Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
The Results for the Dyfi Enduro are out…. You should receive them in your inbox sometime today if you did the event. I hope you did well. I came 222nd but as there were 35 people who finished before me but did the shorter route, I could say I was 187th. Not bad considering the...
Been searching for photos from the Dyfi Enduro 2009 on line so here’s a selection of what I’ve found so far: 83 photos from mbwalesuk Photos on Flickr from Peak Cycle Hire Mark Walter’s photos (Facebook) Right Place Right time (Coming later today) I’ll add more as I find them, and if you have any...
I’ve had a few people ask for the actual route that we took on the Dyfi Enduro at the weekend. So here is a Google Earth file of the Dyfi Enduro route. Just download it and open with Google Earth. It includes the punishment loop that the top 200 riders had to do.
May 3rd 2009. Dyfi Enduro Day. I’d never done the ‘race’ before but knew most of the course and as it is my local event would know lots of people there so was looking forward to it. I headed off and arrived in Machynlleth with plenty of time to register and get ready. I parked...
So here we go, small Welsh town, 700 mountain bikers and probably around £1 million worth of bikes. Mass start in the town and then off to the Dyfi forest where we’ll encounter a band, cheerleaders, flapjacks and lots of hills. It could only be the Dyfi Enduro. Bike has been checked, bags are packed...
Only two days to go. Bike: Commencal Meta 5.5.1. Cleaned lubed and ready to go. I put new rear brake pads in yesterday which could probably do with bedding in a little before Sunday and the rear tyre is looking a little worse for wear. It looks as though the slatey descents on last weeks...
With less than a week to go until the Dyfi Enduro we decided that this weeks night ride would be a little different. Rather than just doing a loop around the usual trails, Martyn suggested sessioning a few of the bits of singletrack on the Pendam Trail. Dave, Martyn, Bernd, Myles and myself met at...
With one week to go until the Dyfi Enduro, we had planned a pre-event ride around the course as part of our training schedule. We didn’t quite do the whole distance as we missed out the bits on the road, instead starting and ending at the ClimachX car park. The course does change a little...
Don’t want to scare anyone, but there is just one week to go until the Dyfi Enduro! Am I the only one feeling completely unprepared for it? I know my training schedule has had some set backs due to unexpected hospital visits and Morgan’s first week at school. I’m still not 100%, but I’ve done...
I know I got all excited about Morgan’s progress on his new bike and even posted a video of him, but as a proud father that’s excusable.. However, I think it’ll be a while before he can ride a bike like the guy (Danny Macaskill) in this video. Even if you know nothing about bikes,...
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