Month: April 2010
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Sunny day in Bath
Went around the ‘nosey cows’ loop outside of Bath today with Mike, Levi, Sarah and Johan. A pretty spontaneous ride, but great fun. Theres a little known about woods just over the hill from Bath that takes about 5 minutes max to ride around, but it probably has some of the best corners in the […]
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My Bike
A bit geeky I know, but I thought I’d tell you all about my bike for the 2010 season. I was riding a specialized epic, and loved it, but for british racing the suspension isnt really needed, and I found myself dragging around 2kgs extra for no reason. I changed the frame and fork to […]
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Afan adventure
So generally I’m not the hugest fan of trail centres. Lots of people driving Audi’s with really really expensive bikes on the top; Riding in a crowd around a pre-marked and very worn trail is not the sort of thing I normally go in for. Today was different however, and it was with great delight […]
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Easter on exmoor
I dont get to be home much anymore, and always enjoy the time I have there. Easter was a bit different than normal as I’m graduating in less than 2 months so have a load of coursework to get done. I did get out for two fun rides though, and got to ride my favourite […]
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British Universities Championships, Ae forest, Scotland
After a winter of dissertations, coursework and exams, I wasn’t sure I was ready to be racing yet, but such is life and on a cold thursday afternoon in March 18 of us from the University of Bath loaded into a minibus and made the long, slow journey northwards. After the first wrong turn, there […]