I just want a cup of tea with sugar in it…. This was my thought as I approached 160km my legs were tired – my mouth was dry and I had that sickly feeling of not having consumed enough at the food stops. The DirtyReiver 200...
Cold and wet Winter from November until the end of February, not enough daylight and riding a fat bike single speed is the sort of thing I liked to put my body through. I needed a long ride out on the moors and when Saul “Single...
BattleOnTheBeach Via BikeParkWales “Willy Waver”, “Sixtapod”, “BlueBelle” and “Popty Ping” all words that I would experience during my first trip to BikeParkWales in Methyr Tydfil where the squad of 6 Stadium Riders mountain bikers would fill their day with fast flowing downhill trails. Saul, Claire, Stephen, Aaron,...
'The show must go on' It was never going to be easy – tube strikes, a city that was gridlocked and a packed bus not dissimilar to a scene from one of my many trips to India. A 10am start from Kingston to Covent Garden via the...
Every one day mountain bike race needs to finish with a heart racing eyes watering hand shaking descent. My favourites are Selkirk MTB Marathon, Breamish Behemoth and Tour De Ben Nevis. ...
"You are not here for long so go out there and ride" A ride out with Stadium Riders always spells adventure.. Saul's meticulous route planning and his knowledge of mixing things up is second to none. It was an early start from Halifax as Saul would be...
A steady ride out today on the fatbike..of course.. along the Calder Valley to Todmorden and then head towards Littleborough with the fabulous off-road climb to THE WHITE HOUSE where you have choice to either carry on riding to Ripponden or turn left and head...
On the 11th Dec i would ride with Saul, Andrew, Clare and Stephen aka #StadiumRiders through the Peak District a 22 mile loop and 4,600 feet of elevation was just enough for a Social Sunday ride. The terrain was tough- boulders, loose rocky stones and some...
Riding to Clitheroe on my #singlespeed #fatbike would be my next ride out but this time it would be to listen to Markus Stitz who Cycled 34,097km around the world #singlespeed on a Surly Ogre. My ride to Clitheroe would take me off-road from Halifax-Widdop-Gorple-Hustwood -from here it...