Pic of the Day

[RebornRider]

I hope you don't mind a pic of a rental bike! In 2019 I went to Switzerland for a week of work followed by a week of fun. While in the beautiful town of Zermatt, I decided to rent an ebike and see how close I could get to the Matterhorn. I'd never ridden an ebike before this trip and, long story short, I bought my Turbo Levo soon after getting home. These 3 shots were all taken from my all-day ride. There's no way I could have done this ride on a human powered mtb.

 

[Silent Drone]

Started with 2 bars and wasn’t sure how far I could go. Made it 22 miles with 2,100 ft of elevation gain before the system switched off. I’m loving this Heckler.

 

[Nicho]

I could have bunny hopped like mad on the way though…..

I suspect you would have been far too heavy to leave the ground.

 

[billwarwick]

Warning !!..large picture content ..even more so than usual ..please let @billwarwick know as he might go into meltdown..
Terrific 30 mile pootle on great bridleways & lanes in the far northeast corner of Northumberland with my good buddy @The EMF
Nothing too high or technical just a nice chilled ride with some terrific scenery in good company ..a supreme summer ride ...
The EMF with the far Eastern section of the Cheviot Hills in the background
View attachment 92982
Not saying this bridleway was overgrown ..but we rode about a mile through bracken this high ..( good fun ..but must check for ticks ..)
View attachment 92983
The EMF under Goatscrag Hill...there were no Goats
View attachment 92986
A view of Lindisfarne ( or Holy Island if you are local ) View attachment 92987
Some pics of St.Cuthberts cave where it is said his body rested on the way to Durham Cathedral from Lindisfarne in the 11th Century ..
View attachment 92989 View attachment 92990 View attachment 92991 View attachment 92992 As

View attachment 92993
As mentioned in the Cheviots rideout thread for 20th August ..sheep shit is a bit of a problem ..so that you are not disappointed we pointed these little beauties in the right direction ...
Great day ..cheers for the beer at the end Wayne

Tracking on 23 Jul 2022 10:19:56

www.outdooractive.com

I’ll let you off this time! Looks great, I’m jealous .

 

[etoni]

switzerland…

 

[HORSPWR]

Out with my old mate Ian Bell today ..cant remember the last time we rode together ..
Although he stocks ebikes in his shop ..Ian is still old school and isn't ready for one yet ( 70+) ..I wouldn't be able to keep up with him on a normal mtb ..but readjusted so we rode mostly together..
Fabulous day in the Cheviot Hills where the weather had cooled down after the scorching start to the week ..on some of the trails to be ridden on the upcoming group rideout ..
View attachment 92864 This is part of the Border ridge with Scotland on the left side of the fence View attachment 92865
View attachment 92866
Great ride and good to be riding with Ian again..to celebrate we had to stop off for a pint at the newly refurbished pub ( The Star ) in Harbottle ..what a fantastic job they have made of it ..
View attachment 92867 View attachment 92868 View attachment 92869
A grand day out View attachment 92873

No one in Australia drinks Fosters!

 

[KnollyBro]

Today I learned to NEVER tell a strong independent woman how you rode down a rock roll on a techy trail. This was the first time I have been down this trail and it was pretty raw with some steep rooty lose chutes and a few decent rock rolls thrown in. This part was off camber and was a little slippery. All I said was "stay left as I slid that way!" I was TOLD by my wife that she was capable of picking her OWN lines and didn't need my help at all! Lesson learned!

 

[irie]

A pic from our mellow ride yesterday. On a whim followed an unmarked trail cut by the Forestry Commission near Bignor Hill in West Sussex UK and came across this. If there's an energy shortage this winter we just might know where to find a ready supply of fire wood.

 

[Slymobi]

A pic from our mellow ride yesterday. On a whim followed an inmarked trail cut by the Forestry Commission near Bignor Hill in West Sussex UK and came across this. If there's an energy shortage this winter we just might know where to find a ready supply of fire wood.

View attachment 93075

You had to have rode that!, you did ride it didn't you!, Tell us you rode the logs .

 

[The Hodge]

No one in Australia drinks Fosters!

Can't blame them ..its shite ..my beer ( not lager piss) was a real ale brewed locally

 

[irie]

You had to have rode that!, you did ride it didn't you!, Tell us you rode the logs

.

To give you an idea of scale this is a picture of my wife after she rode the logs. Allegedly.

 

[Zimmerframe]

In a Galaxy Far far away ... before e-bikes .... there were .. MOBILETTES !

And people had all the coolest riding gear..

Some would bring beer for after the ride ..

Some were Shiny !

Some were from dangerous mobilette gangs ..

 

[Hobo Mikey]

Is that the French version of Hells Angels ………look more like Charlie’s Angels.

 

[The EMF]

In a Galaxy Far far away ... before e-bikes .... there were .. MOBILETTES !

View attachment 93088
View attachment 93089
View attachment 93090

And people had all the coolest riding gear..

