Britch
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Phil, thanks for a really great day out
its been over ten years since I was last off-road, and a few weeks ago Phil offered to show me some green lanes in the Peak district
After a scary ride out of my housing estate that was 1" deep in snow, and riding through falling snow on the M60 through Manchester (and stopping to switch to reserve when the petrol ran low, I met Phil in a nice and sunny Macclesfield, and he led me up into the hills
The first lane was accessed after a ride down a tarmac lane that was packed in snow, and there was a family sledging down the road
It wasn't long before my first (and only) off!, and after Phil lifted the Xtz off my leg, we straightened the gear lever to find that the battery was flat
(reminder, don't run the heated grips and headlightstogether in future)
We tried bumpstarting, but there was no grip in the snow, and thankfully, it was only about a couple of hundred yards downhill to the tarmac
The views from the lanes, with the snow and sunshine were just great
Phil persevered, as I was getting more apprehensive, but thankfully the snow was not as deep or slippery on the following lanes, and I started to get into the swing of things
We stopped for lunch in a little old pub in Tidswell? (I think) and a excellent fill of two courses for £6
A few more lanes, one a little busy with four wheelers, and we headed back north to find the Snake pass was closed! so a stop for a brew and warm up, then back up to the busy northwest through Manchester and home about 10 miles after the rain started
All in all a day to remember, and who says you can't have a great time out in winter
I have a few pics that we took, but I don't have the privilege to up-load them here, I will sort something out so you can see what we got up to
its been over ten years since I was last off-road, and a few weeks ago Phil offered to show me some green lanes in the Peak district
After a scary ride out of my housing estate that was 1" deep in snow, and riding through falling snow on the M60 through Manchester (and stopping to switch to reserve when the petrol ran low, I met Phil in a nice and sunny Macclesfield, and he led me up into the hills
The first lane was accessed after a ride down a tarmac lane that was packed in snow, and there was a family sledging down the road
It wasn't long before my first (and only) off!, and after Phil lifted the Xtz off my leg, we straightened the gear lever to find that the battery was flat
(reminder, don't run the heated grips and headlightstogether in future)We tried bumpstarting, but there was no grip in the snow, and thankfully, it was only about a couple of hundred yards downhill to the tarmac
The views from the lanes, with the snow and sunshine were just great
Phil persevered, as I was getting more apprehensive, but thankfully the snow was not as deep or slippery on the following lanes, and I started to get into the swing of things
We stopped for lunch in a little old pub in Tidswell? (I think) and a excellent fill of two courses for £6
A few more lanes, one a little busy with four wheelers, and we headed back north to find the Snake pass was closed! so a stop for a brew and warm up, then back up to the busy northwest through Manchester and home about 10 miles after the rain started
All in all a day to remember, and who says you can't have a great time out in winter
I have a few pics that we took, but I don't have the privilege to up-load them here, I will sort something out so you can see what we got up to
Did you see Terry he was in the peaks today on his 525 ...
only 7 weeks to the big day 
