Elon’s Rocket On Tuesday this week we did a night ride in Colden Plantation in the Isle of Man. The recent storms have felled a
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New Year’s Eve 2023 – Eairy Beg ๐ต
On the Privateer 161. ๐
Christmas Eve 2023 – mtb ride
I thought I’d post the youtube clips I took of the Christmas Eve ride with the dingbats in one place for convenience, when I look
Zarza Capilla, July/August 2023 ๐ช
Better late than never. Because it’s a bit grey, wet and windy at the moment I thought I’d post this from the summer in Zarza
Valle de Bravo, November 2023
Some photos ….
What do you mean by “lol”? ๐คฃ
[Edit 18th September 2023 – calling me rude names as a last reposte on twitter will also usually get a “lol” – genuinely funny to
My two best flights ๐ช
I’m putting these here so I know where to find them and because I couldn’t remember the Indian flight details recently when a fellow pilot
The wedge of failure ๐ง
Just some general placeholder “wibbleโ before today’s bike ride. The wedge of failure describes how fear causes poor decision making, putting you into a harmful
Nude photos ๐ฎ
These pictures were extracted from my CT scan two months to the day after my last accident. The haemothorax was caused by this bike hitting
Back on the๐ต๐ผโโ๏ธ
Well I had my first ride out on an acoustic (a normal – as opposed to an electric – bike) with the dingbats on Sunday.
Buddha says “today you fly, young padawan”..๐ช
After picking up a summer cold from the #fatboyslim concert the weekend before last, and having to marshal instead of race the 2 day mtb
Saturday’s long ride ๐ต๐ผ
I got a couple of pictures from our “longest day longest ride” at the weekend and as I said in this post, if they were
A confessional – sort of ๐ช
My posts are like buses …. !? This morning I tweeted …. Countries on my blacklist are France, Italy, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. I
Colden Plantation๐คช๐ตโโ๏ธ
Manx MTB Enduro hosted round 2, 2022 in Colden Plantation at the weekend. It is only the second year that these trails have been used
Youโre Never too Old to Send ๐ตโโ๏ธ
A friend shared this video. It made my day! Inspirational. Betty started mountain biking at 45 years of age. She’s still riding in her 70’s.
Old bike, new forks! ๐คช๐ตโโ๏ธ
Really this blog is just an excuse for me to write down any old crap for my own entertainment. Possibly some friends may cringe if
Last night’s photo stop! ๐ตโโ๏ธ๐
Not so much of a night ride now the days are getting longer.. Get out there! It’s ace ๐.
I can’t believe it’s been 9 months since I last flew๐ช!
Normally I don’t post about my flying unless it’s been exceptional. However today was exceptional for the wrong reason; I’ve had such a long layoff!
March was a busy month๐ตโโ๏ธ
……. with a visit to Newcastle for my youngest son’s graduation; well done Will ๐๐ป ๐ and a trip to Madeira with the boys (actually