Pumpys ride

Right then, the 'Badger Run' -

- a lovely little lane with hard-packed dirt and leaves which can be ridden at reasonable speed while swinging from one side to the other just going with the flow. Really nice.

At the end however, is a sort of steepish slippery slope leading onto the next trail that should not be a problem if you have:

a) decent tyres
b) a sensible run-up (i.e. momentum...)
c) not an audience of Paparazzi waiting for carnage.

Unfortunately, the majority of riders didn't meet all three criteria... :comfort

Yours truly, Sarah and Finn made it up ok but Aidjay stalled and had to realign
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Second attempt
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And with a little help from Andres and Mark...
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Tina's turn
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Looking good...
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But - and just in case you have forgotten what happened next - here is Finn's video once more... :augie
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Isn't it great to have truly compassionate mates?
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Who eventually helped with lifting the bike - after all the photos were taken... :rolleyes:
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Next in line: Rowan - gaining momentum...
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... enough to actually get him up to the top :thumb2
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Then it was Andy's turn
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Oops - off route, re-calculating...
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Almost!
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That's why you shouldn't go trail riding on your own - particularly when you are on a lardy GS... :nod
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Trusty tail-end and off road god Possu didn't disappoint
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After this exercise we thought we'd treat ourselves to a proper lunch break and stopped at the Crown Inn at Lixwm - host of many HAF (hard as f*ck) rallies in the past
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Talking of lunch breaks, mine is over now, but there are still a few more trails and a ford to come - so watch this space... :cool:

To be continued
 
:trippy Oh Pumpy :proff you must be feeling brave today :bomb

Tina, take note- :wasntme



Yes i agree Sarah, she does appear to be doing a bit of this <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/zz334/ourpaddedroom/C%20-%20D/digginghole.gif" border="0" alt="digging hole"></a> doesnt she? June Dirty Girls weekend in Oxford should right the balance again :green gri
 
Thanks very much, D. :)

I'm sorry that I never posted a ride report of the March Moon - but here are a couple of pics from the rally for you:

Facing the Dirty Girls at the start of Pentre Potes (oh, and Roger... :D)
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U-boating on the Clwydian Way, Clocaenog Forest Section
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One of my favourites - near Nant-y-Ffridd, I think (well, there where you picked me up after the gate... :mmmm)
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Hoping to post the next instalment tonight...
 
Did the Stunt monkey manage to keep off the pillion seat this time?

Yes! I was under strict orders to behave myself :angel and so I had to resort to another of my favourite trail activities :green gri..... Tina-baiting!!! Spot the oh-so-carefully placed boot!! (Ref: photo with Tina taking a lie-down!)

You should have been there!
 
Yes! I was under strict orders to behave myself :angel and so I had to resort to another of my favourite trail activities :green gri..... Tina-baiting!!! Spot the oh-so-carefully placed boot!! (Ref: photo with Tina taking a lie-down!)

You should have been there!



Im surprised you didnt put it on my head:rolleyes:

Great fun day and great to share it with you all. Well done on report Pumpy:thumb2
 
Sorry about the delay - but the weekend got pretty busy and the TRF Newsletter had to be published by today... :mmmm

Btw, Possu has written a report about our run for the May issue, so if you are interested and a member of the TRF have a look in the Oxford forum. :thumb2


Where did we stop? Ah yes, at Lixwm for lunch.
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While we ate and drank and chatted, the sky became darker and darker - of course, exactly over the area we were heading to... :rolleyes:

So the next four lanes south of Lixwm we rode quite quickly, stopped at Loggerheads for fuel and then - after a bit more roadwork - arrived at the trails around Nercwys Mountain.

This is the end of a nice little softish lane near 'Ty'n-yr-ynn' which can be deceptive though and catch out the unwary... Fortunately we didn't have any of those in our group - Rsstler & Rowan
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Finn & Mark
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Tina & Stunt Mon... erm, Sarah... :augie
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... and orange sweeper Possu
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Then it was on to 'Burley Hill Quarry', where the owners have now erected a big white-on-red arrow to point the public in the right direction onto the byway. One day I will stop and take a picture, it's just too funny!

By the time we reached the end of 'Pwll Helyg' the group had become so swift that I had barely the chance to get the camera out! :eek
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See what I mean?
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It's a shame really, that they have graded the lane a couple of years ago - it used to be a right bugger with mud, ruts and deep puddles - providing lots of entertainment... :green gri
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Never mind, there is still the crossing of the River Alun to come... :eyebrow

To be continued
 
There is a special - some may call it strange - attraction between GSs, GSers and water. This means that every decent ride-out must incorporate at least one ford.

Happy to oblige, I led the group to the crossing of the River Alun - which can be treacherous at certain times of the year and especially after heavy rain... :eyebrow

This time, the ford looked pretty tame and Aidjay was already through before I could get the camera ready. Here comes Rsstler!
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Rowan - the only one with his feet on the pegs, IIRC... :thumb2
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Mark's R100 didn't seem to be aware that the law about smoking in public places had changed since it was first registered - tss tss tss... :nono
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Tina fully focussed on the perfect line
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Sarah showed us how to keep your boots dry...
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And tail end Possu - what is all this sticking-out-your-feet-business about? :nenau
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The last lane of the day was 'The Piggery'
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... and where it crosses Offa's Dyke Pass, we stopped for a group photo - look nice!
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Then it was down into the valley...
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... and back to The Hand Hotel.

What a wonderful day - we were very lucky with the weather (which can be a real dealbreaker in this part of Wales), we enjoyed glorious trails, views and camaraderie, and I think everyone was pretty happy with their achievements eventually. :)

Heroes of the day: "Team Tourances" Aidjay & Rsstler. Well done, guys! :thumb2
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Thank you all for giving it a go, hanging in there, helping each other, and for making this ride-out such good fun! :clap

Hope to see you soon again on the trails!
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Ela
 
videos

Forgot about these not very good but you get an idea 12 in all so will embed as they upload all from a little camera on the handlebar so sorry about quality and verbals :eek:

 
:thumb2

What videocam did you use & how did you mount it?

I've just bought a cheapo Oregon thing & had 1 play with it so far with mixed results - poor & bad. :D

:rolleyes:
 
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Hi cheap £50 Oregon from aldi kept forgetting the on and off button it came with a mount for the bike if you look at of my pics of the bike you can see it stayed in place all day chewed a set of batteries but that's my fault for forgetting to turn on and off just left it on all day pressing when I remembered.:thumb


:thumb2

What videocam did you use & how did you mount it?

I've just bought a cheapo Oregon thing & had 1 play with it so far with mixed results - poor & bad. :D

:rolleyes:

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