Articles written during February 2012
Ride report: Sunday 26 February – Leith Hill
The First Day of Spring! Well, it felt like it, and we celebrated with a great ride to Leith Hill Read the rest…
Ride report: Wednesday 22 February – hard graft
Another variation on a theme across the North Downs, with a lot of slipping and sliding thrown in. Read the rest…
Hidden fence on Bat out o’… Sh@t!!!
Danny finds a poorly marked fence across the bridleway near Brockham and is lucky to escape serious injury Read the rest…
GoPro Hero HD review – a wearable video camera for sport
Continuing our short series on HD video cameras for recording mountain biking, we review the GoPro Hero HD Read the rest…
Ride report: Sunday 19 February – Newlands (eventually!)
The moles head off to Peaslake but some early delays see them recalibrate their route map for Newlands Corner instead. Read the rest…
Ride report 15th Feb – extreme weather again
After the recent absolutely freezing weather and snow. Tonight was extreme in another way, extremely warm! The snow was gone but the trails hadn’t completely turned to a mudbath (well according to Debbie – my Femole wife – who’d been out during the day). So when I arrived at the Highlands garage I wasn’t surprised to see a good turnout. Although … Read the rest…
Ride report: Wednesday 15 February – Darren’s deviation
A ride with a difference this week as Darren shows us some new trails and a nice variation on our ordinary riding Read the rest…
Ride report: Wednesday 7 February – Night riding in the snow
Night riding in the snow is hard work and needs a sensible, steady approach to maintain momentum. And wrap up warm! Read the rest…
Nordic walking
After being sidelined by a damaged shoulder from a bike crash, Lloyd finds Nordic Walking a useful way to maintain some fitness. Read the rest…
Ride Report – Sunday 5 February – In the snow
A big fall of snow gives the moles a chance to have a play on the North Downs Read the rest…
Contour HD hands-free video camera review
A review of the Contour HD – a lightweight, wearable, hands-free video camera for shooting high def video action Read the rest…
Mucky Nutz Bender Fender 2.1 review
A review of the Fender Bender 2.1 from Mucky Nutz – cheap, and effective. Read the rest…