Ulswater loop – 20km 250m (Strava Estimate)
After the long drive up we finally arriving at the New Ing Lodge in the quaint village of Shap, just off the M6 on the side of the Far Eastern Fells and were all made to feel very welcome by Emma and Scott the owners. Eager to ride, we quick changed into our finest MTB kit and followed our guide Charley in the vans for a few miles to a moor top carpark by Helton.
The riders
We had a fabulous time at the Forest of Dean on Sunday, with a great bunch of people and some great riding.
It’s Fri-yaaayyyy!!!!!
Got lots of club activities for you:
Happy Trails 🚵♀️
Torque keys. Not the most exciting thing, but probably the most useful tool I own.
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Our Swinley “Best Bits” ride is very popular, as it not only takes the best of Blue and Red regular trails, but some great bits off the regular trails (with some nice drops and roots) as well. But there’s loads more good stuff in the forest, off the (ginger) trail and so we’ve expanded it to include 3 more sections 🙂
We held our first ever ladies maintenance evening on Thursday at Mitchell Cycles, who excelled themselves, putting on a fantastic event. It was extremely informative and great fun, so we hope to hold more in future. Here’s a little about what we got up to. Continue reading “Ladies Maintenance Evening Review”
The Peak District is a stunning place, with some outstanding geology (like the rock face at Stanage Edge) and beautiful reservoirs such as Ladybower, Derwent and Langsett.
There is masses of riding in the Peak District itself, but there are also some brilliant trails around the city crafted by Ride Sheffield and Bike Track at Grenoside, Parkwood Springs and the latest, Lady Cannings.
We took a trip up there and had a look at a few of those in episode 5 of SMTBE TV Continue reading “Places to Ride: Sheffield and the Peak District”
You may have heard the term “tubeless” in mountain biking and wondered what it is or how to go about it. We’ll do our best to explain.
There are some essentials you should take with you on a ride, but what is essential and what is superfluous?
