Introduction - how this blog works

The idea of this blog is to share some of my favourite bits of mountain biking with the world. Principally so that you too can enjoy the bits I've enjoyed. And avoid the bits I've hated. So many people have given us advice on biking since we started - what bikes to buy, where to ride, how to ride. So this is my chance to feed a bit back to that body of knowledge.

I'd really welcome your comments - what have I raved about that you thought was awful? What gems did I miss when I visited your local riding spot? Is a bit that I said was awful actually sweet singletrack in the summer or when you're riding well? Comments will help this resource be improved for all readers, and also give me some hints as to where to ride next!

I've written a load about what we've ridden over the last year, and grouped it geographically. My plan is to add to it in the future, hopefully using the tags to keep each region together, though I haven't quite worked out how it will work yet. I may just need to start all over again in a year to keep things organised more sensibly - I'm not really sure a blog is the most sensible format - but it seems the best for me as I'm not terribly motivated to learn any more code than the day job necessitates.

Saturday, 4 September 2010

Ashton Court

Maybe I had low expectations from a city centre trail, but I really enjoyed Ashton Court, in the centre of Bristol. It's reputed to be heavily eroded, but what this has left is a trail that's challenging to ride. Not "flowy" or "swoopy" by any means, but loads of fun obstacles and windy bits. The most fun bits are next to the quarry and the trail in Five Acre Wood. There is waymarking, but the local riders seem to ignore this (hence you often find people riding the wrong way....) so exploring is probably just as valid. There's a greasy spoon at the golf course start (car park on top of the hill) which is adequate.
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