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Post by buffypara on May 10, 2015 17:16:04 GMT
Well, that was a blast!!!! 6 of us turned up at the Sychnant car park ready for the girls ride today, some old friends and new faces. It was blustery from the start and I was starting to question my choice of route, especially as the drizzle started before we'd climbed the zigzags. It was hard going for the first half of the ride...uphill, into a headwind, with wet and muddy trails. Mary began to think we were riding uphill all day, and Sharon decided she wasn't wet enough and required a quick dip in the stream...caught on camera When we finally started on some downhill we still had to pedal to keep going. Things improved once on the Roman Road, plenty of puddles, but some sunshine too. Us girls even managed to fix a puncture! After a great descent, and another climb we finally had a tail wind. The trails were firmer, the wheels started rolling faster and there were plenty of smiles. And Kate rode the stepping stones Finishing on the zigzags is always a good way to finish a ride, even if most of us were completely shattered. It was great to be out in the Welsh hills, the weather making it feel all the wilder..in fact we only saw a handful of people all day. Thanks to Sharon, Sandi, Sally, Mary and Kate for the company today, and for talking about things other than nappies, and teething!!!! Hopefully try and organise another girls ride in a few weeks. Photos to follow (I can fix a puncture, but Rupert can faff with photobucket!!)
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Post by Tarbo on May 10, 2015 17:19:53 GMT
Us girls even managed to fix a puncture! It didn't happen unless you have pictures
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Post by sharon on May 10, 2015 18:12:03 GMT
Thanks to Elizabeth for a great ride. The wind was hard, even blowing me over into a river( well that's my story) . I've got a good few bruises, even spat my dummy out and kicked my bike as if it was the bikes fault not the rider. Wanted to go home but Sandi kindly lent me a dry pair of gloves and top, the girls soon had me laughing and off we went. I could even beat Gywn with the bad language coming out of my mouth. So glad the wind pushed us home as the legs were getting a bit tired. Lovely to see old faces and to meet Mary and Kate. Hopefully see you all soon. See you Sandi in Scotland xxx
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Post by Rupert on May 10, 2015 18:51:45 GMT
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Post by sally on May 10, 2015 19:07:32 GMT
lovely to catch up with old friends and new today , although it was a tough ride in the wind and I felt very out of practice! See you all soon x
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Post by scarymary on May 10, 2015 20:14:49 GMT
Thank you ladies for having me and Kate today, it was hell of great ride ;-D truly enjoyed it although there was endless climbs but i loved it :-D lovely route around sychnant pass area completely off road with a bit of wind and rain! Ace! ha ha...loving the view long the mountains and not mention the countless puddles ha ha! i do have some pictures but i still dont know how to upload it here but its already on facebook so you are more than welcome to share it to MBNW fb site or keep it for yourself :-D see you all very soon hopefully xxx
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Post by Tarbo on May 10, 2015 20:34:11 GMT
i do have some pictures but i still dont know how to upload it here but its already on facebook so you are more than welcome to share it to MBNW fb site or keep it for yourself :-D I'll try and copy your pictures over from your Facebook page :-)
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Post by scarymary on May 10, 2015 20:36:52 GMT
Yes!!! Thank u!!! I thought I was good at technology, obviously im not lol :-D
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Post by scarymary on May 10, 2015 20:59:19 GMT
Glad you all had a good time. Here are Mrs Rupert's photos................ Hello mr Rupert , please tell mrs Rupert she took great snaps ;-) is it ok to pinch some of pics from here for my fb page? Cheers :-D
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Post by Tarbo on May 10, 2015 21:02:04 GMT
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Post by Rupert on May 10, 2015 22:16:38 GMT
Glad you all had a good time. Here are Mrs Rupert's photos................ Hello mr Rupert , please tell mrs Rupert she took great snaps ;-) is it ok to pinch some of pics from here for my fb page? Cheers :-D pinch away Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards
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Post by Sandi on May 12, 2015 12:33:27 GMT
Good to catch up with everyone on Sunday. Great day with plenty off laughs.....the best being Mary riding through a lake size puddle up to her knees....while everyone else took the sensible route! We'll have to try make these girls rides a regular thing, maybe Elin's Revenge for the next one. I've got photos, which as soon as Chris gets a spare 5 mins he'll post up for me, think we could do with a lesson on photobucket, never mind bike maintenance!!
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Post by scarymary on May 13, 2015 18:33:17 GMT
Good to catch up with everyone on Sunday. Great day with plenty off laughs.....the best being Mary riding through a lake size puddle up to her knees....while everyone else took the sensible route! We'll have to try make these girls rides a regular thing, maybe Elin's Revenge for the next one. I've got photos, which as soon as Chris gets a spare 5 mins he'll post up for me, think we could do with a lesson on photobucket, never mind bike maintenance!! Haha maybe I just dont want Sharon being soaked alone, so I decided to join her lol and I fell over for leaning on a rock while I was waiting lol must be windy haha...can't wait to see ur pics, Sandra :-P. Looking forward to the next one, also...I've just placed an order for a new mtb...shhh... :-P. Xx
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Post by Tarbo on May 13, 2015 21:31:11 GMT
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