great writing there, you made my morning coffe now feel extra chillyAs I say, it is an odd place, and I bet that I now freak myself out again when I next ride through there at night time.
eMTB owners photo and ride thread.
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Making use of the fantastic weather we tried for the first time the Black Mountain Cycle Centre. This is hardcore .... check their website for some great vids and photos! I'd be too embarrassed by my limited mtb skills to go at the weekends. This is a pure downhill venue and the black runs are way beyond what I'd ever do on a bike! Even struggled at the top of a red run but lower down was great fun. Highly recommended. A few photos of us today...
I'd love to have some big 'air dude!
I stand to attention and salute you for Jeans and sneakers!
Good find of the site as well.
What would it be like in the wet?
So long as you only drink bottled water and not tap, all is good.
We also have plenty of fly tipping, and poachers. I frequently come across odd torch lights in the local woods, generally they are either blue, or red. Sometimes you startle someone that might have a few terriers with them, but I try give all a wide birth.
I also came across someone last year that had set up an incubator and generator, and appeared to be stealing eggs. I reported that one to the police.
Deer are as common as rodents around here, and as nice as they are to see, are a complete nuisance.
According to a quick Google search, the A22 that runs across Ashdown forest is the most dangerous road in the UK, in respect of collision with deer.
I had a two day old van written off when I hit a stag that bolted from nowhere, and I've lost count of how close that I have been to hitting them when out on the bike.
The one aspect of living here that does grate, is that many drivers will just continually sound there horn as they drive across the forest. Luckily I don't live on section of road that this happens on.
I had to stay at home this afternoon, so figured that I might just as well give one of the CX motors a little pre winter care and attention.
Remove the 'modified' outer bearing seal, without using any chemical based detergents, thoroughly clean all faces, apply a little marine grade grease to the outer face and seal of the motor bearing, refit the outer seal, and then thoroughly but carefully apply marine grade grease to outer edges of the modified seal. Clean the sprocket locking ring thread with isopropanol, and the job is done. All ready to go puddle bashing again tonight.
Remove the 'modified' outer bearing seal, without using any chemical based detergents, thoroughly clean all faces, apply a little marine grade grease to the outer face and seal of the motor bearing, refit the outer seal, and then thoroughly but carefully apply marine grade grease to outer edges of the modified seal. Clean the sprocket locking ring thread with isopropanol, and the job is done. All ready to go puddle bashing again tonight.
Global Fat Bike Day 2016. Was out for a nice winter ride this lovely day. Tribute to the fatties!
What an amazing starlight cold and frosty night for a ride. Perfect.
Cock up number one of the evening. I turned the display off to take the photo, then forgot to turn the bike back on, before heading of down along the stream bed for a ride. It demands the best of concentration when using assist to ride down it, riding it without proved even more entertaining, what with trying to keep moving forward over rocks, without stopping. All good fun though.
Cock up number two of the evening. Getting disorientated in the leaf strewn woods, and ending up completely where I hadn't intended, or ever been before. Whilst you are never really that far from anywhere, the woods aren't the best of place to get it wrong, as much of them are very boggy, and not that pleasant. All good fun again though.
It was like this all around me.
Cock up number one of the evening. I turned the display off to take the photo, then forgot to turn the bike back on, before heading of down along the stream bed for a ride. It demands the best of concentration when using assist to ride down it, riding it without proved even more entertaining, what with trying to keep moving forward over rocks, without stopping. All good fun though.
Cock up number two of the evening. Getting disorientated in the leaf strewn woods, and ending up completely where I hadn't intended, or ever been before. Whilst you are never really that far from anywhere, the woods aren't the best of place to get it wrong, as much of them are very boggy, and not that pleasant. All good fun again though.
It was like this all around me.
So I went out today to try my new tyres.
Below, looking up the Lugg Valley to Clee Hill.
I went some where I had not been before, "nice change", from the hill side in front you may see the drop. It is the steepest hill I have been down on my bike, at one point I laughed out loud at my stupidity.
Any way tyres worked OK!
Below, looking up the Lugg Valley to Clee Hill.
I went some where I had not been before, "nice change", from the hill side in front you may see the drop. It is the steepest hill I have been down on my bike, at one point I laughed out loud at my stupidity.
Any way tyres worked OK!
Good set for a slasher movie!What an amazing starlight cold and frosty night for a ride. Perfect.
Cock up number one of the evening. I turned the display off to take the photo, then forgot to turn the bike back on, before heading of down along the stream bed for a ride. It demands the best of concentration when using assist to ride down it, riding it without proved even more entertaining, what with trying to keep moving forward over rocks, without stopping. All good fun though.
Cock up number two of the evening. Getting disorientated in the leaf strewn woods, and ending up completely where I hadn't intended, or ever been before. Whilst you are never really that far from anywhere, the woods aren't the best of place to get it wrong, as much of them are very boggy, and not that pleasant. All good fun again though.
It was like this all around me.
I forgot the most important photo. The pub that makes a for a good post ride stop.
Bingo!
Try it clockwise.
During the summer it is over grown, now in the winter I saw hoof marks so thought if a Horse can do it....
Leaving it to the horse from now on picture attached
By day, he's just plain old 'Clark Kent'.
Only when I put his cloak on does he become the superdog!
First weekend of December three years ago. Lost in a bog with my regular ride partner.
First weekend of December two years ago.
First weekend of December last year.
It certainly seems drier this year.
First weekend of December two years ago.
First weekend of December last year.
It certainly seems drier this year.
I don't know about a thousand words, but the best part of a thousand expletives are exchanged when we try stunts like that.
Actually the last time that it happened I was on my own, and truth be known it did worry me up a bit.
I got to the stage of not knowing whether to keep going forwards into the bog and hope that it would get better, or turn around and face a good mile or so of this terrain.
I had to jump from grass clump to grass clump, and dared not tread between. Just as well that I was only using the pedal mtb.
I make for a good person to go for a ride with!
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