Sir Fallsalot Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Was the name of this years TRF Christmas trail ride and someone much better than me at photoshop came up with this for the header photo The day was starting from Abergavenny, so the bike and gear went in the marmite wagon last night ready for the off at 08:00 this morning just as i was gong through the door i realised i hadn't put in my bike trousers so after a quick visit to the garage i was on my way. 51 bodies had signed up for the ride and then split into groups of between 7 to 9 members and given routes with varying levels of difficulty. The group names were Chick Chasers , Sleigh riders, Mincing Spies, Tree Fairies, Frank Incensed, Myrrh and Tinsel Troupe. I was assigned to Frank Incensed group who were one of the smaller groups at seven and a harder route of around 70 miles so that suited me fine. Some of the members at the meeting point, Kim was the only one to dress for the occasion she said it looked nothing like that when she got back lol This was our route there were a number of different routes and some groups had the same route but would ride in opposite directions to keep the numbers down. I like riding this area as the lanes can be difficult and there are not many gates to open and close The ride leader kept up a good steady pace throughout the ride and with no navigation mistakes so i only had a chance to take photos when someone was stuck or we were waiting for others to catch up , The first of the lanes summed up the rest of the ride they were slippery muddy and very wet in places The hold up ahead was someone having to have their bike picked up of them i was a bit slow getting the camera out i need a go pro LOL We had to negotiate a few fallen trees on route due to the recent weather And some twat of a farmer deliberately blocking the road, he had the bucket of the machine close to the tracks it was tight but we all got though. Things never look difficult in the photos The Frank Incensed group Waiting again, one of the guys was falling off regular and as the ride went on it was getting noticeably more frequent we found out he only got into trail riding a few months ago so was understandable and to be fair was doing well I had a walk back down the lane to see what was going on and here they come It was harder to walk back up to the bike than ride up This was the last photo i took and was the last lane the lad that was falling off done as he decided to head back to the vans as he was fucked and the next few lanes were quite difficult We missed out the last two lanes on the route as it had got dark when we got back to the vans the yellow weather warning arrived i had just finished loading when it hammered down. The bike is and gear is going to have to wait until tomorrow for a wash now The jackets not too bad But i think i'll need a shovel to clear the pavement after i wash the bike off Still waiting to hear how the other groups got off and i think there might be some videos of todays ride turning up later Got to say a great end of year ride i must get out more often next year i think 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Absolutely superb Fred.......that's some real hardcore shit! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Looks a tad moist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, busabeast said: Looks a tad moist Pity you weren’t there to show them how it is done. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Buckster said: Pity you weren’t there to show them how it is done. He can't cos he hasn't recovered from showing the rugby players how it's done! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 19 minutes ago, XTreme said: Absolutely superb Fred.......that's some real hardcore shit! Thanks but not that hardcore, i just seen one of the other groups photos the group i was going to be in, now their route looked hard glad they swapped me to the group i was in because the back end of the flu almost finished me today, just tried to get up for a slice of Christmas cake and my body seems to have seized up i had the wife complete the task for me 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Nice one Fred It was moist on our ride today , most of the first five lanes were a pure slipfest and the rest were like riding in streams . I've only ever ridden down those steps , I bet they claimed a few when you went up them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Just now, Sir Fallsalot said: Thanks but not that hardcore, i just seen one of the other groups photos the group i was going to be in, now their route looked hard glad they swapped me to the group i was in because the back end of the flu almost finished me today, just tried to get up for a slice of Christmas cake and my body seems to have seized up i had the wife complete the task for me Laurie has put some stuff up on FB......his route didn't look as tough as yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Was Billy bob out on your run today ................................. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 8 minutes ago, Buckster said: Pity you weren’t there to show them how it is done. I know but I was otherwise engaged 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 11 minutes ago, boboneleg said: Was Billy bob out on your run today ................................. There are a couple of quad riders in the SWTRF group he was out with one of the other groups today. Their going to be handy in the summer as i'm going to drag them around the lanes i know that get overgrown or should i say follow them LOL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 23 minutes ago, XTreme said: Laurie has put some stuff up on FB......his route didn't look as tough as yours! I think he done some of our route in reverse, Just looked at his photos and they are all at the top of that one bit in his video, if he did do our route in reverse he went up a few hard lanes we went down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Brilliant Fred, looked great fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 46 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said: Brilliant Fred, looked great fun You gotta be missing it Terry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Stunt Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 7 minutes ago, XTreme said: You gotta be missing it Terry? Yes, I do a bit, completely out of the question now since I split a vertebrae 18 months ago, only gotta sneeze wrong and I'm in trouble. I really do need to get out on the scoot more though, it's a capable and nippy machine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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