Mark, Nigel & I had a couple of days down in the dales Mon / Tue this week.
First day we rode the classic "Scar House Reservoir" ride which was brilliant, apart from a flurry of punctures in the last few miles of the ride. After a couple of flats between Mark & I on the 2nd to last descent, we hit the final descent and I managed to pinch flat on the top section, and then after hitting a very rocky section at pretty much full speed I managed to get 2 pinch flats in the front and 5 or 6 i… Continue
Added by Crispy on October 14, 2009 at 1:08pm —
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Just gauging interest to see how many would be interested in a session at Hamsterley to get some professional pics taken of them riding?
I've spoken with Oliver Coates and we would need to get a minimum of about 10 people with an intention to buy some pics, ideally a few more.
We would then session a number of spots so that Oliver can make… Continue
Over the next few days, when you log in you may be asked to verify your email address (this will depend on the date you originally registered on MTB North East). This is simply an additional security measure to keep spammers off the site.
If you are asked, you will see a message similar to the one below.
All you have to do is click on the link in the email that will be s… Continue
Added by Crispy on September 30, 2009 at 10:28am —
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**Sorry if the image above isn't loading for you - I'm looking into the problem at the moment & hope to have it fixed soon**
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Added by Crispy on August 17, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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The 7th GMSR will once again be held at Hamsterley Forest and will take place on the 13th of September 2009. This fun event aims to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Research and offers participants a choice of 5 events:-
Bike Rides
Blue Route – a 6 mile route mainly on forest road… Continue
Added by Crispy on August 13, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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"POLICE are asking cyclists to come forward and identify their bikes after they seized £20,000 of suspected stolen parts during a raid on a shop."
People are asked to call police on 0345-60-60-365.
Full details hereContinue
July ERFD is now in the events section - open to ideas on where to go so post on the event here with any ideas (I'll lock this post so it's all kept in one place). Continue
Added by Crispy on July 9, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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There has been another surge in spammy crappy posts recently, so just to make it clear.
SPAMMING, TROLLING, CRAPPY COMMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. IF YOU WANT TO DO THOSE THINGS USE PINKBIKE
CRAPPY COMMENTS BETWEEN FRIENDS - USE MSN OR FACEBOOK OR KEEP IT TO THE PROFILE PAGES SO WE DONT ALL HAVE TO READ YOUR CRAP
it just clogs up the latest activity feed and pisses people off.
With that in mind, the honour of the first ban ever handed out on this site goes to Mark Wilson, whose sole cont… Continue
Two British venues for top level mountain bike competition in 2010
Just hours after securing the UCI BMX World Championships in 2012, British Cycling received the news that two rounds of the 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup will be held in Britain.
Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire will hold the opening round of the World Cup in the cross country discipline on 24 - 25 April and Fort William in Scotland will, once again, hold the downhill and four cross round on 5 - 6 June.
Dalby Forest i… Continue
Cleveland Police have recovered a number of stolen bikes, probably originally from within the area or surrounding counties.
If any of these ring a bell, contact Andrew.Vickers2@cleveland.pnn.police.uk
2006 GT Ruckus 2.0 idrive 7 biege in colour
2006 kona Coiler black and grey in colour large frame.
2006 Scott Genius MC 50 black and silver frame with Scott written in yellow
Scott ransom 30 silver in colour
blue Norco six three frame belived… Continue
Added by Crispy on June 8, 2009 at 7:00am —
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Taken from a post on MTBE:
I have been in talks with Stockton Council about the improvements in the Norton Recreational ground in Stockton-on-Tees. One of the ideas submitted by myself was for a BMX track. I have been given the go ahead however I need to show there is interest in the area for a BMX track.
If you are interested or know anyone who will be I have created a facebook group called "Help Create a BMX Track in Norton Rec Stockton-on-Tees" which anyone interested can join or email m… Continue
Added by Crispy on June 6, 2009 at 1:33pm —
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The World Cup returns to Fort William for the 8th year in 2009, with a focus on the "gravity" events (DHI and 4X) and some new innovations to keep it at the forefront of the international mountain bike scene. Continue
Had a ride in the North York Moors today, and came across the DH track at Carlton Bank so took the chance for a few runs down it. Really nice bit of trail, and lots of other nice riding in the area.
BTW, that's not me riding, just a youtube vid!
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