June 25, 2014
NEXT EVENT “THE CROSSING” #MTB 11-13th July 2014
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/ ...
June 10, 2014
Halifax Sailing Club and a bit extra…..1st June 2014
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...
May 21, 2014
West Highland Way #MTB Milngavie to Tyndrum
‘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...
May 12, 2014
I’ll “Settle” for that!!!
I’ll “Settle” for that I’m constantly riding the Pennine Bridleway around Gorple and Widdop and always wondered where the Pennine Bridleway North would take me. So the adventurer in me decided to do some research and looked up the extent of PBW. Stretching from Ashbourne to Kirby Lonsdale...
March 27, 2014
Every ride deserves a picture (March 2014)
Here we are in March with a mixed bag of weather just as we thought Spring had arrived it turned cold again. But I believe this weekend its going to be warm. The biking has been fun a mix of road and mtb but majority mtb as...
January 13, 2014
Weekend of biking mtb Heaven
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January 6, 2014
Happy New Year…Keep On Riding
Salsa Spearfish Horsethief El Mariachi Ridley Specialized Epic Carve Giant West Riding Classic West Highland Way Peak Epic 10 Under Ben Pennine X The Crossing 7 Staines Tour Tour De Ben Nevis WEMBO...
September 25, 2013
Tour De Ben Nevis 21.9.2013 MTB Endurance Event- 41miles 66km
Tour De Ben Nevis 21st Sept 2013 I remember waking up at 3am sweating thinking, “why am I doing the Tour De Ben Nevis again, putting myself through the hurt and pain I experienced last year. I should have taken a leaf from my pal Breakers...
September 13, 2013
Pure Mountains – Mountain Biking in the Alpujarras Spain 5-10th Sept 2013
Brokeback Mountain meets the Magnificent Seven “HOLA AMIGOS”…Blue skies, dry dusty trails and hopefully a warm September in the Alpujarras was what the three of us were about to experience, along with the potential chance of getting our ‘butts kicked’ by the Norwegian contingency also...