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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sandwell Valley – The Miners Trail

Living in a city can sometimes create a delusion of being stuck inside a world of walls and barriers. In fact especially with Birmingham there has been a misconception that the city is a concrete slab that has just been slapped in the middle of the UK, the green is gone and the grey is...