Rides
Ride 3rd Feb – Californian conditions (well almost!)
The recent rain had lessened in frequency and the biting wind had helped to dry out the trails a little. Hence I thought that I’d forgo the dubious pleasure of riding for four hours into a headwind on the roadbike and break out the MTB.
Ride report: Sunday 20 January – snow ride to Newlands
If you’re a mountain biker in the UK, and it snows, you know the drill. You have to ride, it’s the law!
Ride report: Sunday 13 January – not Barrie’s best day
Today was not a great day for Barrie to be out on a mountain bike. Not that he hurt himself or anything mind; just that staying in bed might have suited him better
Ride report: 6 January 2013 – Moles in the Mist
Moles may not be as interesting as gorillas but in the mist you might not notice the difference… err… no
Ride report: Sunday 30 December – mud and moles
Today was the last official Moles ride of 2012 – and what a year it’s been
Trail Turkey
A change of venue for the Moles Christmas lunch saw a change of trails for what is becoming a highlight of the Moles social calendar.
Freezing!
With the annual Moles dinner coming up soon D’andy I sloped a day off work to plan a pre-dinner route. What a day it was. Damn cold with the thermometer never cracking zero.
A very social Sunday ride
Planned several weeks ago, this was my attempt to bribe a long-time cycling buddy of mine, Stu, back out into the Surrey Hills. Beer was the bribe!
Ride report: Sunday 9 December – river riding
A river bed climb up to Winterfold from Shere takes its toll on John’s bike
Big Al’s Peaslake mystery tour
A cold and frosty mystery tour starting from Peaslake
How well does a sandy heath drain?
Ok, so I gave up Geography for French when it came to ‘O’ level choices *; but I still thought my reasoning was sound, surely a sandy heath will drain better than trails on chalk or loam? We would find out later, the hard way!
Ride report: Sunday 18 November – Swinley
It might sound hard to believe but I haven’t been to Swinley in over 18 months. The subject came up on the way back from Wales and after finding out that Yoghurt Pots was going to be closed for maintenance at Holmbury, a plan was swiftly hatched.