Sir Fallsalot Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Yesterday i decided to have a back road ride and for a change have something to go to instead of following my nose. A picture of Paxtons Tower popped up on my news feed the other day, i liked the look of it and the area its in, so thought i'd have a ride there and back on the 650, it's just the other side of Ammanford. From Pontypridd i took the back roads to Blackmill, Neath and Pontardawe and then the mountain roads over to Ammanford bloody lovely up there. From Ammanford i went up to Llandybie and over to the tower. Had a mooch about the tower which had some great views with only a short walk to get to it. Crossed a nice little ford on route would like to see it after its been raining then i thought about the route home and would you believe it there were three lanes right by the tower it would be rude not to ride them LOL They were short and easy enough but overgrown in places which is to be expected this time of year Not the best photo of me LOL i rode another 3 lanes on route to the mountain road past Carreg Cennen Castle They were all nice and easy with no gates for a change Easy that was until i got to this lane I got as far as here and had to turn around, i found a guy doing this lane on a CRF250L when checking routes to add to the TET i'll see if i can dig it out Carreg Cennen Castle center left i took my camera for a change so i could use the zoom day was too murky for a good photo And another a bit closer, i was playing about with filters and this one made the detail stand out a bit better From here it over the black mountains and home on the main roads. It was an interesting ride but the bike started sounding a bit ticky on the way home hoping its just tappets so something else to look at 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Superb Fred! Towers and Castles......the Yanks are going to jump at this shit! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 @Tym......you seen this castle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 That sounds like a superb day Fred . That tower is better than the one I went to in Dorset because you can get into it. I recognise that lane, that’s on James Higgs Tetty route, he’s in Wiltshire TRF and I think he’s the linesman for UK TET as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 17 hours ago, XTreme said: Superb Fred! Towers and Castles......the Yanks are going to jump at this shit! Mum loved the pics @Sir Fallsalot! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Take your helmet off, we can't see your mullet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, boboneleg said: Take your helmet off, we can't see your mullet That's in a shallow grave out the back garden 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 5 hours ago, boboneleg said: That sounds like a superb day Fred . That tower is better than the one I went to in Dorset because you can get into it. I recognise that lane, that’s on James Higgs Tetty route, he’s in Wiltshire TRF and I think he’s the linesman for UK TET as well. This ones not on the tetty route but it was ridden when looking for lanes to put on there This is the lane being ridden it's painful to watch lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 22 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: This ones not on the tetty route but it was ridden when looking for lanes to put on there This is the lane being ridden it's painful to watch lol That's insane Fred......especially the river bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, XTreme said: That's insane Fred......especially the river bit! The river was a quite a bit shallower when i rode through i would have turned around without hesitation if it was anything like what it was when he done it, I bet his heart sank when he saw it after all the effort before he probably got off that last drop off and thought ahh plain sailing from here and then seen that LOL but going through it was easier than going back up what he came down that's for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 6 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: The river was a quite a bit shallower when i rode through i would have turned around without hesitation if it was anything like what it was when he done it, I bet his heart sank when he saw it after all the effort before he probably got off that last drop off and thought ahh plain sailing from here and then seen that LOL but going through it was easier than going back up what he came down that's for sure And risky by that waterfall bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Sir Fallsalot said: The river was a quite a bit shallower when i rode through i would have turned around without hesitation if it was anything like what it was when he done it, I bet his heart sank when he saw it after all the effort before he probably got off that last drop off and thought ahh plain sailing from here and then seen that LOL but going through it was easier than going back up what he came down that's for sure lol... i would'nt want to walk through some of that let alone ride a bike... i salute you sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 That's the one Fred, he certainly goes for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Six30 said: lol... i would'nt want to walk through some of that let alone ride a bike... i salute you sir. Its not me i only rode the easy bit and turned around when it got hard LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Just now, Sir Fallsalot said: Its not me i only rode the easy bit and turned around when it got hard LOL I'd go down it if I had someone like you with me Fred but not on my own. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, boboneleg said: That's the one Fred, he certainly goes for it I like the way he has total faith in that there's a way out at the end and wont need to go back up it i cant think of any other reason he would keep going forward 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: I like the way he has total faith in that there's a way out at the end and wont need to go back up it i cant think of any other reason he would keep going forward This guy sound like a complete lunatic.....why isn't he on here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Bijeezus that had me wincing and ducking! I saw the water and thought well thats that then. The lunatic is undeterred and crosses next to the drop. As he set off on that part (and I held my breath) I was thinking begin by riding upstream slightly or start crossing a bit higher up if you can but no the nutter goes for it. Kudos… and a tiny bit of concern for his welfare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Six30 said: lol... i would'nt want to walk through some of that let alone ride a bike... i salute you sir. You couldn’t get there in the van anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 How fun was that......wow! I always enjoy your ride reports. Great riding spots, beautiful landscape and castles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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