Date registered: July 2, 2009
Sep
03
Gary got in touch, like many others he’s getting back into mountainbiking and was looking to brush up his skills and get a good base technique moving forward. We had a bit of a chat to see if there was anything in particular he was after then headed off into the singletrack to start the …
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Jul
24
D’oh! The last update broke the theme, so the site will be a bit wobbly for a couple of days while I sort it out. Click the ‘Site Info’ in the menu above to find out all about us. Jimbo
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Jul
24
Ant got in touch, he was after a surprise gift for his other half Sue. She had joked at the beginning about spa breaks, but she got something much better: four hours in the lush singletrack of Houghton Forest!! Ant was going to have an explore while Sue was having the session so we all …
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Jun
22
Chris and Sharon had heard through a former housemate of theirs about the awsomeness that is mountainbiking while they were instructing snowboarding in Canada. Back in the UK now they got in touch with a view to getting their skills together right at the beginning so that they could get on with their riding happy …
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May
16
Jadie got back in touch after doing a guided ride with me earlier in the month. As we’d been riding for a few hours previously I had a pretty good idea of what Jadie was like as a rider and we were able to get on and get stuck in to the session. First off …
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May
16
Meeting our train, Jimbo immediately put us at ease with a chat about the ride ahead. We had asked for a varied day of 25/30 miles of fun biking in the area which would push us just beyond our current technical experience and fitness. Having in a look correctly judged our levels, Jimbo led a …
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Apr
30
Jadie & Nick got in touch, they’d done the Sustrans C2C previously and are looking to do the South Downs Way over the summer. They were looking to do a 25 / 30 mile ride that would take in some South Downs Way and give them some preparation for their upcoming ride. I picked a …
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Apr
18
Paula has only been riding just over a year, she started with triathlon then moved over to MTB. Although she was a strong rider from a fitness perspective she was looking to get her general off road skills improved so she could make the most of her mountainbiking. After the skills check we set to …
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Apr
18
Phil was another experienced rider looking to sharpen up his skills and introduce some flow into his riding. After the skills check we headed off into the singletrack in absolutely *perfect* conditions, true trail lushness! We stopped and took a look at Phil’s bike set up and discussed a few things that he could change …
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Apr
09
Charlie has been riding for a long time, he was looking to brush up his skills and improve his flow in the singletrack. We started with a skills check and then moved on to the first singletrack section to look at Charlie’s footwork, looking and cornering skills. We covered various aspects to help him improve …
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