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Hello Everyone... I have been away for a bit, so I am not up on the latest, I hope everyone is well. I managed to get out on the Himalayan for a really nice ride on Friday. Great autumn weather. I made a short video from the ride....(no 360 camera if that matters ) Check it out if you are bored....

Had a great ride with the TRF again yesterday perfect weather for trail riding, we started with 11 riders then went down to 10 and later went up to 13 which went back to 10 and then went up to 11 again as we bumped into other riders and a few dropped out on route. We were in the Pontypool and Usk area again, everything is totally different after the recent rain we've had didn't have time to take photos as the ride was flowing so nicely. Only incident for me was I dropped the bloody bike fooling about on the way to the meeting point not 10 minutes from my house and bent the radiator. I think the rad brace i fitted payed for themselves yesterday. I had time to take this as there's someone laying down in the stream ahead Dreaded roman road in Mamhilad again those rocks were slippery This is what almost fucked my rad, i was practising riding over it when my footrest caught the piece of concrete sticking up and stalled the bike there was nowhere to put my foot down so the bike fell over landing on that large piece of concrete with the radiator taking the full impact. Assessing the damage when i got home I think without the brace on i would have been pushing it home

Bagheera has been running so well lately, I thought he deserved a stylish shot...

All fixed i took a trip up to find the bit of missing plastic and fused it back together with my soldering iron. Also pulled the rad back to somewhere near to its original position cant straighten it out properly without removing it and that means draining the cooling system so it will do for now Before After

I got the bracket for my cam and gave it a test.....bloody thing is pointed a bit low so I've got to adjust that! Anyway.....had a short local run in between working! And the cam that's too low! Not happy with the quality either!

I've got a Rocamadour @MooN but some twat parked their bike in the way

Amazing compacted sand in those two pictures, that's almost cheating. I would love a crack at that. Here's my very shity phone picture of the last time I rode on the beach, 11 years ago:

To much fat in the diet me thinks. New mission, to set fin and foot, on Waterford Island. I;ve heard canadian seals are bothering the locals. They seem polite at first then they start drinking, oy vey.

I had a sneaky squirt on Pembroke beach last weekend

On top of Fort Jaffreau in Italy looking towards the French Alps Somewhere near Domme, SW France The Floating Harbour in Bristol and the SS Great Britain Cheddar Gorge

Paris Special "Point Zéro" the point from which all road distances in France are measured. On the forecourt of Notre Dame. Evening shot of Notre Dame ( before the fire) taken from the Ile Saint Loius Aaaaaand, the tourist shot and because it "is no more" a closer shot of the Notre Dame spire

It was bloody windy probably why it was deserted

That's long gone 15 hours is fully run in i'm on 33 hours now. I don't want to bash it up but its going to happen using it for what i bought it for unfortunately

London Special. London skyline from the river, approaching the barrier from downstream. The Thames Barrier from the water. Tower bridge from the St Catherines Dock entrance pontoon. Waiting for the tide. The tourist shot, Westminster palace.

Joigny, from La cote Saint Jaques Ile de Bréhat Rocamadour La Rance at Dinan. Brittany. Mont Saint Michel at dusk. before they removed the causeway. La Fourberie, channel coast, west of Dinard Somewhere uo the Col de la Forclaz between France and Szitzerland Bienzee, Interlaken, Switzerland. The Jungfrau, from Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Quietly resting now....

An October Jaunt Autumn is my favourite time of year to ride. Not too hot, not too cold, Goldilocks style all the way. Just right! But perhaps without the bears.... So on a beautiful October day it seemed logical to journey out on the Himalayan for a short but enjoyable October jaunt. The autumn forest is lovely to ride through and the cool air makes the bike feel like it could go all day. Clear views, a simple single and sweet road conditions, makes for one happy Grasshopper! Happy Autumn Safe Travels Everyone!

