Today's Ride

[tintin40]

Here's an odd thing I came upon

 

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Here's an odd thing I came upon View attachment 627678View attachment 627679View attachment 627680

its Voodoo i tell you ... voodoo

 

[Imlach]

Today's ride round a bit of the cove I live nearby, tried to stick primarily to fireroads the whole way there and back. Was lovely and warm, with the sun shining bright.

Days are definitely getting longer, making me a lot more keen on going for my evening rides as I don't have to worry too much about small country roads in the dark.

The water looked quite tempting I must add, I did see a fair few people out on paddle boards but none swimming, so I suppose it may still be a wee bit chilly.

 

[K_50]

 

[slackboy]

25 sunny miles around the valley

 

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Today's ride round a bit of the cove I live nearby, tried to stick primarily to fireroads the whole way there and back. Was lovely and warm, with the sun shining bright.

Days are definitely getting longer, making me a lot more keen on going for my evening rides as I don't have to worry too much about small country roads in the dark.

The water looked quite tempting I must add, I did see a fair few people out on paddle boards but none swimming, so I suppose it may still be a wee bit chilly. View attachment 627871View attachment 627872View attachment 627873View attachment 627874View attachment 627875View attachment 627876View attachment 627878View attachment 627879View attachment 627870

Excellent photography and cool looking bike. You got a build thread?

 

[mk one]

Been off the bike for so long, since the beginning of the year.

Fitted a fresh tyre today and as it was not as hot and sunny as it has been i went out for a quick test ride, of me and the bike.

Just a short loop around the fields at the back of mine.

 

[Imlach]

Excellent photography and cool looking bike. You got a build thread?

Hey mate,

Thank you for the kind words. I'm afraid I don't have a build thread for any of my bikes, but I reckon I'll make one soon enough. Not sure how to go about it though, hehe. Will let you know if I do.

 

[Mickeyspinn]

So I built ahem cough nailed a bike together for this jolly...only 20 miles but it's a naughty one.....like not really allowed kinda naughty

Its a blast over the marsh to the sea...dodging the firing ranges and circumnavigating a nuke power station!
Alarmingly I found what appeared to be a chuffing big mortar crater.....not in the ranges but frighteningly about 600 yards from the power station! Whoopsie! Bet some squaddie got a right rollicking!


Run out of road!



Had to leave my mark.


The end of the line....

Check those cables dropping to the ground! That means I'm almost at the destination now.....the magic bit.....

The concrete xylophone.....

Yup! You read that right ! A concrete xylophone!!


It's about 1/2 mile long 4 foot deep concrete lined trench with what can only be described as log thick cables in it .
The top is covered in small loose concrete slabs hundreds and hundreds of em!
Every single one makes a big hollow ping sound .....faster you go noisier it gets it can probably be heard for miles!

The concrete xylophone...



So one run up and one back with a few bunny hops for extra musical mirth....and then time to beat a hasty retreat...


Pillon the pressure and you can feel the buzz


The pace of life is pretty groovy huh?

 

[Imlach]

So I built ahem cough nailed a bike together for this jolly...only 20 miles but it's a naughty one.....like not really allowed kinda naughty

Its a blast over the marsh to the sea...dodging the firing ranges and circumnavigating a nuke power station!
Alarmingly I found what appeared to be a chuffing big mortar crater.....not in the ranges but frighteningly about 600 yards from the power station! Whoopsie! Bet some squaddie got a right rollicking!

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Run out of road!


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Had to leave my mark.


View attachment 628885The end of the line....

Check those cables dropping to the ground! That means I'm almost at the destination now.....the magic bit.....

The concrete xylophone.....

Yup! You read that right ! A concrete xylophone!!


It's about 1/2 mile long 4 foot deep concrete lined trench with what can only be described as log thick cables in it .
The top is covered in small loose concrete slabs hundreds and hundreds of em!
Every single one makes a big hollow ping sound .....faster you go noisier it gets it can probably be heard for miles!

The concrete xylophone...

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So one run up and one back with a few bunny hops for extra musical mirth....and then time to beat a hasty retreat...

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Pillon the pressure and you can feel the buzz

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The pace of life is pretty groovy huh?

Lovely pictures. Hopefully you didn't end up venturing unto the pebbly beach with the bike, that'd be one tedious journey. Record the xylophone slabs sometime! I love field recording stuff.