View attachment 93091
View attachment 93092

Some would bring beer for after the ride ..

View attachment 93093

View attachment 93094

Some were Shiny !

View attachment 93095

Some were from dangerous mobilette gangs ..

View attachment 93096

Now that’s a proper blast from the past!
Me and a couple of mates had them stripped to the bare bones to ride off road……great fun
for a soon to be teenager (in the previous century)

 

[irie]

Is that the French version of Hells Angels ………look more like Charlie’s Angels.

Asterix and Obelix innit.

 

[RustyMTB]

Today's ride I won't forget anytime soon. I've never seen a mechanical like this before.

And ten minutes later, an almighty bang & my mech grenades itself.

Managed to ride it home in top gear & the back brake only. Like having some old Sturmey Archer three speed from the seventies.

 

[irie]

Today I learned to NEVER tell a strong independent woman how you rode down a rock roll on a techy trail. This was the first time I have been down this trail and it was pretty raw with some steep rooty lose chutes and a few decent rock rolls thrown in. This part was off camber and was a little slippery. All I said was "stay left as I slid that way!" I was TOLD by my wife that she was capable of picking her OWN lines and didn't need my help at all! Lesson learned!

As Robert Heinlein said in Time Enough for Love: "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.“

 

[Nicho]

In a Galaxy Far far away ... before e-bikes .... there were .. MOBILETTES !

View attachment 93088
View attachment 93089
View attachment 93090

And people had all the coolest riding gear..

View attachment 93091
View attachment 93092

Some would bring beer for after the ride ..

View attachment 93093

View attachment 93094

Some were Shiny !

View attachment 93095

Some were from dangerous mobilette gangs ..

View attachment 93096

My first motor bike was a 50cc Mobilette moped, my 18th birthday present.

 

[KnollyBro]

As Robert Heinlein said in Time Enough for Love: "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.“

I should know better as we have a cat as well.

 

[The EMF]

Today's ride I won't forget anytime soon. I've never seen a mechanical like this before.

View attachment 93113

And ten minutes later, an almighty bang & my mech grenades itself.

View attachment 93114

Managed to ride it home in top gear & the back brake only. Like having some old Sturmey Archer three speed from the seventies.

Bugger……as one door shuts another slams in ya face

 

[RustyMTB]

Bugger……as one door shuts another slams in ya face

Spare pads in the toolbox, pair of new jockey wheels for £20, back in the game. It's about time Ii had a spin on the normy anyway. And the normy is AWESOME!

All my years though, I've never seen a brake pad fail at the eyelet.

 

[Tubby G]

Yorkshire !

 

[irie]

I should know better as we have a cat as well.

Three pussies in this house, one with a ring on a finger and the two sitting in cardboard boxes.

 

[RustyIron]

And ten minutes later, an almighty bang & my mech grenades itself.

Wait... you expect us to believe that your brake pad broke in half, and then your derailleur spontaneously fell apart? Or could this wild tale be part of an elaborate hoax to get your wife to approve the purchase of new brakes and AXS shifting?

 

[Husky430]

NEW BIKE DAY - Waiting for the week of dry weather and invisiframe before the inaugural ride as it will never be as clean as it is now. Then spent the weekend cleaning the old one for sale plus changing over: disc rotors, seat, pedals, bars and grips, making tyres tubeless and having a kiox put on it. Also waiting on a 27.5 rear wheel and a engine guard. Think it looks faaasssttttt just sitting there anyway.

 

[etoni]

switzerland, my baby.

 

[RustyMTB]

Wait... you expect us to believe that your brake pad broke in half, and then your derailleur spontaneously fell apart? Or could this wild tale be part of an elaborate hoax to get your wife to approve the purchase of new brakes and AXS shifting?

My greatest fear is after I die, Mrs Rusty sells my bikes for what I told her I paid for them.

 

[KnollyBro]

Whistler has had a slow start up this year with the construction on the new lifts, all the late snow, then rain making the top half of the mountain, 1/3 of the size it usually is. The trails that are open are either bombed out or Double Black and bombed out making kids lessons a unique experience indeed! There are 2 lines on the famous rock on the trail they use for the Garbonzo DH during Crankworx. The triple hump rock roll or the racer's gully line. Both are not without their challenges and consequences. These kids were checking out the triple hump. I saw several successful kids do both lines and a couple of kids rag doll their way down their choice of line only to be ejaculated off their bike while the others cheered them on (or off in this case). No tears were shed during this display of prepubescent macho tomfoolery. Don't you miss peer pressure?

 

[Zimmerframe]

only to be ejaculated off their bike

I'm thinking you mean Ejected ?

@BAMBAMODA is the only person I know who rides a bike with the sole hope of being ejaculated off their bike.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Not sure how that would work and not gonna out thought in to it.

See how distracted his mind is just trying to visualise it !! He completely loses the ability to write in English.