The Helvetia Shipwreck at Sunset

Spent the weekend at The Aviator in Sywell. I’m a bit of a sucker for time pieces and its an old art deco officers mess that was so well looked after they kept the original Art Deco fixtures n fittings and turned it into a hotel. Its still a working airfield and has a museum attached (shut this morning so cant tell you what thats like). I loved the old furniture and architecture. After a lovely ride in the sunshine across the Cotswolds it was a great place to stop. The food menu does not do the place justice at all, it was well executed but very basic pub menu (gammon egg n chips, burger n chips etc etc) but they said they had to pull the menu right back because just like other hotels they cant find staff and have to keep it as simple as possible. Cheaper than most premier inns but much much more interesting. https://www.aviatorhotel.co.uk/

I’m open to wrapping my testicles in neoprene if the mood suits.

I got rid of my home broadband and got an iPhone which I use as a hotspot for the computer. I have unlimited everything on the iPhone and this costs me £22.30 a month. Less than half what I was paying for home broadband and landline.

Just be glad you arnt using your new aluminimiumium land mine detector.

He wont have much to say,@ https://www.boatsinc.com home page has a live webcam, type in millstone point. From Mr no pics to actual live adventure action , one has to wonder, what would Bruce do.

Somewhere in the Spanish Pyrenees An abandoned village in the Pyrenees The top of the Colle Delle Finestre in Italy Port Talbot Beach, Wales

We moved from Virgins 100 to 200mps a little while ago. !00 was fine but she was offered a "good deal". Now there are times that speed shows when loading an ad littered page but must admit to having to wait more since changing. I can speed test at times and get the above results, other times it will hang around the 50mps then just up towards the end like it knows it's being tested.

The French are not as anarchic and revolutionary as most people believe. The French have a right to demonstrate written into their laws and constitution, so there's nothing illegal about it. The big demonstrations are perfectly legal and organised in conjunction with the law, having had a declaration made to the local authorities a couple of weeks prior, the route taken by the cortege is planned and agreed with the organisers and the authorities, including details of assembly points, routes taken, timings and dispersal points.The authorities provide a certain amount of security on top of the organisers security ( all of which has to be declared and notified in advance to the requisite authorities) The last two times I have participated in biker demonstrations in Paris, it has been organised by the FFMC ( french equivalent of MAG in the UK and affiliated to the FEM) the local branch assembling at the entry to the autoroute. The group was met by a 4 man police outrider team in a layby south of paris and we were escorted to the main assembly point at the Chateau de Vincennes. The main demonstration rode at a snails pace around the peripherique with police outriders front and rear and descreet ( but I suspsuct heavy) police prescence hiding in the wings at strategic points along the way ( as they had been informed in advance of the route and the timings) I had to stop for fuel at one point but was never able to rejoin the main group as the rear police escort was a double cordon blocking all attempts by other motorists to approach the cconvoy from the rear.

Formation flouncing. we should form a team for the olympics

Probably be quicker than the speed your brain works if that's any consolation Fred!

I think VincentVanGotts would have liked my light show i put on last night in the bay.

Heron catching it's own eye

Pontsticill Reservoir

From Mount pilatus near Luzerne, Switzerland.

If I run the BT speed test strangely enough it's quicker. It was over 200Mbps when I first had it installed. They guarantee 130+ but I'm sure that it's slower than that at times.

been to fleetwood today and had some dinner, it was a sunny/ breezy day so we watched the kite flying on the beach

you like to get all hot and sweaty eh

Ive never seen that... ever. not with Virgin, NTL or their predecessors going right back to dial-up. and those bleeping modems.

hows your dad now Pedro ?

Off to centre parks next week. Not my idea as it's expensive and run down from what I'm told, bloody kids. So this weekend we'll be planning what to take with us. We'll def be stopping off for alcohol.

Next time he needs a good shit

Okay, okay........... heep your hair on. On Sunday I will be heading to Lake Vyrnwy with my lovely wife . We will be staying here........... https://www.lakevyrnwy.com/about/

Saying you;re not busy doomed you.

Looks like you've got more of his attention.

Bit slimmer there Fred?

Found a photo, its on its way to being modified for more off road use and i just realised the coal tip i'm going up here is the same one i failed to get up first time on the Beta the other day

Sunset at Kenfig Pool