“If you are a big, big tree, we are a small axe”. These words come from a song by Bob Marley. Yesterday I wrote a post shortly after my ride. In the evening I reflected on the ride whilst the TV droned uninterestingly in the background. I had ridden 10 laps of a short circuitContinue reading “Big tree, small axe…..”
Mud doesn’t matter.
We’ve had 12 consecutive days of rain and it’s muddy. Despite that I’ve had a really good ride today. I gave it a lot of thought before I set off. I wanted something which was worthwhile, exciting and not just a mud fest. I have loved my riding at Coppull Mill. The mill is nowContinue reading “Mud doesn’t matter.”
Summer?
We had a hot, dry Easter and the weather afterwards looked good. Since the beginning of June, though, things haven’t looked so bright. Today’s Wednesday, the eighth day of rain and the future is looking different to what we’d expect in June. The jet stream is the main determining factor in our weather in England.Continue reading “Summer?”
The ups and downs of a mountain biker.
I’ve been reading some interesting blog posts written by someone who has decided to follow my own blog. This person has obviously had some serious difficulties in their life and they are using blogging to help in resolving their problems. Mountain biking was probably too trivial to be mentioned in their posts! I had theContinue reading “The ups and downs of a mountain biker.”
Mind over matter.
Today the weather was fabulous but the rest of the week is unlikely to be good, so that made today a good day for a ride. I decided to ride a loop around Brinscall Woods with it’s rough but exciting downhill section. First, though, I had to get there. I took a mixed road/off roadContinue reading “Mind over matter.”
An old school trail ride.
In the mid ’90s I’d often ride a trail with as little road riding as I could manage, not repeating any section. More often, though I’d ride to a favoured area or section of trail and session it. Riding the same part repeatedly to improve my riding. This is a very valuable tool to improveContinue reading “An old school trail ride.”
Darwen and evolution.
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.”
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.”
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