Autumn Update

I've been neglecting things for too long after the hectic September, so here is a mini update for October & November.

October:

Saw a nice autumnal visit to Ambergate, we still failed to complete al 4 descents, but still had a good run out and had a rare appearance from Dan. No major incidents to report. We managed to ride the usual Shining Cliff, Black Rocks & Crich Chase. We still enjoyed great weather, even for late October. Here's a short bit of video from the ride.

Knob jokes aplenty, always good fun!

October was also the month Myself & Matt tried a night ride in Ambergate, we did the usual route on a cool night with some rain showers, it certainly adds a new dimension to the ride especially the parts deep in the woods, We'll have to try and set a ride up again before the clocks go forward in spring!.

November:

Two rides in November, first off was the classic Calver route, despite pouring rain at home, we were treated again to wonderful sunshine (think we've had good weather for almost every ride this year). The biggest surprise of this ride was the unveiling of Carro's new beast, an Orange Five pro, in stunning Ribena purple! The usual route was followed, but the "Necker" was added in for a twist, and we finished off, as we always do, with lunch at the Derwent Water Arms.

Carro & Howard, all grins at the bottom of the "Necker"

Ride number 2 a remix of the Belper Loop from earlier in the year, gone was the Duffield start and the trek over the fields followed by a big chunk of road, in was an Ambergate start & a quick loop in Ambergate woods where Matt had the first mechanical of the day, suffering a broken chain, we did the usual descent in there, but then rode back past the wireworks and over the road then up to Longwalls lane and the familiar route. Matt had an off near the bottom though, we carried on up through Hazelwood and tried a new section leading to the Chevin, this introduced a bomb hole and a nice rocky descent on to the Chevin itself. From here we rode back towards Belper, stopping for a chat with Big Dave Walker, who was spotted wrestling with a hoover bag. Once in Belper it was up through Wyver Farm and back over to Ambergate woods to finish.
This is certainly an improved version, removing lot's of road, there is even an option to remove more, plus the chance to do a longer descent on the return visit to Ambergate woods.

That's about it for the Autumn update, check back soon for the December rides (providing I get my finger out!) We'll finish off with Carro's video of the "Necker" descent. Ignore the outrageous amount of dabbing I do!

Thanks for reading & see you at the next one!