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
Category: Mountain biking
Introducing Bristol Bikellas
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
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
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
30 days of biking: day 27
It's the last weekend of 30 days of biking, and I'm beginning to feel a bit blue about it finishing. I've loved every minute of the challenge - it's been thoroughly enjoyable. I love the fact that I've ridden my bike so many days in a row, that I've replaced car journeys with bike rides … Continue reading 30 days of biking: day 27
30 days of biking: day 20
Day 20 of 30 days of biking has been one of the most enjoyable yet. In part, this is due to the gorgeous spring-like weather that we're finally experiencing, but it's more to do with the fact that Day 20 has been a day for making new cycling friends. For a little while now I've … Continue reading 30 days of biking: day 20
30 days of biking: day seven
The seventh day of my 30 day challenge took me to Haldon Forest near Exeter for a play at the skills area there. It's a great little section, where I was able to practice my step ups and drop offs. I had drop offs down a little while ago, but changed the forks on my … Continue reading 30 days of biking: day seven
30 days of biking: day two
Today we left our little holiday behind and headed home to sunny (hoorah!) Somerset. I was planning on just going for a little spin when I got home, but when we passed the signs to the Forest of Dean it seemed rude not to drop in and have a play! We were met by beautiful … Continue reading 30 days of biking: day two
30 days of biking: day one
A couple of weeks ago I signed up to the wonderful 30 days of biking, after being inspired by Lois over at Claud and I. I've pledged to ride my bike everyday in April 2013 and to share my stories about my rides online. Today is the first day of April, so here I am! … Continue reading 30 days of biking: day one
Scone Cycling 