These Boots Weren’t made for Walkin

First Snow of 2016 brought with it two newish attendees to improve our somewhat biased gender mix . Pamela returned after a long abscence and was joined by Teresa , both of them put Molly to shame and he’s off to the gym now ( ..when he recovers). The advertised...

Sad Times

We were all shocked to hear of the untimely passing of Gerry McCabe , A gentleman and a tremendous athlete . Our thoughts are with his brothers Johnny and Declan and all his family . We had a moment of reflection at the top of Finlieve lane , a place I am sure he...

Old Faces , New Faces and Early Starters.

Facebook was alive with discussion as to what time to start . Kenny was under orders to be home for 11 ..or else. We never found out what the “or else” was but he was very subdued and didn’t ridicule my new steed nearly as much as I expected . He...

Hard Tail Trials

Following last weeks cracking spin I was reduced to my old hardtail , the one I took to the trans alp in 2002 when Mr Power and Mr Hull were still in nappies . In those days it had a generous 80 mm travel on the forks , how managed I do not know , every bone in my...

A Cracking Good Spin

The title is somewhat misleading as most folk were tired and looking an early exit , MR Power and Kenny were not there to keep order so the planned Formal loop turned into a mild mannered Knockshee /Bath / Fallow loop . Herself baled before we turned for knockshee....

Hydrophobia with Not The Sunday Rossi

This mornings forecast was inclement although that did not stop our hardy Scotsman doing castle bog , Hootsmon to him . Kenny was out trying not to let Emma wreck her Da’s rally car, Tim had a feeble excuse , Mr Power had none that we know of . I had an attack...