Tuesday, 30 December 2008

The Frozen North

It's nice to have some time off to get out on long mountain bike rides
in the Peak District around Macclesfield, especially when it's not
raining.

There is however, a down side to this super dry riding. It's that it's
so cold my water bottles are freezing as the air temperature is
between -2 and -4 degrees C in the hills. Another more knee wrecking
aspect of the trails is that every where there is a trickle of water
running accross the trail, a super hard layer of ice is forming and
unless you have got spiked tyres you can forget about riding.

I actually like it cold and dry, it's been a wet summer and to be able
to ride in the peak without the need for a full body jet wash is a
much needed change.

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