Pic of the Day

[Mr Tonka]

Did you run somebody over or is the budget shuttle hanging at the rear bumper?

When you did such long downhill how were the brakes / pads doing?

haha. I did a double take on that one myself. But I was out of the van because loaded down it had a difficult time getting over this little creek crossing. The back bumper caught on something and the driver was checking it out.

Oh man, about 10,000' a day for 8 days, the pads were crying after every stop. But, I'm still running those pads. Probably close to needing to be changed.

 

[Bad-Latitude]

Quick ride on some local trails. These trails used to be an amazing single track jump line on the top of a ridge but the last few rain storms did some crazy damage to the trails. Super overgrown and huge ruts.

 

[billwarwick]

That's a head f**k right there! If that was a brick wall instead of a kerb on the edge of the canal, I'd do it without hesitation. But the possibility of a drop into the water just sets me on edge.

It's a bit like riding a white line on the road, easy-peasy. Put a 12" wide plank ten feet in the air and it's a no-no.

as with most photos, the steps are steeper than they look and the bridge arch is lower than it looks. So even if you got down the steps, completed the tight left turn with aplomb, you would then crack your head on the bridge, fall gracefully into the canal, then catch Weils Disease and die. It’s for this reason that I decided that discretion is the greater part of valour and bottled out.

 

[Arminius]

Quick ride on some local trails. These trails used to be an amazing single track jump line on the top of a ridge but the last few rain storms did some crazy damage to the trails. Super overgrown and huge ruts.

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Perfect candidate to be awarded in Thread 'Who's got the biggest ruts?'
Who's got the biggest ruts?

Good example for what happens when there is no vegetation stabilizing the ground when rain keeps flooding.

 

[steve_sordy]

as with most photos, the steps are steeper than they look and the bridge arch is lower than it looks. So even if you got down the steps, completed the tight left turn with aplomb, you would then crack your head on the bridge, fall gracefully into the canal, then catch Weils Disease and die. It’s for this reason that I decided that discretion is the greater part of valour and bottled out.

It would not be a graceful fall! There would be heroic flailing about while I tried to avoid the inevitable, then a lot of wailing as I recognised the inevitable, followed by an enormous splash. Then some gasping and splashing as I swam to the side and heaved myself out. Followed by a pause whilst I dripped and checked that I still had my Oakleys on. Followed by another splash I as I jumped back in to retrieve my bike. Followed by yet more splashing and heaving as I got the bike onto the towpath. Followed by a series of foul and sulphurous curses as I realised that my bike was toast and it was a long push home.

So, I agree that you were correct to bottle out. Discretion was the correct course of action.

 

[The Hodge]

You've probably seen these before ?
Love this tree ..its the only one around for miles and if the bastard who cut the icon down at Sycamore Gap ever lays a finger on this one I will hunt him down like a dog and end his days ..

Looking back to where I started ..and as it was a there and back ..knowing that it's going to be a blast on the return

The trig point & Cairn at the top of Bolts Law looking north towards the Cheviot Hills in the very far distance ..

..on zoom ..

This was supposed to be part one ..with a loop out of Blanchland to follow ..however when I was about a half mile from the car just prior to a sharp right into a stream crossing I notice there was nowt happening with the rear brake ..upon inspection it became obvious why ..no pads or pin..could have been interesting !
3 sets of pads sitting at home but none in my back pack ..so that was that ..
Eagle eyed folks will also have noticed a fully extended piston ..very strange as nothing remotely like this has ever happened previously.

 

[irie]

..no pads or pin..could have been interesting !

Having to use the front without the rear could have been a bit more than just interesting!

 

[Tonybro]

Eagle eyed folks will also have noticed a fully extended piston ..very strange as nothing remotely like this has ever happened previously.

I'm surprised you noticed! I've never seen you go fast enough to ever use brakes!

No, seriously, could have ended in a not very nice situation and/or outcome.

