Adios 2025
The mission for the year was to get back to riding and I really enjoyed it. 2,500km target for the year was rather smashed, I managed quite a bit more than double that in the end. The bikes had a good year too, managed to get out on all of them to varying degrees of…
Friends Reunited
20 years ago I met a South African through work and we discovered that we were both mad about bikes. Much mountain biking ensued across the North of England, literally across Wales (on the Trans Cambrian Trail), but into the 7 Stanes north of the border and 18 years ago we raced the Cape Epic…
Gwydir Mawr
Took the lads to North Wales. Nailed it around the old Marin Trail, just enough trail snacks and an amazing final descent back to the van. #BikingwiththeBoys
Winter Hill, Tail End of Summer
It’s the last day of August, summer is hanging on. 125km round trip from the coast up to the masts at the top of Rivington. Good test of the Spark and some epic riding. New to me trails and some brilliant scenery. 4,200km in so far this year…
Smashed it
Sometime at the beginning of June I passed my annual riding target of 2,500km. As June comes to an end I’m on track to be nearing 3,000km. Last year in the same time period I’d ridden 140km and to further emphasise the difference, earlier this month in a ride out to Delamere Forest for coffee…
Chasing Memories
It’s Tuesday evening, after a final day for the foreseeable future spent in Oxford, I’ve taken the executive decision to break up the journey home with a tactical riding opportunity (T.R.O.). 45 minutes later, I’m just over half way around the red route at Cannock Chase and I’m contemplating the similarities of Thetford Forest and…
Gravel, Roubaix, Singletrack & Quieter Roads
The year started with a simple goal: Ride more. The plan worked and 15kg weight loss later, achieved through hitting the gym and riding a variety of Peloton, ICG & Matrix stationary trainers whilst away on business and getting back out on the bike. With the riding happening again I set some targets, new gravel…
Frozen Sand
Dawn light. Just about freezing. Iced puddles, frozen sand and clear skies. Local trails and a commitment to ride more in 2025.
Llandegla
Another grey day at Llandegla. I did a great ride with Neil whilst the boys had some coaching with Lardy. Sometimes when you’re blasting around the trails you don’t really get a chance to take in the views and scenery. It’s pretty spectacular, even when the weather’s not the best.
Fat Biking
I looked in my photos for a picture of the last time I was out here on the fattie. I had to do far too much scrolling. So it was time to set that right and the weather agreed.
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