Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
We had a great ride in the welsh hills yesterday. Only 3 of us in the end, although quite a few people from Ystwyth Mountain Bike Club sounded keen to join us (we just never quite got it organised) and the kite surfers just did the Summit Trail. Steve, BEFS and I did the first...
must be completely mad! I’ve just signed up to do the ‘Sleepless in the Saddle‘ Mountain Bike race in August. Its a 24 hour race around Catton park in Derbyshire, but don’t worry I’m not quite mad enough to be doing it solo but will be doing it as part of a 4 man team....
Sunday morning dawned bright and clear with a little bit of surf, so rather than waste the morning watching the Grand Prix and to give Jay a little rest before the second ride of the weekend we went for a nice little Stand-up-Paddle board session at Ynyslas. Jay couldn’t quite stand-up so had a knee-down...
I had another action packed weekend here in Wales. Now that I have a new bike, my brother Jay came to visit so that he could borrow my old bike and come out for a couple of mountain-bike rides with me. He used to be a fairly handy cyclist, racing on and off the road,...
Well, after signing up to the Dyfi Enduro a few weeks ago I had intended to do some training for it, get a little fitter on the bike and maybe loose some weight in the process. The plan was to do at least 3 rides a week, a couple of swims, maybe some ‘core-exercises’ such...
It may only be March but it looks as though summer has arrived early, if if it is only short-lived. There was plenty of wind forecast for Saturday so the main plan for me was to go windsurfing whilst Anna took Morgan for a swimming lesson. Actually, I wa going to take him originally but...
I noticed a couple of people wanting to see the route taken by the Mawddach Goldrush Mountain Biking event at Coed y Brenin last weekend… So here it is as recorded by my GPS. Mawddach Goldrush Route Map Just download it and open with Google Earth, and let me know if it was of any...
Just some photos taken at the Mawddach Goldrush MTB event this weekend. Check the comments in the Mawddach Goldrush article for my full report on the days proceedings. All in all it was a good day, the weather wasn’t great but the organisation was and the course was challenging but fun.
As you may know, I’ve already posted a blog entry here asking what I was letting myself in for with the Mawddach Goldrush mountain bike ‘race’. That post has received a few comments and has been making me look forward to the event in a couple of weeks time, even if it is with a...
Before I start I should point out that I’m an enthusiastic amateur so this is by no means a professional test or review. Also, this is my first full-suspension mountain bike so I’m not making comparisons to any other models here. My previous mountain bike was a hardtail, a Specialized Rockhopper, so I will be...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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Traws Eryri Day 2 – Dolgellau to Trawsfynydd
Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
