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Down to Winchester this weekend to see the folks, did my standard figure eight loop through the Meon Valley.
I've been riding this roughly once a month all year and it's fascinating to see the change of the seasons writ large - from barren fields to tilled and seeded, then full bloom to the now partially harvested state that greeted us today.
The weather was stunning and the 45 miles of beautiful countryside really had me pondering "why do I live in London not here?"
Oh, and I bought my first tailored suit (not whilst riding, that would have been a bit much), so I need to go back to get it when it's ready so I'll do the ride again then.
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Slovenia. great country. were in the central national park, 1 big lake to cycle round on mtb trails. lots of fire trail rides, but no roads to tops. so firetrailstook us from 500 - 1000 m above sea level. almost altitude (but not quite)
still great country and unregulated , there were people riding/ swimming/ kayaking wherevr they wanted. That. was the best bit about the place.
to start you off, check this bad boy out on my saddle-
then alongside this lake
getting the flow on the mtb handling vibe
all they way around
this lake was heavenly
listen to the silence...
up another Euro mountain like so many others
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Posted this on the wrong thread on Wednesday night:
Me & mini-Skully at the top of Devil's Dyke this morning at 11. Had an awesome (really, literally in awe) ride up there this morning, from a campsite in Lewes, on my EG Bates and his Dave Yates tagalong. Yesterday from SE London to Blackberry Woods was quite a long ride, hard hard work! All that kit, 50 miles, a heavy as f bike, plus kid on the back who was not always pedalling that hard. Rode from DD to hove beach, had a swim in tropical sun, then train home.
About 75 miles in all. So knackered, a bit sunburned, pretty ecstatic.
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Sounds very good Skully.
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This is me riding out of Gap this Saturday two weeks ago. I'd had it with the Alps by then.
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Was wearing a helmet for the first time.
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How would you look if a hurting rib had prevented you from climbing this bone shaker the Sunday before?
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pardon my ignorance but where's that 2nd pic? i need to ride up it at least once in my life...Definitely worth it. 8km of gravel. Loop is climb Finestre from Susa, then descent and climb up into Sestrie which is tarmac, then you can return to Susa via Cesana Torinese.
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Just bought a cyclocross bike, so have been doing a few short rides.
Yesterday went around some parks in south london; peckham rye, dulwich, brockwell and hilly fields. Good fun but nothing technical and too many sun-worshippers.
Today rode out to elmer's end to do the 'three pimples' cx route, but realised when i got there that my garmin had decided to not load the ride.
Instead i found a small forest with some really nice steep and root covered sections and did lots of bombing about trying to jump branches and roots. only fell off once, must try harder.