Did the Pentland 5 peaks today. Started off from Flotterstone heading round the back of the peaks to Kips by-pass before climbing up west kip – east kip – scald law – Carnethy Hill – Turnhouse Hill. Had an off on Scald law when the front wheel hit a rut. Some bruised ribs and ego but managed to carry on with the pain only hitting me after the drive home.
25 miles along Kent gravel/byway/pilgrims way on Thursday evening
And then 10 miles on the MTB this morning on a shop ride, through heavy showers, then baking sunshine 20 minutes later!
Deciding where to ride tomorrow at the moment (and which bike!) at the moment, Monday will probably be a day off as I’m commuting to work all week on the bike, 20 miles each day.
We parked up at the war memorial up Derwent Valley. Up onto the top and down Hagg Farm. Up the beast and down to Hope. Up the back of Win Hill and along the top and down Potato Alley. Back up the other side and down Lockerbrook. Climb back up to the top on the forest trail and a big blast down to the van.
Got back and took the dog for a local 5 miles.
Home alone with my 12 year old daughter, who yesterday conceded she ought to ride her bike for the first time in ages. Leisurely 9 mile tootle round the local country park, big bacon and sausage cob for her, sausage and mushroom for me, just the two of us, no phones, just chatting away together for an hour or so.
Belter of a day at the Golfie, mint conditions and beat the rain. Repeat offender, New Wolf, Boner, Feed the Pony…Boner was quite steep for me but I rode it, dont think i could have it if it wasn’t so dry.
What an amazing trail feed the Pony is, although the push up after Boner wasn’t fun…is there a better way to access it? Is the access trail better than pushing up the trail its self?
Superb day at Comrie Croft Bikes demo day. It was packed, some fabulous Niels to try.
I’ve never been to a demo day before, and to be able to back to back try bikes is eye opening. Both major geometry things, tyres and brakes particularly, some suspension.
I realised that it’s not just my Yari that is sh*t, Revalation’s and Yari’s just are, whereas Fox 36 and Ohlins are lush…
SRAM brakes I don’t like, Shimano are brutal and Magura MT5 and Sport ace.
Youngest_oab now wants Factory spec Orange Four, I want a Starling Murmur with Ohlins shocks and Magura’s…
The Merida 120 was fast and nicely balanced, the Kona was too small and badly set up for me to tell it’s ride quality – and it had sh*tty Revelation’s on..
A good week, on Sat a 20 mile river, canal, town, city loop round Reading, Pangbourne and Theale and on the previous Wednesday I followed my nose and discovered a fab wild flower meadow just about behind chieveley services, so good that I popped back later with the good lady – crimson clover purchase to follow
First stretch for the legs after Boltby last weekend. Local woods loop. Got wet, but had a laugh and got a few PRs. Also bumped into some riders riding the ‘wrong’ way up a blind steep chute – I discovered an interesting new line down it pretty rapidly!
Longest mountain bike ride for me for a very (2 years!) time. 28.5 miles sticking together Bingley Bash with Baildon loop. Weather was awful at times 😂