Mountainbiking, Women & Lifestyle
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Five stages of dealing with an injury
Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been filling up your Instagram feeds with pictures of me soaring majestically through the trees (or at least that’s how it looks in my head!) It’s now a fortnight since my ACL reconstruction surgery, so I wanted to put “pen to paper’ and write about how […]
A handy guide to finding the right brake pads for your bike
Brakes are one of the most important part of any bike and as much as we want to travel fast, sometimes we need to slow down to not hit a tree, or hit it a little slower in my case. Good brakes are crucial to learning to ride faster, key to making sure your brakes […]
Dales Trails: Why should you go on a guided ride?
Since riding ‘Ard rock Enduro for the last two years I have fallen in love with the scenery of the Yorkshire Dales and the Reeth area in particular. So when “Dales Trails” reached out to me and asked if I would like to go back for a ride around the ‘Ard Rock location, I did […]
12 Best Christmas presents for a female mountain biker
“Only 25 sleeps until Christmas…” I hear someone say and I tense up, Christmas shopping has officially moved from “something I should be doing” to “something I have to do immediately otherwise my family will cast me out into the cold on Christmas morning”. If you are like me or my other half, both frantically […]
Is your body “bike ready”? A few tips to survive winter
Winter is coming. As the years pass it is becoming increasingly clear that my spirit animal is something like a squirrel or a badger. As the temperatures drop outside I begin to scurry from the fridge to the cupboard consuming as much food as i can fit in my cheeks. It’s not that you shouldn’t […]
Mountain biking and Instagram Anxiety
When I was in my teenage years (which wasn’t all that long ago despite the photo evidence to the contrary!) I do not think I could have envisaged the version of the internet that inhabits our lives and affects the way that we are living now. Around ten years ago Facebook was just getting off […]
Hopetech Women Enduro
It is two years now since Hope, through their marketing manager Rachel Walker, set out to create Hopetech Women. Hopetech Women has had a big impact in a short time, empowering women in the sport through a series of organised, women-only rides throughout the country with the added bonus of being able to test out […]
‘Ard Rock Enduro 2017
I can’t believe that it has been a year since last time I was writing about Ard Rock Enduro. If you would like to learn about my last year experience, you can read it here. For those who haven’t heard of ‘Ard Rock enduro, it is one of the biggest enduro events (and mini-festivals) […]
Your Mountain Bike Holiday – Essential Packing List
Going on a mountain bike holiday can be a bit stressful, especially when you entrust the planning and packing phase to Mr Betty. It can sometimes be a little overwhelming trying to remember everything you need to take so I thought I might help out those in need (it also helps me with my future […]