Summer has arrived in Surrey Hills

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Last night the clocks went forward and british summer time officially started. It arrived in Surrey Hills with a clear sky, sunshine and dry dusty trails (mostly). Rode some trails in Winterfold today most of which I hadn’t been to before, a little bit of tech, some really nice jumps and roll ins and lots [...]

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Snowboarding in Bulgaria

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This year I took a second snowboard trip and for a few varying reasons (tight budget being one) a small group of us decided to go to Bulgaria. None of us had ever been here before, it was cheaper than france and I had heard some good things about it (some bad too but we’ll [...]

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Surge gets a new life

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My current surge frame had been looking rather tatty for quite some time, more of an eggshell white than a real white so I had decided to give it a make over. My first thoughts were to get it resprayed but after seeing the cost of resprays and then spotting a nearly new shiny black [...]

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7 rides in 10 days

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Spent my christmas holidays back up north in the Lake District on my bike, we managed to get out seven times in 10 days. It was cold, snowy, icy, muddy and even sunny. We rode up snowy trails, crossed sheets of ice, rode on a frozen lake, slipped and slid down secret trails in the [...]

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The north day 2

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Another day, another ride. This time a push up and run down the bridleway from Watendlath to Rosthwaite in Borrowdale. It was another bright, cold, sunny day, still a few icy patches on the track but otherwise a really good downhill. The views of the valley looked stunning too. After we finished we had a [...]

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The north day 1

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Since i’m back home for xmas it’s only right to get some biking done. Yesterday we did a loop round latrigg and lonscale fell, it was cold and sunny and quite icy in places but still real nice to be riding the hills of home. Beautifully clear day with amazing views.

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About the author

I am 32 years young, enjoy riding bikes and snowboards and live in Hertford. I regularly ride in Surrey Hills, Aston Hill, Chicksands, Swinley Forest and the woods around Hertford.

My Ride:

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NS Surge Frame
Rockshok Sektor Fork
Hope M4 brakes
Hope Pro 2 front on Sun MTX
Sun Ringle Disc Jockey rear on Sun MTX
SLX Crankset
DMR V12's
Saint/XT groupset
Nuke Proof Bars
Sunline Stem
Charge Spoon saddle