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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#Sunday dinner. Always dig out a decent wine from the depths of the ‘chais’. First of the Bouscassé & Montus I’ve stored for a few years. Brumont is a master in this harsh, tannic terroir. Young, entering its drinking window. Dark concentrated fruit (cherries & b’berry). Balance. #wine #Madiran

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This morning’s walk. An Aston Martin & some sheep. #Yorkshiredales #Wensleydale

David Brown Selectamatic 880 tractor. David Brown was the designer of Aston Martin cars in the 60’s (hence DB4, DB5 etc.).

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

A new record for me. 4 in one day 😳 “I told you I was ill!” #NHS #autoimmunesucks

Four NHS hospital appointment letters in one postal delivery.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Short walk out of Askrigg. Beautiful day, but cold with a strong crystal clear northerly.

Looking across Wensleydale towards Addleborough hill.

Green, stone walled pasture with cows & sheep.

Beautiful shades of green & autumnal rust.

Sheep feed on lush green pasture.

On the horizon stands Ellerkin Scar, reflecting bright sunshine.

A steep downhill between trees. Old Barn ahead with the ancient Low Straits Lane visible in the background.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Short #wensleydale #gravel ride with lots of vicious vertical. Some footfaults were incurred at 20%+ 😖 #cycling #yorkshiredales

Bike propped against rock in the foreground. Behind, a gravel track descends then climbs far into the distance. To the left is a stone shooting hut.

In the far distance a steep gravel track ascends green hillside

A rough ford leads to a drystone walled lane. Green grass & trees a short distance away.

Underneath a mature broad leaf tree, two sheep can be seen silhouetted against a pale blue sky.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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!

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

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!

1996 Domaine Paul Bruno red wine. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Bottle, filled glass, decanter.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

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

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Mate…come to Wensleydale!

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Hell, yeah! Oops, time for a top-up.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

#gravel #Yorkshire More beautiful & brutal North Yorkshire gravel from the recent spell of outstanding Spring weather

Gravel track drops away, only to climb again in the far distance.

Walled lane guides gravel track between trees.

Steep, white gravel track climbs to a blue sky. A cyclist wrestles with the gradient.

Gravel trail drops away to a disused stone mine building only to climb again, high & far into the remote distance

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

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

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Lovely day in #Askrigg #Wensleydale #Yorkshiredales today. Here are the views from the top of St. Oswald’s church tower. It was officially warm! 😳

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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 ☕️

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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…

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

#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…

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Views from Askrigg today. You’re welcome! #Yorkshiredales #Wensleydale

Wensleydale viewed from high on Ellerkin Scar. Shadow in the foreground. Patches of sun illuminate distant green, undulating terrain. Semerwater in the distance. Clouds with patches of blue sky allowing shafts of light to penetrate.

A protruding gritstone bluff juts from the steep green landscape of Wensleydale, Yorkshire. Ground falls steeply to the left only to rise again high in the distance.

A rugged, rocky gorge climbs steeply. Grass & trees cling to the sides. Although dry, the evidence of stormwater is everywhere. Steep rocky sides from a cleft which makes a triangular shape, filled by blue sky and light cloud.

Late sun casts vivid red onto the undersides of cloud. Almost unnatural. Brightness on the horizon (which comprises stone cottage rooftops, trees and to the side the scaffold clad tower of 14th century St. Oswald’s church). A keen northerly wind belies the warmth of the image.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A great read. I particularly enjoyed this bit…

The email address which Noel Skum orders federal employees to report to is quoted, together with an appeal not to take up the opportunity to mock & ridicule the previously mentioned spawn of Satan.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

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?

Empty can of Red Bull drink carelessly discarded by the roadside in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Strong winds & lots of icing sugar in the Yorkshire Dales yesterday. Even the sheep were cold 🥶 #cycling #Yorkshiredales #gravel

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

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 🤦🏻‍♂️

Deep snow on a straight track. Hazy sun filters through light cloud.

Bicycle stands in snow high in the Yorkshire Dales. A frosty dry stone wall lines the route.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The Danes have already offered to buy the USA (minus its government).

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Cold out, but beautiful. For some reason, no one else was out on the tops. 🤷🏼‍♂️ #cycling #gravel #Yorkshiredales #Wensleydale #Raydale

A watery sun filters through fine cloud over a frosted hillside. A stream cuts a deep furrow in the land.

A light covering of snow on a high pasture. Bicycle tyre tracks wind along the path.

Sheep stand on a snowy pasture. Hillside rises up behind them showing more snow.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

@supertanskiiii.bsky.social I’ve blocked this account. They are failing to conceal some clear alt. right opinions. You keep up the good work!

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Hitting the strong stuff tonight!

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Persistent & noxious aren’t they… (open pic to see)

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Quite blowy out, but we are due some sun. I’ll be off for a bit of this…

Cyclist climbing steep gravel trail in Swaledale, Yorkshire. Moorland, trees & rough pasture in the background. Below in the valley lies the village of Reeth.

Cyclist at the foot of a steep gravel descent in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Bright sun, green pastures & a small waterfall under a blue sky.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Although on Majorca, the famous costal climb beloved of road cyclists is Sa calobra. Is this from Majorquin rather than Spanish?

The snake-like road of Sa Calobra on Majorca.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 26/10/2024

A spectacular late October day. What great conditions for a fantastic bike ride! All thwarted thanks to #Covid 🤨🤬🤨

Addleborough hill stands over the village of Askrigg, bathed in glorious autumn sunshine.

St Oswald’s church, Askrigg. Clad in scaffolding for maintenance. Blazing autumn sun casts a gaze in the air & makes for dark shadows. Trees & hills beyond.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

#aurora in Askrigg. Pics from the front door.

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

Pure evil! 😈 I would NEVER do that!

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

It’ll be Halloween soon.

Now that UK children have been infected with the curse of ‘Trick or treat’, it’s only right that both sides can chose to trick. Combined with the programmable front door light which can be set to turn blood red when approached, some were indeed startled. I demanded sweets & they obliged.

Sadly they seemed to come back again 10 minutes later 🤨

This year I’m escalating to ‘Grim Reaper’ c/w black robes & scythe. ☠️

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Al Salter @askrigg.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

View from the bridge. The micro digger is a prince amongst ‘boys toys’. A seriously powerful piece of kit in a small package. Excavating the floor of a 350 year old cottage to install insulation & damp proofing. Isn’t retirement relaxing! 🤨 #diy #yorkshire