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In 2 weeks time i’ll be recovering from the mental mayhem of MtnMayhem 24hr endurance race. A couple of the howies boys and i have teamed up and are off to do our best at the 4man team race and i’ve just found our race numbers in the HUGE list of entrants
Before the rain arrived i re-discovered the super fast trails that litter the south downs. Long climbs followed by long flowy descents with kne twinging chunks of flint everywhere is a guaranteed combination for good times. Continue reading South downs trails Want to build your own sweet trails knowing they’ll never be nocked down? Want to camp in the woods knowing no one will ever complain? Want to forage for your on food and cook it on an open fire under the stars? Want to invest in a community owned woodland where you can do all of the above and . . . → Read More: Coed Cymuned The weekend of sunshine and hot weather was not one to be missed and it seems that most of the mountain bikers in the south were shredding their way round the same awesome trails as i was in the north downs. Continue reading North Downs trail mecca The sun shone all weekend, the breeze was enough to keep away the midges and the woods were totally un-explored to me – all in all it was a recipe for a great weekend. Due to popular demand (and finding we had a weekend free in the diary) we’ve added another course to the diary. Freeride progression course Cannock Chase Sunday 23rd May (one day course) Continue reading New course date added I’ve spent the weekend in Bristol and Bath tearing around on the freeride bike trying to find gnarly stuff. There are loads of awesome trails down here, you just have to know where to look… Continue reading Bath / Bristol trails Yesterday was spent ripping up the trails at Leckhampton Hill. I wasn’t expecting much but was blown away by how awesome the trails are. If you haven’t been yet you need to sling the bike in the car and head down for a days DH and jumping. The trails are pretty gnarly but awesomely fun. For just outside . . . → Read More: Leckhampton freeride Having riden trials bike since a kid and competed a fair bit whilst at uni i fell out of the sport a few years back and have just bought a new trials bike. Going for a 20″ monty has totally changed my riding and i’m loving the re learning and thrill of getting back on a trial . . . → Read More: Trials thrills and spills Last month we had a weeks riding joy up north which included a few brilliant night rides. Somehow we forgto to share the photos and encourage you to get night riding too so here it is a little late… Continue reading Night Riding We’re running our first ladies skills weekend of the year in late April in North Wales. A few of the places are already gone but Continue reading Ladies skills course In the last week i’ve done almost a full lap of Wales and with the bikes in the back of the car i’ve squeezed in a few cracking rides. Cwm Rhaeadr, 6.7k of red graded fun, if you want to learn fast technical descents this is the place to go, Continue reading a lap of Wales Easter 2010 North Cotswolds – activities now open for bookings Monday – Woodland adventure Continue reading Easter kids club Why should you get a days free mountain bike instruction? Answers via email to tom@carbon-monkey.co.uk Continue reading fancy a days FREE instruction? Here’s a sneak peak of our first adventure package to go live this year, its the South Downs adventure and combines a 2, or 3 day, guided MTB trip with modules in expedition planning, route planning, kit selection and packing… Continue reading South Downs intro adventure |
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