About Duncan
1,165 km
75:18 h
Recent Activity
- diablotourerNovember 2, 2025
Smashing route @Duncan You picked one of the trickier trails up Simonside! I turn left after the switchbacks, bit of an uphill grovel but a gravel road. The Whitefield descent is a cracker isnt it.
- DuncanOctober 12, 2025
Finally did this route as planned. Excellent. Almost all off road and some great tracks, could be made pretty much all off road of you can back via the byways round callerton. Also pretty pleased with the time, those last two miles always suck though 🤣
- DuncanSeptember 26, 2025
Excellent then disasterous ride! Chain snapped about 1hr 20 in. Cue 20mins faff to put a new link in and now I'm gonna be late for dinner plans. So fast as I can heading back... And it goes again. I fix it. It goes again... This time I give up and throw myself on the mercy of passing motorists (I hitched
Duncan went gravel riding.
2 days ago
Last ride of the year! A good winter route, all tarmac or packed railway path. The hills at the start are a bit killer and I was into the wind for the way back up the valley. This takes me to 721 miles this year!
02:28
36.8km
14.9km/h
450m
450m
Duncan went gravel riding.
December 18, 2025
Even when not actually raining and thermals up! Doesn't help that I've not been out for a month. Fitness seems to leave much faster than it builds!
00:55
17.4km
19.0km/h
120m
120m
Duncan went gravel riding.
November 16, 2025
Quick new route round familiar paths. The main path through the havannah reserve is very closed. So had to re route and double back.
01:21
26.4km
19.5km/h
160m
160m
Duncan went gravel riding.
November 8, 2025
This was fun, wet, a slog and a delight. Long climb up to some great views, rough rocky tracks. Lovely autumn weather to start then very menacing clouds rolled in, only got a bit rained on. Rougher tracks then I anticipated for pretty much the whole route and the tracks down saley forest were a mud pit. But the last bit down to the river is brilliant. The footpath that dips between the tops was a bit of a grassy muddy struggle. Might avoid that in future, but all in all a nice route, particularly as wet as it is!
02:31
32.0km
12.7km/h
550m
560m
Duncan went gravel riding.
November 2, 2025
One of the best routes I've put together. Phone died a couple of miles from the end but you'll get the idea. Apart from a couple of grassy field slogs down by the river this was really fun riding. Pretty much all off road. Would be even more enjoyable on a warm day and with more stamina for climbs (walked a fair chunk of physic lane). Mostly brilliant gravel, some more rocky bits, some small single track and one short bit, on the zig zag up the simonside hills, which I couldn't cycle at all. Cracking views and some amazing descents.
02:21
28.8km
12.3km/h
600m
480m
Duncan went gravel riding.
October 29, 2025
Quick bimble on account of me forgetting to bring lights! So had to get back before some car failed to see me. Lovely sunset though!
00:50
14.7km
17.5km/h
110m
110m
Duncan went gravel riding.
October 2, 2025
00:45
14.5km
19.2km/h
110m
100m
Those gradients would have you regretting that extra mince 🥧!