but many times a chick with her shit together.
Careful, half the forum members will be flocking to your trails ..
That is what my wife used to say.
But when I went and took lessons, somehow she wasn't quite as happy as I thought she might be.
Women eh!
I think this is what Steve was alluding to
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Ref the signs about cougars in the area (the fierce and furry clawed kind, not Zimmer's kind of cougar)!
I was visiting friends on Thrip Island, coastal South Carolina. This signpost was well placed, except that right behind me, separated only by a 4' path was a children's play area!
Alligators were everywhere and not at all shy. They would appear on the grass in front of your house, on the golf course, everywhere. The local fire brigade used to be called out and they would harass them into returning to the water. Standing orders on the golf course is that if your ball goes into the water DO NOT RETRIEVE IT! even if you can see it in only a few inches of water. My host told me of one golfer that lost an arm to an Alligator that was only 6' long. They get a lot bigger than that! But at least they keep down the numbers of deer.
I was visiting friends on Thrip Island, coastal South Carolina. This signpost was well placed, except that right behind me, separated only by a 4' path was a children's play area!
Alligators were everywhere and not at all shy. They would appear on the grass in front of your house, on the golf course, everywhere. The local fire brigade used to be called out and they would harass them into returning to the water. Standing orders on the golf course is that if your ball goes into the water DO NOT RETRIEVE IT! even if you can see it in only a few inches of water. My host told me of one golfer that lost an arm to an Alligator that was only 6' long. They get a lot bigger than that! But at least they keep down the numbers of deer.
Mike D.
Well-known member
... and golfers.
Yeah, there you go! I recognize the small dog from a few doors down. Didn’t know about that one.
These cougars (lions basically) can be quite dangerous. They’re stealthy, patient and strong. I’ve worked in the woods most of my career as a Faller (heli-faller) and I have rarely seen a cougar. We were told to face a cougar and not to run. Hard to do. They will take a full grown man riding on a horse (Vancouver Island). I’ve only been stalked once by a cougar but they do sense if they are being hunted.
We are in there territory and I think the conservation officers are doing the right thing.
Keep riding though …??
Neeko DeVinchi
E*POWAH Elite World Champion
How it all began. And how I'll begin, again.
Tis but a flesh wound !!
Just get back on the bike and ride, do not fear danger.
But next time you see a wire, or a fence .. don't look at it funny - it might hit you again. Look away ...Just get back on the bike and ride, do not fear danger.
Pivot
E*POWAH Master
Good looks for a villain role in the new 007 movie!
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
The best advice I was given when I started mtb was "don't look at the tree!"
Meaning that if you want to avoid something don't look at it, look instead at where you want to go.
Collecting beauty marks…there’s one close to your eye too. Whew, glad you’re ok.
Had the better half drop me off In Falstone today ( we lived there prior to moving 9 miles down the road ) ..and I was keen to revisit what used to be some of my local trails ..
I could have ridden up there but the probability of running out of charge using the off road route was too great ( it is close to 15 miles not the 9 by car ) ..
Fantastic day ..blue skies and the westerly wind was mostly in my favour..
Visited my favourite bothy Flittingford ..small but perfectly formed and it will be occupied by a group of us sometime in the summer as part of a bothy weekend..anyway the pics..
It would appear that I'm unable to post pics ..as the bar at the top is "shaded " out and won't allow me to click on ...I must have used my full lifetime quota !?
I could have ridden up there but the probability of running out of charge using the off road route was too great ( it is close to 15 miles not the 9 by car ) ..
Fantastic day ..blue skies and the westerly wind was mostly in my favour..
Visited my favourite bothy Flittingford ..small but perfectly formed and it will be occupied by a group of us sometime in the summer as part of a bothy weekend..anyway the pics..
It would appear that I'm unable to post pics ..as the bar at the top is "shaded " out and won't allow me to click on ...I must have used my full lifetime quota !?
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