Due to Covid 19 I haven’t had a weekend camping trip so far this year but last weekend a wrong was righted. I left my wife and dog at home and spent Saturday night near York in my tent. 7 of us had ridden our old scooters for another memorable trip. Needless to say weContinue reading “A recovery ride.”
Riding corners at the limit of grip.
In a recent post I described 2 types of corners and the different techniques you need to apply to ride them as quickly as possible. On my ride I’d gone to the man made mountain bike trails at Healey Nab where all the corners are of only one of the two types. To avoid degradationContinue reading “Riding corners at the limit of grip.”
Whyte PRST1 shock bolt removal.
I’ve received a question on this subject from Dudley, who posted the question in the feedback section of my WordPress page. I can’t find a way to reply but if any WordPress users know I’d love to hear what I can do. I received an Email with a “do not reply” address which I copiedContinue reading “Whyte PRST1 shock bolt removal.”
There are 2 types of corners. Here’s how to ride them.
There are 2 main types of corner and I use different techniques when I ride them. You may read different interpretations in mountain bike magazines like Mountain Bike Rider (MBR) but I believe my ways are better! Many corners have a berm, a banking which allows you to maintain your speed and helps to steerContinue reading “There are 2 types of corners. Here’s how to ride them.”
Discovering a new trail.
The weather has continued to be wet, which is not the best weather for trying a new trail. On a recent ride I’d noticed a track which, in over 30 years of going to the top of Great Hill, I’d never noticed before. On that occasion I followed it part way from it’s rather vagueContinue reading “Discovering a new trail.”
How to ride a circuit faster!
It’s a while since I’ve ridden repeated laps of the same circuit so today I thought I’d go to Birkacre for it’s excellent little loop. A lap starts at a high point and drops through various twists, turns and straight sections right to the bottom of the area before climbing to another high point. AContinue reading “How to ride a circuit faster!”
Changing trails.
After the driest spring on record in England we’ve had a very wet period. The temperatures have dropped from nearly 30 Celsius a couple of weeks ago to only 13 Celcius (55 Fahrenheit) for this morning’s ride. It is also windy now but the good news is that this will help to dry the soakingContinue reading “Changing trails.”
High and dry.
After May being the sunniest month ever in England, June was not so good. 2 days into July and things haven’t improved. At least I’ve got mountain biking to cheer me up! I have to take weather conditions into account to plan a ride. Even if it had been sunny earlier today the ground isContinue reading “High and dry.”
Summer rain.
Looking on the bright side rain in summer gives us some different ground conditions to try! We’ve had rather a lot of rain since my last ride so I expected that it would be muddy today and this was confirmed when I walked the dog. At first I thought that I could ride to BirkacreContinue reading “Summer rain.”
Exhaustion and recovery.
On my last ride I became concerned that I might exhaust myself at an early stage if I put too much effort in on a big climb. It seems to be too tough a gradient for me to have a chance of riding the whole of without stopping at my current age, though 25 yearsContinue reading “Exhaustion and recovery.”
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