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.

Sunday, 15 May 2011

Dartmoor

We had purchased this Harveys map of Dartmoor, and, in a day that had been beset wioth tehcnicla and navigational disasters, we decided on a quick blast down one of their extreme/black graded routes, from 737899 into Fingle Bridge (742900). Getting to the top was another navigatiosn challenge we dodn't quite manage right..... The descent itself was pretty mundane. This did prove to be the exception and the other Harvey's trail gradings we tried later in the weekend were about right.

Our next route started from Postbridge and did a loop to the south. Highlights were the singletrack from Dunnerbirdge Pound (747745) to Sherberton (646734) (though it was not all rideable!) the final bit of the descent from Combestone Tor (668719) to Dartmeet (671733) and the descent from Babeny to the East Dart River (663757). The Combestone tor descent has the hardest "feature".

Our final loop from Princeton to the Burrator Reservoir and back was scenic and moorland feeling but not technical, apart from a short bit of singletrack between 567689 and Sheepstor (559680).
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