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askrigg.bsky.social
Al Salter
@askrigg.bsky.social
Apologies. Currently fighting significant lymphatic condition. May not say ‘thanks’ as much as I should ☹️.

Hope to be riding roads & trails of Wensleydale again. Depleting my wine collection. 😍 hills, mountains, some stargazing & tending my flowerbed.
Short walk out of Askrigg. Beautiful day, but cold with a strong crystal clear northerly.
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
MvT?
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Short #wensleydale #gravel ride with lots of vicious vertical. Some footfaults were incurred at 20%+ 😖 #cycling #yorkshiredales
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This man had eyesight so poor that even with glasses, he failed to pass the requirements. When he killed this child, he wasn’t even wearing his glasses!
August 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Since my wife is out enjoying herself with friends, I thought I’d spend the evening with an old friend too. #wine #vintage #redwine #Chile

Intense liquorice & blackcurrant, leather, rose petals. Guess I’ll be ok!
August 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Foolishly committed to removing the cement-based pointing & cement-based ‘decoration’ (adulteration) from my Dales sandstone house.

3 weeks of hard labour 😖

Installed Swift homes & discovered pottery inside the 300+ year old wall 🤷‍♂️

#Yorkshiredales #restoration #badback
July 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Mate…come to Wensleydale!
June 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Hell, yeah!

Oops, time for a top-up.
June 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#gravel #Yorkshire

More beautiful & brutal North Yorkshire gravel from the recent spell of outstanding Spring weather
May 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Whilst he dabbled in the pharmaceutical dark art of pro cycling, Michele Scarponi was immensely likeable. Self deprecating, very humorous & human.

On 22 April 2017, his life was taken just 2 days after his stage victory in the Tour of the Alps by a dangerous driver. #cycling #rip #tourofthealps
April 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lovely day in #Askrigg #Wensleydale #Yorkshiredales today.

Here are the views from the top of St. Oswald’s church tower.

It was officially warm! 😳
April 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
12. Thread new upper bearing over cables into head tube. 13. Replace stem. 14. Replace bars. 15. Draw hydraulic & Di2 cable back through internal routing (tortuous). 16. insert new barbs & olives & refit cables. 17. Connect Di2. 18. Bleed both brakes. 19. tape handlebars. 20. Collapse with ☕️
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
5. Remove stem from steerer. 6 Remove forks. 7. Remove upper bearing, extracting over cables. 8. Remove lower bearing (fell apart, upper race seized in head tube, soaked overnight in Kroil & wrestled out). 9. Clean head tube thoroughly & grease up. 10. Fit new lower bearing. 11. Replace fork cont…
April 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#cycling Have finally got round to replacing the headset in my road bike.

Why leave it so long, you say?

1. Remove bar tape. 2. Disconnect hydraulics, removing olives & Barb inserts. Disconnect Di2 cable. 4. Remove handlebars, withdrawing the cables from the internal routing. Cont…
April 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
38 years worth of cat?
March 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Views from Askrigg today.

You’re welcome!

#Yorkshiredales #Wensleydale
March 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Mixed emotions on today’s ride. Beautiful Yorkshire Dales views, sun & sheep.

Aaand litter. Milk. Stella. Red Bull (my personal unfavourite) 🙄🙄🙄 Why?

#Yorkshiredales #cycling #gravel #litter
February 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A great read. I particularly enjoyed this bit…
February 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Getting soaked through today on the first warm(er) day made me regret the passing of the ice & snow.

Sort of.

Here’s a few pics of recent rides.

#Yorkshiredales #cycling #gravel
February 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Dear @redbull.com Instead of telling your customers how your product will give them superpowers, how about teaching them how to dispose of the empty cans?
February 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Strong winds & lots of icing sugar in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday. Even the sheep were cold 🥶 #cycling #Yorkshiredales #gravel
January 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Still full winter in #Wensleydale. The drag up the Roman road from Bainbridge was even more challenging that usual…great fun though -even the falling off 🤦🏻‍♂️
January 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The Danes have already offered to buy the USA (minus its government).
January 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Cold out, but beautiful. For some reason, no one else was out on the tops. 🤷🏼‍♂️ #cycling #gravel #Yorkshiredales #Wensleydale #Raydale
January 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
@supertanskiiii.bsky.social

I’ve blocked this account.

They are failing to conceal some clear alt. right opinions.

You keep up the good work!
January 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM