Summer rubber...

I love mountainbiking - first ride tonight on 'summer' rubber and I'm sold, it's transformed the feel of the Five, it feels lighter and more nimble and so much more grip on the unsurfaced singletrack!!! Great ride with great friends tonight Ian, Kev and Ryan. Cheers lads!!!

More exploring...

Another good night exploring new trails with Ryan, Ian and Kev tonight! Some cool bits and good to re ride last weeks discoveries!

Bitten, stung, lost and still smiling...

Awesome ride last week with Chris, Ian and Kev, the forest was baking but like the old days we did some exploring. Chris mentioned he'd been walking at the weekend down the section we used to call 'Chris's trail' and had spotted some fresh stuff we'd not seen before. Just like old days that excitement of exploring and finding new challenges, with natural trails, no artificial surfacing or manicured berms - great fun and a lot of smiles, getting lost, bitten, stung and still coming out wishing it went on for longer!

What a week!

Absolutely amazing ride tonight, Fearingout back to it's best! Thanks for the banter and the laughs James, Ian, Chris, Ryan and Kev. Some great photos too! Fitness is getting better thanks to James setting the pace and circuits with Carla Gilder again at the weekend, making riding so much more fun! See you all next week!

James

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Getting in to it...

Well we're well into the swing of 2015 - and there has not been a week night ride missed so far this year. How things have changed from 2014...

The last few weeks numbers have swelled - new faces and some old ones coming back to the bikes. We've welcomed XC nuts, DHers and everything in between. To me it shows the flexibility of Macclesfield forest and the trails. It's good to see such different riders trying to push themselves in different ways, and it's also good for the banter, the diversity of bike choice, and the learning.

The XC guys are quick up hill for sure and are dragging up my fitness no end - the DHers are insanely confident on the descents which is pulling me along (literally) as I try to hand on to their tails on the descents.

This week we stopped to take some photos and it's good to remember the roots of Fearingout as a community of riders united by a blog and photo diary... This year is kicking off, and it feels like old times, not in a sad melancholy way but one that inspires, energises and enthuses me - and I hope that rubs off on everyone else. We seem to be doing osmething right... so if you're reading this as an old riding friend, or a first time in Macclesfield, you're always welcome out with us lot.

See you on the trails!

Back in the saddle for 2015...

The year of the comeback? Well 2014 was a but of a damp squid when it came to riding. Apart from an awesome trip to Scotland we didn't really achieve much. 2015 feels different. A new energy and passion. Taking it back to the simplicity and roots of a weeknight ride, every week... So Macclesfield Forest, Tuesday nights about 6pm. See you there...

James

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