Author Topic: Comedy Off-Roading (on Mildy Inappropriate Bikes) (Read 70938 times)

Deano · « **Reply #75 on:** 02 August, 2015, 10:41:30 pm »

For the veterans of KTTR or night rides over the NY Moors, it's the track opposite the sheep shelter. It's a shortcut which cuts out a lot of descending and climbing, too. You do have to make sure not to turn right instead of left when you return to tarmac, though

Pingu · « **Reply #76 on:** 06 December, 2015, 11:46:45 pm »

This was after a wet, grassy bank.

IMG_6059 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #77 on:** 28 February, 2016, 08:35:12 pm »

IMG_6382_02 by The Pingus, on Flickr

IMG_6381_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #78 on:** 29 February, 2016, 10:18:40 am »

The weekend before last I led two yacf chums on a little ride to Clacton taking in a much COR as I could find. I was riding my Disc Trucker with mildly appropriate tyres, tippers of this parish was on 28c slicks

Anyhow it was muddy, I fell off and then nearly tumbled into a water filled ditch. On one occasion we had to get off and walk ...

Twas fun

Deano · « **Reply #79 on:** 22 May, 2016, 09:53:39 pm »

Peter descending Holwick Scar:

Peter · « **Reply #80 on:** 23 May, 2016, 10:19:34 am »

Come on, Dean! Show them what happens when I ride - I can take it!

Deano · « **Reply #81 on:** 24 May, 2016, 12:33:58 am »

Like this?

Peter · « **Reply #82 on:** 24 May, 2016, 12:37:24 am »

I was thinking of something a little more non-vertical, though I dare say you're working up to it - warming up the audience, so to speak!

Deano · « **Reply #83 on:** 24 May, 2016, 11:12:34 pm »

Ah go on then.

Before:

During:

After:

25 mm tyre on the front, no wonder...

Deano · « **Reply #84 on:** 24 May, 2016, 11:31:20 pm »

It was a tough old track...

Peter · « **Reply #85 on:** 25 May, 2016, 12:24:39 am »

Excellent stuff! And before nobody asks, I was completely unhurt (I have no pride) and did more damage with the chain-ring while we were having an ice-cream than I did here!

clarion · « **Reply #86 on:** 26 May, 2016, 04:24:53 pm »

How was the bike?

Peter · « **Reply #87 on:** 26 May, 2016, 07:31:29 pm »

Fine. It's used to it as it was a cyclo-cross bike before I got it. I think it keeps re-living the past!

Pingu · « **Reply #88 on:** 12 June, 2016, 09:39:31 pm »

IMG_6736_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

woollypigs · « **Reply #89 on:** 19 June, 2016, 09:14:04 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 24 May, 2016, 11:31:20 pm

It was a tough old track...

That is not a way to talk about Peter

Pingu · « **Reply #90 on:** 20 June, 2016, 12:25:30 am »

Quote from: Deano on 24 May, 2016, 11:31:20 pm

It was a tough old track...

Second place, NE Engalund region semi finals, McNasty lookalike competition.

Si S · « **Reply #91 on:** 20 June, 2016, 08:35:34 am »

Peter · « **Reply #92 on:** 29 June, 2016, 10:43:49 am »

Quote from: Pingu on 20 June, 2016, 12:25:30 am

Quote from: Deano on 24 May, 2016, 11:31:20 pm
It was a tough old track...

Second place, NE Engalund region semi finals, McNasty lookalike competition.

Just seen this! It's an honour, sir - but why only second?!

Peter

Pingu · « **Reply #93 on:** 06 May, 2017, 09:25:29 pm »

Formartine & Buchan Way

IMG_8450_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

Pingu · « **Reply #94 on:** 13 June, 2017, 04:08:44 pm »

Track of sand in Belgium. This was closely followed by a cobbled section for extra value fun

IMG_8838_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

mr ben · « **Reply #95 on:** 15 June, 2017, 09:24:38 pm »

Definitely off-road; hard to be comedic due to sense of humour failure...Classic NCN; route 1, somewhere near Invershin on the way to John o' Groats. I'm not sure a bike exists that wouldn't be inappropriate.

(Sorry for massive images).

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #96 on:** 15 June, 2017, 10:34:07 pm »

Possibly one of those mountain unicycles in the hands of a very skilled rider? But basically... Fuuuuuuck! No wonder you had a sense of humour failure carrying a laden tourer down (or was it up? I'm not sure down would be any easier) all those steps.

Kim · « **Reply #97 on:** 15 June, 2017, 10:42:05 pm »

I'm guessing down and then up...

sg37409 · « **Reply #98 on:** 15 June, 2017, 11:17:22 pm »

One of Steve Carrolls excellent addaxes went over this a few years back.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #99 on:** 26 June, 2017, 03:57:48 pm »

Not so much off-road as no road. It was technically a footpath, or at least had been one field ago. It was actually smoother than many roads! But didn't go anywhere.