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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
July 21, 2026 at 09:43
Old Winchester Hill & Forest of Bere mtb loop from Wickham
A great ride on the dry tracks though some bits are overgrown now, so I've got some bramble scratches 🙄. There was a wonderful view from the top of Salt hill before a fast technical descent, with plenty of grip on the chalk in the dry. Another good descent from…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
July 19, 2026 at 09:50
Punch Bowl dry route from Liphook
Since it is so dry at the moment I added some sunken lanes and chutes into my Punch Bowl ride. Lots of off road on dusty tracks made for a great day out
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
June 25, 2026 at 07:25
Elan Valley roundabout Day 3
Such a wonderful cruisey ride to end the trip. This is the second time I've done this route and it's on my list of best rides. There's a lot of tarmac and it's not particularly exciting riding but the lanes and scenery are amazing. I started from Llangurig on the…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
June 24, 2026 at 08:38
Elan Valley roundabout Day 2
This may have been a short ride but it was a tough one. Lots of low gear climbing and some pushing 🥵 I took the road climb out from Pontarfynach then a steep descent to Hafod estate where there were nice gravel tracks in the shade. Then a push up…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
June 23, 2026 at 08:12
Elan Valley roundabout Day 1
What an amazing ride! The idea was to escape the heat by going to Wales, but it was hot here too. An easy start on the Elan Valley trail, then the wonderful if bumpy gravel track around the Claerwen reservoir. Incredible views and worryingly remote. By midday it was sweltering,…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
June 15, 2026 at 08:47
Freshwater to Fishbourne across the Downs
After an easy day yesterday, this was a tough one. Three big climbs to start and a monster headwind on the exposed hills. Hard work on a loaded bike, but fantastic views in the sunshine. A fast downhill on Tennyson Trail to Carisbrooke and a scenic route round the castle…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
June 14, 2026 at 09:47
Brockenhurst to Lymington, the long way
After Saturday's meet, I decided to ride home via the Isle of Wight. To get to Lymington, I took the long route. Some fast cycling to begin with on the Forest gravel, but then I made hard work of it by doing some singletrack on the edge of New Forest…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
May 7, 2026 at 09:06
Sub 4 hour ride, Chichester to South Downs
The original rationale for this ride was to park at Chichester, polish off the ride then get out of the car park in under 4 hours to avoid being clocked by the ANPR camera 😁 However since the free time has been reduced I now start at Fishbourne. I've done…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
April 20, 2026 at 09:09
Petersfield, Liphook avoiding Longmoor Woolmer ranges
I was doing a ride from Petersfield and I knew that there was firing at Woolmer and Longmoor ranges, so I planned this route to circumnavigate the ranges. It didn't quite work out, as the ranges were extra-closed 🙄 but this did mean I rode some different tracks. The track…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
April 7, 2026 at 09:10
Kingley Vale & South Downs mtb ride from Stansted Park
With the glorious sunny weather it was time to take one of the summer bikes out. The tracks were incredibly dry, so I took the over-the-bars descent from Kingley Vale as the descent to Chilgrove has been badly chewed up by builders lorries. From there I climbed up to SDW…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
March 19, 2026 at 11:13
Salterns Way, Witterings, Tramway loop from Chichester
I'd seen that others had ridden this recently but thought it could be boggy. It wasn't! In fact Salterns Way was surprisingly solid with just a few puddles around Itchenor and also in the RSPB reserve. I should have been more patient and waited for the level crossing at Chichester…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
March 14, 2026 at 09:26
M275 closed! Ride to Compton from Southsea
With predictions of traffic chaos with the M275 closed, I decided to ride from Southsea. I took the Hayling ferry then onto the Billy Trail which still has big puddles. Some lovely riding in the sunshine through Stansted Park to lunch at The Village Stores at Compton. I came back…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
March 8, 2026 at 10:23
Lanzarote - Endless gravel tracks from Costa Teguise
Today I combined some of the best tracks from the previous 2 days and added more, to make as much off road as possible. There's an endless number of gravel tracks here and there seems a welcome open access policy to go with it. Really fun riding.
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June 16, 2026
Oh I'm hoping to do the red squirrel ride very soon, great ride in that wind yesterday 😀