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[The Hodge]

I heard it was an absolutely electrifying ride.

Slightly too late to the party there Nicho...a very similar response has been made further up the page by let me see ...oh yeah ..it was me !?

 

[Mabman]

Where gravel comes from

There are at least 4 gravel pits across the road from me and I call this ride the Pit Loop.

Don't get too upset about the elevation....but it is at least half that according to my other device

 

[Stihldog]

They operated out of nearby RAF Wombleton, which was a sub-base to RAF Topcliffe for No.6 Group RCAF flying Halifax, Wellingtons and Lancasters. I ride by this memorial at the entrance to the former base most road rides and always pay my respects to their contribution and sacrifice.

My Father was a navigator on the Lancaster when the war ended. While crossing the channel both engines failed and the pilot called to bail out. My Father couldn’t find his chute so they decided to try for land. Crash landed in a farmer’s field “safely”. He said the French farm girls were very very nice for the two weeks they had to stay with the aircraft. I hear this story every time I see him now. I don’t mind.
Maybe I have older siblings in France ?
Edit; come to think of it, there was probably lots Lancasters ploughing fields in France. Lol.

 

[levity]

We took our Creo SLs to Death Valley Natl Park last week for some road riding.

motoring up from the valley floor

enjoying the curves in the hills

and playing in the dirt on the old 20 Mule Team Road

 

[Tubby G]

My Father was a navigator on the Lancaster when the war ended. While crossing the channel both engines failed and the pilot called to bail out. My Father couldn’t find his chute so they decided to try for land. Crash landed in a farmer’s field “safely”. He said the French farm girls were very very nice for the two weeks they had to stay with the aircraft. I hear this story every time I see him now. I don’t mind.
Maybe I have older siblings in France ?
Edit; come to think of it, there was probably lots Lancasters ploughing fields in France. Lol.

At Kepwick Bank, one of the places I rode to on Saturday, there is a small memorial cross which is for 434 Squadron who crashed a Lancaster in bad weather towards the end of WWII

Aircraft accidents in Yorkshire.

 

[Kilham5]

I believe the Kepwith crash was a Halifax bomber, returning to RAF Croft after a mission.
Not ridden up there for a while, may make it in next week

 

[Tubby G]

I believe the Kepwith crash was a Halifax bomber, returning to RAF Croft after a mission.
Not ridden up there for a while, may make it in next week

Yes you’re right, a Halifax not a Lancaster, the link I posted clearly states that too, silly me!

 

[Rosemount]

 

[Tonybro]

Yesterday's jaunt - guess where? Winter Hill and Rivington again!

At least it was dry and the weather had improved a bit, almost sunny!

21.5 miles, 3100+ feet of climbing (and descents ?), 1274 active kCals... 37 miles over the weekend and over 5000ft of climbing...

The now ubiquitous pic at the summit..

...and for a bit of variety - the small reservoir on the climb out of Belmont...

 

[RustyMTB]

My home, Helmsley in North Yorkshire has close ties and fond memories of the Canadians stationed here during WW2
They operated out of nearby RAF Wombleton, which was a sub-base to RAF Topcliffe for No.6 Group RCAF flying Halifax, Wellingtons and Lancasters. I ride by this memorial at the entrance to the former base most road rides and always pay my respects to their contribution and sacrifice.

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Speaking of Canadians, we have, or rather had this near us. The story is interesting. The south downs were used as a training range in WW2, this tank broke down & before it could be repaired, it was superseded by a better version, so the Canucks used it for target practice before heading off to D day.

After the war, the downs were restored & the tank was buried as a cheap alternative to towing it off the hill. It was dug up again in the 90's so that Bovington tank museum could strip bits off it for restoring other tanks in their collection & left as a shell. It was finally removed last year & taken to Bovington.

Note the sexy carbon trail weapon

 

[Sherman]

Too (sp)icy

 

[The Hodge]

Change of venue for today's ride as it would have been a soggy bogfest on the planned route..so off to Kielder for a mash up of Lonesome Pine / Deadwater / Osprey trail ..
Jaco's first ride out on his new Levo ..which he loved once he worked out that the power mode switch was on the handle bar and not the on/ off switch on the battery readout ..?
Tipping down for a lot of the ride but it didn't spoil the fun ..

Kielder Observatory..because Jaco had never been there ..

Jaco coming off "Jimmy's Hill"..onto the first section of " All along the Watchtower" climb on the Deadwater Trail
A nice but ultimately very wet ride ..but better out than in as they say ..?

 

[EebStrider]

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Looks horrible there!

 

[EebStrider]

I went here today.....

 

[Tubby G]

I went here today.....

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is it a steeplechase course and if so did you manage to bunny hop over the water gaps ok ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

is it a steeplechase course and if so did you manage to bunny hop over the water gaps ok ?

Unlikely. He's "RichT" .. which presumably means he stopped at each, inserted his battery powered water heater, threw in several T-bags and made a massive ditch of tea to consume several times over. You wouldn't want to be his bladder !

 

[Pivot]

Speaking of Canadians, we have, or rather had this near us. The story is interesting. The south downs were used as a training range in WW2, this tank broke down & before it could be repaired, it was superseded by a better version, so the Canucks used it for target practice before heading off to D day.

After the war, the downs were restored & the tank was buried as a cheap alternative to towing it off the hill. It was dug up again in the 90's so that Bovington tank museum could strip bits off it for restoring other tanks in their collection & left as a shell. It was finally removed last year & taken to Bovington.

Note the sexy carbon trail weapon

Good choice of weapon!

I really like the Tank museum in Bovington. I even got myself a Tank Christmas jumper.
People in the office concluded that they wouldn’t expect anything else from me

 

[Zimmerframe]

I even got myself a Tank Christmas jumper.

Isn't it a bit heavy to wear ?

 

[JetSedgwick]

 

[CBSTD]

Isn't it a bit heavy to wear ?

No it’s a tank top ???

 

[Rosemount]

Looks horrible there!

It`s a dirty job .
But some one has got to do it . ?

 

[Stihldog]

A couple of days and all this will be gone. Perfect snow conditions and warm.

 

[grimmprincess]

Nelson Victoria and some of the track along the Great South West Walk

 

[Pivot]

A couple of days and all this will be gone. Perfect snow conditions and warm.
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Looks like you found Yeti!

 

[The Hodge]

Unlikely. He's "RichT" .. which presumably means he stopped at each, inserted his battery powered water heater, threw in several T-bags and made a massive ditch of tea to consume several times over. You wouldn't want to be his bladder !

Rich Tea..is a biscuit from Mcvities ..I've got him down as half man / half biscuit

 

[Zimmerframe]

I've got him down as half man / half biscuit

So are we saying he looks like this ?? Wouldn't want to ride in the sun !

And when he rides out with his Rich T mates, it's like this ????

 

[The Hodge]

Naah ..he's safe not a bit of choccie in sight..?

 

[EebStrider]

Rich Tea..is a biscuit from Mcvities ..I've got him down as half man / half biscuit

Haha, I am partial to a plain chocolate digestive, but don't eat enough to be considered half man/ half biscuit!

 

[The EMF]

First ride in the hills for ages. The trails were a lot drier than I’d thought they’d be. As you can see decimalisation has take its time to reach rural Northumberland.

 

[Blakey]

Absolutely lovely out on the South Downs today. And I'm just glad this tree already snapped before I went under it...