And I missed it!. So Fixer girded up his loins for a battle with the paved drive man and ended up talking to a pussycat. That's what I like to hear...now, about that HUGE trailer......
Usual great report and pics Andy; why don't you carry a 'Brenda Special' Cheese and Onion Pasty with you?
The trailer has already been reported to the Police and the suggestion made that the person who parked it there should receive a penalty ticket for obstruction.
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As good ideas go, not riding for about three months except the occasional ride here and there. Changing a reliable MT43 for an AC10 (like riding on ballbearings in an ice rink) Then spending just over 11 hrs with some of the slower riders in the TVTR covering what felt like most of the SW of England is probably not the best. My aches have aches. So if I tell you I have a good idea just buy me another cider and tell me to be quiet
Thanks Andy for an epic, great to find some new lanes in my area. Excellent riding throughout- if Chris is the Splashmeister, then Tim (yes Timus) is defo the Dustmeister. I suggest TEC for the summer!
Taking my new bike for a spin today I decided to call in to see the 2 people that were upset about us riding the lane near their house.
191-057 Nr Throwleigh
Angry woman at Nth end still angry because "If my children had been on their ponies in the lane you would have spooked them coming through there in a big group". I corrected her about not only the speed but also the size of our group. I've asked Brian to mark the lane with a comment that an angry woman lives at the Northern end!
202-042 Nr Holne
Two Thumbs talked to this chap who said we couldn't ride it without asking the farmer and Dartmoor Nation Parks! He's visited the TRF website and the farmer. The farmer is quite happy that we ride the lane and the chap (I didn't get his name and he didn't volunteer it) is also OK with it but suggested we slowed down so we didn't spook the cows as the cyclists did a few days earlier. So now we're responsible for the cyclists?
Well done to Two Thumbs for telling the chap about the TRF and well done to the chap for looking it all up.
By the by....the new bike is as good as I was expecting it to be
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I do know where I'm going, but the track it will decide, It's not the destination, It's the glory of the ride!
Setting the record straight.....many thanks to Merlin for impressing upon the chap that we are TRF members and thanks to Two Thumbs for backing him up.
Angry lady might be upset if we did 60 round the tarmac road then????
How old does the horse have to be to be on a highway?........Oh, you mean the kids!
I checked the track log and I was doing 18mph which dropped to 4mph when I got near to the house. A powered wheelchair is faster than that but I suppose it's quieter???
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I do know where I'm going, but the track it will decide, It's not the destination, It's the glory of the ride!
In this months Trail (first few pages as thats as far as I've got) in mentions that some horsie people are greatful for the noise of bikes cause the horse can hear it unlike pedal power that only has screechy brakes last minuit!
