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/qecp-trail-building-this-weekend/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/qecp-trail-building-this-weekend/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:36:23 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1574 #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; } Think you know the trails at Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield in Hampshire? Think again! Massive changes are under way to turn the current orange “advanced” trail into something more comparable with red graded trails around the UK. But all these changes are being done by volunteers with nothing bigger than a mattock and… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/qecp-trail-building-this-weekend/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/first-sighting-in-the-wild/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/first-sighting-in-the-wild/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:34:53 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/first-sighting-in-the-wild/ #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; } New shirts ahoy!]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2012/01/first-sighting-in-the-wild/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/2011/10/queen-elizabeth-country-park-november-dig-weekend/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/10/queen-elizabeth-country-park-november-dig-weekend/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:53:35 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1507 #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/2011/10/queen-elizabeth-country-park-november-dig-weekend/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/2011/09/pippingford-race-report/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/09/pippingford-race-report/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:58:33 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1484 #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 Pippingford on Sunday morning, rain seemed to be holding off although there were threatening grey clouds everywhere. However I was looking forward to riding, and had a set of Strada tubular wheels I was looking forward to trying. I got the bike out of the car and set off to pre ride… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/09/pippingford-race-report/feed/ 0 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/08/help-needed-for-the-brighton-big-dog/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/08/help-needed-for-the-brighton-big-dog/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:09:02 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1458 #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; } Hi all, Oli from Morvelo got in touch, the Big Dog is in need of some help marshaling. If you want to help them out this is what you will get in turn for your time: Marshall Pack Goody Bag as above (Worth £20+) Morvelo Event T-Shirt (Worth £15) The Ride Journal Issue 5 (Worth… Continue reading »]]> http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/08/help-needed-for-the-brighton-big-dog/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/2011/05/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/wills-first-race/ http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/02/wills-first-race/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:54:57 +0000 Hummerlicious http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/?p=1277 http://www.southdownshosting.co.uk/smtbsite/2011/02/wills-first-race/feed/ 3