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djm05:08:26

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dharrigan06:08:02

Good Morning!

reefersleep06:08:54

Good morning 😎

otfrom07:08:01

omg that is a lot of rain

paulspencerwilliams07:08:00

Yep. It’s certainly not a day for washing your bike in the garden. Guess what I’m going to be doing in a minute? Yep, I didn’t follow my own rules after last weekend’s ride, meaning I’ve got to clean half of South Wales off my mountain bike in preparation for getting it dirty again Sunday.

vemv16:08:55

great place to live :man-mountain-biking: what's your ride?

paulspencerwilliams16:08:05

Last Sunday was Cwmcarn. Not sure about this Sunday - I live near Birmingham. Do you live in the valleys?

vemv16:08:24

oh I simply meant I heard great things about Wales :) Dyfi park looks beastly I live in Barcelona, got into MTB not too long ago. Got a scott genius, jumping it and refining techniques on the regular

vemv16:08:33

how about you?

paulspencerwilliams17:08:38

Yeah, Dyfi does look good and very challenging. I’ve ridden for years, historically riding hardtail, but I recently bought a Bird Aether 9 which I love. I struggle in the heat, but I bet the riding in Spain is amazing?

vemv17:08:28

Bird looking good 👀 at least throughout the Mediterranean coast it tends to be very dry, with some exceptions. So the popular trails can be a bit damaged there's also the pyrinees and the atlantic coast which also is hilly and presumably wetter

vemv17:08:45

can't stand the heat either, normally I go on a ride from around 7:30 PM so it's fresher but still catching sunlight :)

paulspencerwilliams17:08:24

7:30pm is often the hottest part of the day in the UK because of the moisture. The only cool time is early morning, I typically ride about 7am on Sunday mornings! Our popular trails also get pretty damaged but normally because of the wet!

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Ben Hammond08:08:06

doesn't rain count as automated bike washing?

Ben Hammond08:08:29

you just have to pop out every now and then to reorientate the bike

paulspencerwilliams08:08:03

Haha, I like your approach @ben.hammond. I have tried it but unfortunately, it just makes a rusty mess 😆

slipset12:08:21

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