Testing out the mountain bike headcam in the peak district.
Testing out my headcam. Still trying to get the angle right, as this is a bit low down. This was filmed on one of the trails down Mam Tor, and the bike i’m riding is a pretty old Santa Cruz Chameleon with Bomber Z1 forks from 2000, v-brakes, and 20 year-old wheels…
Dawn ride at penmachno
We were going to ride snowdon again, but at night time, in order to catch the sunrise from the summit, but unfortunately the weather got the better of us, and if you combine a mountain, night time, wind, cold and rain, and mountain bikes, I reckon you’ve got a high chance of something going wrong.
So instead, we chose to ride the local trails at penmachno. We woke up at 4:30am and were out on the trails soon after. Penmachno has some awesome technical rocky trails, but is really wet even in summer. This time, it was definitely the wettest trail I’ve ever ridden.
Photos from this weekend’s peak district ride
This was just a short, wet, cold and windy ride, hence the lack of photos, but I was shown a new amazing trail – cave Dale. Can’t wait until next time.
What to take on a mountain biking road trip
Maps
Clothes hangers and pegs (for drying stuff)
Plastic boxes
Coffee mate
Coffee
Power extension lead for phone chargers and stuff
Towel
Casual jacket
Full face helmet
Xc helmet
Earplugs
Blankets
Camelbak bladder
Camelbak
Energy bars, gels, and drink powder
Proper food
Camera and charger
Phone and charger
Sat nav
Shower gel, toothpaste, deodorant, toothbrush, etc.
Clothes!
Spare tubes and tyres
Tools, oil, grease, pump, etc
Cigarette lighter
Bike videos!
First aid kit
Bike lock and spare key
Pen and paper
Ibuprofen or your preference of painkillers
Booze
This list.