Benji adopts the slithery path to zen in the darker months Acceptance. Acceptance and change. That, to me, is the key to getting through winter. If done correctly, winter can be just as much fun as the other three seasons. To remind you, the current four seasons of the UK year are: early mini-summer (formerly known as ‘spring’), autumn-with-more-daylight (summer), pre-winter (autumn), and winter (winter). I do actually like winter mountain biking. And not in…
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What Mark doesn’t know about social media isn’t worth knowing and his ability to balance “The Stack” is bested only by his agility on a snowboard. Graphs are what gets his engine revving, at least they would if his car wasn’t electric, and data is what you’ll find him poring over in the office. Mark enjoys good whisky, sci-fi and the latest Apple gadget, he is also the best boss in the world (Yes, he is paying me to write this).
I like winter too, it goes dark earlier so I stop work earlier, (I’m retired so work is a loose concept), I get snug and cosy in front of the fire then go to bed early. I sleep late sometimes as the birds and the sun don’t wake me up. Riding is better in some ways, ups and downs need more concentration and when I fall off (often) it doesn’t hurt as much as I’m not going too fast, and, the ground is softer. Winter is a chance to go full “hiker on wheels” with spare clothing, a flask of soup and sometimes coffee too – it’s lovely sitting with your back to a wall (on your insulated pad) sheltering from the weather and dipping a sandwich in tomato soup. This year I’m looking forward to using my new fat bike in the slop – once the antibiotics have worked on the “rattle” on my lung – one of the downsides of winter!
I agree with most of that and am actively looking forward to my winter riding, although I’ve broken the same rule at least twice and have accumulated a winter gravel bike (previously known as a ‘CX bike’ but I don’t race) a winter road bike and even a ‘deep winter’ singlespeed road bike.
I’m massively out of touch with MTB these days but I reckon any MTBer would enjoy a nippy CX bike in the mud, scoping out all the little dog walkers trails in the woods and gradually ending up further and further from home as you start linking stuff together. It never occurred to me to drive anywhere which is a bonus when muddy bikes and gear are involved!
Posting my favourite winter pic again just because I found it recently
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