Staying Healthy?????

Well its been a long time since my last post so here goes a quick round up.

Have been commuting when I can due to working in Crawley (not this side of Christmas now!!Hooray)

Been out with the group both locally and up to the Lakes (North Face at Grizedale) which of course was nice.

Now the fun part, Tuesday just gone went to catch a plane (V heavy Ha,Ha) at Manchester airport (best place really) and journey was cut short by a trip in an ambulance to Wythenshaw hospital (suspected Heart attack????) then let out on weds evening to go home as I did not have a heart attack (let you in on the secret in next paragraph)
Then Saturday sat talking with Jayne in our dinning room and POW! another attack (whats going on????) trip to Bolton royal with suspected dodgy ticker! spent night in C.C.U (cardiac care unit) only to be let out next day???
Now you may ask "Whats going on" well I will tell you. It would appear that Iam classed as "Bradycardic" (slow heart/pulse standing below 60 B.B.P) with sleep at 35-40 B.B.P so whats happening is my "VEGUS Nerve" (controls heart,blood pressure,sweating and lots of other things) and it thinks that when I rest my Heart is going to stop so panics and floods my body with Adrenalin to kick it back into life.
Any way life back to some kind of normal and awaiting tests and answers.
The best bit is I am still allowed to ride my bike!!!

End of Summer!

Well its come around again, dark nights on the commute and the constant damp trail. Heres hoping that this warm front stays in for the next month so I can get use to the dark on the bike.
Have not been out on the old Steel steed much but hoping to cure this over the coming months.

Marin Trail and beyond!

Well, finely did it, the Marin trail in North Wales. Great down hills that are just the right side of scary and technical up hills long, tough and very boring after a while (all fire road) other than that it was brilliant and a great day out with the group (Richard, Phil,Dave and Rob) We didn't see allot of Phil as he had this loony idea of doing it twice (the mans an Animal) and he did, he is the oldest and fittest in the group.

After the ride we stoped just in the village before the bridge at a little tea room and had home made Tomatoe soup and a roll and a pot of tea which was nice.

Phil is not in the group shot as he was still riding his second loop while we relaxed and drank tea.

Been a long time waiting?

Well here at last, have a new lap top, well the wife does.

Bad news on the lego house front, they have torn it down as it was going to cost to much to move £50,000 (MP exspense's for 6 months) so the picture on here are just before they finnished.

Have been out on the bikes, but not as much as one would like. Missed a ride Sunday just gone, but went out previous with the usual gang and had a cracker, and it was nice to have everybody back together (see middlebrookvalleytrail for details and pics) talking of pics here are some of the lego house before its demise.

Also when I was staying at my parents house this old Green Godess brokedown outside their front gate.

Long time no update!!!

Well its been a long time since my last update and will be a little longer as I am updating on a borrowed computer. have new (old now) pics of Lego house and updates on Southern single track and Sunday rides.

No Sunday Ride (Plague)

Well no ride as planned due to waking up at 2.30 AM and feeling as rough as a dog, so had to text Phil and Richard to let them know I was not going, then spent the last 2 days feeling sorry for myself.
Down south again as of tomorrow so will see if I feel up to it (Fingers crossed) for short sharp rides.

2nd Visit South

Well went down on Monday 24th, it took me 6 Hrs. Did not go out on the trails but decided to ride out to Denbies Vineyard on the outskirts of Dorking and visit the Lego house that T.V's James May is having built. Most impressive, but still not finished, hoping it will be completed next week when I am down again, I will update with new pictures.

On the Tuesday I went out for a quick blast and found 2 new trails, Waggle dance and Crooked Furrow, very quick and loads of fun especially trying to climb up the track in the picture on the Left. the 2 routes join to make a fun, short, quick circular blast in the woods not far from the Plough at cold Harbour.

Thursday I decided to go a little further on the unofficial track that continues after Summer lightning, this runs out about 1 Km further down the woods and runs onto the Byway that leads down to the A24, I followed the trail that others have set into the narrow woods on the Left hand side of the track, Good fun until I realised that I had about 3 mile climb back up to the top, so I decided to try and be clever and find a new way back. By this time it was 19.15 and starting to lose some light. Anyway ended up exploring some trails (unofficial) back up to the top of Leith Hill to the Tower .

Good fun and looking forward to next week.