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Tag Archives: MTB
Time to sit down and create a plan
It feels as though I have used up all the quick wins on the “timed” sections in Friston Forest and around Holmbury that I have been riding this summer. My times decreased as I leant the routes and got fitter as the year … Continue reading
Statisfaction
STATISFACTION – a mistyped word? or does it mean “statistics that give comfort”? My cycling has changed a lot this year – moving to singletrack and now singletrack that is knarly, twisty and downwards in forests and woods. This has caused me to become … Continue reading
Heading to Wales
After years of thinking about it …… I made it to two of the MTB Trail centres of South Wales – first up was Bike Park Wales, and then it was Afan. And then we were worn out 🙂 … Continue reading
Strange happenings in Friston Forest
At just before 9 on Saturday morning I met up with Retro and Paul. The sun was burning the clouds away and for once I was following, being shown some of the delightful singletrack paths Friston Forest has to offer. … Continue reading
GPS tracking?
A few weeks ago I changed from the MapMyRide App to Strava, and have now been comparing the results with those from my CatEye Stealth. What can I report? Well the ascent “calculated” be Strava is considerably less than that by … Continue reading
Riding again
After a few weeks where getting out and off-road on my bike has had to take a back seat to “life” I have been out 3 times in 4 days – twice on the South Downs and once, with Patrick, up into … Continue reading
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A good Friday
It was more than a good Friday it was a fantastic Friday – Shere pleasure! In between the rain and wind and sleet we had a day of glorious sunshine. Building on recent trips I chose to do some more … Continue reading
Singletrackmindedness
Saturday arrived with a chill North Easterly wind. This gave me a good excuse to head to the Surrey Hills again to hide from the wind and continue to practice riding the singletracks I have become rather partial to over the winter. This … Continue reading
Back on the South Downs
For the last few weeks I have had a spell of Singletrackmindedness – repeatedly exploring the myriad of paths in the Surrey Hills, sometimes as a guide (Al, Mart and Patrick at different times) and sometimes solo and tagging along. … Continue reading
Mud, Wind and Rain
Well I know it has been some time since I have put finger to keyboard about riding up and down hills and through mud and puddles in the English countryside, but I am still doing it. Alas this Winter … Continue reading
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