big jump

Hey all,
For those of you who have seen my past posts you will have noticed that I haven’t posted for a while, I have good reason and this post should definitely make up for my lack of posting! *(this will be a long post but it should definitely be worth a read)

In December, I started work running a small bike shop so I hardly get a chance to ride, quite ironic really! However, a few weeks ago I got chatting to some local riders and mentioned the severe lack of downhill and mountains in general in this area. I used to be able to look out of my bedroom window and see a downhill course so I feel a little out of place here. Anyway, these guys mentioned a mountain that wasn’t too far away, I’d recently had all my bike upgraded to the 07 spec and was desperate to try out all the new stuff (Thanks to 24sevenbikes.com !).

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