Category Archives: Mud

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

It’s not all about my rides, here’s Will’s race report from Dalby: Round two of the national points series was held at Dalby forest.  This was one I was really looking forward to due to its reputation of being a very technical … Continue reading →

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New gear and offroad for a change

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Every now and then I get the chance to try some new stuff and some times the new stuff is so new that it doesn’t exist yet, at least not in the way that you’ll see it when it comes … Continue reading →

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Riding with a limpet

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

This was it. At last I was going to go for a ride with Wil. He is fast and fit, has just started racing and his enthusiasm is infectious. I am just about old enough to be his granddad. We’ve … Continue reading →

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On the trails and happy

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

The decision was made for me.  My mates were going to ride off road. It would have been too cold and blowy to have fun on the road bike and after my last few rides what I really wanted was … Continue reading →

Posted in Good weather, Jumping, Marin, Mountain bike rides, Mud, Singletrack, Steyning mountain biking | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Talk about bikes……

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Talking about bikes. Its not as good as riding them. This week I went to the Madison Cycles show. Boy, there’s some tasty stuff around. The XTR duo crank is probably the best bit of MTB kit that I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Nothing much to report on the Whyte 19C

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

I really wanted to ride my road bike today but we had another demo bike that would have been rude not to try. It was a Whyte 19C – their carbon racing hard tail. I’d also been given some new … Continue reading →

Posted in Jumping, Mountain bike rides, Mud, New kit, Running, Whyte 19C, Worthing mountianbiking | Tagged , , | 1 Comment