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20 minutes down the road, the DRZ picked another wonderful spot to conk out! - PA102630.JPG
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... and it's all fixed! - PA112735
Finally, Roni got some of the wet and sticky mud he was pleased to have avoided for the past week. - PA102613
Roni's got comfortable for some diagnosis. This is why he has the hi-viz booties. - PA102624.JPG
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Naturally, when Roni fixes his bike the test-ride is to a steam railway - PA112733.JPG
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After *hours* of carb fettling that, in hindsight, couldn't possibly have been the actual required-fix, Roni finds a clear and definite problem - two out of those five wires are broken! One is one of the phases from the alternator (hence no battery charging) and the other is the low-tension for the coil (hence barely-running) - PA112736
Sensibly, I rode round this... - PA102653.JPG
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Soft panniers slowly becoming hard panniers.... - PA102623
Couple of crimps (well, three crimps and a chocolate-block in the end)... - PA092596
Halfords couldn't get a battery for the DRZ, but this man could get one delivered within 3 hours! - PA102655.JPG
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Found a shop and got it fixed, took no photos - PA082500.JPG
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Like something out of kids TV, this is a small red Royal Mail van waiting at a level crossing for a steam engine... - PA122751
Post-Salisbury it got all leafy again as we zipped through Bucks up to Basingstoke - PA112681.JPG
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Ah, yes, a hostel! - PA102643.JPG
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Proof, post-taffy, that I can cross puddles without drowning the bike - IMG 20181012 094203 4
On the last day, finally the Mighty XT needed a break - IMG 20181012 094943 5
It'd felt funny for a while, but now was making that sort of metal-on-metal noise that means a wheel bearing needs to be replaced - PA102639
Where Wales has dramatic scenery, the forest of dean and the cotswolds is just really *nice* - PA122748
A week ago we'd have been in the left rut. We've both already had wet boots all week... - PA112680.JPG
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This, apparently, is a hostel. Despite obviously being an English Heritage castle. - PA112732.JPG
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From Swindon to Salisbury, the lanes are long, clear, and a bit flat-out. Need to frequently stop to calm down... - PA102650.JPG
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With the wheel off to get the tyre sorted, it turned out the strap had interfered with the chainguard - PA122745
So it was straight back to the ranges! Sending Roni out first, just in case. - PA102649
The cotswolds does have the od abrupt descent, though - PA082499.JPG
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This climb was a complete arse, only made better by the realisation that it's meant to be a descent - PA082501.JPG
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The ridgway was closed because of a seasonal TRO, but it's hard to imagine that it's better than the alternative here. - PA122746.JPG
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Also, sheep - IMG_20181008_125652_9.jpg
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New battery in, Roni starts wondering why the bike's *still* not running right... - PA122753.JPG
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Ten minutes in to the Strata Florida and I've fallen off already - PA082487.JPG
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No, I don't know why he's wearing that hi-viz either - IMG 20181008 125650 9
Welsh TET meant welsh weather - PA092587
Bit of cut-up water bottle to keep the tyre out of the pannier... - IMG 20181007 152613 9
Ten minutes in to the Strata Florida and I've fallen off already - PA082508
Scenery and pleasantness-wise, this is pretty far up there as trails go - PA082486.JPG
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Well, downriver... - PA082483.JPG
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Yesterday the panniers needed readjusting, today they were reconstructed - PA082559.JPG
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When we got to the hostel, it became clear that Roni's pannier had failed in some way that meant yesterday's leftovers had been eaten by his rear tyre - PA072431
I think this was the peak, altitude-wise, of the strata florida. It's all downhill from here! - IMG 20181007 151509 0
Turning onto the famed Strata Florida! - PA072438
Though it's really not obvious what it was they were trying to do - PA072452
It's not even like it's long and shallow - PA072430.JPG
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