Martin, myself, possibly Adrian, Rob, Vicky, and others are riding the Gap on Sunday.
Meet around 10ish in Talybont on Usk on the main street, here :
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=31 ... pp=map.srf
Abt 23 miles of weatherproof trails, cafe stop part way around, amazing descents, pub to finish and a comedy bridleway thrown in - you can't ask for much more!
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Sunday 20th
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Sunday 20th
Windsurfers do it standing at the bar
excellent ride , no blood , nice weather ,
got loads pics too many to flood this post out so they all be on me facebook .
just a few to get the feeling
bit of front end lift over the stones coming down the gap .
got loads pics too many to flood this post out so they all be on me facebook .
just a few to get the feeling
bit of front end lift over the stones coming down the gap .
forget dreaming "its time to loop"
kel www.winsurfing.co.uk
kel www.winsurfing.co.uk
album link
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 59a498916f
ad with a look on his face like he's gona kill someone
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1 ... 59a498916f
ad with a look on his face like he's gona kill someone
forget dreaming "its time to loop"
kel www.winsurfing.co.uk
kel www.winsurfing.co.uk
A great days ride, but the wind could be bitter at times and although it was warm, you could still see some remnants of the snow in the distance.
Altogether there were 14 of us, which was quite a large group, with Kelvin and Rob being to be the fittest of the bunch.
As mentioned by Kelvin, there were no major mishaps, although Rob deserves a special mention as he was determined to maximise his score of full body dabs. There were limits, even for Rob, when he chickened out of one endo and he flopped to the side rather than completing the full loop. This did not stop him getting very very close to vertical at the peak of his act.
My record on the gap ride is a mixed one. Sometimes I get spooked on the downhill section and become too cautious, whereas other times I feel more comfortable. Today was a good day, so I finished on a high.
The only other activity of mention, were the numerous punctures. The larger group seemed to be a magnet for thorns: that, or the hedgehogs have been overly active this spring.
A great ride and thanks to Rob for organising it.
Altogether there were 14 of us, which was quite a large group, with Kelvin and Rob being to be the fittest of the bunch.
As mentioned by Kelvin, there were no major mishaps, although Rob deserves a special mention as he was determined to maximise his score of full body dabs. There were limits, even for Rob, when he chickened out of one endo and he flopped to the side rather than completing the full loop. This did not stop him getting very very close to vertical at the peak of his act.
My record on the gap ride is a mixed one. Sometimes I get spooked on the downhill section and become too cautious, whereas other times I feel more comfortable. Today was a good day, so I finished on a high.
The only other activity of mention, were the numerous punctures. The larger group seemed to be a magnet for thorns: that, or the hedgehogs have been overly active this spring.
A great ride and thanks to Rob for organising it.
Last edited by NigelP on Mon Mar 22, 2010 18:41, edited 3 times in total.
Windsurfers do it standing at the bar
yep top marks to rob for spending most of the day at the back rounding up the strays , when really you want to be in front having a clean run at things .
Top Marks to the guy on the ragly hard tail he flew down that gap decent .
Nigel your decent of the gap looked ok - and i have the proof .
Top Marks to the guy on the ragly hard tail he flew down that gap decent .
Nigel your decent of the gap looked ok - and i have the proof .
forget dreaming "its time to loop"
kel www.winsurfing.co.uk
kel www.winsurfing.co.uk