At long last I got to go to a Rough Stuff meet. The South West of England doesn’t have a local group, with most of
Tag: Off-Road
Mission Accomplished! One Col in the Bag
Well, all safely back to base. 2 hours up, plus stopping time for lunch and admiring of views, then only 15 minutes to get back
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The View From the Top
Well worth the effort!
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Start to Hit the Snow Line
Safer walking up this, it’s very icy!
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The View from the Ski Station
4.25 miles and 700m. I might get short changed on the climb, I think there is only another 100m to go. Bit windy but still
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2 Miles, 200m? Nice View!
Climb now starting to pick up, maybe 10% average here. Given that this is probably how the piste bashers get up, it could get a
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1.25 Miles and Maybe 100m of Climb
Starting to gain some height now. Fairly gentle grade and he surface has improved somewhat.
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Getting Rough Right From the Start
No warm up here, straight onto a service track for the ski lifts, boulders everywhere and the back wheel is already spinning.
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Ready for a Cycling Adventure
Ready for the off, 1000m of ascent awaits. Will he make it? Follow along with the live blogging this afternoon!
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Giant Talon 29er + Bob Ibex Trailer + Quantocks Rough Stuff Cycling = Quite a Day
Finally, the first proper day out with both the trailer and the new bike. I had been waiting for this one for weeks, a chance
