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Post by whyzedd Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:24 am

Not been here for a while . Hope all is well . Here's a quick report ......
It is what it says on the tin . Three awesome days riding with top company . Four from Yorkshire ,one from Lancashire ,nine from Kent/Essex and one from Herts . We started off on Friday from Dolgellau . The weather looked bad and there was snow on the mountain tops but it turned out fairly dry for most of the day .
Switchblade reminded me of The Grim Reaper on this pic...
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Then Claptout realised that he had left his padlock plus his ignition key back at the hotel in Llangollen . That has to be a Cock of the Month winner ! Hoyser hot wired it for him but only after I handed him a cordless grinder (don't leave home without one ).
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I do believe that Hairy was suffering a similar problem but I failed to document that .
And we're off .....
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Moleman needs a taller bike I reckon !
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Looks like Steve got a micro roosting .
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The bridge over the estuary is a little out of the ordinary and quite scenic too .
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Then , there was this little lane . Anyone seen Dancing on Ice ? Me neither . Proper slippery though and it took it's toll on a few .
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AndyTandy gave his front pipe The Full Treatment , again , ouch !
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Some nice long hill climbs around these parts .
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Paul picks away at the greasy rocky descent ,
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but it's the innocent grassy trails after this that have claimed a few unsuspecting riders out in the past .
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The hottest post box in the valley . Love the way it is part of the structure of the wall .
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Ahh , the wee bridge of slideyness . Never fails us .
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Victim number two .
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If there was anything called a Mountain Whippet , here is the nearest thing to it , ha ha . Switchblade loves the mountains .
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Day two was spent playing in Wern Ddu Quarry and it was mint . Clwyd , the guy that owns it charges £25 per rider and even offers free camping to folks that want to ride more than one day . His two stipulations are groups no bigger than fifteen and no stupid pipes . After all , he has to live there once everyone goes home . That's fair enough . Look up Wern Ddu on TwoFacebook for vids of this place . Some top riders there as well plus contact details . It's a hidden gem .
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Dale fancied a little run once he had parked his bike near the top .
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A bit of everything at this place .
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as my stunt man shows us !
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Third an final day fro Llangollen was a tad moist but still a hoot . Steve Switchblade missed the quarry as he had things to do but came back from Preston for this one . The Yorkshire massive had gone home on Saturday night owing to the fact that they are lightweights , ha ha . Just joshing . We had lost AndyTandy on Friday . I reckon that he had The Hump about his exhaust pipe . I would have been pissed off if it was me as he goes through a few of 'em .
Twas another class day in The Berwyns though .
Ooh look , someone taking a rest at Pandy . This place can be so deceiving but just wants to send the bike sideways in the wet .
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a bit of Berg twiddling .....
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Mmmmm. Bogs .
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Fallen trees had to be met with contingency plans ,like riding into upright ones .
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I reckon the wind must have been 80 mph up here , it was sitting down weather . Legs out and paddle . That's the Killer , not the Hill .
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Another storming weekend with a solid bunch . Keep it real folks .

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Post by wolfy Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:35 am

Cracking report & pic's looked a good 3 dayer  Very Happy 
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Post by Gareth Gates Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:12 pm

great pics and reports as usual good to see u back on ! nice pictures of the gas gas !they sure are a thing of beauty ! lol! 
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Post by Denzil Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:36 pm

Cracking report there and a 3 day shift
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Post by whyzedd Tue Feb 25, 2014 11:53 pm

Glad to be back . We are playing at Baskerville with Factory weekend after next , then out on a giant loop around Mid Wales . Always loved this vid from my mate from Kent . This will be the Sunday ride ......
 
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Post by mc queen Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:42 pm

would love to do that run with wolfy and the boy one day ,
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