hey look, it’s one of those funny bikes…
We took advantage of the evening sun to go out and ride our bikes. Amy and Ali made the trip over from Bolton, tempted by the prospect of (mostly) leaving the world of 26ers. Oh, yeah and pizza. It must be one of the few times so many clown bikes Read More
No. it. wasn’t.
Broken rib = no Mayhem for me this year. Left leg’s not working too well either. Seem to be having a little run of it lately. The biggest event in the mountain bike calender has kind of got automatic over the years, which probably isn’t a good thing. Anyway, spent Read More
Hit the North – get entered!
If you’re a mountain biker in the North West then here’s a couple of things happening that you should know about. Hit the North is the fourth big fun race from the same people that brought you the other three. Fab varied racing raising cash for local charities. Check out Read More
knee deep across pathless moorland
Old packhorse sign on the road near Pistyll Rhaeder Idyllic campsite, oasis of grassiness amidst all the heather and gorse Land of my father, or something. Can you see the path? No, we couldn’t either. All weekend.
Steamroller
I had some handlebars lying around so decided to build a new bike. What frame goes with H-bars like PB & J? It’s a Pug! Got a new toy. Took it for a ride across Marsden Moor to the coffee shop today. Lots of fun pointing it in the right direction Read More
We don’t get climbs like these in the UK
Blimey, pooped. 125 k. That’s all. Span down the highway towards Motril and turned offjust before I fell into the sea. 38 minutes later was at the top of the first climb. A super quick descent got me to the t junction at the bottom just 4 minutes later. Wow. Read More
Spanish exploration
Day 9 – off relatively early towards Granada. Turned off a while before getting there and headed up into the countryside. Past the sound of shooting and keep on climbing. All the way to 1200m or thereabouts between Sierra de Chaparral and the stunning spiky peaks of de Sierra de Read More