The weather continues to be glorious. I heard that we are getting less high clouds because of a lack of vapour trails from aircraft. As I look out now I can’t see any in a clear blue sky. Water vapour is maybe the only greenhouse gas, which is why we stay warm on a cloudyContinue reading “Back to the woods.”
Another ride of discovery.
I had a decision to make before I set off today. I’ve been losing the chain from my Boardman’s chain ring because, I presume, it’s worn to the point of needing replacement. In an ideal world you’d replace the chain ring, chain and 11 speed cassette all together but I’ve had a bit of misfortuneContinue reading “Another ride of discovery.”
An exploration.
I hadn’t expected to ride today but my wife, Ali, asked if I was going out on the bike so naturally I said that I was! All I needed then was a plan. I never like to leave home and plan a route as I go along. I loved my last ride to Brinscall WoodsContinue reading “An exploration.”
Back to training.
My last few rides have been trail rides where I’ve had an objective to reach and return from, rather than a structured training ride. I don’t want to allow my improved fitness to diminish so today I decided on a ride with a structured training element. I’d ride to Brinscall Woods and do 10 lapsContinue reading “Back to training.”
A sunny day for a few laps of Healey Nab.
A month ago I was doubtful as to whether I’d ever be able to write the title of this post. After almost 30 years of riding my nearest hill the larch trees have succumbed to a fungal disease and all 2,500 have had to be cut down. This has destroyed much of the man madeContinue reading “A sunny day for a few laps of Healey Nab.”
A little exploration and some really good news.
A while ago I explored a very remote trail in wet conditions and thought it would be good to check out the whole length in better weather. It hasn’t rained for around 3 weeks and the ground is nice and dry so I took a road route to the south side of our local hill,Continue reading “A little exploration and some really good news.”
Wow! What a ride!
The coronavirus situation is hard on us all. I’m so thankful that I’ve got mountain biking with, in Britain, few restrictions on our riding, to keep me sane. I rode this afternoon having done some gardening earlier. There really isn’t much more we can do to the garden but to give a little hope forContinue reading “Wow! What a ride!”
Trying for a target.
I wanted to have a go at one of my two targets for this year whilst we’re still enjoying dry weather. Last year I set a time of 22 minutes and 19 seconds on the Strava segment “Great Hill, out and back”. Excitingly I beat the existing time for the segment thus far in 2019Continue reading “Trying for a target.”
The training ride before the big one.
I’d planned a ride before my big challenge for the year which is to ride the Mary Towneley Loop. It’s 47 miles with 6,500 feet of climbing, almost exclusively off road. So today I did that longer training ride even though I may not be able to do the Mary Towneley in April due toContinue reading “The training ride before the big one.”
A great way to motivate yourself.
Today the weather is lovely and sunny but after a dog walk I felt a little tired, not particularly motivated to do a ride. Coronavirus actually made me change my first plan. I thought that I’d boost my enthusiasm if I set a challenge and considered doing 5 laps of my training circuit at Birkacre.Continue reading “A great way to motivate yourself.”
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