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[steve_sordy]

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The new bike looks great by the way Steve ..how are you getting on with it ?

I like it a lot, thanks. But I am just as a good/bad a climber on it as I was on the Focus. I had "assumed" (1st mistake) that 22% more torque would get me up that last couple of feet on a climb where I had been stalling. Now I don't stall, I just loop out! If I get my weight any further forward, the rear wheel spins out. If I get my saddle any lower, my knees give out. What makes it worse is that @myapes gets up the same short steep slope most of the time. I haven't got up it once! I used to beat this slope on my MTB, but that was about 7 years ago.
I hate obvious signs of my advancing decrepitude!

 

[etoni]

After much consideration by the moderators, we feel that @etoni's pictures still look better, even upside down.

i am honored that you are head over heels looking at my pictures....?

 

[billwarwick]

Well, Steve Sordy. At least, after the ‘improvements’ to your local green lane thingy, you will still be able to ride along it . This is what is happening to a local greenway [ disused railway line] near me . Being totally destroyed to make way for a £1 billion +++ useless railway line that no-one will use when it is finished.[HS2] . Although not massively exciting, it did provide a bit of fun as part of a sloppy winter ride as well as being well used by the local folks. The embankment on the right hand side is all that is left of it and that will probably vanish soon?

 

[St4nley]

Local 36 mile ride out today.

 

[Rahr85]

Out finding my own thrills today.

 

[Doug Stampfer]

sorry… but this is from my first emtb time..
zermatt near monte rosa SAC house..

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[Jackware]

Easy 20ml ride including some of the Manchester - Leeds canal after the morning rain today.

 

[billwarwick]

Well, Steve Sordy. At least, after the ‘improvements’ to your local green lane thingy, you will still be able to ride along it . This is what is happening to a local greenway [ disused railway line] near me . Being totally destroyed to make way for a £1 billion +++ useless railway line that no-one will use when it is finished.[HS2] . Although not massively exciting, it did provide a bit of fun as part of a sloppy winter ride as well as being well used by the local folks. The embankment on the right hand side is all that is left of it and that will probably vanish soon? View attachment 69550

Edit….typing error. It’s not a £1billion useless railway. It’s a £100billion useless railway. That’s £100,000,000,000. Ridiculous…. You could get 7 or 8 top of the range Levo’s for that.

 

[The Hodge]

Edit….typing error. It’s not a £1billion useless railway. It’s a £100billion useless railway. That’s £100,000,000,000. Ridiculous…. You could get 7 or 8 top of the range Levo’s for that.

And it doesnt even reach the most important city ..?
( Newcastle-upon-Tyne )

 

[ghettogolfer]

Me and the lads ripping it up in Blue Derby, Tasmania Australia from earlier on in the year when we were able to travel..... Two trek rail 7s and a levo. One of my other mates was piloting a Geometron.

 

[The Hodge]

Me and the lads ripping it up in Blue Derby, Tasmania Australia from earlier on in the year when we were able to travel..... Two trek rail 7s and a levo. One of my other mates was piloting a Geometron.

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Watch out youve been invaded by aliens ...
dont fancy the look of that skinny in the first pic ..?

 

[billwarwick]

And it doesnt even reach the most important city ..?
( Newcastle-upon-Tyne )

That’s because nobody wants to go there !

 

[ghettogolfer]

Watch out youve been invaded by aliens ...
dont fancy the look of that skinny in the first pic ..?

Lol. I've got a big round scone and can't help looking like I jumped straight from the set of Spaceballs!

 

[The Hodge]

Party capital of the North mate...and so untrue ! ?

 

[The EMF]

That’s because nobody wants to go there !

That’s because everyone one here is a someone ?

 

[etoni]

explore wallis goms ärnergale-blitzingen.

 

[Coolcmsc]

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Who is this lovely companion?

 

[etoni]

Who is this lovely companion?

Herdenschutzhund – Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org

there are 800 sheeps on this mountain place… they protect the sheeps.

 

[Zimmerframe]

they protect the sheeps.

From Welsh Tourists ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

explore wallis goms ärnergale-blitzingen.

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It's become painfully clear that if you want to ride flat towpaths and fireroads - Switzerland is crap !

 

[etoni]

From Welsh Tourists ?

NO, from wolves.

 

[The Hodge]

Who is this lovely companion?

Its his mate ..forget his name ..?
Oh ..sorry ..you meant the dog !! ?

 

[The EMF]

explore wallis goms ärnergale-blitzingen.

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SPLENDID ?

 

[steve_sordy]

NO, from wolves.

Whoosh!

 

[Waynemarlow]

Getting near Autumn guys, where's the summer gone. Nice Chilterns sunset

 

[The Hodge]

Getting near Autumn guys, where's the summer gone. Nice Chilterns sunset
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24c up here today ..summer is just starting ..?

 

[RustyIron]

Old school tractor and new school MTB

Schwing!
Is the Richard Garrett yours?

 

[Coolcmsc]

Herdenschutzhund – Wikipedia

de.wikipedia.org

Thanks!

 

[Doomanic]

The Three Brethren, visited as part of our off piste tour on the Tweed Valley

The ride into Spooky Woods at GT. It looked spookier in real life. Honest.

 

[The Hodge]

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The Three Brethren, visited as part of our off piste tour on the Tweed Valley
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The ride into Spooky Woods at GT. It looked spookier in real life. Honest.

Did you get hungry ..looks as if you ate one & a bit Bretheren and Im sure they were intact when EMF & myself were there a couple of weeks ago ..