Pic of the Day

[Polar]

Looks very new

2 month old and cleaned after every ride.

 

[Binhill1]

2 month old and cleaned after every ride.

Lovely colour

 

[steve_sordy]

I was clued in to Muc Off's "Silicon Shine" by our dear leader, @Rob Rides EMTB . As well as giving a very slippy and shiny finish it is absolutely great for restoring that dulled down finish that I get on alloy rims when they have been hammered through sand and mud for hundreds of miles. The bike had just been washed and dried when I produced the before and after shots below.

Before Silicon Shine

After Silicon Shine

 

[steve_sordy]

Shiny!

 

[The Hodge]

Billy no mates today ..so went for a play on two of my favourite sections of singletrack ..spent the morning on the Lead Mining trail which takes you up to & beyond Bolts Law as a there & back riding the top half twice ..then this afternoon transported the bike to Blanchland to play on The Carriers Way ..as a there and back ..
The weather was breezy & moody but the trails really dry ..and managed to beat the forecasted rain ..

Home made white chocolate on top of caramel with a biscuit base ..heart attack incoming ..

Sure as hell beats working ...
Edit : I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY !!! etc.
Having left the my bike in the back of the car overnight as the rain was biblical when I returned home from riding ..I got up early to give it a quick brush up to find one important part missing ..the front wheel .
To transport the bike in the back of my car this has to come off and is always stood against the nearside rear while lifting the bike in ..I must have had a " moment " yesterday but remember being seriously bugged by a swarm of flies around my head and was in a rush to get into the car to escape the bastard things ..too much of a rush as it happens!
ffwd to the realisation this morning of what I'd done and the totally sick to the pit of my stomach feeling ..( the missus didn't give me too much of a hard time when she looked at me ) ..and I was on my way back to the car park at Blanchland with the faint hope that the wheel might still be there ..
My grateful thanks to the person who put the wheel in the grass next to the parking space I had been in ..and further thanks to those who must have seen it but left it where it was ...to say I felt euphoric would be an understatement ...and maybe the lucky heather I attached to the bars on my ride had something to do with it ..

 

[The Hodge]

I was clued in to Muc Off's "Silicon Shine" by our dear leader, @Rob Rides EMTB . As well as giving a very slippy and shiny finish it is absolutely great for restoring that dulled down finish that I get on alloy rims when they have been hammered through sand and mud for hundreds of miles. The bike had just been washed and dried when I produced the before and after shots below.

Before Silicon Shine
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After Silicon Shine
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Steve ..you can get the same finish with any silicone based product GT 85 as one example ..and dare I say it your own personal " favorite " WD40 ..applied to a cloth first ..

 

[Kary]

 

[HORSPWR]

Canazei Dolomites Italy. Trails with a view and EWS Tuttifrutti trail. Quite difficult for me. View attachment 120001 View attachment 120002 View attachment 120003 View attachment 120004

That looks like my kind of riding!

 

[HORSPWR]

View attachment 120170 View attachment 120171 Perfect weather in the Pine forest🫠

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Can you ride there in winter or is all that under snow?

 

[Polar]

I was clued in to Muc Off's "Silicon Shine" by our dear leader, @Rob Rides EMTB . As well as giving a very slippy and shiny finish it is absolutely great for restoring that dulled down finish that I get on alloy rims when they have been hammered through sand and mud for hundreds of miles. The bike had just been washed and dried when I produced the before and after shots below.

Before Silicon Shine
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After Silicon Shine
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Can you ride there in winter or is all that under snow?

Inside the forest there is far too much snow, but the paths are fine since they are plowed by tractors

 

[Hiltix]

Gravelbike

 

[Cell4soul]

Gonna be 116 degrees today in Mesa, AZ. Did a dawn patrol ride to beat the heat. Sunrise at Hawes in Mesa, AZ. RMR, High Ridge and Big Sister.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Still can't ride, so made some stairs on a trail which is also walked on ..

 

[steve_sordy]

Steve ..you can get the same finish with any silicone based product GT 85 as one example ..and dare I say it your own personal " favorite " WD40 ..applied to a cloth first ..

WD40 is Satan's semen and should not be allowed anywhere near a bike!

 

[Mcharza]

The queuing theme continues. This time at Serfaus bike park. But in the afternoon it was totally empty.

 

[Binhill1]

More to life than Ebikes lads get a life. Wet weather option River Findhorn .

 

[The Hodge]

More to life than Ebikes lads get a life. Wet weather option River Findhorn .

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Been there ..done that ..gave it up !
( but in proper kayaks )

 

[Binhill1]

Been there ..done that ..gave it up !
( but in proper kayaks )

Big sea one out behind the shed love them all .

 

[BIG-DUKE-6]

Taking a vacation at Raystown Lake in central Pennsylvania so I got a couple days on the Allegrippis trail system.

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No ebikes allowed so I had to take my analog hardtail.

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Most of the trails are not rocky like this, they are fast and flowy but who stops to take pictures when you’re flying downhill?

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Ridge trail out to the view point.

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Besides being hot and humid in July, the insects were very agressive. Could not stop to take rests without getting swarmed; even got swarmed on slow climbs. Need to come back here in the fall. And maybe petition the Army Corps of Engineers (who is in charge of this site) to allow e-bikes. View attachment 120139

While the ACE does not allow e-bikes as long as you behave it’s not enforced. I’ll be there next weekend on my e-bike.

 

[etoni]

switzerland

 

[Dax]

 

[dthree]

While the ACE does not allow e-bikes as long as you behave it’s not enforced. I’ll be there next weekend on my e-bike.

Good to know, thanks. Have a great time and bring maximum strength insect repellant.

 

[RustyMTB]

Went for a ride, won a medal.

 

[Bones]

Went for a ride, won a medal.

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You need to change your username to Mutley

 

[RustyMTB]

Might have a point there mate.

 

[Arminius]

Discovery tour by GPS planning in unknown territorium.

Fishelevator

Start of a nice long trail. Warm up section…..

Wrong turn following a fading trail down a hill deeper and deeper into the woods. Does not help if GPS shows a trail where no trail is. Good to find the signs (plastic bands wrapped on fallen branches) in the woods showing way out. Thx to Hansel & Gretel!

 

[H.E.]

Muggy weather here, so i did go short but with a scenic landscape.

 

[Mcharza]

Second day at Serfaus Fiss area. Today only the alpine trails. One flow trail 8.8 km long and another one 8.2 km down to the bottom.

 

[HORSPWR]

Second day at Serfaus Fiss area. Today only the alpine trails. One flow trail 8.8 km long and another one 8.2 km down to the bottom. View attachment 120338 View attachment 120339 View attachment 120340 View attachment 120341 View attachment 120342

I'm hating on you so much right now

 

[Tubby G]

Back on leg power this weekend just to keep those muscles in shape