Mar

2017

19

2017 / Mar / 19

Winning my first duathlon! – Bowhill race report

posted in Scotland, Uncategorized
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/ tags: bowhill, cycle race, duathlon, durty, forest, mountain biking, mud, off road, offroad, race, race report, run, Running, scottish borders, singletrack, trail, trail race, trail running

I love the days when you’re soaked and covered in mud five minutes after leaving on an adventure, but you couldn’t care less as you’re having such a great time. The Bowhill Off-Road Duathlon earlier this month was definitely one of those. read more

Mar

2017

03

2017 / Mar / 03

Lauf Grit Forks – Reviewed

posted in Cycle Touring Kit Reviews
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/ tags: adventure, gravel, lauf, mountain biking, perform, reliability, review, test, weight, work

Lauf Grit suspension forks are a pretty interesting and unique concept, their looks are as divisive as the pronunciation it’s ‘Loof’ apparently. read more

Jan

2017

11

2017 / Jan / 11

Tenerife – Big climbs, gravel tracks and cacti

posted in Cycling, Spain
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/ tags: access, bike packing, climbs, cycle touring, Cycling, gravel, hostel, jet2 bike, mountain biking, mtb, off road, roads, route, tenerife, tracks

I think of Tenerife as a place where people go on the sort of holidays that scare me.
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Aug

2016

16

2016 / Aug / 16

Weekend Bikepacking Kit List

posted in Cycle Touring Kit Reviews
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/ tags: apidura, apidura bike bags, bike packing, bike touring, bikepacking, cairngorms, cycle touring, frameless, gear, guide, kit, kit list, mountain biking, no panniers, review, stuff, tent

Weekend bikepacking is all about challenging how light you can get away with, read more

Jul

2015

22

2015 / Jul / 22

Bike ‘n’ Hike on one of Scotland’s iconic peaks

posted in Hiking, Mountain Biking, Scotland
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/ tags: canisp, climb, elphin, hiking, inverewe, mountain biking, Scotland, singletrack, sulven, sutherland, ullapool

It’s easy to forget quite how wild northern Scotland is and without the various hunting tracks and stalking paths most of Sutherland and read more

Jul

2015

17

2015 / Jul / 17

Riding singletrack & wading across lochs in NW Scotland

posted in Mountain Biking, Scotland
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/ tags: adventure, Cycling, loch fionn, mountain biking, poolewe, Scotland, ullapool

It seems my new carbon fibre MTB is so light it floats, this was useful on my last ride as I had to cross loch na Sealga to get home. read more

Jun

2015

25

2015 / Jun / 25

Enduro Racing – How to get faster?

posted in Mountain Biking
/ tags: enduro, enduro world series, ews, glentress, innerleithen, mountain biking, mtb, race, route, ses, skills, technique, training, whinlatter

This year I started trying my hand at the massively popular new phenomenon: Enduro racing. read more

May

2015

05

2015 / May / 05

Riding the Selkirk MTB Marathon

posted in Mountain Biking
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/ tags: marathon, mountain biking, race, Scotland, scottish borders, selkirk

Last Saturday was my first ever Selkirk Mountain Bike Marathon, on top of that it was our first read more

Feb

2015

08

2015 / Feb / 08

Mountain Biking snowy Skiddaw, Lake District, UK

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/ tags: bassenthwaite lake, Cycling, derwent water, keswick, mountain biking, photograph, skiddaw, Snow, sunset, winter

It’s always a good indicator you’re doing something fun on a mountain bike when every hiker you meet tells you you’re crazy. read more

Jun

2013

09

2013 / Jun / 09

My new best ever mountain bike descent – South Chilcotins, Canada

posted in Canada, Mountain Biking, North America
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/ tags: bc, best singletrack in world, Canada, coast mountains, float plane, mountain biking, mtb routes, pemberton, review, singletrack, south chilcotins, tyax air

After riding uphill for hours we started this epic descent through some spectacular scenery. You can just make me out in lower right and the single track path snaking away to the valley floor. This was about 80km from the nearest road/track and yet again we didn't see a soul for the entire day.

After riding uphill for hours we started this epic descent through some spectacular scenery. You can just make me out in lower left and the single track path snaking away to the valley floor. This was about 80km from the nearest road/track and yet again we didn’t see a soul for the entire day.

Jun

2013

07

2013 / Jun / 07

Mountain biking in the Chamonix Valley

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/ tags: Aiguille du Midi, Celsius, chamonix, France, Global Positioning System, go pro, Mont Blanc, mountain biking, Recreation, Ski

There is an abundance of quality biking around Chamonix, some super steep, lots super scenic and the odd glacier to dodge! It is all about the natural trails for me here is selecton on a wee Go Pro edit from fall 2012;

Sep

2012

09

2012 / Sep / 09

Mountain Biking the South Chilcotins, BC, Canada

posted in Canada, Mountain Biking, North America
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/ tags: bc, Camps, Canada, Cycling, Floatplane, gun creek, Mountain bike, mountain biking, Recreation, south chilcotins, Sports, tyax air

The was defintely one of the best bike packing mountain biking trips ever. The landscape and trails were not only a riders but a photographers dream, welcome to read more

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