Good call ..but there are too many to pick just one ..
Pic of the Day
- Thread starter Kilham5
- Start date
Penttithefinn
Member
Coming from Suffolk, land of the rising Sun, I have to say hills get in the way of the scenery
Slightly disappointed with today's ride ..but glad I saw sense prior to getting myself into a bit of bovva ..
Had hoped to do some of the Lonesome Pine Trail ( which I did shaving a good bit off using a short cut to get to Stairway To Heaven) and the full red route at Newcastleton 7 Stanes but having crossed the border into Scotland it soon became apparent that I would only have one bar ( of 5..Bosch Gen 4 ..as I had already used two bars ) to cover the 17 +miles of man made trail and I hadn't got to the singletrack bits yet ..so after stopping at a picnic table for a quick snack & drink turned back and was even a very naughty boy heading back on the " one way " singletrack from the Bloody Bush Toll stone that I had previously come down ..but having ridden it this way while doing some trail maintenance with KTR ..I knew ( and have made it known in the past) that it rides so much better this way ..and it gets so little traffic that its a risk worth taking ..
Still ended up doing 25.3 miles with 3756ft.of climbing ..and had dropped into the last bar prior to finishing the ride..
Lots of pics ..and no apologies ?
The boardwalk " flyover " on Stairway To Heaven ..in total there is around 2km on the Lonesome Pine & Bloodybush trails ..
Yeah ..I see the sign but won't be taking any notice !
The Bloody Bush Toll stone where Drovers had to pay to bring their cattle over from Scotland to England and marks the Border crossing point ..
There's bandits in them there hills ..or used to be in the days of the Border Reivers ..
Fantastic weather and a great ride out ..
Had hoped to do some of the Lonesome Pine Trail ( which I did shaving a good bit off using a short cut to get to Stairway To Heaven) and the full red route at Newcastleton 7 Stanes but having crossed the border into Scotland it soon became apparent that I would only have one bar ( of 5..Bosch Gen 4 ..as I had already used two bars ) to cover the 17 +miles of man made trail and I hadn't got to the singletrack bits yet ..so after stopping at a picnic table for a quick snack & drink turned back and was even a very naughty boy heading back on the " one way " singletrack from the Bloody Bush Toll stone that I had previously come down ..but having ridden it this way while doing some trail maintenance with KTR ..I knew ( and have made it known in the past) that it rides so much better this way ..and it gets so little traffic that its a risk worth taking ..
Still ended up doing 25.3 miles with 3756ft.of climbing ..and had dropped into the last bar prior to finishing the ride..
Lots of pics ..and no apologies ?
The boardwalk " flyover " on Stairway To Heaven ..in total there is around 2km on the Lonesome Pine & Bloodybush trails ..
Yeah ..I see the sign but won't be taking any notice !
The Bloody Bush Toll stone where Drovers had to pay to bring their cattle over from Scotland to England and marks the Border crossing point ..
There's bandits in them there hills ..or used to be in the days of the Border Reivers ..
Fantastic weather and a great ride out ..
Don't tempt me ..you know I have ...?
Cheers ..but as they are very "samey " ..I will spare you all ?
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
S
Looks great ??
So on average how much range are you getting out of your 625 battery on typical trail terrain?
I seem to get far less on the full suspension compared to the hardtail, and now she’s using the hardtail she’ll finish the day with three bars and say 45 eco miles left whereas I finish on one bar and 1 mile!. So many variables though, tyres, fitness levels, different bikes, mode choice etc etc
Clothes aside, do you have to look like that before becoming a biker. Or do you end up looking like that after becoming a biker?
I ask because I mate of mine who lives in Abu Dhabi has just joined a Harley Davidson club and rides about with his girlfriend on the back. I just wonder what I'm going to see when he next visits the UK.
been a ‘biker’ all my life and dont took like that! ?
each to their own. It’s just as much a lifestyle choice as any other thing. Some of them do make me laugh with their hells angels image ?
Thanks for that . I've always wondered what it was like behind the scenes in the porn industry - much more revealing ...
I don't think you're generally a "Harley Rider" though are you ? in the Sons of Anarchy Sense ? Your bike store looked way too organised !
no mate, although they are cool. But defo not a grease monkey.
Know a few, not many pull it off tho ?
no Zimm you`re getting mixed up
(senior moment)
Surely if you wore those it would fall foul of some "restricted working conditions" rule ?
Miss uses A at work act 2021
section 4
sub section 23
paragraph 1a
you will not under any cecumsizing make any video film
and or documentary from old bits of tit and must not
use any hand restraing devise
sorry for spelling
You are correct about the variables even down to weather conditions( wind ) ..and how muddy the terrain is ..
Using mainly Tour & a bit of Eco ( even off on steep fire road downs )..I reckon on average I'm good for a minimum 30 miles ..probably 40 ( ? ) in dry & dusty ..with about 4000ft climbing tops ..I will use emtb if I'm going for a quick blast ..but that really eats the battery ..and Turbo is just a novelty ..
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
I’m using tour on tarmac to get me to the trails (turbo up Kepwick bank though!) and then emtb mostly, getting around 30-35 on average, with around 3000ft ascent
HORSPWR
E*POWAH Master
Do you have to pack a passport?
Steve38
Well-known member
Sunday morning Fleurieu Peninsula between Aldinga & Sellicks Beach, South Australia
Absolutely cracking weather, mid twenties with a light zephyr
Gulf Saint Vincent like a millpond
First ride out with his new Bianchi girlfriend !
Absolutely cracking weather, mid twenties with a light zephyr
Gulf Saint Vincent like a millpond
First ride out with his new Bianchi girlfriend !
Not yet..?
Neither were there any border guards ...or for that matter any form of human life .
Sneaked in and out without anyone knowing ( until I broadcast the fact on here ..)
Ye're Breakin' The Law....! ?????????
From The ScotGov Website;
Travel between Scotland and the rest of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
Under current Scottish law, given the state of the epidemic, unless you have a reasonable excuse you must not travel between Scotland and:
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Wales
- Republic of Ireland
- Jersey
- Guernsey
- The Isle of Man
Cheers for the info ..?
But your website has got the wording slightly wrong ..I didn't travel between Scotland & England ..but started my journey from England into Scotland ..although I will concede that on my return journey I very much started in Scotland ( but really I only did it to escape the hordes of tourists who flock into my village every weekend ..)
I saw nobody ...which in the true spirit of the law doesn't make it right ..but I really don't care..
But your website has got the wording slightly wrong ..I didn't travel between Scotland & England ..but started my journey from England into Scotland ..although I will concede that on my return journey I very much started in Scotland ( but really I only did it to escape the hordes of tourists who flock into my village every weekend ..)
I saw nobody ...which in the true spirit of the law doesn't make it right ..but I really don't care..
Last edited:
he went to pillage some duty free whiskey , that`s a bloody good reasonable excuse to me
EebStrider
Well-known member
Up and out at 6.30 this morning, as I won’t be riding for a few days.....
billwarwick
E*POWAH Elite
I saw nobody
phew! that was a lucky escape. You could have bumped into Gary!
EMTB Forums
Latest articles
-
Introducing the Forestal e-Cygnus - a downcountry and XC emtb
The new Forestal e-Cygnus is a slightly unusual emtb. It comes in two... -
2025 M1 Sporttechnik EN 8.0 review
The M1 EN is one of four M1 models built on the same frame. Well, it’s...