The Old Corpse Road

This picture was taken on a lovely bank holiday monday. This was probably my first ride out this year just in t-shirt and shorts and it was a belter. The route was a long hike up, followed by a horribly boggy section but finished off with this great little descent and even better view of… Read more »

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Basque Country

Back in May a small group of us visited the Basque Country in Spain for a spot of mountain biking. I’ve written about this holiday in more detail here: http://bungalistic.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/a-week-with-basque-mtb.html so i’ll just give a few highlights in this little write up. We had two glorious sunny days when we frst arrived, which Coley missed due to… Read more »

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Transition Bandit

This may be a bold statement but this is possibly the funnest bike i’ve ever ridden (and owned), I also think it looks flipping ace in the yellow (with a hint of lime). In the time i’ve had this bike it’s been around my local trail centres, seen a few classic Lakes routes and also… Read more »

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Me, Stu and Ian in the Basque

Sums up our week in the Basque reagon of Spain, http://www.iancawthorne.co.uk/mountain-biking/basque-mtb-holiday http://www.basquemtb.com/tonys-groups-spanish-mountain-bike-holiday/ Doug McDonald

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Get dirty

Here at Jackrabbitt we have been friends with the chaps at MukJunkie for a while, and they have kindly offered us some prizes. To be in with a chance of winning these prizes you are going to have to go and have some fun, then take a photo of it…the hard part? Well, there isn’t… Read more »

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Grisedale Pike Winter Ascent

Heading up onto a mountain, wearing shorts and carrying your bike, listening to the crunch under foot of the recent snow fall, and not knowing if you’ll make it over the top for that awe inspiring view and breath taking descent, seems a little bit like madness to some. To us though, taking half a… Read more »

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February Social Bike: Mabie Forest

So in an effort to get a few more people into the wonderful world of Mountain Biking we have decided to run a regular Jackrabbitt bike ride, every first Sunday of the month we will head to a trail centre where anyone of any ability can come. This time we went to Mabie Forest, meeting… Read more »

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Askham & Beda Fell

On Saturday myself, Brett and Scott headed out to Pooley Bridge to do a variation of the Askham loop. We parked up near Roehead at the end of the small road and headed straight through the big gate and up the bridleway, we then took a right turn off and followed the same bridleway down… Read more »

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Nukeproof Mega Long term review

8 months ago I bought and built up my own Nukeproof Mega so I thought I would write up a few words to share my experiences with it over this time. The Mega is a 150mm travel bike that can be paired up with a 150mm to 170mm travel fork up front and is billed… Read more »

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