A few months ago there was a short period that could be classed as summer. In case anyone has forgotten what it was like here is a brief reminder of dusty trails and bikepacking:

https://vimeo.com/239225348

No sleeping in wet smelly ditches either

Riding over the holiday season was a bit damp:

https://vimeo.com/150368427

But not an excuse to stay at home and mope.

lots of water in Elan Valley too

Scott, My limited IT skills have caught up with me and it seems messages aren't working for me.

Will pick you up 9-30ish tomorrow, sun, but you will have to remind me where home is, I can almost remember but not quite.

Hmm,

There is a discrepancy between your post above and your email. Trying to hide gnorm somewhere?

I think my preference is to ride in from Rhayader, is there a concensus for a start time and ride distance?

Scott, if you fancy a ride in from the south I can pick you up as am in Shropshire already and save you a train ride.

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I will be ready to escape Shropshire by then and come out of retirement too. I might also try to sneak a ride in on 22/23rd too

as Onedrive still doesnt seem to want to play nicely will try this again: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/23410274352_d4752b39cf_z.jpg Untitled by mike davies , on Flickr Breakfast time........ Not the greatest composition but fairly typical of a Winter Bivi, at least you get breakfast in bed.

More than 3 walls and it doesn't count.

Eric Newbys a short walk in the Hindu kush should be on everyone's list, as should Maurice herzogs Annapurna (proper type 3 fun) and edward whimpers scrambles in the alps ( although my 1900 5th edition is just looked at now lovingly and no longer read). More recently, climbers would enjoy feeding th...

And now with very amateur videos,

Hafren:

http://vimeo.com/115674565

Famau:

http://vimeo.com/115677310

some more photos here:

http://1drv.ms/1A961vB


moel famau was fun on monday too:

http://1drv.ms/1zOw6T8

A very pleasent ride, thank you, I shall miss the company whilst plodding around Moel Famau tomorrow.

I will upload photos and maybe video when I get home later in the week.

Mike

Snowing in shropshire now, might stick if it stays cold overnight. Was a bit traditional riding on longmynd today, I even to had to put a buff on. Would be a bit chilly out on the Kerry ridgeway tonight.

Still planning on being there tomorrow as well.

All,

I was planning a loop slightly further north then but if weather grim (likely) could be tempted by some company and be tempted to join you, assuming you aren't not over bothy spaces already.

mike

Ford in Shropshire would be great, I could bivi in my bedroom at my parents house

I could be tempted, I work in Darlington 3 days a week at the moment so a bivi is a nice change from a hotel. Bit distracted by another event for the next few weeks but mid june would work for me.

Will send GPx out at the weekend, I am away from my computer for a few days so sorry for any delay. There wasn't much potential for type 2 fun and it was mostly because Alan failed to follow the line on his gps properly and charged off in the wrong direction. I like the nant y moch trails, we rode s...

The weather was great, if properly wet weather some of the sections would have had moments of type 3 fun. Once away from the trail centres I think we saw 2 other bikes and very few tyre tracks, and one of these was on the non std bike trail section. Which in some ways is nice as it adds to a sense o...

After several months (years?) of being vetoed for doing big rides in North Wales as convention says the Lakes and Scotland are better I finally managed to get consideration agreed for a North Wales loop. Several evenings of planning, raiding of maps, known trails, guide books old & new and a rou...