Trail bike
Mucking about on the trails of Brundholme Wood just outside Keswick. Mixed forest so plenty of pretty leaves now dropping and covering the muddy paths. A fleeting glimpse of a red squirrel and just a few dog-walkers and ramblers. Worth toting the heavy DSLR for the best colour rendition.
More photos: Trails of Brundholme Wood - Lake District National Park
Marin MTB at Château Borély
Marseille Borély Beach Park
Me on my classic Marin Palisades Trail hardtail out to the beach park again. The bike’s running much smoother since cleaning and lubricating. All the gears now working again so no adjustments needed. Just a clean has improved the brakes too. And the paint glows once again. TLC works!
Ouse Bridge, River Derwent
Underskiddaw
Riding a circuit of Bassenthwaite Lake on my Rockhopper mountain bike: Underskiddaw, Dodd Wood, Ouse Bridge, Wythop Wood, Thornthwaite and Braithwaite. No big climbs, mostly quiet roads, bit of gravel path but unfortunately a couple of stretches with fast traffic. Good use of the wide spread of gears on the Expert version of the Rockhopper hardtail bike.
More photos: Bassenthwaite Lake tour - Lake District National Park
More than a bit of fun on the sand and gravel at Marseille Borély Beach Park on my classic Marin Palisades Trail Lite mountain bike. Frisky wind and a mucky beach from Storm Adam recently. Then a clean, lubricate and attention to the gears back on my balcony. Good to ride the mountain bike anyhow, the hardtail is as an alternative to gym and when the weather is against motorbike riding - there’s a blustery, chilly wind inland.
So much fun! Mountain bike ride up the Old Coach Road between Keswick and Matterdale. Misty and more, so great weather for the juvenile pleasure of splashing though puddles. The Old Coach Road is always a challenge, both the relentless climb (to 437 m.) and the rocky road surface up from St John’s in the Vale. But unusually busy this July Sunday as the two-day Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon (SLMM) was being held on the Helvellyn Range with the start/finish in St Johns in the Vale. It was great to see the thousand-or-so competitors on and around the Old Coach Road rather than it being desolate and deserted.
More photos: MTB ride: The Old Coach Road - Lake District National Park
