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/2010/12/isle-of-purbeck-ride/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/isle-of-purbeck-ride/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:46:30 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1231 #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 looking for a chance to burn off a little of the Christmas excess and amazing the weather forecast looked favourable, so we decided to head along to the Isle of Purbeck to do one of the south’s classic downland loops. I’d decide to mix our ‘usual’ route with an extra bit from the… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/isle-of-purbeck-ride/feed/ 1 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-18th/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/12/advent-calendar-dec-18th/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 09:00:39 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1201 #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-18th/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/11/swinley-ride-report-21st-november-2010/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/11/swinley-ride-report-21st-november-2010/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:10:13 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1136 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/11/swinley-ride-report-21st-november-2010/feed/ 2 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/11/sunday-21st-swinley-ride/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/11/sunday-21st-swinley-ride/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:48:57 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1110 #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 Sunday (21st November) we’re doing a joint ride with Brighton MTB at Swinley. So if you fancy a chance to ride somewhere a bit different and you want to sample some lush singletrack why not join us? As ever helmets *MUST* be worn. Forum thread with directions here.]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/11/sunday-21st-swinley-ride/feed/ 3 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/10/october-2010-quest-adventure-ride-report/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/10/october-2010-quest-adventure-ride-report/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:05:22 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1022 #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 month’s Quest Adventure shop ride was something a little different. With our usual ride leader, Jimbo, claiming to be at deaths door with a runny nose Clare, who leads the girls ride, stepped in to the breach. We were greeted at the shop by blue skies & a fresh northerly wind plus as it… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/10/october-2010-quest-adventure-ride-report/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/10/dusk-till-dawn-%e2%80%93-the-final-chapter/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/10/dusk-till-dawn-%e2%80%93-the-final-chapter/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:24:25 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=992 #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 last years dry & dusty 12 hour fun fest at Thetford Forest, Norfolk I guess it was inevitable that this year’s race was not going to be as dry & the weather forecast backed up that prediction. Forecasts leading up to the event varied from a dry night with showers early in the morning… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/10/dusk-till-dawn-%e2%80%93-the-final-chapter/feed/ 6 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/01/ctd%e2%80%99s-swinley-birthday-ride/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/01/ctd%e2%80%99s-swinley-birthday-ride/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:30:51 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=718 #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 one was posted a bit late so it was no surprise that only 5 of us turned up at The Lookout car park on the outskirts of Swinley Forest, Bracknell just after 10.30 last Saturday. The weather was changeable and the remains of the previous 2 weeks snow was clear to see but looked… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2010/01/ctd%e2%80%99s-swinley-birthday-ride/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2009/07/living-with-a-freak/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2009/07/living-with-a-freak/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:31:33 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=486 #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; } The idea of building a big wheeled freak first came to mind last year while my BlurLT was out of action and I was waiting for the warranty replacement to arrive. However, once the replacement frame arrived and wanting it up and running for a trip to Wales I put the idea on the back… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2009/07/living-with-a-freak/feed/ 1 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2009/03/pitch-hill-ride-01032009/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2009/03/pitch-hill-ride-01032009/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:50:43 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=358 #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; } So last Sunday saw my first trip of the year up to the Surrey Hills & with the promise of some dry trails I was really looking forward to it. I picked Chris up from his home just before 8am and headed up to the normal meeting point for one of our Pitch Hills rides… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2009/03/pitch-hill-ride-01032009/feed/ 9