This weekend was a weekend I have been looking forward to for a while, in fact pretty much ever since I didn't manage to do my first weekend back in a boat because my butt had other ideas! This was supposed to be my first big weekend back on my bike … once again my butt had different plans! As I am still recovering from surgery in November the big ride around Nidderdale was out of the question as was the night ride around Nidderdale that was to follow but I did manage to get out on my bike for 3 short rides and the weather was nice so all in all a nice weekend away. 

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This Sunday Ian, Cat and I headed over to Descend Hamsterley to go downhilling. I haven’t really been on my bike for a while and a brief outing at Llandegla a few weeks ago had confirmed my rustiness. I certainly haven’t ridden anything steep since Les Gets / Morzine in summer 2008 so was a little apprehensive to say the least. 

The uplift at Hamsterley is fantastic. For a mere £20 you and your bike get a lift from the bottom to the top 10 times so none of that nasty uphill peddling lark; It was even better for me as this was my birthday present from Ian, cheers dude. The weather was glorious although there had been rain overnight and there was a little moisture in the air when we arrived. 

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I’ve dug this up from an old blog of mine. Things have changed a little since then … we didn’t get to Les Gets, or anywhere else for that matter, mountain biking this year. Instead we had a baby who is very cute but not so downhill mountain biking friendly … wouldn’t change things for the world though ….

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