Dandy
Having been mountain biking since 1996, you might have expected Dandy to have learnt to ride a bike by now. Several broken bones in the last few years prove the maxim that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
In between hospital visits, Dandy rides a brace of much-blinged Pace RCs, the 'green themed' 405 and the silver & gold 506. His winter hack is the Moles' favourite, an On-One 456 hardtail, now converted to an Alfine hub He also dabbles in 'the dark arts', keeping 2 road bikes in one of his seven sheds.
Pitch & A Pint – Wed 8 June
The ever popular Wednesday evening Pitch Hill ride followed by a pint in the Hurtwood Inn Read the rest…
Ride report: Wednesday 26 May – North Downs
A night ride over Ranmore, Box Hill and Headley, taking in China Pig, Secret Singletrack and Life on Mars Read the rest…
Easter Monday’s Birthday Biking
It was the Young Dandini’s 21st today (is he really only 10 years younger than me???), so we had a rare outing together on the trails for myself and the Bambini Dandinis. My long-time cycling buddy Stu came with us, and we were very pleasantly surprised to see Jem come over to join us, too.
Snowdon: The Fun Part
After the hard work to get us and the MTBs to the top of Snowdon, it was time to cash in the gravity chips on the long descent Read the rest…
Ride report: Sunday 26 March – Leaping on Leith
A group of riders head to Leith Hill for some more of the great technical riding that the area offers with the Tunnel Hill Trolls Read the rest…
Ride report: Wednesday 23 March – Five Shere Drops
The chaps sneak a cheeky pint en route to celebrate John’s birthday after a long MTB blast across the North Downs Read the rest…
Ride report: Sunday 20 March – Holmbury ramble
Andy finally gets his very tasty looking Pace RC 506 onto the trails, ready for some summer action! Read the rest…
Ride Report – Wed 04 Aug – Miss Whiplash – Part 2
Following Tony down ‘Secret Singletrack’ on Sunday, I took a bit of a whipping, but at least he took the brunt of it. Tonight, completely by accident rather than design (or so I like to think), it was my turn to force a path through the rampant vegetation.
Weekend report: South Wales 22-24 July Day 3 – Unfinished business at Brechfa
The moles get to sample the Red and Black runs at Brechfa Forest, starting from Abergorlech
Ride Report: Wednesday 30 June – And in the red corner …
There has been much discussion on this site concerning sartorial elegance this week, and this ride also had a sartorial theme which did not really make itself known until part way through the ride.