And today I did......
- Thread starter kaiser
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Got out for a couple of hours on the Rockhopper up Carron Valley. Very rideable - slush, a bit of ice and snow on the land rover tracks (still OK though), and the majority of single track is fine - clear under the trees, with clear wheel lines through the snow with plenty of grip for the majority of the rest of it.
There's been a fair bit of maintenance done on the track - the top section of Eas Dubh has been redone, including a few wee jumps for a bit of air. Nice. Unfortunately, they've totally sanitised the Kelpie Staircase, there's a proper chicken run (!) and the actual staircase is now just a short not so steep (or rocky) slope
The runway has also been relaid, I think they've put a few extra jumps in at the top bit too. This flows really nicely now the massive pot-holes are gone, I'll be back with some suspension I think.
As fecking usual whenever I'm up there, I had two punctures (ride light my arse). A couple of young whippersnappers zoomed by me on the Runway when I stopped to put my chain on, with not even a nod. I caught up with them on the fire track at the bottom, where one of them promptly had a low speed fall on the ice :twisted: I am a sad, grumpy old git.
There's been a fair bit of maintenance done on the track - the top section of Eas Dubh has been redone, including a few wee jumps for a bit of air. Nice. Unfortunately, they've totally sanitised the Kelpie Staircase, there's a proper chicken run (!) and the actual staircase is now just a short not so steep (or rocky) slope
The runway has also been relaid, I think they've put a few extra jumps in at the top bit too. This flows really nicely now the massive pot-holes are gone, I'll be back with some suspension I think.
As fecking usual whenever I'm up there, I had two punctures (ride light my arse). A couple of young whippersnappers zoomed by me on the Runway when I stopped to put my chain on, with not even a nod. I caught up with them on the fire track at the bottom, where one of them promptly had a low speed fall on the ice :twisted: I am a sad, grumpy old git.
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Kaiser, please stop telling us how much fitter your getting, its demoralising, especially as everytime I push the exercise regime I end up ill for a while
40 minutes on the Turbo trainer indeed, show off !!!
All the events you do well in will be testament enough
Hopefully get my White Lightnin' ready for Dunkeld, keep getting distracted :roll:
40 minutes on the Turbo trainer indeed, show off !!!
All the events you do well in will be testament enough
Hopefully get my White Lightnin' ready for Dunkeld, keep getting distracted :roll:
jimihendrix
MacRetro Rider
CV sounds great ZZ , quite like that place, last time i was there i had the old Manitou FS and it let me down big time :x, 1/2 hour riding, long walk back to the car, off home in a huff :roll:
Finally got my shower stall in yesterday (i know it's yesterdays news and not bike related but i still have to share ), really pleased with how it looks, bathroom is a bit closer to completion now, going to rip the bog out and replace that next weekend, should be easy compared to the shower enclosure though.
Also wasted about 2 hours of my life last night watching a really pish film called Cloverfield, disaster movie filmed in a really annoying video camera/documentary style that made me want to kick the telly in :x, if the GF had'nt been here i think i would have. Watched Dead Mans Shoes after it though which in contrast is brilliant, a low budget film that's far better than any big budget CGI blockbuster i've seen.
Got out to Pollock park thismorning for a couple of hours, first time i've got the Zaskar muddy, rides great though, just how i remember the one i had in the 90's, this bike will be a keeper for sure
Built the rear end of the LTS frame back up following a deal for disc brake rear stays that fell through :roll:, also stripped the FSR frame down as i'm going to paint the front triangle (bright red) and maybe order the new rear shock soon.
, quite like that place, last time i was there i had the old Manitou FS and it let me down big time :x, 1/2 hour riding, long walk back to the car, off home in a huff :roll: Finally got my shower stall in yesterday (i know it's yesterdays news and not bike related but i still have to share
), really pleased with how it looks, bathroom is a bit closer to completion now, going to rip the bog out and replace that next weekend, should be easy compared to the shower enclosure though.Also wasted about 2 hours of my life last night watching a really pish film called Cloverfield, disaster movie filmed in a really annoying video camera/documentary style that made me want to kick the telly in :x, if the GF had'nt been here i think i would have. Watched Dead Mans Shoes after it though which in contrast is brilliant, a low budget film that's far better than any big budget CGI blockbuster i've seen.
Got out to Pollock park thismorning for a couple of hours, first time i've got the Zaskar muddy
, rides great though, just how i remember the one i had in the 90's, this bike will be a keeper for sure Built the rear end of the LTS frame back up following a deal for disc brake rear stays that fell through :roll:, also stripped the FSR frame down as i'm going to paint the front triangle (bright red) and maybe order the new rear shock soon.
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
Whats the colour combination got to do with anything :?
The fashionista been threatening you or something
The fashionista been threatening you or something
