I know they look terrible and realistically only keep mud off my back and rear end, the bike is still filthy .But I get absolutely soaked if I don't have any so I live with it. Even a road bike looks knaff with mudguards .I think rear mudguards on (e)mtb`s are kinkier
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Mcharza
E*POWAH BOSS
It could be worse...
Get a nice paddle though after you break the ice. I went to go out in kayak yesterday but got there and thick fog.
Yeah I totally understand that. I was working for U.N. peacekeeping forces in 90's in former Yogoslavia and there was this red clay which was sticky as hell and almost impossible to clean
Glad we don't have that here...
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
@Bndit When I had a 29" rear wheel, I had to use a blade that was fastened to the seat tube. The incidences of having wet mud forced through my shorts were just too unpleasant. The thought of that being backed with a spiked tyre........!
But now, like you, I have a mullet, I no longer need the blade for anti-mud or anti-buzz duties. But if I fitted a spiked tyre, the consequences would be so high that I would refit the blade.
But now, like you, I have a mullet, I no longer need the blade for anti-mud or anti-buzz duties. But if I fitted a spiked tyre, the consequences would be so high that I would refit the blade.
Went out on Sunday trying to avoid the worst of our notorious local mud. Overcast dull day - most interesting thing I saw was these:
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
It will soon be Bluebells time!
Crocus are poisonous to cats so we keep an eye on our two young 'girls' to make sure they don't eat the crocuses in front of our house. (Bottom left of pic).It will soon be Bluebells time!
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
I know they look nice, but if I was concerned about the cats, I'd dig up the crocuses (croci?)
Thirty-five years ago, I spent hours and hours digging a 4' deep pond in my garden (clay soil is HEAVY!). I wheelbarrowed the soil elsewhere in the garden to help make a rockery. I made it an irregular pond shape within a 9'x 6' rectangle. I lined it with a 1.5mm thick membrane, laid paving slabs all round, installed a waterfall, pump, filters etc. Then introduced a variety of plants for oxygenation and cover for the inevitable ornamental fish that followed. I had to protect the fish from Herons and all the other things that fish are prone to. The years passed and I got a lot of pleasure from that pond, watching the fish grow and breed. Frogs, newts and toads soon made the place their home, followed by damsel flies, water boatman and a host of other watery fauna.
Then we found my less than two-year old toddler grandson leaning over the water to play with the fish. The following weekend I got rid of the fish and filled in the pond with 20mm gravel. It is still like that to this day and that was over almost 16 years ago. I leave the gravel with a depression in it and the water shows there, so the birds have somewhere to drink. I make a bigger depression when it's frog spawning time.
Did I miss the pond filled with fish? Yes, I sure did, but not so much now. But I would never have forgiven myself if either of my grandkids had drowned in there. It only takes a minute!
Thirty-five years ago, I spent hours and hours digging a 4' deep pond in my garden (clay soil is HEAVY!). I wheelbarrowed the soil elsewhere in the garden to help make a rockery. I made it an irregular pond shape within a 9'x 6' rectangle. I lined it with a 1.5mm thick membrane, laid paving slabs all round, installed a waterfall, pump, filters etc. Then introduced a variety of plants for oxygenation and cover for the inevitable ornamental fish that followed. I had to protect the fish from Herons and all the other things that fish are prone to. The years passed and I got a lot of pleasure from that pond, watching the fish grow and breed. Frogs, newts and toads soon made the place their home, followed by damsel flies, water boatman and a host of other watery fauna.
Then we found my less than two-year old toddler grandson leaning over the water to play with the fish. The following weekend I got rid of the fish and filled in the pond with 20mm gravel. It is still like that to this day and that was over almost 16 years ago. I leave the gravel with a depression in it and the water shows there, so the birds have somewhere to drink. I make a bigger depression when it's frog spawning time.
Did I miss the pond filled with fish? Yes, I sure did, but not so much now. But I would never have forgiven myself if either of my grandkids had drowned in there. It only takes a minute!
Not our land (Common land).
Friends of ours still have a small shallow pond next to their patio. Some aquatic creatures but the critter-cam captures a variety of four legged creatures. Bears, deer, raccoons, cougars, cats, coyotes. A small water pump keeps the water fresh.I know they look nice, but if I was concerned about the cats, I'd dig up the crocuses (croci?)
