That third one...

Aye, it's the reason I walked up the sodding hill in the first place

Thank though! I've been trying to get that shot for a few years now, but it's always been clagged out. That's the eventual winner. He had about a minute lead on a 28min course!

Nice to be rewarded for your patience.

Amazingly a weekend of bikes without rain...

First, BMX. My boy at the club with his mates in the mist during a coaching session


Snuck out for ride around the res's later on


With or without the bike in shot?





Always enjoy a bit of reflection...


Slipped out around my old stomping ground on the way to visit parents on Sunday, couldn't really get the picture to work as I still dont really know what makes a good photo

Looks great flv... I prefer the shot without the bike, but not sure why!

Is that BMX track Bruntwood? Brings back memories of my childhood, grew up about 10 minutes ride from there and went to 6th form at the college which backs onto it, so used to ride some laps on lunch break

PaulE wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:19 am Looks great flv... I prefer the shot without the bike, but not sure why!

Is that BMX track Bruntwood? Brings back memories of my childhood, grew up about 10 minutes ride from there and went to 6th form at the college which backs onto it, so used to ride some laps on lunch break

Thanks

Yup, Bruntwood. Great track and club

In Glencoe last weekend

Wilbury Hills towards the Icknield Way

Growing by Greg.May, on Flickr

Local by Greg.May, on Flickr

3 of us, Sam, Allen and I gave a talk on Friday evening to a room full of people in Southport giving them an introduction to Bike Packing
The Bear Bones name was dropped a few times too

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:53 pm
a room full of people in Southport, giving them an introduction to Bike Packing

Good to see the youths taking an interest in this

Johnallan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:10 am Good to see the youths taking an interest in this

Never thought of it like that, only 1 in the crowd was around 20,
Looks like our generation is a dieing breed.
Too interested in their gaming now I guess.

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 11:46 am

Johnallan wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:10 am Good to see the youths taking an interest in this

Never thought of it like that, only 1 in the crowd was around 20,
Looks like our generation is a dieing breed.
Too interested in their gaming now I guess.

Reckon for a certain age group "being into bike packing" involves following some interesting bike packing people on social media and offering the odd "like" and sharing with mates who are "also into bike packing" Sorry very cynical and possibly only partially accurate, got my grumpy head on today

view from the lantern rouge on the Fat Viking race.

ton wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:59 am
view from the lantern rouge on the Fat Viking race.

Looking forward to hearing all about it Ton

Playing in the trees looking for the bluebell shoots:

DSC07672-Edit.jpg by Greg.May, on Flickr

Lakes today.

Into Martindale by Greg.May, on Flickr

Lakes 1 by Greg.May, on Flickr

Summit Selfie by Greg.May, on Flickr

Just returned from a few days in Krakow. Paid a sobering visit to Auschwitz & Birkenau camps.

Took this:

DSC07726-Edit.jpg by Greg.May, on Flickr

No ride is complete without a SPAR stop

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:35 pm No ride is complete without a SPAR stop

What was the event/occasion, John? That's my semi-regular fat biking 'hood.

Didn't know you had one of them Hyppy, looks even more battered than mine