I used to think that I must know every trail worth riding, if I could ride there from home. In 2015 I met some other riders and rode with them a few times. They knew trails quite near home that I’d never seen before. I’ve found that Google Earth is a great way to findContinue reading “Exploring by bike.”
Category Archives: MTB
A glorious autumn day but I’ve heard something tragic.
A short period of better weather is quite a treat at this time of year. The trails are very muddy but in England we ride anything! I took the mainly off road route to the north side of Healey Nab and had already ridden for 23 minutes when I took 2 of the photographs inContinue reading “A glorious autumn day but I’ve heard something tragic.”
A bit of a shock.
I got a bit of a shock when I found that the shock absorber on my Boardman mountain bike would cost around £350 to replace. Even with a discount it’s being offered by a big supplier, Chain Reaction Cycles, for £279. How can they be so expensive? All they consist of is a tube containingContinue reading “A bit of a shock.”
A problem solved and a ride in the sunshine.
Yesterday there was no chance of a ride. It rained just about all day so I took the chance to look at my Proflex mountain bike. Despite it being from the beginnings of full suspension, before many of the difficulties had been solved, many parts are like new. It must have hardly been ridden byContinue reading “A problem solved and a ride in the sunshine.”
Making changes to beat the weather.
In Britain you have to be prepared to ride in the wet weather or you would need to supplement your mountain biking with other sport, just to keep fit. When I had a business it was much harder to ride during the week once the clocks went back, leaving me riding in the dark. IContinue reading “Making changes to beat the weather.”
Meeting a world champion.
I met a world champion on my ride today! The weather forecast have been rather pessimistic over the last few days. I was expecting a poor weekend. Today has been overcast but with no rain in the morning so I decided to ride. I knew the ground would be wet after a few rainy daysContinue reading “Meeting a world champion.”
Riding a homemade bike!
Actually it’s only the front fork which is homemade but the bike has been transformed. I’d rather think of this fork as hand engineered or some similar epithet, it then sounds much safer and like something you’d actually want to ride. I confess I was slightly nervous before my ride and contemplated as I walkedContinue reading “Riding a homemade bike!”
What a treat!
After several days of rainy weather we now have a fabulous treat of 4 or 5 days of dry, sunny weather. We had friends round last night, ate too much, possibly drank too much and stayed up late. I felt OK this morning, though, so was looking forwards to a ride. Our son had visitedContinue reading “What a treat!”
Suspension of Disbelief.
Suspension of disbelief is when you throw away logic and accept something surreal for the sake of enjoyment. Many might not believe it’s possible to build a part for a mountain bike which is as complex as a suspension fork. Some might fear it’s safety or think that it just can’t work. Maybe you thinkContinue reading “Suspension of Disbelief.”
I’m liking the dry weather.
In the north of England you have to be ready for all weathers, often just in one day but this week has been dry and the trails have dried up well. This is unlikely to continue until the weekend and in the woodland there are still plenty of puddles and patches of mud. Having saidContinue reading “I’m liking the dry weather.”
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