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How we became a mountain biking family in just one year

In just over a year we’ve gone from casual cyclists to mountain bikers – here’s our journey

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Following the dots on the Highland 550

The Highland 550 is one of the most grueling MTB rides in the UK – follow the progress of a 13 year old and his dad

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Operation Close Pass sign

Operation Close Pass – what is it, and does it work?

Operation Close Pass is an initiative being rolled out by police forces across the UK to reduce the number of accidents caused by drivers not giving enough space to people riding bikes. Today it was the turn of Cumbria Police to introduce the scheme, so I headed up to the launch at Rheged Centre in…

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bikes beat badgers

Bikes beat badgers!!

We weren’t going to let some badgers ruin our bike ride…..

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LEJOG bikes

When the LEJOGERs came to stay

Exciting times at Cycle Sprog HQ when the 4 day LEJOGers came to stay!

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Enjoying the view from the North Face Mountain Bike Trail at Grizedale Forest

The Cycle Sprog review of 2017

Well, another year draws to a close. 2017 has just flown by – it seems like only yesterday that I was writing the Cycle Sprog review of 2016!!   As our boys get older, we’ve been able to get out and do more and more adventurous cycling – it feels as if the years of hauling…

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