2017 PMBA Enduro Series, Round 5 – Grizedale
As I wiped away the large blob of cold wet mud that had landed dangerously close to my mouth, my fears that it was, in fact, an altogether more unpleasant […]
Tweedlove King & Queen of the Hill Enduro 2018
The last time I competed in a Tweedlove enduro I thought I was going to die. I’d only been riding for a year and it was my second ever race, […]
2017 PMBA Enduro Series, Round 3 – Kirroughtree
By the time it got to 3pm and we still hadn’t had a call from the garage to say that the van was sorted, I was starting to get a […]
British Enduro Championships – Grizedale and Graythwaite
Scrolling through the seeding list for the British Enduro Championships and seeing the likes of Tracy Moseley, Katy Winton and Bex Baraona on there, it started to hit me just […]
Ullswater Singletrack and Beda Fell
Standing at the top of Beda Fell being blasted by 50mph winds, I started to wonder whether we maybe should’ve missed out this section of the ride. Knowing that there […]
Taste of Torridon
“Let’s give it until midday, and see if the weather improves”, I said optimistically, peering out through the rain splattered windscreen at what should’ve been a stunning view of the […]
Helvellyn
“This is where the biggest hike-a-bike starts”, announced Jenny as we regrouped at the bottom of a particularly steep-looking rocky climb. Her revelation was met with nervous laughter by several […]
Big mountain biking in Morzine
I may look, and feel, like I’ve been hit by a bus, but I’ve just returned from the most amazing week in the mountain biking mecca of Morzine in the […]
She Ride Bikes with Flare
‘Ride Bikes’ and ‘Flare’ ladies ride up Walna Scar Since taking over Ulverston-based bike shop Ride Bikes (formerly DC Cycles), new owners Jenny Nuttall and Dan Stringer have introduced some […]
2017 PMBA Enduro Series, Round 2 – Lee Quarry
When the alarm went off early on Saturday morning, I started to wonder whether entering a two-day Enduro the day after doing my British Cycling Level 2 Mountain Bike Leadership […]
Nan Bield Pass
As I slung my bike back up onto my back, I cursed myself for having forgotten to bring the ingenious piece of foam insulation tube that I’d been given when […]
