Finding the Right Bike, the Right Upgrades & the Skills to Thrash it
North Wales is the perfect destination for mountain biking, with graded trail centres, big mountains and remote singletrack: there is something for everybody. Families will love the purpose built destinations with cafes and lots...
Newcastleton is probably one of the least visited of the 7 stanes mountain bike trails. It’s short (a mere 10.5km) and it’s a little out of the way, tucked down in the South East...
The last time I visited Kirroughtree, amost a year ago, I met with disaster – my rear mech disintegrating and resulting in a long push home. This time I finished the trail and it...
Despite the mother of all headaches I managed to get out to Glentress for some cycling on Sunday morning. When I say ‘cycling’ I really mean a slightly more controlled version of falling off,...
Back to the 7 Stanes Glentress Trail guide and we’re continuing on up after the short, sharp downhill section called Pennell’s Vennel. As you follow on the Red trail from the bottom of Pennell’s...
So far all the trail guides I’ve written have been traditional trails around Scotland, but what if you’re itching for a quick ride and can’t really be bothered getting out in the car? Well,...
I’ve been to Carron Valley a couple of times in the past year. The first visit was on a blazing sunny day without a breath of wind, one of those days you count yourself...
At the moment in mountain biking there are just four classifications of trails; green, blue, red and black (some places have double-black but it doesn’t seem to be used very often…). Anyone that’s ridden...
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