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July 2010
A round-up of articles posted during July 2010.
Ride Report: The tales of Narnia
Originally posted by Cathie.
Filed under 'Fe-moles' during July 2010.
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As I crossed over the road back into Fetcham I felt like I was stepping out of the wardrobe from Narnia back to the concrete of daily life....
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Ride report: Sunday 25 July – A Tale of Pairs
Originally posted by Paul.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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The Home Guard set their sights for a long ride across Holmbury and Leith Hills
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Weekend report: South Wales 22-24 July Day 3 - Unfinished business at Brechfa
Originally posted by Andy.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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The moles get to sample the Red and Black runs at Brechfa Forest, starting from Abergorlech
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Weekend report: South Wales 22-24 July Day 2 - Doethie Valley and Cwm Rhaeadr
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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The Moles head into Mid Wales to ride the Doethie Valley and Cwm Rhaeadr near Cilycwm, two wildly contrasting trails.
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Weekend report: South Wales 22-24 July Day 1 - Cwmdown at Cwmcarn
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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A trip to Wales includes a taste of downhill for the first time for some of the moles.
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Off to Wales
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Mutterings' during July 2010.
So far there's 2 comment(s) on this post.
Off to Wales for a mix of natural and man made trail riding
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Build a bike jump
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Mutterings' during July 2010.
So far there's 6 comment(s) on this post.
Want to get better at jumping on your bike. Why not build your own bike jump then?
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Ride report: Sunday 18 July - Riding Robs Route
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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Local knowledge does not mean you know everything in the local area as Rob demonstrates on this cracking ride
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Mountain bike exercise and nutrition
Originally posted by Cathie.
Filed under 'Fe-moles' during July 2010.
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Exercise is only one side of a balanced lifestyle. Getting your food intake right can be just as important
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Ride Report: The value of a spare tyre
Originally posted by Cathie.
Filed under 'Fe-moles' during July 2010.
So far there's 2 comment(s) on this post.
Cathie finds that spare tyres can come in handy!
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Ride report: Wednesday 13 July - Holmbury circles
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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The Moles head to Holmbury for some hard and fast night riding
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Orange 2011 Crush and Five S at Cycleworks
Originally posted by Dave.
Filed under 'News' during July 2010.
So far there's 2 comment(s) on this post.
The new 2011 Orange bikes are starting to reach retailers early this year and they have some nice looking bikes
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Shimano 2011 AM45 ride shoes - love or loathe?
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'News' during July 2010.
So far there's 13 comment(s) on this post.
The new AM45 and AM41 shoes from Shimano adds to their already successful skate-style bike shoe range
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Astounding Adventures Fundamentals
Originally posted by Paul.
Filed under 'Reviews' during July 2010.
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Paul finds the Core Skills course from Astounding Adventures to be just what he needs to kick start his mountain bike career
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Ride report: Sunday 11 July - Leith Hill
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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A ride up to Leith Hill via LandRover and the Rookery for some classic Surrey summer riding
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Ride Report - Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!
Originally posted by Cathie.
Filed under 'Fe-moles' during July 2010.
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What a glorious day for a ride through the countryside, life is certainly worth getting out of bed for on days like today....
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Ride report: Wednesday 8 July - Brockham and China Pig
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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A brisk ride across the North Downs with the Brockham descent and China Pig the highlights.
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Mid Week Ride report - Femoles meet Moles
Originally posted by Cathie.
Filed under '' during July 2010.
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There we were on the second stretch of our Wednesday evening adventure and who should we come across but the moles themselves; femoles meet moles
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Ride report: Sunday 4 July - Take 2: Surrey Hills Home Guard
Originally posted by John.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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Whilst most of the Moles headed off to Swinley for Sunday, I had too many commitments at home to get away. So I made some feeble excuse about feeling unfit from not getting out on the bike for a week, and posted an alternative ride option on the forum....
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Ride report: Sunday 4 July - Two Tribes at Swinley
Originally posted by DaveW.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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Muddymoles and Diary Of A Mountain Biker riders team up for a mass day out at Swinley Forest, with challenges for everyone
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Ride Report: Wednesday 30 June - And in the red corner ...
Originally posted by Andy.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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There has been much discussion on this site concerning sartorial elegance this week, and this ride also had a sartorial theme which did not really make itself known until part way through the ride....
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Orange Five for 2011 - the Surrey Hills influence
Originally posted by Matt.
Filed under 'News' during July 2010.
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The suggestions that Dave from Cycleworks made to Orange have made it into production on the 2011 Orange Five!
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Time for the skills of old
Originally posted by Mark.
Filed under 'Rides' during July 2010.
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Before the proper ride report makes it on to the site I thought I would throw in a few words about my bike experience last night (and to prove that I am still alive!)...
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