Today’s objective was Darwen Hill which has the Jubilee Tower atop. It was built in 1887 to commemorate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria and from the top you can see north Wales, the Lake District and allegedly the Isle of Man, though I’ve never seen it myself. I started riding the hill regularly aroundContinue reading “Darwen and evolution.”
Category Archives: MTB
Seeing nature from the saddle.
I’m glad I rode my bike yesterday since today it’s raining. Still, the garden needs the rain since we’ve had a very dry period. The soil was hard and starting to crack which can’t be good for the plants. Everything is starting to bloom now and it’s a pleasure to be outside. I worked onContinue reading “Seeing nature from the saddle.”
My friend Mark Turner.
I was out riding my mountain bike on a Sunday in the early summer of 1995. I was at the top of Healey Nab and met 2 other riders, Dave and Tony. After a bit of riding together and chatting they invited me out for a ride the following Tuesday. I turned up at Dave’s houseContinue reading “My friend Mark Turner.”
Correcting my mistakes.
I’m working for the next two days and since gardening is quite physical I didn’t want to be too tired after todays ride. What seems to count most is the length of a ride, more than the intensity so I was happy to do a very active ride today as long as it was short.Continue reading “Correcting my mistakes.”
Every day’s a school day.
I may have left school over 40 years ago but I’m still learning. I suppose we all are. Today I thought I’d try another one of my mountain biking targets set in January, a lap of the healey Nab red graded trail in under 11 minutes. Last time I rode it in anger I wasContinue reading “Every day’s a school day.”
Riding is in the mind……..
…..though the legs come into it as well! After my success achieving a target set in January in my last ride I thought I should have a go at one of my other targets. This one I haven’t ridden successfully for many years. I first rode it in 1998, if memory serves and for aContinue reading “Riding is in the mind……..”
A target achieved at last.
In January I set myself some targets for this years mountain biking. I haven’t had too many attempts at most of them but one target has stubbornly resisted me despite multiple attempts. When you keep missing the target it becomes a psychological as well as physical battle. I was starting to struggle with the beliefContinue reading “A target achieved at last.”
Back after 11 days.
I can’t remember a time when I didn’t ride for 11 days but due to my trip to Europe that’s how long it’s been since my last ride. Yesterday I was back and it felt great to be out again. It was sunny with clear blue skies, perfect conditions for a ride. The picture aboveContinue reading “Back after 11 days.”
Our scooter trip to Europe in 2017.
After such a lot of people reading my last post about our scooter trip to Holland and Belgium I thought I may as well post my story of our trip 2 years ago. It was a better trip in just about every way. I’m not sure we’ll ever match it. Lancashire Scooterists Western Front Bimble.Continue reading “Our scooter trip to Europe in 2017.”
A Bridge Too Far.
Something a little different to my usual mountain biking posts. I’ve been away for 6 days on an epic adventure on my 30 year old Vespa scooter. On day one we rode from Lancashire to Hull on the east coast, a distance of around 128 miles Here we are at our meeting point a fewContinue reading “A Bridge Too Far.”
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