I only mentioned it as I rode over to Rudyard Lake last weekend to be shown round some trails. They were rubbish and Rudyard Lake was still fresh in my mind. Still, it got some Autumn miles in the legs.
Is there any good mountain bike routes over that way?
is there any good mountain bike routes over that way?
if you stay the right side of cheeky, not really. I hope someone will come on here and correct me, but since moving from Buxton to Leek I have found the doorstep (off road) riding lacking somewhat. Once you start getting the north side of the Roaches and into 3 Shires Head, Flash and beyond into HOllinsclough there is some excellent stuff, but not a lot to entertain for an hour or two after work without getting in the car or onto the cheeky trails.
That said, there are a couple of local woods with some nice singletrack and some BIG jumps (way too big for me). I was a bit spoilt where I lived in Buxton tho'. I could be on the Pennine Bridleway within seconds of leaving the house
Travelling around New Zealand in a campervan 🙂
Race the nationals, national championships, a few decent regionals, the Mega & a few of these gravity enduro type races.
Oh, and get out on the XC bike a bit more. Got a bit sick of riding downhill this year.
South Downs Way in a Day (MTB) 100 Miles (BHF event)Cycle Cheshire Ring in a Day (MTB) 100 Miles
Paddle Cheshire Ring in a Day (Canoe) 100 Miles
Run a Marathon (legs) as yet unspecified 26.2 miles
Ride 100 miles one day every month (road bike) 100 miles x 12
24 Hour solo MTB event (MTB) as yet unspecified
Manchester to Sheffield and Back On/Off Road (MTB/cyclocross)
Ride all three routes at Llandegla non stop (MTB)
Pennine Bridleway from Middleton Top to as far as possible in a day (MTB)
Respect.
I need some targets for next year.
I just entered the Attakwas Extreme MTB Challenge in SA ( 15 Jan )
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Get married (feb)
Mountain Mayhem solo again
Sleepless in the saddle,either solo or team
couple of duathlons-Clumber Classic for one.
Some big proper mountain rides, really want to get out in the wilds instead of being stuff in traffic jams on the trails in the Peak District & locally.
Transportugal
Welsh Ride Thing
perhaps a SDD attempt
Kielder
Keen to get back into "racing" after almost a 5 year absence.
Cycle tour through Iran
Some big bike-polo tournament somewhere
Win the british Cycle Messenger champs (as if)
Learn to manual proficiently.
Minimum of 4 sportives on the road bike (3 already entered).
Hell of the North Cotswolds.
Visits to Gisburn, Brechfa and one of the mid/north Wales trail centres.
Do some rides in Exmoor,the Brecons and Forest of Dean.
Get back into skiing after a 5 year absence (Tignes booked).
Redecorate flat and sell it.
Decide whether to continue with the uncertainties of being self-employed or get a 'proper' job.
Avoid getting injuries that involve a long lay-off on the bike - had one in each of the past 3 years, though of these only one was as an injury caused by cycling.
Midlands XC series.
Brownbacks series.
As many of the NE XC series that don't clash with above.
National XC series.
National XC champs.
Dark & White Winter TQ's.
Dark & White Summer TQ's.
Track racing every Monday.
And a bit of 'cross over the winter.
french alps with hubby doing mega!