Sunday ride

The mighty Dinsdale came for a Sunday ride today.....hurrah! and she brought cake....hurrah! That she'd made for Greg's birthday....err ...oops!

Happy Birthday Greg :-)

It had rained heavily during the week up until Thursday and even a bit last night, so we thought it was going to be a muddy one. The trails were surprisingly dry and the sun came out for the whole three hours. We kept to the well drained sandy areas over at Holmbury and then up over Leith to do some of the singletrack. on the way back we came through Denbies vineyard, where the grapes are almost ready for harvest.

Jane was flying and super strong today.

JD was strong and steady and getting stronger toward the end of the ride, she took 3rd at the 24/twelve a couple of weeks ago.

Ramón was suntanned.

Paul is at the Trans Wales this week, good luck!

Ibiza

I've been in Ibiza for the past week, doing a bit of riding to test my knee tendonitis

For some reason my knee is ok on the stiffee and the blur, but not on the giant xtc. The giant is quite a small frame compared to the other two. So I've stripped the giant and built up a Marin Indian Fire Trail frame that I've had lying around in the attic since riding La Ruta on it in 2003. The alloy frame is around the same weight as the slightly over built carbon frame, so it builds up nice and light.

My next trip to la isla blanca is october and coincides with a round of one of the island races. I'd better get training.