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Fort William Endurance DH race 2011
Date of ride: July 21st-23rd, 2011; Bike used: Devinci Wilson; No. of persons: multiple; Weather: Cloudy, some sun and dry; Ground conditions: Rocky, steep and gnarly as Hell The day of the race, Saturday 23rd July, started with a chilled breakfast and chat amongst us three road trippers, relaxing … Continue reading
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Tagged Devinci Wilson, Downhill racing, Enduro racing, Fort William, mountain biking, Scotland
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Maxiavalanche 2011 Andorra: the race
Date of ride: June 9th to 12th, 2011; Bike used: Commencal Supreme; No. of persons: Multiple; Weather: Cloudy with rain, drying out with sun on last two days; Ground conditions: Muddy, drying out after rain stopped Blogger’s note: The following is an amalgamation of my three runs, qualifying and … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Commencal Supreme, Downhill, Downhill racing, Enduro racing, Maxiavalanche Cup, mountain biking
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Maxiavalanche 2011 Andorra: the build-up
Date of ride: June 9th to 12th, 2011; Bike used: Commencal Supreme; No. of persons: Multiple; Weather: Cloudy with rain, drying out with sun on last two days; Ground conditions: Muddy, drying out after rain stopped I’m not sure when the Maxiavalanche began for me. Perhaps it was when … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Downhill racing, Enduro racing, Maxiavalanche Cup, mountain biking
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Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Round 2 – Bringewood
Date of ride: May 7th and 8th, 2011; Bike used: Commencal Supreme; No. of persons: Multiple; Weather: Cloudy with rain; Ground conditions: Muddy and slick on roots, drying out after rain stopped The second round of the Pearce Cycles Downhill Series 2011 started as the first one finished. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Bringewood, Commencal, Downhill racing, Mountainbiking, Pearce Cycles Downhill Series
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Sunday sesh down the local woods
Date of ride May 1st 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons 2; Weather Sunshine but windy; Ground conditions Dry and loose
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Lesnes Abbey woods, Mini Downhill, mountain biking
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Review of Five Ten Impact 2 Low MTB Shoes
Any mountain bike rider who rides with flat pedals will know all about these shoes. The sole is so grippy that it is almost like riding clipless. Sometimes it is just as hard to adjust the position of your feet … Continue reading
Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Round 1 – Hopton Castle, Race Day
Date of ride April 3rd 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons Multiple; Weather Cloudy with rain; Ground conditions Muddy and slick on roots What a difference a day makes. I’d been awoken throughout the night by the intermittent patter of rain drops … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill racing, Hopton Castle, mountain biking, Pearce Cycles Downhill Series
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Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Round 1 – Hopton Castle, Practice Day
Date of ride April 2nd 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons Multiple; Weather Sunny; Ground conditions Dry And so we began our race season, three of us travelling from London and Kent, linking up at Godstone to transfer all our kit and … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill racing, Hopton Castle, mountain biking, Pearce Cycles Downhill Series
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Roots, Ruts and Hucks – Pearce Cycles uplift, Hopton Castle
Date of ride March 20th 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons Multiple; Weather Overcast; Ground conditions Dry After leaving the rest of the crew in FoD, two of us made the journey up the A49; myself and the inimitable Mr Lewis. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Commencal, Downhill, Hopton Castle, mountain biking, Pearce Cycles, Uplift
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Flyup uplift, Forest of Dean
Date of ride March 19th 2011; Bike used Commencal Supreme; No. of persons 7; Weather Sunny(!); Ground conditions Dry (woohoo!!) It was an early start. A 7.30am meet on the M4 meant a 6am alarm call, and so I started this awesome weekend of … Continue reading
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