Articles written during September 2010

Getting ready for D2D
D2D 2010 looms with last minute preparation, in particular Matt strips and rebuilds his Hope Pro2 hub for a quieter time of it.

Ride report: Sunday 26 September – Dead Mole Society
A monster loop across the Surrey Hills covers Leith, Holmbury, Pitch, Albury and Newlands Corner, notching 40 miles

Bridget Mole’s Diary
With thanks to Helen Fielding…

Ride report: Wednesday 22 September – the last days of summer… again!
Another late summer ride across the Surrey Hills as D2D looms

Ride report: Tuesday 21 September – Gatton Gallop
A very fast night ride over to Gatton Park via a new route which threw up some cracking Surrey singletrack

Ride report: Sunday 19 September – D2D beckons
Our standard Reigate run offers the chance for some good XC miles in dry and fast conditions

Pro FRS Double Lock Ring Grips review
A review of the Pro FRS lock-on grips, which use an unusual clamp arrangement

Ride report: Tuesday 14 September – Solo Darkside
Road riding can be just as challenging – and just as rewarding – as riding our usual off-road routes

Dusk til Dawn (D2D) 2010 is on the way
Tine to turn our thoughts to the 2010 Marin Dusk til Dawn (D2D), with a list of this year’s riders and a look back to last years event.

Ride Report – Sunday 12th September – Mixed bag
Being blessed with fine weather and dry trails this was always likely to be a cracking ride!

Ride Report: Sunday 12th September
Usually known for making the most of Dave being out Sunday mornings and having a lovely lie in, I knew I have got the out doors bug when for 2 Sundays in a row now I have been out for a Femole ride at 9am, not only have I managed to get up that early but I have had the … Read the rest…

Ride report: Wednesday 8 September – ouch that’s got to hurt!
A fast cross country and occassionally technical singletrack Surrey Hills blast across Ranmore, Mickleham and Headley Heath


Ride Report – Sunday 5th September – Climbing
With a mixed weather week forcast ahead I’d decided to aim for a shortish ride including some excellent little trails.

Ride report: Wednesday 1 September – We Had Joy, We Had Fun…
Its fairly predictable, or rather I’m fairly predictable, in that if I’m in charge of route planning and Matt isn’t there, it’s a sure bet China Pig will feature somehow.

e-MTB: Battery powered Mountain Bikes
The market in ebikes is growing fast with the mountain bike world catching on to battery powered bikes – e-MTB!

Rest
Riding fatigue can come from many sources but the critical thing to do is stop doing whatever is causing it in the first place!