Category: Bike

Kite Buggying

By , October 21, 2009 12:19 pm
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Lucas had just been shipped to France for his Easter holidays so Alex and I went to Shell Island with Dave and Vicki for our kite buggying initiation.  Even with the relatively calm 20 mph winds that we had today, the pull from the kite is incredible.. I was actually grateful for having a few extra pounds [...]

Pain For Pleasure

By , June 2, 2009 2:58 pm
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An absolute killer of a route around the picturesque Ladybower Reservoir in the heart of the Peak District.  We spent more time pushing than cycling around these twenty two kilometres of steep and rocky hell but the weather and views made it all worth while.          

Marin Again

By , May 25, 2009 4:21 pm
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Tim got a new bike so we took a trip to wales to try it out on the Marin trail.  We managed it in around 2:45 today but it was painful for my heel over the rocks!    

Screaming Cats

By , April 12, 2009 5:30 pm
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We took Alex’s new bike for a test ride on the twelve and a half mile Screaming Cats route that weaves through and around Macclesfield forest.  We managed it in three and a half hours which is pretty good for Alex’s first ever off road bike ride.  Even more impressivce though is that we managed to cycle past [...]

Marin Trail

By , March 18, 2009 5:42 pm
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The Marin Trail, Conwy valley centring around the Gwydr forest (North Wales), my favourite MTB route ever http://shop.bike-fax.com/catalog/downloads/marin.pdf      

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