The Four Passes
After what felt like an endless winter of rides hampered by snow, strong winds and lack of daylight, I’d been feeling hungry for a bit of an epic adventure, so […]
After what felt like an endless winter of rides hampered by snow, strong winds and lack of daylight, I’d been feeling hungry for a bit of an epic adventure, so […]
“We’ve got a bit of an early start for tomorrow’s ride”, announced Dan as I lay crashed out on the sofa after a long day after the night before, at […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
One that didn’t really go according to plan… If there’s one thing I’ve learned about winter riding, it’s that you have to be prepared to adapt your plans, expectations and […]
With the weather forecast showing clear skies, sunshine and minimal wind in the South Lakes on Sunday, I definitely seemed to have lucked out with my day off, especially after […]
Exploring Grizedale’s unmarked and natural trails On discovering, after riding The North Face Trail, that there’s much more to Grizedale than this underwhelming meander round the forest, I was desperate […]
Grizedale has been on my to-ride list for a while, and as a round of the PMBA Enduro Series that Dan and I are competing in this year is being […]
With Dan away snowboarding in the Alps this week without me, the only way to console myself on my couple of days off was to head back to the homeland […]
Having seen loads of pictures of people having fun in the snow back home in Scotland, I was experiencing serious FOMO, so when we arrived at Llandegla on Friday to […]