 

[irie]

Rear had about 4mm wobble so took it off and cleaned it enough to true it. Won't be truing this which was moved from my analog bike to my Rail about 3,000 miles ago. Obviously not up to repeated eMTB downhill abuse.

 

[The Hodge]

Rear had about 4mm wobble so took it off and cleaned it enough to true it. Won't be truing this which was moved from my analog bike to my Rail about 3,000 miles ago. Obviously not up to repeated eMTB downhill abuse.

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Bit of Gorilla glue and she'll be right ..

 

[Arminius]

Rear had about 4mm wobble so took it off and cleaned it enough to true it. Won't be truing this which was moved from my analog bike to my Rail about 3,000 miles ago. Obviously not up to repeated eMTB downhill abuse.

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Is this what happens if the valve is not positioned between the X‘s? 🫣

 

[billwarwick]

Journey to the centre of the earth…….not really, I made that up!

 

[irie]

Is this what happens if the valve is not positioned between the X‘s? 🫣

What does that ^^^ mean?

 

[Mcharza]

We now have the third spring and the snow has melted again. Riding on rocks is best in spring.

 

[Arminius]

What does that ^^^ mean?

Not what you could be hoping for

It started somewhere around here, the Wisdom of Maxxis-Zen by master Stihldog.

 

[BikeBert]

Our first XC eMarathon race ever.
My wife 1st
Me only 2nd

 

[The Hodge]

Don't know how you managed to fool the organisers if that's your wife in first place on the podium ..
Well done to you both..

 

[Tubby G]

Someone was kind enough to take these of me & the misses yesterday

Canyon Strive & Orbea Rise

 

[luna87824]

Cathedral Rock, Superstition Mountains, just south of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine!

 

[VWsurfbum]

Some from "the Gap" yesterday

 

[Binhill1]

Just arrived

 

[The Hodge]

Just arrived

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Sorry mate ..just can't bring myself to " like" a drop handle bar bike of any description..but hope it does the trick for you ..

 

[Binhill1]

Sorry mate ..just can't bring myself to " like" a drop handle bar bike of any description..but hope it does the trick for you ..

Head down arse up . Just waiting for the lycra morph suit to arrive.

 

[Arminius]

Just arrived

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Congratulations, enjoy!

Talked lately with the owner of a small but fine bike shop about the revival of cross-country race bikes. I just can not understand why I would use such a bike on non-asphalt roads when having a fully resp. why run such tyres when riding on a race bike.

 

[Arminius]

Head down arse up . Just waiting for the lycra morph suit to arrive.

Ducks in lycra! No pics please!

 

[The Hodge]

Ducks in lycra! No pics please!

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I think it's fake..they seem to have carrots for legs ..

 

[Stihldog]

Not what you could be hoping for

It started somewhere around here, the Wisdom of Maxxis-Zen by master Stihldog.

I never started it …I just notice it ALL THE FRIGGEN TIME!

Triggered?
What’s wrong with me? I just wanna be normal.

I’m trying to stop playing that card

 

[Tonybro]

Don't know how you managed to fool the organisers if that's your wife in first place on the podium ..
Well done to you both..

You and I think alike (worrying thought)! I was about to ask when her next shave was...

 

[Binhill1]

Congratulations, enjoy!

Talked lately with the owner of a small but fine bike shop about the revival of cross-country race bikes. I just can not understand why I would use such a bike on non-asphalt roads when having a fully resp. why run such tyres when riding on a race bike.

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I agree i won't be doing anything harder than a decent forestry road it will be for touring on quiet traffic free country roads . Same with the drop bars you have no control when it goes wrong .

 

[Arminius]

I agree i won't be doing anything harder than a decent forestry road it will be for touring on quiet traffic free country roads . Same with the drop bars you have no control when it goes wrong .

You might turn the drop bars upside down, like we did in the….70s? So why not a simple trekking bike?