Global FatBike Dat Sat 5th Dec
- Thread starter epicyclo
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Getting ready for Global fat Bike Day ride tomorrow!
Looks like being a traditional one, wet and soaking with a touch of freezing
Pugsley out tonight to load in the van as an early start tomorrow morning. Needed to adjust the rear brake as it was catching slightly and making that tiny ding sound. All adjusted now though had to be quick as I was in the kitchen. Had to repair my PDW rear guard, well repair the repair really
The last repair lasted a good few years as I used black electrical tape and one of Gils Fatty Owl decals from the 2015 Puffer. A bit of duct tape underneath and I should now get another 5 years out of it. I have only had a few rides out on it since last winter and realised tonight how much I miss it, so really looking forward to tomorrows ride.
Anyway, hope everyone has a good weekend and a good GFBD, if nothing else it is motivation to go and ride.
Jamie
1 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
2 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
4 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
3 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Looks like being a traditional one, wet and soaking with a touch of freezing
Pugsley out tonight to load in the van as an early start tomorrow morning. Needed to adjust the rear brake as it was catching slightly and making that tiny ding sound. All adjusted now though had to be quick as I was in the kitchen. Had to repair my PDW rear guard, well repair the repair really
The last repair lasted a good few years as I used black electrical tape and one of Gils Fatty Owl decals from the 2015 Puffer. A bit of duct tape underneath and I should now get another 5 years out of it. I have only had a few rides out on it since last winter and realised tonight how much I miss it, so really looking forward to tomorrows ride. Anyway, hope everyone has a good weekend and a good GFBD, if nothing else it is motivation to go and ride.
Jamie
1 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
2 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
4 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
3 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Just back home after a fantastic day!
Will load some photos later.
Clubby I am not complaining as those PDWs must be about 9 years old. A bit of Duct tape and they lasted today and hopefully many more rides yet
They were certainly appreciated as it didn't stop raining all day
Jamie
Will load some photos later.
Clubby I am not complaining as those PDWs must be about 9 years old. A bit of Duct tape and they lasted today and hopefully many more rides yet
They were certainly appreciated as it didn't stop raining all day
Jamie
epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
The weather was a bit biblical today. Jamie arrived just in time for me to finish loading the animals two by two into the ark I built last night.
If it wasn't GFBD, I would have stayed at home.
The trails were wet, wet, wet.
Jamie did his best to redistribute the surplus moisture on to the shrubbery.
Just as well there was a bridge there...
Small diversion to pay respects to Puffer Bill. He politely wore his mask.
I enjoyed a bit of splashing too. I was dubious about how deep it was in the middle here because the centre gets washed away in a good flow like this, so I wisely sent Jamie over first.
Was it worth it?
Yes. Good to get out on the fatbike again after it's been in the shed for most of the year.
(Sorry for the crap photos, Had to bin quite a few because the overcast was very dark.)
If it wasn't GFBD, I would have stayed at home.
The trails were wet, wet, wet.
Jamie did his best to redistribute the surplus moisture on to the shrubbery.
Just as well there was a bridge there...
Small diversion to pay respects to Puffer Bill. He politely wore his mask.
I enjoyed a bit of splashing too. I was dubious about how deep it was in the middle here because the centre gets washed away in a good flow like this, so I wisely sent Jamie over first.
Was it worth it?
Yes. Good to get out on the fatbike again after it's been in the shed for most of the year.
(Sorry for the crap photos, Had to bin quite a few because the overcast was very dark.)
That's Brian in the last one! and yes it was pretty wet.
Brian was on his carbon Fatty with carbon rims etc so his was going to float regardless Plus he had 5.5 tyres as opposed to my slim 4.0 Nates.
What a great day out, we just plodded away through the hills following trails we knew, taking detours when the tracks looked interesting, surviving on Snickers. I was glad I put my wet trousers on over my Keelas as this and my jacket with my winter boots meant I actually stayed completely dry underneath.
On one of the steep downhill bends Brian was doing his usual trail archaeology digging to find a handful of studs and a tubeless valve, this meant that whenever I stopped on a downhill I was looking for little shiny studs buried in the ground I didn't even want them but one of those things that once you see them then you start seeing them everywhere
So despite the cold, and it was cold on the face on the high exposed ground and the volume of water it was great to be back out on the Pugsley as well as being back singlespeeding after what seems ages but in reality is only a couple of months. Great day out and well worth the early drive south for sure. Another thoroughly enjoyable GFBD.
Jamie
Here's a few photos of mine and a couple of Brians.
Clean start
DSCN8682 by epicyclo, on Flickr
IMG_4392 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
IMG_4401 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
IMG_4407 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8694 by epicyclo, on Flickr
IMG_4404 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8697 by epicyclo, on Flickr
IMG_4413 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
Puffer Bill and Brian both masked up
IMG_4418 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8707 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN5843 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN5847 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8709 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8714 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN5859 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN5862 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8714 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8716 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8717 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8722 by epicyclo, on Flickr
Brian was on his carbon Fatty with carbon rims etc so his was going to float regardless
Plus he had 5.5 tyres as opposed to my slim 4.0 Nates. What a great day out, we just plodded away through the hills following trails we knew, taking detours when the tracks looked interesting, surviving on Snickers. I was glad I put my wet trousers on over my Keelas as this and my jacket with my winter boots meant I actually stayed completely dry underneath.
On one of the steep downhill bends Brian was doing his usual trail archaeology digging to find a handful of studs and a tubeless valve, this meant that whenever I stopped on a downhill I was looking for little shiny studs buried in the ground
I didn't even want them but one of those things that once you see them then you start seeing them everywhere So despite the cold, and it was cold on the face on the high exposed ground and the volume of water it was great to be back out on the Pugsley as well as being back singlespeeding after what seems ages but in reality is only a couple of months. Great day out and well worth the early drive south for sure. Another thoroughly enjoyable GFBD.
Jamie
Here's a few photos of mine and a couple of Brians.
Clean start
DSCN8682 by epicyclo, on Flickr
IMG_4392 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
IMG_4401 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
IMG_4407 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8694 by epicyclo, on Flickr
IMG_4404 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8697 by epicyclo, on Flickr
IMG_4413 by Jamie Dyer, on FlickrPuffer Bill and Brian both masked up
IMG_4418 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8707 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN5843 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN5847 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8709 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8714 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN5859 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN5862 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr
DSCN8714 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8716 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8717 by epicyclo, on Flickr
DSCN8722 by epicyclo, on Flickr
