the beer hunter
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I finally lead my 1st group ride-out. 
I've taken Mark out before & today he brought his mate Rod along. Last year when I was starting out I did a ride with a local novice, Wideparting (Jim). I got in touch & dragged him along today too. I was hoping The Lost Soul could come along too but someone's gotta work!
Here's my gear I haul with me on most rides..
Water bladder/rucksack, Bumbag, tyre levers, inner tubes, tyre sealant, zip ties, rubber gloves, GPS, cash, mobile, various tools, spark plug, a little haul loop (came in handy in the snow), spare clutch lever & a means of tyre inflation. I take safety specs & some chain lube too.
We planned to meet-up at 9am but I got a call from Mark around 8:50 informing me Rod had a puncture!
They finally turned up & we set off in pleasant weather & did some easy trails which must've pleased Jim on the heavy KLR650. The forecast for later on was for rain but it looked fine so far.
We soon progressed to some muddy/trickier trails & the new guys started getting hot.
Rod giving it biffs for the camera.
We headed for Moel Famau, a local Welsh mountain with some easy green trails.
Stopped at the top so the smokers could take a break!
1 o'clock & we headed for Ruthin for lunch.
It was then it started raining as forecast so I sussed out some trails to end the day with a smile & headed home.
Nice little 6 hour ride.
Thanks for the company guys - let's do it again soon.
Phil.
I've taken Mark out before & today he brought his mate Rod along. Last year when I was starting out I did a ride with a local novice, Wideparting (Jim). I got in touch & dragged him along today too. I was hoping The Lost Soul could come along too but someone's gotta work!
Here's my gear I haul with me on most rides..
Water bladder/rucksack, Bumbag, tyre levers, inner tubes, tyre sealant, zip ties, rubber gloves, GPS, cash, mobile, various tools, spark plug, a little haul loop (came in handy in the snow), spare clutch lever & a means of tyre inflation. I take safety specs & some chain lube too.
We planned to meet-up at 9am but I got a call from Mark around 8:50 informing me Rod had a puncture!
They finally turned up & we set off in pleasant weather & did some easy trails which must've pleased Jim on the heavy KLR650. The forecast for later on was for rain but it looked fine so far.
We soon progressed to some muddy/trickier trails & the new guys started getting hot.
Rod giving it biffs for the camera.
We headed for Moel Famau, a local Welsh mountain with some easy green trails.
Stopped at the top so the smokers could take a break!
1 o'clock & we headed for Ruthin for lunch.
It was then it started raining as forecast so I sussed out some trails to end the day with a smile & headed home.
Nice little 6 hour ride.
Thanks for the company guys - let's do it again soon.
Phil.
