Archive for April, 2010

Darlington - Hamsterley Group Ride - Darlington

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Rode the Inbred out to Hamsterley to join the monthly Trailblazers group ride. I seem to be able to manage 20kmph fairly consistently on the 50″ gear (even riding home into a pig of a head wind with big, draggy tyres), which bodes well for ‘races’ like the Kielder 100 and Hit The North.

The club […]

Darlington - Dales Bike Centre - Barnard Castle - Darlington

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Rode the Solitude out to Dales Bike Centre, then home via (almost) Tan Hill and Barnard Castle. My original plan was to go via Hamsterley too, to get to 100 miles, but I couldn’t feel my feet at Barnard Castle after the hail-filled puddles on the track to Bowes.

Once I’d warmed up at home, I […]