dorset boy
Senior Retro Guru
Nice and sunny with some mist,early so no one about 
HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
Today's Ride
- Thread starter FairfaxPat
- Start date
Betsy
Old School Grand Master
Pt1 Derwent
Burning off some xmas calories
Millpond flat.. it's hard to see where the water ends
iphone4 pano.. this is where The Dambusters practiced their run
..around t'other side
Shooting Lodge where one could arrange straightforward... straight forward shooting weekends!?
Check the sign on the gate
In my quest for better coffee, i got a Velo Canteen for xmas.. it fits in your bottle cage
...
Burning off some xmas calories
Millpond flat.. it's hard to see where the water ends
iphone4 pano.. this is where The Dambusters practiced their run
..around t'other side
Shooting Lodge where one could arrange straightforward... straight forward shooting weekends!?
Check the sign on the gate
In my quest for better coffee, i got a Velo Canteen for xmas.. it fits in your bottle cage
...
Iwasgoodonce
Old School Grand Master
Straight to the Aftermath. Christmas Eve saw a rare idea arrive in my head. I haven’t really enjoyed mountain biking for a long while. Partially lack of fitness combined with a competitive streak and partially (I hate to say it) the hardware I think.
A mountain bike ride was the plan and I could pay homage to Turkey Twizzlers Past.
Disgracefully, I still haven’t finished fettling the stupid cantilevers on the pink Saracen. How about my owned by me from new 1990 Kili Flier Comp? The emergency (and HUGE) 2.2 Maxxis tyre I had to buy mid ride last time might fit between the forks? I found a Wild Slipper that wasn’t too perished in the loft and (finally) two suitably fat inner tubes. 1.3 Kojacs off and off-road rubber back on. It has been a number of years since this bike was ready for the rough stuff.
Unfortunately, Cannock was draped in a very thick fog so none of my photos show anything much. Here is proof that it got dirty:
As a result mainly of the brakes I think, I actually enjoyed it. Two laps of a diverted Follow the Dog plus a bit of off piste stuff to get back to the (White House) car park.
The above is nicer than a Flexstem. Profile bars purchased at the Worlds in Plymouth so long ago!
DX is a downgrade from the original XT but still very sexy! It was a lot drier than last year when @bontybonty and I braved the conditions and falling trees around the Monkey Trail.
Cleaned now and I’m wondering if I really need to put the slicks back on immediately? Happy new year to all.
A mountain bike ride was the plan and I could pay homage to Turkey Twizzlers Past.
Disgracefully, I still haven’t finished fettling the stupid cantilevers on the pink Saracen. How about my owned by me from new 1990 Kili Flier Comp? The emergency (and HUGE) 2.2 Maxxis tyre I had to buy mid ride last time might fit between the forks? I found a Wild Slipper that wasn’t too perished in the loft and (finally) two suitably fat inner tubes. 1.3 Kojacs off and off-road rubber back on. It has been a number of years since this bike was ready for the rough stuff.
Unfortunately, Cannock was draped in a very thick fog so none of my photos show anything much. Here is proof that it got dirty:
As a result mainly of the brakes I think, I actually enjoyed it. Two laps of a diverted Follow the Dog plus a bit of off piste stuff to get back to the (White House) car park.
The above is nicer than a Flexstem. Profile bars purchased at the Worlds in Plymouth so long ago!
DX is a downgrade from the original XT but still very sexy! It was a lot drier than last year when @bontybonty and I braved the conditions and falling trees around the Monkey Trail.
Cleaned now and I’m wondering if I really need to put the slicks back on immediately? Happy new year to all.
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