Something fabulous has happened in Bristol: an almost all female mountain bike group has formed! Thanks to the genius who is Celia - @DrCMWay on Twitter - we have a group called Bikellas and we meet up to go pedaling in Ashton Court and the surrounding woods on Tuesdays. The group's been running for three … Continue reading Introducing Bristol Bikellas
Month: May 2013
Learning from mistakes
Today was all about blue skies and sunshine - the perfect weather for a springtime bike ride! So my husband and I loaded up the van and took our mountain bikes over to Afan in South Wales for a day on the trails. I'd only been to Afan once before, when it had been cold, … Continue reading Learning from mistakes
Rockets and Rascals
I've just come back from an impromptu holiday in the South West. We started in Devon, sleeping on a boat in a gale, and then headed to Cornwall for a few nights in a tipi near Fowey. We had a great time exploring and got some mountain bike riding in at the new Cardinham Woods … Continue reading Rockets and Rascals
Bank holiday biking
I've been missing 30 days of biking this week, especially as I only managed to cycle to work on a few days because of work commitments. But I made up for it all this evening, with a lovely, sunshiny bank holiday mountain bike ride at my local stamping ground: the Mendip hills. It's a fun … Continue reading Bank holiday biking