18 Sep, 2008 Author: James Irwin
After a late start a group of us met up at Bamford Pump track last Saturday. To start of with there was just myself, Jeff and Josh who had borrowed a bike from a mate at work,which was ideal for the pump track. It was a fully rigid frame that was pimped out to the [...]
6 Sep, 2008 Author: King_Jeff
The Peak Park are conducting a survey to find out what people do for recreation in the Park, as mountain biking seems quite unrepresented by them (bar cycling round the dams), it would good if us ’serious mountain biker’ could show how many of us there are using the area.
A suggestion worth making might [...]
6 Sep, 2008 Author: James Irwin
As many of you will know the pump track has been growing, with there being over 40 rollers and 6 berms last time I counted. With the latest line being called The Big Dipper I would have laughed at anyone who said there would ever be as many as there are, when we [...]
3 Sep, 2008 Author: King_Jeff
“Returning by popular demand the 8th Hope Valley Mountain Bike Challenge takes place on Saturday 27th September 2008. For those brave enough to take up the challenge it offers a choice of two off-road routes of approx 20 and 38 miles around the Hope Valley.
For experienced riders the route is technical and takes you via [...]
24 Aug, 2008 Author: King_Jeff
Back at the start of August James, Matt (Ashmore) and me (Jeff) went over to Edale with the intention of riding and filming Jacob’s Ladder. After an impressively (for us) continuous ride up there, from parking area at the bottom, we got to the Ladder where we discovered Irwin’s brakes weren’t doing much following his [...]