My first dex swap๐ฐ
Hi I’m home from the pyrenees #transnomad enduro mtb race; i think it’s worthy of a proper write-up in my own inimitable style later. It was harder than I expected…
Creating this year’s future ๐คช
Just a quick “witter” to the world to let you all know what’s going on … It’s going to be a busy 2024… New family members Fingers crossed i’m going…
The weaponisation of fear โฐ๏ธ
Elon’s Rocket On Tuesday this week we did a night ride in Colden Plantation in the Isle of Man. The recent storms have felled a tree across a particluarly knarly…
Christmas Eve 2023 – mtb ride
I thought I’d post the youtube clips I took of the Christmas Eve ride with the dingbats in one place for convenience, when I look back on happy memories.
Nude photos ๐ฎ
These pictures were extracted from my CT scan two months to the day after my last accident. The haemothorax was caused by this bike hitting me in the back. They…
Back on the๐ต๐ผโโ๏ธ
Well I had my first ride out on an acoustic (a normal – as opposed to an electric – bike) with the dingbats on Sunday. We had to catch the…
Saturday’s long ride ๐ต๐ผ
I got a couple of pictures from our “longest day longest ride” at the weekend and as I said in this post, if they were any good I’d post them.…
Colden Plantation๐คช๐ตโโ๏ธ
Manx MTB Enduro hosted round 2, 2022 in Colden Plantation at the weekend. It is only the second year that these trails have been used by Manx MTB Enduro and,…
Youโre Never too Old to Send ๐ตโโ๏ธ
A friend shared this video. It made my day! Inspirational. Betty started mountain biking at 45 years of age. She’s still riding in her 70’s. Get out there peeps –…
Old bike, new forks! ๐คช๐ตโโ๏ธ
Really this blog is just an excuse for me to write down any old crap for my own entertainment. Possibly some friends may cringe if they appear in a non-anonymised…
Last night’s photo stop! ๐ตโโ๏ธ๐
Not so much of a night ride now the days are getting longer.. Get out there! It’s ace ๐.
March was a busy month๐ตโโ๏ธ
……. with a visit to Newcastle for my youngest son’s graduation; well done Will ๐๐ป ๐ and a trip to Madeira with the boys (actually quite old men ๐ –…
Always the harbinger of doom!
Hi I’ve been away for a while. In the interim, I’ve NOT become a paragliding instructor. But, I did get close to investing in a chalet in St Andre Les…