[envira-gallery id="1273"]Early March and I am riding Fat and SS really do not feel the desire to ride road or CX. Shortly i will be doing a hundred mile round trip to Gisburn Forest on either the fat bike or the SS mixing it with some road...
Road riding is not for me the trails around Lancashire and Yorkshire are far too nice not to be on them. nk-so"] ...
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My new steed will take me places i've never been..well in my head it will.. 2 days of riding the bad boy and I'm addicted to Fat Bike action. [envira-gallery id="1276"]...
After weeks and weeks of rain and mild weather we finally received some of the white powder that most of us like to see on the trails. So i decided to ride my Salsa Single Speed 29er and have some fun. The Slaughter tyre on the front and...
It hasn't stopped raining since November...
Every morning driving from Halifax to Accrington via Calderdale Valley I see the same cyclists doing their daily commute. The hardcore riders will commute no matter the weather! Some riding over the tops via Blackshaw Head and other staying on lower ground via Todmorden. The header...
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A MILLION MIDGES, A MAD IRISH WOMAN, BROKE BACK BADURA AND AN INDIAN/YORKSHIREMAN RIDING SINGLE SPEED…. This would be my 4th consecutive time doing this fabulous event in the fantastic Scottish Highlands, only now I would be helping one of...
Saturday 19th Sept 2015 My next adventure/event will take me to the Scottish Highlands for the 'Tour De Ben Nevis' by the well organised www.nofussevents.co.uk where I will ride my much loved Single-speed Salsa El Mariachi 30-18t. This will be my 4th time riding this event and...
The rain may fall, the wind may blow, the fog will settle but we will still ride the Manx 100 © san kapil RULE #9 THE MANX 100 It was a beautiful day on Saturday the 25th of July. Blue skies, warm a real Spanish feel about things. I was listening...
The above title summed up my eventful weekend as I had hoped to do much better at one of my favourite events, #10UnderTheBen. Breakers and I had made good time arriving at Tyndrum at 11.30am. 'The Real Food' cafe was to be our rendezvous point with...
This weekend will be our annual trip to fabulous Fort William which hosts 10 Under The Ben. 10 mile laps with 1,250 feet of elevation for each lap. Its a MTB course so it has everything for everyone, flowing single-track, rocky descents, stream crossing etc etc...
OK - My next adventure will be the yakattack Sri Lanka Stage race in June 2016. Really looking forward to it as i've been to the wonderful place before so it will be nice to go back and race mountain bikes. This is a 4 day stage...
April is the month where we have seen such fabulous dry and warm weather. Cyclists have been out doing what they do best. My cycling continues with only riding the mountain bike and I've not missed the roadie action. Let us hope that May will...
High Pressure dominated the UK over Easter, so what better way to spend your time in the Sun but out on your bike. It was a shock to the system having had 6 months of bad weather so to be now baking in the warm...
Clif Cross 29th March 2015 a wet and windy one this year but fun too! 29 miles 4,000 feet A must do event for every #Cross and #mtbiker So close to home and so awesome ...
#mtb was on the menu for this warm day even though it was windy. I'm not complaining as it has been a long old winter from November so to have blue sky and mild air it really felt great. My mtb ride would take me...
Tour De Ben Nevis No more Orange Flags!!!!! I’d seen enough of them as I approached the river crossing and I felt spent. A sandwich and a cup of tea would have gone down a treat at this stage of the race. 20 miles completed and my body felt...
“Black Arrows in Red Boxes is all I dreamt about last night” My next adventure would take me to the beautiful island of the Isle of Man where I would attempt to ride The Manx 100 mountain bike race. There is an option of either 100k...
#Rule 87 The ride starts on time. No exceptions. The Crossing 11th-13th July 2014 Oslo, Norway was where the journey began for my riding partner and good friend Hans Kruger. His 2,000km trip via Amsterdam on Wednesday 9th July would, I hope, be worth all the hype that...
This year for a second time i will be back for more off-road action with my Norwegian friend Hans Kruger. The Crossing starts at Whitehaven and ends at Scarborough crossing The Lakes, The Peaks and The Moors. 196 miles 18,000 feet http://www.ratracecrossing.com/ ...
Halifax Sailing Club and a bit extra….. The morning of the 1st June was a cracker I was all giddy for the annual MTB challenge as this is one of my favorite events around the area. Now for me it’s not a case of how fast...
‘By bike is the only way to see the trail in front of you’ – San Kapil Late last year top endurance rider and all round top bloke Rich Rothwell invited me along with several others to join him on an adventure ride - to mountain bike...