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[Gary]

Never ceases to amaze me that for such a heavily populated island that doesn't look that big on the globe the UK has such a large amount of wild and open land.

Depends where you get your idea of it being heavily populated from really. Some of it is. Lots of it really isn't.
London is heavily with a population of over 7 million residents in an area of just 600 square miles
But head North to my country (Scotland) and it has a population of just 5 million but our land spans 30000 square miles. and 3.5 million of those live in the central belt (the area around and between Glasgow and Edinburgh (our two largest cities. Just 45 miles apart). meaning on the whole Scotland is actually quite sparcely populated

To give you an American perspective New York city has around 7 million population in an area spanning just 300 square miles

 

[RustyMTB]

In returning to the scene of the crime news, here's more or less where I accidentally offed a rabbit this week.

 

[The Hodge]

Well that's my riding done for the week ..four to be exact ..roughly 70 miles of moorland riding & 7000ft of climbing in some fantastic weather and cracking company ..
The latest is a re-run of the ride I did solo on Monday..this time with Ceebeem ( Colin ) & Jaco ..both longtime riding partners & friends from way back when we used to ride those old fashioned mtb's ..both of these lads are 75 years young and have both had replacement body parts and being the youngster of the group at 64..its bloody inspirational to see them out riding the stuff they still do ..
Great to be out there with you today ..cheers boys

Edit: A little footnote and thanks to the kind person in Whitley Chapel where we started the ride...
Having mentioned already that I did this ride solo last Monday I was gob-smacked after setting up my bike yesterday to find two items of my head attire hanging from a hedge..up to the point of seeing them there I hadn't missed them at all..so literally did a double take as I was walking past them ..
My missus also sends her thanks as it meant that I wouldn't be accusing her of "hiding" them when I next came to be looking for them !

 

[Neeko DeVinchi]

No church for the wild

 

[Jirkovo]

 

[EnduroDad2k]

Enjoying the redwoods in Oakland, CA (Joaquim Miller Park). 22 and sunny

 

[Shjay]

Depends where you get your idea of it being heavily populated from really. Some of it is. Lots of it really isn't.
London is heavily with a population of over 7 million residents in an area of just 600 square miles
But head North to my country (Scotland) and it has a population of just 5 million but our land spans 30000 square miles. and 3.5 million of those live in the central belt (the area around and between Glasgow and Edinburgh (our two largest cities. Just 45 miles apart). meaning on the whole Scotland is actually quite sparcely populated

To give you an American perspective New York city has around 7 million population in an area spanning just 300 square miles

London is more like 10 million plus

 

[Gary]

London is more like 10 million plus

Google says 9.5m
You get my point though, eh?

 

[Shjay]

Google says 9.5m
You get my point though, eh?

Yes mate no where near 7 & your the 1st person who will argue google is wrong but I get your point

 

[Gary]

TBF I said

with a population of over 7 million

Which even a a barely literate trumpet like yourself has to agree 9.5m is.

 

[Tubby G]

Just messing around in the local woods today

 

[The Hodge]

Just messing around in the local woods today

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...how far over the bars did you land after crashing into that tree..?

 

[Prairie Dog]

The Coast line Trail (Tunnel Mtn in Banff National Park, AB, Canada) looking out toward the Fairholm Range

Steep drop offs closer to the edge of this section aptly named 'The Spine'.

This grouse took a special interest in my bike prior to our departure.

 

[Tubby G]

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...how far over the bars did you land after crashing into that tree..?

Luckily no otb’s this weekend, managed to stay rubber side up

 

[The EMF]

Now that the brief Northumberland summer is almost over I took a quick blast around my local bridle ways.
Nothing too technical but good to be out anyway. Surprised to see so much damage after storm Arwin, the trails have been cleared but lost their rooted natural characteristics, but they are passable now

The rather dull drab pics of the buildings below are all that’s left of opencast mining operations between 1960’s to 2000’s. They were the service sheds for the huge plant that was used to extract and move the coal.

There used to be a huge bucket in front of the building that belonged to the mighty Big Geordie walking dragline earth mover- 2800 tonnes, 280ft boom with the bucket capacity 50 cubic metres……..to give some sort of scale,

Sadly the bucket has been cut up for scrap a couple of years ago.

 

[Zimmerframe]

rubber side up

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[Tubby G]

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I think its actually a motorbiking term and maybe not an mtb term, meaning the right way up, wheels on the ground!

 

[IndigoUnicorn]

I think its actually a motorbiking term and maybe not an mtb term, meaning the right way up, wheels on the ground!

The term is “keep the rubber side down” as in, in contact with the pavement. Asfaik, it’s an old trucking saying. And I say this as a former old USA trucker (Lorry driver in the UK).

 

[Tubby G]

The term is “keep the rubber side down” as in, in contact with the pavement. Asfaik, it’s an old trucking saying. And I say this as a former old USA trucker (Lorry driver in the UK).

yeah you’re right, motorbikers would say ‘shiny side up, rubber side down’ - I just get confused and make my own phrases up

 

[AdmChr]

Pssshhh… PUSH it!
That time of the year again, fresh fluid, grease, and seals. Got to keep it running smooove

 

[Mabman]

Kind of hard to fit a bike into these pics but it was there

Those are Three Arch Rocks on the NOAA chart with three extra arches today.

 

[RustyIron]

Pics from an epic weekend in the Southwest U.S.,
organized by our very own Rod B.
Four solid days of Class A riding.

 

[RustyMTB]

Kind of hard to fit a bike into these pics but it was there
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Those are Three Arch Rocks on the NOAA chart with three extra arches today.

I once plied Mike Cavanagh, one of Ozone's owners with industrial quantities of booze in the hope of snagging a mates rates price on a new glider. It didn't work, the tight bugger.

 

[Nakiri]

Didn't ride much with my e-bike yet, but here's my 2 cents:

Pico do Urubu - Brasil
("Vulture Peak" - Brazil)

 

[Tubby G]

New bike day

 

[The Hodge]

New bike day

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At last ..nice one !

 

[Daev]

Here comes Summer!! - huzzah!!!
This bike, this trail ( cardinham woods, cornwall, uk), love it ❤ - really looking forward to Summer this year

 

[etoni]

italia, domodossola.

 

[The EMF]

italia, domodossola.

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Keep em coming Etoni

 

[Cb750stu]

I obviously missed all the apparently good weather when working away
Wee bast around Durris in the snow