After almost a month without even a drop of rain we’ve finally had some thunderstorms. Yesterday morning the sun was blazing and drying the surface but the dust had been compacted by the previous night’s rain. It’s difficult to imagine better conditions for mountain biking. I’ve been testing my nearly finished pedal powered boat soContinue reading “Perfect conditions for a mountain bike ride.”
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An unusual ride.
Normally I like a twisty trail in the hills to add action and excitement to a ride. Today, though, I chose a different type of ride on my mountain bike. I rode for around 17 miles, mainly along the canal bank. The main reason for this is that I had suffered some tendonitis in myContinue reading “An unusual ride.”
Why you should ride repeated circuits.
Back in the day, before my riding companions decided they were too old for mountain biking, we would never ride repeated circuits. Everyone seemed to think it was boring to ride a section of trail more than once but my view always differed. For one thing you can perfect the speed at which you rideContinue reading “Why you should ride repeated circuits.”
A pilgrimage.
On my last mountain bike ride I tried to do something which has become an annual pilgrimage. Riding to a curiously shaped hump known as the Egg Hillock. I tried to cut across a section of trackless moorland and decided that I didn’t have time to reach my objective. Yesterday I wanted to repeat theContinue reading “A pilgrimage.”
Lost on the Moors.
Today I decided to engage in a mountain bike ride which has become a bit of an annual pilgrimage. I ride to a distant and curiously shape hump called the Egg Hillock. It rises from a wild and desolate area of moorland and makes a very testing, longer ride. The problem with the route I’veContinue reading “Lost on the Moors.”
Great Hill in the sunshine.
I haven’t ridden my mountain bike since last weekend but I did get some good exercise launching my newly built pedal powered boat on Wednesday. Today, though, I wanted to get a good training ride in with plenty of climbing. I covered 15.14 miles with 1,521 feet of ascent. I always think that 100 feetContinue reading “Great Hill in the sunshine.”
Splash!
I launched my newly built boat for the first time today. I was worried about its performance so didn’t take my phone for photos and therefore didn’t record my progress on Strava. I’d been worried that it may be rather heavy to pull, on its inbuilt wheels, a half mile to the canal but itContinue reading “Splash!”
Good training.
On my last ride I felt extremely tired. I’d found a problem with a loose bottom bracket which was rubbing and making it hard to turn the pedals but didn’t know if this was the whole story. Perhaps my fitness had also fallen? Yesterday I chose to ride to our local hill, Healey Nab, toContinue reading “Good training.”
Back after a week off.
It’s very rare that I take a week off from mountain biking. This only usually happens if I’m away on holiday and in the past I’ve often taken a bike away with me. My most read blog post is an account of a ride in 2019 when I rode the red graded trail at DalbyContinue reading “Back after a week off.”
Off Road Again.
After some discomfort in my right knee I rode along the canal bank for my last ride. Today I was back off road properly with a ride most of the way up Great Hill, followed by my favourite descent of all through Brinscall Woods. If you’ve read my writing previously you may think that IContinue reading “Off Road Again.”
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