Jem drops off on Old Windmill Hill

It’s been a busy couple of weeks riding-wise; lots of people seem to be trying to get the miles in to build some fitness for the summer season. And some of us just have plenty of time on their hands (cough!).

With that as a backdrop, Sunday turned out to be an opportunity to once more head to Tunnel Hill for some exploration of the trails. There’s stacks of riding over there, but alas our collective Garmin let us down. The trails are so obscure that it’s good old-fashioned local knowledge needed to string a decent ride together.

Nevertheless, Jem, Lloyd, Kev and myself made a valiant attempt; we found some good riding and for much of it thought we recognised some of the trails from Ddub’s fine leadership earlier in the year. Ultimately though, one forest clearing tends to look much like another and for most of our time we were essentially lost!

Thank goodness the trails were dry, it was nice and warm and we weren’t too fussed about where we went!

An uphill struggle

Matt hops a log

Lloyd heads downhill

Jem pops his wheel

Matt on Old Windmill Hill

Homeward bound

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Matt is one of the founding Molefathers of the Muddymoles, and is the designer and main administrator of the website.

Having ridden a 2007 Orange Five for many years then a 2016 YT Industries Jeffsy 29er, he now rocks a Bird Aether 9 and a Pace RC-627.

An early On-One Inbred still lurks in the back of the stable as a reminder of how things have moved on. You can even find him on road bikes - currently a 2019 Cannondale Topstone 105 SE, a much-used 2011 Specialized Secteur and very niche belt drive Trek District 1.

If you've ever wondered how we got into mountain biking and how the MuddyMoles started, well wonder no more.