Yeah... was definitely a 'trousers or long socks' ride 🤷‍♂️

I'm sure it's there somwhere 🤔

Reminding myself why I mainly ride my bikes out into the countryside... less people.

I should say, I'm not against progress... not at all. But I have a 12sp Deore cable pull setup on my Bird Zero 29 that has literally been bombproof for about 4 years now... never given me any probs, shifts perfect 100% of the time. Against that, I can't see me shelling out £600 for Deore DI2 🤷‍♂️

Here's a thing. On todays ride, we were discussing Shimano's new MTB DI groupsets & electric groupsets in general. I'm as much about tech as anyone, but I've never had an issue that made me wish my cable pull gears were electric? Are they a solution looking for a problem? Thoughts? 🤔
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My kids jokingly bought me Chris Hoy's book 'How To Ride A Bike' a few Christmasses back. I laughed it off at the time but I'm beginning to wonder if they were maybe onto something 🤔
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Up in the hills again...

My hometown is surrounded by farmland and fields... I'm lucky I don't have to ride too far from my door to leave the urban sprawl behind.

Not a bad day for a ride in the surrounding countryside

Lets go to Milton Keynes! Well, the top bit anyway... YouTube video by Andy Hill

I couldn't be arsed uploading a bazillion photos of todays ride, so I spent 3 hours putting a video together 🤔
40 miles condensed into about 3 and a half minutes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2W...

Well what else are you meant to do in a tunnel?
(sound up)

Today I will be mostly riding with 3 other people to Braybrook Tap Room, having a pint and a croissant, then riding back home with a detour up Haselbech Hill to take a photo 👍

I went on a 30 mile e-bike ride yesterday evening and took literally zero pictures. It was a lovely view over the reservoir too 🤷‍♂️

Oh well, here's an old one from last year.

Nice out... 😎

One of these days I'll have to time my ride up here properly for sunset 🤔
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Atrocious nights sleep last night for numerous reasons, so today was an assisted XC bimble. Fair bit wetter out there than I expected given it only really rained overnight here... some wading required 🌊🌊
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Nice day for it 😎
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👋👋
(You're over that way roughly in the middle of shot behind the trees)

I know where you is... and I'm in that photo, sort of, off to the right in the far distance 👓

Well... that explains the proliferation of sheepy poopies then 🤔

We'll see if my knees agree with that in the morning lol.

I may suffer tomorrow, but couldn't let my gippy knees deny me the sunshine 🤷‍♂️

No riding for me today unfortunately, knees say no... however it has given me the chance to get mine and the lads hardtails cleaned up ready for the warm summer miles 😊

Wee little 30km XC run out to Glassthorpe Hill today... actually wore shorts for the first time this year 🤔

Today's discovery: through the magic of Samsung's on-board photo editor, I can park my car in its own cup holder.

Not sure how practical or useful this is but there you go 🤔

Me & Mondy didn't make it to the pub... well we did, but I was too early & they were shut 🤦‍♂️😂
Soo... had a panini & cappucino at Salcey Forest instead. Also found some random diffodals planted for no apparent reason 🤔
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Lol well that's one way to put it 😂

Didn't go riding today seeing as I had some household chores to address (honestly I had to, I been putting them off forever). At least the oven door glass is degreased & see-through again 🤷‍♂️
I'll make up for it tomorrow... got a 50km loop planned that may or may not involve a pub halfway🤔

Well... I'm 'out out' as promised. Don't let the sun fool you, it's a bit chilly 🥶

Soooooo.... I've not ridden in over a month now. Personal stuff and things to deal with, you know how it is. However, I'm using up my annual leave, so I'm off all next week.
Deffo gonna have to give myself a kick up the 'arris and get a few laps in. Weather gods please be nice 🤔