A warm welcome to Jem who has joined the local cycling crowd and splashed out on a Marin Wolf Ridge.

After trying just about every Marin available and rejecting Orange and Specialized, here is Jem’s new steed! We added a little mud and had an impromptu photo shoot while supping hot chocolate at the top of Box Hill.

Weighed down by cake we had a quick blast over to Headley Heath and played in some of the bomb holes. Jem is pictured here with a little panning blur (no Photoshop required here, I’m a pro you know!!). It’s a top machine and I’m sure it’ll become a familiar sight in the Surrey Hills and beyond.

About the author

Dave's been riding seriously since about 1997 and is one of the founding Molefathers — along with Matt and Mark — that came up with the idea of a MTB website for Mole Valley riders.

He's had several different bikes but it's now mainly 29ers in Dave's stable, apart from an Orange 5.

Current Bikes: Orange 5, Salsa Spearfish and Kona Big Unit