Rode up to Hamsterley to join a group ride with some HTB members who’d been camping there the night before.
A massive group of four of use set out at 10:30 on Saturday morning - myself, Andy, Dave and Karen. We rode at a ’sociable’ pace it the first bit of the black, then down G***** […]
When the sh*t goes down and the screws are turned, we all wage the war against the ingress of doubt. Like cold, salty ocean water, doubt will find its way inside a breach and then… it’s only a matter of time before the ship goes down.
Following an effort so hard that it leaves the eyes […]
If you ever look at a map and decide that the bridleway between Melsonby and Richmond looks like it would be a great way to ride to Swaledale, don’t ride it. Pushing your bike through nettles and brambles then over boggy grassy fields seriously takes the edge off a ride, as well as producing […]
Went for a local mixed ride (map). I intended to ride to the bridleways just north of Richmond, but a combination of getting lost (a junction on the fold of the map meant I left left when I should have gone right, returning me to Stapleton instead of getting me to Barton), getting a […]
Total: 114 miles (6,428 feet climbed)
Worst month of the year, distance-wise. But, rode at Hit The North earlier in the month, which was a great event despite lotsa rain and a mechanical stopping me from putting in a decent ride - with just one of those I’m sure I’d have kept going, but both […]