I have the privilege, since the summer, of having access to the 3 most common mountain bike wheel sizes, 26”, 27.5” and 29”. My son wasn’t using his Trek Fuel EX8 so I brought it home when we last visited. It has 29” wheels and is a 2014 model. Moving it around, in the garageContinue reading “Riding on big wheels again.”
A longer ride and a look to the future.
This morning I walked my dog, Freddie, and on the way home I saw a somewhat older gentleman who walks and runs whilst keeping a hula hoop continually twirling around his waist. I thought for a brief moment that I could acquire a hula hoop and try to do the same. Then I saw senseContinue reading “A longer ride and a look to the future.”
Back to training.
Since I’ve already attempted the 2 challenges which I set myself at the start of the year, I can’t really claim to be training for anything in particular. I do, however, like to maintain my fitness and think that I’ve improved this year, so don’t want to lose what I’ve gained. Since trying my biggestContinue reading “Back to training.”
Riding the best, before the weather changes.
I’d decided to do some gardening yesterday (Sunday) so I didn’t ride, even though the weather was fabulous. We had crystal clear, blue skies except I noticed something interesting. Even though, due to Covid 19, air traffic is a fraction of the usual level a significant proportion of the sky, at certain times was obscuredContinue reading “Riding the best, before the weather changes.”
Getting back to basics.
I read in the magazine Mountain Bike Rider (MBR) that on every ride you should have at least one thing you want to work on. I agree that every ride should have a purpose and today I decided to go back to the basics of riding trails, particularly narrow, twisting single track trails. But whyContinue reading “Getting back to basics.”
The need for speed.
Today’s ride focused on speed on 2 different occasions for different reasons. My intention was to ride to Brinscall Woods to use the superb downhill which I’ve only discovered this year and to descend 3 times. I took my usual, mainly off road route to the woods and rode the technical side of the Goit,Continue reading “The need for speed.”
Looking to the future.
Having tried to achieve the 2 mountain biking targets which I’d set myself in January this year I just about made one, the climb to the top of Great Hill and back in less than 22 minutes 19 seconds. I achieved exactly that time according to the app. Strava but consider I succeeded because myContinue reading “Looking to the future.”
A blast from the past.
My last mountain bike ride was the biggest I’ve done for many years, not just in terms of distance but more importantly the massive amount of tough climbing, often on rough, rocky surfaces. I rode it on my Whyte JW4 2004 vintage full suspension bike. You can read about my adventure here…..The Mary Towneley Loop,Continue reading “A blast from the past.”
The Mary Towneley Loop, ridden and reviewed.
My biggest mountain bike target for this year has been to ride the 47 mile Mary Towneley Loop. It’s almost all off road so the distance alone is a challenge but the difficulty is vastly compounded by 6,500 feet of ascent and descent in the circuit. I was unable to ride it in April dueContinue reading “The Mary Towneley Loop, ridden and reviewed.”
Last ride before the big one.
I’ve been planning to ride the 47 mile Mary Towneley Loop since the beginning of the year. My hope was to do it in April, when the weather was amazingly dry, but the Coronavirus lockdown prevented me. The weather was too wet at the end of August, when I last had a chance but thisContinue reading “Last ride before the big one.”
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