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boboneleg

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So I was out of the door by 07.00 yesterday as I was going to ride some local lanes and some of them are a bit contentious so best to go when no one else is around :classic_tongue:

First lane is about 15 mins from my house and is always good to wake you up as you ford a stream first then it's a climb up over babies-head size rocks, then it levels out and is easy going.........

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Then down through Ringspit which has a width restriction on it to try and stop the 4x4's from trashing it........

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and then onto some of the 'naughty' lanes .  I've ridden these for over 40 years and I'm not going to stop just because some twats in the gubberment say you can't anymore :wank4az:

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A lovely UCR  (unclassified county road) looking down towards Shepton Mallet........

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The next couple of lanes were a tad 'moist' after all the recent rain..........

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Morning Girls  , this lot made me chuckle...........

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I love this old sign on the climb up from Croscombe, you know if you see that sign then the lane is going to be good......

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and time for a coffee stop,   I am saving a fortune during these Covid times by taking my own flask and sandwiches  ?

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Onto an old Drove Way on the Mendip Hills near Priddy........

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This lane was well overgrown, this is what happens when you restrict the lanes from vehicular use, they get overgrown and then no one can use them :classic_blink:

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Next I dropped down over Ubley Drove where you get a great view of Blagdon Lake.........

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and then some more old lanes that I haven't ridden for about 5 years, it was good to ride these local lanes again.....

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Then I did the climb up Guy's Hill.  This photo is taken from the top looking down (you have to ride back down it) but it doesn't do justice to the steepness of this lane.  It's a great climb over rocks and tree routes but can be a real bitch when it's wet.......

 

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Now we've had a fair bit of rain recently so I was trying to decide whether or not to do the next lane.  You have to ride in a stream for about 400yds and it can get deep but I decided to go for it.  Unfortunately the photos are crap as the sun was coming though the bushes :classic_rolleyes:

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and one more narrow lane down over the hill to Stanton Prior before heading home..............

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Absolutely brilliant Bob........not the sort of terrain you'd find me on obviously.........but about this "ride in a stream for about 400yds and it can get deep" business? 

Jonathan Medic GIF by Australian Survivor

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58 minutes ago, Pedro said:

Good stuff, how many miles would you say you did on those lanes?

I did 100 miles all in, roads and trails.  None of the trails are long so you have to do a bit of roadwork inbetween.

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54 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

I did 100 miles all in, roads and trails.  None of the trails are long so you have to do a bit of roadwork inbetween.

That’s a lot more than I thought

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