Tag Archives: Commencal

Maxiavalanche 2011 Andorra: the race

Posted on June 21, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Maxiavalanche 2011 Andorra: the build-up

Posted on June 16, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Round 2 – Bringewood

Posted on May 22, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Sunday sesh down the local woods

Posted on May 2, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Round 1 – Hopton Castle, Race Day

Posted on April 11, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Pearce Cycles Downhill Series Round 1 – Hopton Castle, Practice Day

Posted on April 11, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Roots, Ruts and Hucks – Pearce Cycles uplift, Hopton Castle

Posted on March 29, 2011 by trailbikejournal

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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Switchbacks DH Spain Day One

Posted on January 31, 2011 by trailbikejournal

Thursday January 20th 2011. 3.30am: It was a bleary-eyed drive through the back streets of south east London and out onto the M25 that signalled the start of our trip to Switchbacks DH Spain in Benalmadena, just outside of Malaga. A … Continue reading →

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Switchbacks DH Spain Day Two

Posted on January 31, 2011 by trailbikejournal

Friday January 21 2011. We’d arranged for Lucky to pick us up in the van at 9am and it was a little after that time that we all shuffled out into the early morning sunlight. It was beautiful. Riders silhouetted … Continue reading →

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Switchbacks DH Spain Day Three

Posted on January 31, 2011 by trailbikejournal

Saturday January 22 2011.   We woke  to rain clouds enveloping the coastline of Malaga and it wasn’t a pleasant walk to the waiting van to take us to our next track, about an hour south finishing in a little … Continue reading →

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