After an epic Specialised women's coaching day with Katy Curd and Helen Gaskell at Flyup 417 Bike Park I stayed over in Gloucester and went back the next day for round 2 with the other half. Being a Monday is was quiet with 6 of us having the trails to ourselves and making the most... Continue Reading →
Katy Curd & Helen Gaskell womens Mtb coaching day – Pure awesomeness!!
WOW!! Free coaching they said, at Flyup 417 bike park, with Helen Gaskell and Katy Curd they said... pfft! Amazing opportunity for 24 lucky ladies, never will I get a place, I thought but went ahead and registered anyway. A few months later having a bit of a crappy week and totally forgetting that I... Continue Reading →
Our Malvern Adventure
Waking up full of excitement for the weekend ahead, our rucksacks packed and our bikes all cleaned we were ready to go, all set for a proper overnight mountain bike adventure. A 10 min ride along the canal from Bournville to University station then it was just a quick direct train to Malvern. In just under an hour... Continue Reading →
Biking For Beers… Birmingham Brewery Tour
When Darren from Two Towers Brewery approached me about doing a brewery to brewery bike tour I couldn't have been more excited. I jumped at the chance to help celebrate and promote the great beer scene we have here in Birmingham. We got together with my good friends at cycle Birmingham and BeerYeti to organise... Continue Reading →
Morzine – A mountain bikers paradise
We were turning the big 30 and wanted to do something special. We knew that we had to celebrate in style so there was only one thing for it, a biking holiday! Morzine is a mountain bikers paradise in the heart Portes du Soleil in the French Alps, close to the border of Switzerland. In winter... Continue Reading →
Peak District Pioneer – Adventure Cross
With the recent bike upgrade we had been looking for a biking adventure to christen the new rides, when a few of the guys from Cycle Birmingham suggested a camping trip to the Peak District we couldn't resist. The camping trip was luckily on the same weekend as the Peak District Pioneer Adventure Cross, combining... Continue Reading →
Biking Adventure with Cycle Birmingham
There's nothing greater than just getting on the bike, letting your mind run free and getting lost in yourself but sometimes getting together with a group of like minded people on two wheels for a relaxed social ride is just what the doctor ordered. Joining the Cycle Birmingham Rides & Socials group was the best... Continue Reading →
Cornwall – Great riding and views that blew our mind
You know things are getting serious when friends ask you to go on holiday and your first thought is 'can we bring the bikes?' Cornwall was where we were headed and there was lots of fun to be had, from natural single track to trail centres and coast line adventure. After one too many days... Continue Reading →
Enjoying trails and celebrating the upgrade with a good beer!
Just a stones throw away, north of Birmingham is Cannock Chase. Considered by many as one of the best trail centres the UK has to offer and its not hard to see why, we became hooked straight away. It all started on our very first visit... on my completely rigid mountain bike. I watched as... Continue Reading →
Biking Adventure and Great Beers
As I am sure everyone does on an average Friday I was clock watching, waiting for 5o'clock. Especially today as not only was it a bank holiday but also the first day of the Fixed Wheel Brewery beer festival. I was meeting the gang down at the brewery and there was only one thing for... Continue Reading →