Pic of the Day

[The Hodge]

After my pootle on the Lakeside Way midweek ..back up to Kielder again on the rougher stuff for a few hours this afternoon after finishing the domestic duties my good lady had set out ( err a bit of housework & gardening ..nowt spicy ) .
An absolutely glorious afternoon with the trails dry & ( dare I say it ..dusty ) ..a complete opposite to the last time I visited Deadwater earlier in the month when I could hardly see two yards / metres in front of me ..
Full Deadwater / part Osprey Inc Osprey Chick & Skydive on The Lonesome Pine Trail..
Deadwater..

Osprey Chick ..

Skyspace on the Lonesome Pine Trail..

Next up a bit of an adventure this coming Wednesday with @The EMF over in The Western Lakes on a route in and around Loweswater roughly described to me by my Doctor ( pretty cool that he patches me up then sends me out to potentially hurt myself again ) ..and which myself and Wayne have managed to scrabble together ..
Not sure what to expect other than I'm told the scenery is fantastic ..fingers crossed ..

 

[Binhill1]

Managed to get Maureen off road it doesn't happen often, she doesn't like the dirdin when going down hill. Couldn't get her to go in to Blackwater Shooting Lodge spooky she thought.

 

[steve_sordy]

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Stock is getting pretty low.

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Dangerously low!

 

[Arminius]

Dangerously low!

….and light!

 

[Stihldog]

….and light!

You should see the 2 other beer fridges, wine cellar and dinner tables. . Those aren’t light.

 

[Astro66]

Lady Carrington Drive, Royal National Park Sydney, on Sunday.

 

[VWsurfbum]

A couple from Sundays spin around Swaledale.

 

[Mabman]

Sent er' a little to hard eh Bud? Warranty claim validity? Ugly sleeve?

Pic robbed off IGram......

 

[Mcharza]

Back at flat land riding. Still great, as long as you can ride.

 

[Mcharza]

And inspired by this picture, I decided to go to Lapland next month to ride Bike Parks

 

[Slymobi]

@JonnyManc Thanks for the gpx. Cracking ride out in the lakes today.

 

[Jackware]

Out in the Peak District today with the non-fat Fat4.
New bearings in the front Mulefut hub tonight and hopefully the retaped rear rim will hold pressure so normal bloated service can be resumed

 

[JonnyManc]

@JonnyManc Thanks for the gpx. Cracking ride out in the lakes today. View attachment 144550 View attachment 144551 View attachment 144552 View attachment 144553 View attachment 144554 View attachment 144555 View attachment 144556 View attachment 144557 View attachment 144558 View attachment 144559

Glad you enjoyed it.

The North Face is a bit meh, but the forest and surrounding areas have some good stuff and make for great rides out

 

[Oldandslowguy]

Another glorious day in the Nevada desert!

 

[Jackware]

Another glorious day in the Nevada desert!

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Isn't it extremely hot there at the moment, do you get out early, take lots of water?

 

[Oldandslowguy]

Isn't it extremely hot there at the moment, do you get out early, take lots of water?

Oh ya, I usually leave the house by 8 and bring a full bladder of fluids.

 

[irie]

On the Itchenor Ferry before the temperature got too silly.

Ferry | Itchenor Ferry

 

[Semmelrocc]

And another Ferry pic, this time from the River Rhine. Currently on a week-long bikepacking trip with my family along the river valley (trying to avoid mountains as good as possible this time). Having great weather and scenery so far!

 

[Hobo Mikey]

Up in the mountains in Scotland. Up past Breaclaich reservoir through the forests and then down a different way. Only did 16 miles but 2274 ft of elevation.
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[ragnor]

WOOP WOOP Another blue sky day. The Burma Road at Aviemore.

 

[Arminius]

And inspired by this picture, I decided to go to Lapland next month to ride Bike Parks View attachment 144549

Looks like a excellent bike rack!

 

[Binhill1]

WOOP WOOP Another blue sky day. The Burma Road at Aviemore.

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Done that a many a time more on Analogue bikes but dit it a couple year ago on Levo . Some speed on the downhill at the Aviemore side

 

[Stihldog]

Back from vacation and decided on a short 1 hour ride on our trail network. Slight drizzle …went roots and rocks.

So I started at this drop on “Bullet Tooth Tony”.

…and then my front tire slipped on that wet root.

The I flew into, and hugged that log…chest first. The knot went under my armpit and my chin massaged the bark on top. “I can’t breathe!” For a few moments. What a great start …anyways, on with the ride.

Checked out a trail I’ve been resurrecting for the past 4 months.

This feature makes a hard left down into a ravine/creek.

Completed this 25’ long bridge a few months back.

Tore down the old jump and constructed a new one.

Next feature to build over this root system.

Close call on one of my bridges. Still passable.

Rode home to let the pectoral muscles heal. And we really needed this rain. ️

 

[TimC7]

Cracking day in Hamsterley Foest.

 

[The EMF]

Great ride out yesterday in the Western Lakes that took in beautiful scenery surrounding Loweswater with @The Hodge and @drewbirks
This ride had a bit of everything quiet tarmac roads, fast 2 ply, single track and super fast grassy descents. Nothing technical but a throughly enjoyable ride that could be ridden throughout the year.
The scenery was stunning in every direction with views over to the Solway and into deep valleys not forgetting Loweswater itself small but beautifully formed. All the better for being bathed in glorious July Sunshine.

The boys on various parts of the trails.

We did a double loop starting at Maggies Bridge car park which was Chaka block at 09.50 which was something of a surprise! Great day out, I love my Great Whyte ……..
We did a “there and back” traversing along Black Cragg with some stunning views into the valley bottom (not shown) and also rode the shorter loop both ways so a total of 22 miles and 2500ft of climbing.

 

[The Hodge]

Great ride out yesterday in the Western Lakes that took in beautiful scenery surrounding Loweswater with @The Hodge and @drewbirks View attachment 144650 View attachment 144651
This ride had a bit of everything quiet tarmac roads, fast 2 ply, single track and super fast grassy descents. Nothing technical but a throughly enjoyable ride that could be ridden throughout the year. View attachment 144652 View attachment 144653 View attachment 144654
The scenery was stunning in every direction with views over to the Solway and into deep valleys not forgetting Loweswater itself small but beautifully formed. All the better for being bathed in glorious July Sunshine.
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The boys on various parts of the trails.
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We did a double loop starting at Maggies Bridge car park which was Chaka block at

09.50 which was something of a surprise! Great day out, I love my Great Whyte …….. View attachment 144660
We did a “there and back” traversing along Black Cragg with some stunning views into the valley bottom (not shown) and also rode the shorter loop both ways so a total of 22 miles and 2500ft of climbing.

Great write up Wayne ..not much more to add except to thank my Doctor ( gp) for suggesting the route ..otherwise we most probably would never have ridden it ..but its one that will definitely be ridden again .
Of course I'm going to be adding some pics..sorry for any duplications but the riders are obviously Drew & Wayne ..
*very strange..my pics have tagged themselves onto the end of Wayne's instead of after my write up ..so click to expand above ( if you want to view them )

 

[Tonybro]

Gutted I missed out due to work! I should have thrown that 'sickie'!

 

[RustyMTB]

One from Tuesday, can't fault this time of year. In the distance, you can see my mate on his from the future Zerode gearbox bike, sweating up the climb about five minutes after I arrived.

 

[Slymobi]

Fell foot...whilst the other family members do paddle board I did a ride.

 

[Slymobi]

Why are images compressed so much on here ! That last photo was only 4.5MB on device but compressed to a shocking 150+KB in this forum ?

Can see others have there uploads at a much higher rate, Curious!