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Gear Review: Shimano SLX Disc Brakes

After over 10 years of solid service my Hope Mono Minis disc brakes had started to show their age. Luckily for me the husband had a brand new pair of Shimano SLX disc brakes in the shed!

Mountain biking in the Quantocks

Mountain Biking in the Quantocks

I don’t manage to get out on my mountain bike as much as I would like and opportunities to ride anything other then local trails are even rarer, so when I had a child free day on the same day that some friends were heading to go mountain biking in the Quantocks I was there!

Trails at the Forest of Dean

Verderers Trail at the Forest of Dean

The Verderers Trail at the Forest of Dean is graded a blue (like with pistes, trails are graded green through to black). It is the perfect introduction to mountain biking. Or just brilliant fun for the more experienced rider to blast around.

Cafall trail at Cwm Carn

Cafall trail at Cwmcarn

Cafall trail at CwmCarn is their newest trail heading out to some of the remote areas of the forest. This is what I thought of the trail when I had the chance to check it out this Autumn.

Local trails

Sunday Morning Ride – Mummy’s Time

After not being on the bike at all in 2015 I decided that a quick Sunday morning local ride was the best time to blow away the cobwebs.

Exmoor

Exmoor Explorer

The Exmoor Explorer is a non-competitive, cross-country mountain biking event around beautiful Exmoor.