On Wednesday, I finally made it to Cwmcarn to ride the red trail there. I'd been talking about doing this for a while, so when the lovely Sara from the Bristol Bikellas suggested we take a post-work trip to make the most of the long summer long evenings, I jumped at the chance. I'll admit, … Continue reading Cwmcarn and the aftermath
Month: June 2013
A tale of two halves
This week was certainly a week of two halves. I went out with the Bikellas on Tuesday night and managed a horrid crash coming too fast, with a dodgy technique, round a slippy corner. I ended up bruised, sore and with little confidence for the rest of my ride. It didn't help that I'd also … Continue reading A tale of two halves
Fun in the the forest
Yesterday was an ace day. That's because it involved my first independent trip to the Forest of Dean to meet some lovely Bristol Bikellas ladies. I hadn't taken my bike anywhere by myself before, without my husband and his van! It may sound like a small achievement, but I was really pleased to be able … Continue reading Fun in the the forest
Introducing Ratty
Last week I made a big bike-related decision: I decided that I wasn't really having fun on Rosie, my road bike, as she is just too different from my nice stable mountain bike. I got Rosie as a bike that I could just go out of my front door and ride, to get fit and … Continue reading Introducing Ratty
Adventures in the Quantocks
After a really wet, muddy ride with the Bikellas on Tuesday, it was nice to get out on Star Girl in the sunshine today. As it was such a lovely day, my husband and I decided to take a short trip down the M5 to the Quantock Hills, to play on our mountain bikes for … Continue reading Adventures in the Quantocks
Scone Cycling 