Posted by: goblinshimmer
on Aug 12, 2008
New Mountain Biking venue in Essex confirmed for the London 2012 Games.
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.LOCOG confirms Essex site for 2012 Mountain Biking venue
Posted by: goblinshimmer
on Jun 02, 2008
Cwmcarn Mountain Bike Centre: By remote chance, I was given opportunity of a free Saturday, should I do housework and shopping or push my luck with a third weekend in a row ride…??? Gave Tomks a call to see if he was free and discussed a Purbeck Hill jaunt. We hadn’t been for quite a time and the weather forecast was good. So yet another 4.30am up and out and on the road. Both set for the rolling hills of Dorset we set off. Only to change our minds on the approach to the M3, with a grin and that look of adventure, we continued to the M4... Cwmcarn here we come!!
Posted by: stumpy_dan
on Mar 17, 2008
Headed down to Swinley on Sunday with Gareth (i4_uk) and met up with Tom (Tomallan) some of his mates (the two Dave's and Travis) from the friendly EppingHardCru folks..
Posted by: stumpy_dan
on Oct 23, 2007
Last night I drove to a secluded forest office on the border of Wendover Woods. The reason being to attend a meeting between Buckingham Bikes (represented by Dan) who are the guys who have the lease from the Forestry commission for the next 3 years), the CTC (represented by the previous owner of Aston Hill Ian Warby in his new role) who are the UK's national cyclists organisation), the Forestry Commission and about 40 members and friends
Posted by: stumpy_dan
on Oct 20, 2007
Chicksands was great. I did the XC twice. First time I was a bit nervous and my riding a bit wobbly so I did it again at more speed and it all flowed as it should and the bike was really responsive. Mainly I had no handling problems 
(the docs aren't always right)
Think it has been 4 months since the break and and testing riding. Pleased to be riding as been feeling a bit of a fake it has been that long
Got
Posted by: stumpy_dan
on Sep 03, 2007
Went down to the local Newhall woods "The Fifty" today to try my hand at building with some of the guys who ride there locally.
Been dry the last few days so the ground was tough. We got built a good lip and then supported it with a big tree trunk. Filled the middle with logs and planks and stones and filled it with earth.
Good fun and still needs a bot more filling in but our enthusiasm drained a bit as
