My Boardman full suspension bike had developed play in the main pivot bearings so I decided to replace them myself. I found that the bearings I bought were exactly the same as a bike I’d owned a few years ago. That was an Orange 5. I could have saved some money! I used a viceContinue reading “MTB maintenance.”
Riding around in circles!
The friends I used to ride with, before they became too old for it, hated to repeat a section of trail. I’ve always preferred to repeat sections so that you can keep improving your performance and that’s what I did today. https://www.strava.com/activities/2080162862/embed/170e432463755b9e16c03d0f71ece38156a6bc21 I loved sliding around the corners and noticed how some corners were becomingContinue reading “Riding around in circles!”
A good Sunday ride.
I rode Healey Nab today because I knew that the man made trail would be rideable. The strong winds over the past couple of days had even dried things out in the more open areas. I covered 9.6 miles in 3 laps with over 1000 feet of climbing. https://www.strava.com/activities/2075741508 https://www.strava.com/activities/2075741508/embed/a79211c02573b717500d68809ad7a70ebe8768f5 I rode 2 laps ofContinue reading “A good Sunday ride.”
A ride in the mist.
The weather today was misty which meant that it was also still. It hasn’t rained significantly for a good few days but at this time of year the trails were never going to dry up. Yesterday I did some servicing on my Boardman bike and found that I needed new rear brake pads which I’veContinue reading “A ride in the mist.”
The future of mountain biking…..
I rode Birkacre today and did 4 laps of a figure of 8 shaped circuit but what does this have to do with the future of mountain biking? I’ll start with a short history lesson about Birkacre. In 1779 a cotton mill had been established here by Richard Arkwright and his associates. It used aContinue reading “The future of mountain biking…..”
Taking a risk.
Mountain biking is intrinsically risky. The chances of injury are something we have to accept to enjoy the sport. Today I rode Rivington which is quite a big area of excellent MTBing. I took a considerable risk on one long downhill despite having thought that I should take it easy and try to learn theContinue reading “Taking a risk.”
First ride of 2019….
Today I met an MTB World Champion!
Last ride of 2018.
I’ve had a good year with no injuries. I’ve got my 3 bikes into good order. I’m not just riding around on any of them with known faults. For my last ride of the year I rode from home to Rivington. It’s a big area and has always been popular with mountain bikers. I didContinue reading “Last ride of 2018.”
First ride since Christmas.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2038004076/embed/0fd175d4ec71ffd190e9e50022920c32bc132820 Clicking on the link above should give you more information than you could possibly want about today’s ride! Just click on the map for the details. It was good to get out today but with the rain we’ve had recently there were only 2 realistic choices of places to ride. I chose Healey NabContinue reading “First ride since Christmas.”
Christmas is on it’s way……
I love Christmas but it can mess up my riding. Yesterday I did probably my last ride before Father Christmas calls! With the amount of rain we’ve had the prospects weren’t great. I decided to do some exploration locally in a place I’ve rarely ridden before. The area was a Royal Ordnance bomb factory from WW2Continue reading “Christmas is on it’s way……”
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