Did not snap the full embarrassment and thankfully no-one else there to video the pathetic struggling to get the bike. Managed it despite the slippy mud, not bad for a man of my age.
Took the easy way round and still got to Moel Arthur then on to the Ponderosa for a well earnrd cuppa with the chaps.
Just a lovely sort of bike riding just pottering about these tiny roads, nary a soul about. No cars to not see you and no nutters on race reps to overestimate their skill levels. The Tiger keeps up with a lot of them and will even embarrass a few.
This one is for when there are two of us, apparently it gets a bit more severe down the mountain.
Bit stiff after picking the bike up but was a lovely day pottering.
Isn't the Tiger, a bit big,heavy,powerful & expensive for green laning ? & got road biased tyres too! Lovely area around there. Llangollen is one of our favourite places, stayed at the Chainbridge Hotel a few times, not the fanciest by any stretch of the imagination, but fantastic views, hope they get the bike show back on again mext year.
ReplyDeleteMy Word it's beautiful up there.
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely, I'd want to be riding something smaller and lighter though (one of my XL185s preferably)!
ReplyDeleteWorkshyfop, you are quite correct in saying the Tiger is a bit big and heavy. It was quite an acheivement getting it over the wayfarer. The next set of tyres will be Conti TKC80 to avoid the mud problems. This winter's project is getting the 250 Beeza up and running and setting that up for greenlanes before thay all get taken over by ramblers
ReplyDeleteRichard;
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky to live in a lovely part of the country as are you
SFB
ReplyDeleteSee comment on 250 Beeza. Would also like a 5/600 Yam or Honda but have to wait for a few financial things to come to fruition