Pic of the Day

[Hobo Mikey]

When you think you might try a pump track and dirt jump park on a freeride bike and are not surprised by the results. I will go back to the mountains where I belong! I have to say, I was the best LOOKING rider, out of all the other 6-12 year olds out yesterday!
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And 3% more skills than them kids.

 

[Anders]

My first ride in the snow went through the local forest. A tractor had made quite hard tracks for me to ride.

 

[Binhill1]

My first ride in the snow went through the local forest. A tractor had made quite hard tracks for me to ride. View attachment 129432

Getting a clean ride in the snow is always a bonus . None in my area yet .

 

[golfatha]

I think that when you are relatively new to the forum it's very easy to become too defensive ..from what I've read the comments which have offended you really were meant in a light-hearted manner..truth be told most of us like to start out on a clean bike .
Cracking pic by the way but although you gave its location I'm struggling to find it on a map ..is it near Loughrigg Tce..?
Do you ride solo most of the time ..or do a bit of group riding ?
There is quite a healthy collection of riders who meet up on a fairly regular basis from all across the North East & beyond ( 5 of us in Northumberland ) ...you would be more than welcome to join us on a ride whenever it suits you ( by way of showing that we are a friendly bunch )

Thanks for this post and where about are you in Northumberland, as to the location if you cycle along great Langdale, going thru chapel stile and heading for Dungeon Gill Hotel you then turn left at the end of the road heading up a very steep narrow winding road with side pike appearing on ur left, on the map I’ve included A marked is Dungeon gill B is where I photographed my bike and C is side pike and the little road heads down to Blea tarn where I turn off road not long after here

It is, simmer! Let's not get off on the wrong foot pal, there's a bit of leg pulling on here most days, please don't take it the wrong way.

 

[The Hodge]

Thanks for this post and where about are you in Northumberland, as to the location if you cycle along great Langdale, going thru chapel stile and heading for Dungeon Gill Hotel you then turn left at the end of the road heading up a very steep narrow winding road with side pike appearing on ur left, on the map I’ve included A marked is Dungeon gill B is where I photographed my bike and C is side pike and the little road heads down to Blea tarn where I turn off road not long after here

Cheers for the info..
I'm in Bellingham ..
Other riders Ant is just up the road from me ..
Wayne..Ashington
Colin ..Alnwick
Jaco ..Hexham ..but we also meet up with other riders ( not every week ) from Glasgow , Hartlepool,N.Yorks & Lancs ..
I can keep you informed of upcoming group rides if this is of interest ..?

 

[golfatha]

Cheers for the info..
I'm in Bellingham ..
Other riders Ant is just up the road from me ..
Wayne..Ashington
Colin ..Alnwick
Jaco ..Hexham ..but we also meet up with other riders ( not every week ) from Glasgow , Hartlepool,N.Yorks & Lancs ..
I can keep you informed of upcoming group rides if this is of interest ..?

I mostly ride with a friend and a lady but thanks anyway for the offer

 

[Zimmerframe]

1 MILLION VIEWS !

 

[billwarwick]

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1 MILLION VIEWS !

Probably Hodge checking all his photos?
Some very good ones , to be fair

 

[The Hodge]

Probably Hodge checking all his photos?
Some very good ones , to be fair

 

[VWsurfbum]

Lets be honest, we only come here to see @etoni photos.

 

[steve_sordy]

Probably Hodge checking all his photos?
Some very good ones , to be fair

I think he means the whole thread since inception.

 

[Stihldog]

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1 MILLION VIEWS !

In another 4 years we’ll all look back and say; “Can’t believe our bikes were 50+ lbs “.

 

[BIG-DUKE-6]

Thats old fashioned. Just spray the bike with silicon spray and easy-clean you go.

Pam cooking spray. It’s a lot cheaper .

 

[TimC7]

Making the most of the dry spell in Glos.

 

[Arminius]

Lets be honest, we only come here to see @etoni photos.

Alps are AAA rated but there a not just a few pics from other regions that can easily keep up with the Rockies of Europe.

Hard to imagine that one could choose which is the pic of the year or overall in this topic?

 

[The EMF]

In another 4 years we’ll all look back and say; “Can’t believe our bikes were 50+ lbs “.

Mine will still be 50lb+

 

[E Bob]

Got a bit carried away, Gets dark fast between them mountains...

 

[Mcharza]

Making the most of the dry spell in Glos. View attachment 129527 View attachment 129528

Now there's attitude, even the liquid in the bottle is color coded

 

[Husky430]

Nothing like a bit of single track shute to keep you on your toes

 

[VWsurfbum]

Alps are AAA rated but there a not just a few pics from other regions that can easily keep up with the Rockies of Europe.

Hard to imagine that one could choose which is the pic of the year or overall in this topic?

Now thats a whole thread on its own

 

[Binhill1]

Now thats a whole thread on its own

We could have a top ten pic competition with prizes. Donate all those bike stuff we bought and regretted the next day , all lying hidden at the back of the shed haha . Tyres used once waterproof shoes that leak like sivs etc etc

 

[VWsurfbum]

We could have a top ten pic competition with prizes. Donate all those bike stuff we bought and regretted the next day , all lying hidden at the back of the shed haha . Tyres used once waterproof shoes that leak like sivs etc etc

Or some of the freebies @Rob Rides EMTB gets sent

 

[BIG-DUKE-6]

Or some of the freebies @Rob Rides EMTB gets sent

In before the “ whatever happened to VWsurfbum” thread.

 

[Stihldog]

Nothing like a bit of single track shute to keep you on your toes View attachment 129535

There’s always a bit of effort to setup a bike on a steep shute. Well done .
The Scorpion tires caught my attention though. I’m considering those again for the upcoming snowy conditions here. (Plus the price is right). Do you find the rubber compound kinda soft? The knobs on my other ones wore out kinda fast.

Btw, thanks for the perfect valve/tire alignment.

 

[RustyMTB]

Lets be honest, we only come here to see @etoni photos.

I resent this. Look at my superior arty aesthetic from last night's ride & tell me it's worse than E-Toni's fankly spectacular, breathtaking, achingly beautiful work. Go on, I dare you.

 

[Arminius]

I resent this. Look at my superior arty aesthetic from last night's ride & tell me it's worse than E-Toni's fankly spectacular, breathtaking, achingly beautiful work. Go on, I dare you.

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Looks like the beam needs to be adjusted to a more horizontal level. Don‘ t want to get to see valve adjustmemt.

 

[Armor11]

Night ride with some work mates in my old stomping grounds, Kamloops BC. On a training course for a week. Gotta love company paid EMTB vacations hahaha. 3 of us ride so it’s always awesome when we can get together.

 

[Husky430]

There’s always a bit of effort to setup a bike on a steep shute. Well done .
The Scorpion tires caught my attention though. I’m considering those again for the upcoming snowy conditions here. (Plus the price is right). Do you find the rubber compound kinda soft? The knobs on my other ones wore out kinda fast.

Btw, thanks for the perfect valve/tire alignment.

Tyres are great, they rear Pirelli is a "S" which is supposedly for soft ground and therefore really hard rubber. They hook up really well on the hard ground/rocks that we have around here and seem to last for ages. I got them too because they were cheap. This is my second one as I ended up punching a 1 1/2 inch slash through the side wall on the previous one with a root sticking out of a high berm. Any tyre would have let go with that. Some of us try with the old alignment thing

 

[Slymobi]

@Tubby G Welcome to the Super Nice clan

 

[RustyMTB]

@Tubby G Welcome to the Super Nice clan

ha! You've had a few goes eh Tubs?