Mini Lockdown ride

[Sir Fallsalot]

Feeling a bit cheesed off i couldn't use the bike after rebuilding the rear shock this morning due to a new corvid lockdown, but after reading the rules for the area I discovered it was only stopping me from leaving or entering Rhondda Cynon Taff which consists of five valleys so plenty of places to ride without breaking the lockdown rules.

I started off going up a lane i haven't been to for years the main route is now blocked by fallen trees so had to go around on this path

This is back on the route but i see there are more trees down ahead

 

The bike doesn't feel right its slipping all over the place and i fall off after getting over the fallen tree behind the bike. I decided to have a look ahead before i go to the trouble of negotiating all the fallen trees

glad i did the trail is washed out and looked worse further up so made the decision to turn around especially as i was dressed for the winter and it was bloody boiling out

The next lane is a few miles further up the valley and the bike performs flawlessly on the road there. At the gate to the lane i decide to reduce the tyre pressures as i know this lane is washed out and tricky in places, looks like i need a new pressure gauge on my compressor i put 15psi in but my mobile pump is showing over 20psi drops the pressure front and rear to about 12psi 

Reducing the pressures made all the difference the bike feels like it should now no more of that sliding about. I stop at this memorial bench someone has fitted since my last ride up here to admire the view and i also wanted to watch a landrover that was coming up behind me negotiate some of the washed out bits on the way up 

The view from the bench is great but a bit windy which i didn't mind as it helped me cool down 

That's Penrhys in the middle distance the shitty in the sky and i didn't spell city wrong there, it used to be a real rough area to live

Here comes the Landy

I stopped to talk to the landy driver a bit further up, he was doing the same as me with his boy and he shared a video of me getting off and on the bike lol

I stalled the bike and when i put my foot down to save it the bloody kick start lever went up my trouser leg and my foot never got to the ground anyhow that's not important lol the next bit was through a bit of forestry not as wet as the last time i was here

 

the next lane i didn't stop for any photos so after that it is up by Penrhys. I like this one because it goes through a golf course and you can see the contempt on some of the golfers faces as you ride through

Further on

And Heading home only a short ride but really picked me up

[XTreme]

Brilliant Fred.......still pissing myself at you hitting the deck! 

That is pretty rough terrain though.......no way I'd venture up there!

[boboneleg]

Excellent Fred, that's the thing about where you live, you don't have to go far to find cool places to  ride

Many years ago I worked in that housing estate on top of Penrhys, boy was that a rough place to live.  I haven't done the lane through the golf course for about 20 years I reckon, used to love riding through there with Paul just to piss off the golfers .

This lane looks so much fun to ride....

Do you know who the memorial bench is for ?

 

Last time I rode this lane was about 10 years ago and it had about two foot of snow on it, we had to give up in the end and turn back

[Sir Fallsalot]

14 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

Excellent Fred, that's the thing about where you live, you don't have to go far to find cool places to  ride

Thanks Bob trouble is when they are local you tend not to ride them so often i probably haven't ridden the golf course one in years

Many years ago I worked in that housing estate on top of Penrhys, boy was that a rough place to live.  I haven't done the lane through the golf course for about 20 years I reckon, used to love riding through there with Paul just to piss off the golfers .

There is that certain satisfaction riding through there and there were lots up there today 

This lane looks so much fun to ride....

I've ridden it many times in the past but it's a trials section now and not strictly legal

Do you know who the memorial bench is for ?

I think it was just for someone local 

 

 

 

 

[boboneleg]

Ah, she probably liked the view from up there.

[Specs]

Excellent @Sir Fallsalot! I'm glad that I've decided to stick to the roads.

[XTreme]

1 hour ago, Lone Amigo said:

Nice report. Makes me miss my NX 250.

 

That's an absolute minter!

[Tym]

Looks like nice weather @Sir Fallsalot for a ride!