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/x-fusion-hilo-dropper-seatpost-review/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/x-fusion-hilo-dropper-seatpost-review/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:58:35 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1577 #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; } Following my most amazing Tour de Mont Blanc trip in the summer on my Truth, with a seatpost that wouldn’t drop more than 2 inches and balls bashed to bits, I decided that the time had arrived to look properly at seat dropper posts. I do so much varied riding on that beloved bike –… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/x-fusion-hilo-dropper-seatpost-review/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/10/xtfestival-2011/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/10/xtfestival-2011/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:11:04 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1500 #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 been looking forward to this event for a while – I’ve grown to love off-road duathlons over the last couple of years and seem to do pretty well. They’re also fun as a mountain biker first and runner second, as most are runners first and bikers second, meaning you get to make major progress… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/10/xtfestival-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/08/big-daddys-big-dog/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/08/big-daddys-big-dog/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:55:48 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1470 #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; } There’s nothing like a last minute change of plans to focus the mind… I’ve never managed to get to the Big Dog before – it’s always been when we’ve been on holiday, but this year we went earlier, and then on Thursday I spotted an entry being sold, and managed to bag it (from Damo… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/08/big-daddys-big-dog/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/a-ratrace-greenbelter-30k-adventure%e2%80%a6/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/a-ratrace-greenbelter-30k-adventure%e2%80%a6/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:17:55 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1436 #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; } Having raced mountain bikes for many a year, I find it refreshing and great fun to try something different now and again. So, I found myself on the start line at Pippingford Estate in the Ashdown forest on Sat 4th June, with all the family as support and Jellybike as a partner for the Ratrace… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/06/a-ratrace-greenbelter-30k-adventure%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/05/gorrick-100-race-report-big-daddy/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/05/gorrick-100-race-report-big-daddy/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 16:56:58 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1423 #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; } There’s a fair bit of history between my good self and Enduro racing, most of it unhappy and unsuccessful, particularly the Gorrick Enduro, traditionally in the variable conditions of the first weekend in May. I’ve started 3 times, twice in the 70mile version and once in the 50 miler, and hadn’t got a finishers medal.… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/05/gorrick-100-race-report-big-daddy/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/02/a-brass-monkey%e2%80%99s-enduro-a-soggy-duathlon%e2%80%a6/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/02/a-brass-monkey%e2%80%99s-enduro-a-soggy-duathlon%e2%80%a6/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:23:17 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1287 #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; } This report is a ‘two into one’ due the manic business of my life recently. To begin with I found myself on the start line of the 2 hour category at the 3rd round of the Brass Monkeys Enduro. This was to be a continuation of the Daddy Recovery – I’ve been whingeing for a… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/02/a-brass-monkey%e2%80%99s-enduro-a-soggy-duathlon%e2%80%a6/feed/ 1 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/north-downs-snow-fun/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/north-downs-snow-fun/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:12:50 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1223 #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; } There’s something about the snow that draws me out. I love it; love the chaos it causes, even though it’s a pain. This time however it came at the weekend. Tops – I can play without having to worry about work. It also forces me to ride locally, as there was no chance of getting… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/north-downs-snow-fun/feed/ 3 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-19th/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-19th/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:00:28 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1203 #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; } ]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-19th/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-2nd/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-2nd/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:00:31 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1143 #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; } Big Daddy was a brass monkey!]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-2nd/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/09/out-of-the-ashes%e2%80%a6-a-tale-of-an-unlikely-trinity/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/09/out-of-the-ashes%e2%80%a6-a-tale-of-an-unlikely-trinity/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:51:12 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=966 #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 a complex story this, of fork troubles, cracked frames and new beginnings that starts with my family holiday to Brecon, and ends with a new bike, the 3rd this year in the Daddy bike room. So, off we set to Brecon, having once again convinced Mrs Daddy that we should take the bikes on… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/09/out-of-the-ashes%e2%80%a6-a-tale-of-an-unlikely-trinity/feed/ 4