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.”
Riding to Belgium…..
On Saturday I’m setting off with 11 other fools on ancient, mainly Italian scooters for a battlefields tour of Belgium and Holland. My own scooter is a relative youngster at 30 years old! Friday may be wet and I’m working tomorrow so today I did a last ride before the trip to Europe. I justContinue reading “Riding to Belgium…..”
Psychology and riding.
Cycling is a physical thing, right? Well yes, you need to be able to crank those pedals round but it’s not always enough. I haven’t been able to ride for 6 days, which is unusual for me but today I had the chance so thought I’d do a trail ride rather than chasing a timeContinue reading “Psychology and riding.”
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