After our pairs win at the Strathpuffer, Sofia and I decided that we’d take the Christiansen/Miles Steamroller to Fort William for a crack at 10 Under the Ben. Just 5 hours each. How hard could it be? Thanks…
“I have always enjoyed the outdoors starting with Munro and Wainwright bagging. Took to cycling after quitting the dreaded tobacco. Realising in my late forties that I couldn’t keep up with the “youngins” I started riding endurance events…
Strava tells me that I’ve been to Builth Wells to thrash around the hills quite a few times over the years. The lure of maximising some hard riding time early in the year and a chance to catch…
The sixth Hit the North (it’s more like the ninth really, we cocked up the numbering a few years ago) was the first one to be held in the middle of a storm. In the past we’ve had…
‘Heavy rain forecast between 13:00 to 18:00 yellow warning in place’ Hit The North 6 was to be defined by that short sentence on met office weather, as with all rides it’s hard to visualise a forecast until…
A slow and painful death by one cog was the book of interest at the weekend. A slow and torrid affair featuring a tear jerking romance with one man and his bike and the idealism that gears are…
“Hi I’m Barry. I’ve been a keen cyclist since my teenage years when I was a roadie. Undertaking many time trials in the Birkenhead North End club. Once I moved to Horwich 20 yrs ago I got the mountain…