Thirty-five years ago, I spent hours and hours digging a 4' deep pond in my garden (clay soil is HEAVY!). I wheelbarrowed the soil elsewhere in the garden to help make a rockery. I made it an irregular pond shape within a 9'x 6' rectangle. I lined it with a 1.5mm thick membrane, laid paving slabs all round, installed a waterfall, pump, filters etc. Then introduced a variety of plants for oxygenation and cover for the inevitable ornamental fish that followed. I had to protect the fish from Herons and all the other things that fish are prone to. The years passed and I got a lot of pleasure from that pond, watching the fish grow and breed. Frogs, newts and toads soon made the place their home, followed by damsel flies, water boatman and a host of other watery fauna.
Then we found my less than two-year old toddler grandson leaning over the water to play with the fish. The following weekend I got rid of the fish and filled in the pond with 20mm gravel. It is still like that to this day and that was over almost 16 years ago. I leave the gravel with a depression in it and the water shows there, so the birds have somewhere to drink. I make a bigger depression when it's frog spawning time.
Did I miss the pond filled with fish? Yes, I sure did, but not so much now. But I would never have forgiven myself if either of my grandkids had drowned in there. It only takes a minute!
Itās only about 16ā deep and nicely lined with natural rock. But even then itās a worry for the grandchildren.ā¦it would worry me.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
I was pleased about frogs, toads, herons, crows, rabbits, moles, a Red Fox now and then, the (very) occasional Muntjac, hedgehogs, a wide variety of birds and of course a Sparrow Hawk, oh and a Kestrel now and then. We even get a Woodpecker when we've been good.
But chuffin heck! Bears and Cougars!!!
And I was worried about just a measly pond!
Iām sure they get a large variety of creatures, but the bears do the most damage to the now collapsed 6ā high fence which borders the āgreen spaceā. Creatures now wander in through the opening ā¦day and night.I was pleased about frogs, toads, herons, crows, rabbits, moles, a Red Fox now and then, the (very) occasional Muntjac, hedgehogs, a wide variety of birds and of course a Sparrow Hawk, oh and a Kestrel now and then. We even get a Woodpecker when we've been good.
But chuffin heck! Bears and Cougars!!!
And I was worried about just a measly pond!
Itās interesting to watch bear cubs frolicking in the shallow pond while moma sits and watches. On a few occasions we were barricaded inside the house, behind glass doors and windows, but the critter-cam catches everything 24/7.
My back yard. And the trail I use every day to get to the mountain.
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Good Times on this amazing Planet ! 
Black bear, said to run away if you shout at them.
Wouldn't understand me that's for sure
Some of the bigger ones just donāt care. Iāve needed to get out of their way ā¦theyāll make you move.
Take care just like Highland Coos they have no 3rd party insurance.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Where does a 300-pound bear sit?
Anywhere it likes!
Anywhere it likes!
I donāt know what the secret would be?
Thereās a number of factors. Shouting could help, walk in groups, a dog companion, avoidance, waving a bag or branch, awareness, behaving like a predator or hunter, warning noise's (I ride with a jingle bell on my bar), etc.
Not the biggest guy Iāve encountered ā¦but he was on a mission.
Iāve had a few face-to-face encounters during trail maintenance (surprise
) and had my backpack and iPhone stolen by a bear.. Took a few hours to find.At times they can be territorial (breeding season) and definitely give way for mama and cubs.(had a fake charge once). But they wander through our neighborhood all the time in search of food. Itās the Cougars I worry about.
Cougars! Feck, I'd be gone!
I think they can sense whether youāre predator or prey. A few interesting videos available. But they are stealthyCougars! Feck, I'd be gone!
, and dangerous for small pets and children. Warnings are posted in our neighborhood when there is a sighting. We escort the children to school and small pets need constant supervision.Unfortunately a sighting will cause the Conservation Officer's to take action. Cougar Hounds are dispatched. Treed, tranquillized and relocated.
Edit; I just canāt get the picture out of my head of a cougar holding two puppies under a blanket ā¦someone please post again!!!!
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Twin Valleys
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I added a marine horn alongside the bear bells and apart from being deaf for an hour after blasting -I donāt know what the secret would be?
Thereās a number of factors. Shouting could help, walk in groups, a dog companion, avoidance, waving a bag or branch, awareness, behaving like a predator or hunter, warning noise's (I ride with a jingle bell on my bar), etc.
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Not the biggest guy Iāve encountered ā¦but he was on a mission.
Iāve had a few face-to-face encounters during trail maintenance (surprise
At times they can be territorial (breeding season) and definitely give way for mama and cubs.(had a fake charge once). But they wander through our neighborhood all the time in search of food. Itās the Cougars I worry about.
So what creepy crawlies do you mean and when you say South , where exactly ??
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