By Chris Jones Like the Guinness advertisement from 1998, “Good things come to those who wait”. Probably. Tick, follows tock, follows tick (follows tock). Do you wait for the right time to ride? Or do you ride unencumbered by time and conditions, start when you want and return when you feel like it. Or do you look at the hands… Read more →
By Chris Jones At the start of Dust and Summer, Mark is stirred from his slumber by his iPhone alarm (other smart phones are available). No doubt he was dreaming of riding as he’s in his kit already. And from there in Dust and Summer takes a different path to the one that most readers will be familiar with… Read more →
On a recent trip to Spain, Evelyn and I were staying in the Alpujarras for a week of R&R – part of which was a planned hike up Mulhacén with an overnight stop at Las Siete Lagunas. We set off from Trevélez (the highest village in Spain), with our alarm clock going off at 6:45am. It’s an hour later before we’re… Read more →
My brother Matt has recently got into building his own QuadCopters, complete with video cameras – both for filming and seeing where he is going (via a screen on his remote control). Having bought a GoPro 3, we talked about taking it out onto Dartmoor to film some of the MTB trails there. The August bank holiday weekend was our… Read more →
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride your bike half way across the world? Carrying only the basics with you! Pete and Alice McNeil (previously part of The Joyriders Team) are doing just that. They set off on their adventure shortly after getting married in September 2012. Their route so far has taken them through many parts… Read more →
Hi and welcome to our new blog! We are planning to use this page to keep you up to date with our latest trips. Also we’ll be blogging about rides that we’ve done, whether they are in Spain or in the UK. We also hope to upload some great riding tips for you! Like how to ride a drop off,… Read more →
