http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite Mountain Biking in West Sussex - Powered by Quest Adventure Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/last-ride-of-2011-at-peaslake/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/last-ride-of-2011-at-peaslake/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:36:58 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1555 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } We arrived at a damp Walking Bottom carpark early on new years eve. The ground was soggy with a few puddles but luckily the rain held off and I was keen to get out and burn off a bit of energy after vegging out on the sofa for most of the past week. Dobby had… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/last-ride-of-2011-at-peaslake/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/12/2011-review/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/12/2011-review/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:42:44 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1547 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I thought I’d take this opportunity to go back over a few photos from this year just so people can see the sort of stuff we get up to. It’s just a selection of some of the stuff we have done this year. We like to cover all the bases from general MTB riding to… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/12/2011-review/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/07/try-something-different-for-a-change/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/07/try-something-different-for-a-change/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:05:04 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1454 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I do like a nice cyclocross bike me, and although I’ve had plenty before I’ve only ever used them for commuting and racing and never actually taken one off road for a ride on a route that I would normally do on a mountain bike. The opportunity presented itself recently and I roped BigSi in… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/07/try-something-different-for-a-change/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/07/july-quest-ride-report/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/07/july-quest-ride-report/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:59:43 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1446 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } We were pretty lucky with the weather and a good group turned out for the ride, including Ronnie from Brighton MTB, who usually uses a passport to come this far west So for once I actually had a route in mind and I was looking to do something a little different to usual. Lozzer was… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/07/july-quest-ride-report/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/south-downs-way-ride-scott-scale-29-pro-revisited/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/south-downs-way-ride-scott-scale-29-pro-revisited/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:10:45 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1438 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } It’s been a long time since I last did a big chunk of South Downs Way and when Earle rang me up a few weeks back to tell me about a charity event he is helping out with and the fact he needs to ride it first it didn’t take too much to twist my… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/south-downs-way-ride-scott-scale-29-pro-revisited/feed/ 1 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/june-quest-ride-report/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/june-quest-ride-report/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:23:32 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1432 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Due to a bit of confusion over the date this month the turnout was a little lower than usual, never the less conditions were about as perfect as you could get for a nice spin out on the downs. We met up at Quest Adventure as usual, this time though the girls ride was going… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/june-quest-ride-report/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/05/sdw-mid-week-skive-ride/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/05/sdw-mid-week-skive-ride/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 22:22:45 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1418 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } I’d was due some time off and as the sun was shining I figured it would be a great chance for a mid week skive ride. As usual not too much persuasion was needed and Dave, Si, Jason and Darren were waiting at my place when I returned from the school run. The plan was… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/05/sdw-mid-week-skive-ride/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/04/buff-trails/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/04/buff-trails/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:23:55 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1329 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Well I hope you’re all made the most of the fantastic trail conditions at the weekend, I think it’s about as good as it gets at the moment]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/04/buff-trails/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/01/leith-hill-ride-30-01-11/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/01/leith-hill-ride-30-01-11/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:47:53 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1269 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } leith hill 30/1/11 from michael aylwin on Vimeo. woop woop]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/01/leith-hill-ride-30-01-11/feed/ 2 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/01/leith-hill-ride-report-january-23rd/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/01/leith-hill-ride-report-january-23rd/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:03:22 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1264 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } For the second Sunday in a row my alarm went off at 6.40am, yet another early start to get the most riding in. Stupidly i hadn’t packed the night before, so in a sleepy daze I tried to chuck everything together and set off to pick up Mike from Quest. Mike and I were the… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/01/leith-hill-ride-report-january-23rd/feed/ 4