Had a pretty amazing Birthday; thanks to everyone who wished me a happy one. Particular mention will have to go to Levi, Sarah, Mike and Trevor who put on a whole birthday meal for me – Sarah even made a cake! (picture to be included at a later date!) My main birthday present from the […]
I’ve been reading Eszther and Chris’ blog and it gets me pretty excited about heading back to colorado. Really looking forward to taking an avalanche course when I get back to Boulder, you can never learn too much about the mountains. Will be nice to get out and explore the backcountry a bit next winter. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]