Monthly Archives: January 2008

A day in The Lakes

Lovely ride from Ambleside. Perfect weather, good trails, great company. Splendid :) More pics here Route: Ambleside, over Loughrigg Fell, mix of road and off-road up to the Drunken Duck, Knipe Fold, Iron Keld, up the road to Oxen Fell, … Continue reading

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Dirt Rag Swag

I received a load of stuff in the post today from the lovely people at Dirt Rag Mag in exchange for use of one of my photos in their Aviemore SSWC article in issue #132. Yay. Got a beanie, wool … Continue reading

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Broken Legs

I decided this morning that after 6 days off the bike I had to get out and ride. Didn’t fancy an offroad ride, partly due to the current state of the trails but mainly because I didn’t think I’d be … Continue reading

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Going to California

From SSWC08 HQ – “Wow – it’s been a couple of rainy and busy days here at SSWC08 headquarters and we’ve been swamped with all the emails that came in on New Year’s Eve. The response was overwhelming and the … Continue reading

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Mini review – LewisKit Merino Wool Ox Socks

I got given 3 pairs of these for Christmas and have used them on all of my rides over the last week. The temperature during the rides (mtb, cx, road) has ranged from about -2C to 5C, pretty damn chilly, … Continue reading

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Unexpected snow!

That was much more fun than the forecast rain! A few more photos here I’m not sure how long I’ll keep this posting frenzy up, enjoy it while it lasts ;-)

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