The weather forecast wasn’t for blizzards, but thats what we got as we chomped our way through our butties of choice at Scotch Corner, full on, white out blizzard. Its been four or so years since I visited Hamsterley. Why, why, why have I left it so long, other stuff to do I guess but …
The Coed y Brenin Enduro seemed like the perfect way to exploit the balmy early Autumn Temperatures. A day spent riding the best of Coed y’s trails, smooshy ups and fast technical downs, just the job. Except it wasn’t. The weather held good, so no complaints there. The trails, what trails? The start bore …
Endurance racing isn’t just about the racers suffering hours of discomfort, sweat and tears, the spectators go through it too and that is the whole point of 24 hour racing. The race may last a day but the preparation by the teams and those that come to watch starts long before the the flag drops …
Blue sky days on the Isle of Man means bikes and racing, we headed over for the re vamped Classic TT and Manx GP. Riding a motorbike on the circuit for the first time is a rather surreal experience, we’ve heard about it, we’ve watched the DVDs and the ITV4 coverage of the recent TT, …
We left the café on a Sunday evening in August, girls on board, with the intention of making it back to Le Mans in one hit, we had tried this before and failed miserably but what followed was a fast, never to be repeated trip. As we neared Antwerp on the ring road a …
Its been a while since we visited Stainburn near Otley, we need to go more often, just 6.27 miles and we are knackered, 1,657 feet of down means the same pushing up, 5 complete runs and a couple of sessioning bits just about did for us. I notice a slash in the sidewall of the …
First run in 1929 the North West 200 is classed as the biggest outdoor sporting event in Ireland. Racers ride on closed roads on a triangular circuit from Port Stewart to Colraine and back up to Port Rush. It’s a fast circuit with Martin Jessop hitting 208mph in practice last year on the approach to …
The Stikine has been described by some as the Everest of kayaking, but you cant pay someone to be led down the Stikine, its a right of passage held by less than 100 people who have made the journey since the first descent 30 years ago. Daz made his successful descent on his third visit …
I have seen the debates on forums calling for the re design of the grading system. A lot of the people who contribute to such discussions are experienced paddlers of many years. People who, I would suggest, understand the variances of white water, different conditions and that an alpine grade 4 is somewhat different to …
Back in the day I read a test on one of the bike magazines on the at the time new Suzuki bandit and a BMW, the exact model erased from my mind. The test was riding the bikes back from Spain after using the ferry to get there. The riders didn't stop the bikes, hot …