Archive for July, 2009

Teesdale/Weardale loop

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Took the Inbred on the road up Weardale and then over the top to Teesdale and home again. Pretty slow average speed, but it’s hard to go much faster on 32:17 and plased that I kept the 20kmh speed on the flatter bits both there and back. Biggest ride of the year so […]

HTB/STW group ride at Hamsterley

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

‘Led’ the HTB group ride at Hamsterley, on which a few STW people also came along.

Felt really strange to ride at Hamsterley without riding up there (it’s cheating really) and took a climb or two to get warmed up, not helped by running on just the dregs of my inhalor.

Distance: 16 miles (map)
Time: 4 hours
Surface: […]

Darlington Cycle Routes Tour

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Went on the Council tour of Darlington cycle routes.

Distance: 18 miles (map)
Time: 2.25 hours
Surface: On-road
Weather: Dry
Bike: Yuba Mundo

Darlington - Hamsterley Black - Darlington

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Rode up to Hamsterley and did the black route, with a few other bits too.

Met Matt and Gary at the bottom of Root 666, and rode with them to the Grover, taking in the line of a new trail that’s going to be put in.

Then rode on my own up the the almost-finished Section 13, […]