Are you ready for Chainless Challenge 2015? We are!

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Another great bit of feedback for Stainburn today, seems to be the day for people popping their Stainburn cherry! Anyone else going up for the first time this weekend?

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Another dedicated crew out today at Stainburn and a bit more re-aligning of the red/black climb happened. I don’t think it will be long now before its completed,

We are very pleased to announce the third Stainburn Chainless Challenge will take place on 25th April. So save the date, and find a pump track to get some practice in.

As with last time online entry will be via British Cycling.

Entries open on March 1st.

Coming soon… the return of our regular event showcasing the trails at Stainburn. The race that proves that peddling only slows you down…

The Chainless Challenge is BACK for 2015. Details coming soon.

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A slightly different dig day at Dalby today. We started with breakfast as usual but followed up a Health and safety talk for the FC very informative. But then it as back to section 17 normal service resumed.

Angus the trail building dog was once more on hand last weekend, but this time he was making himself useful and weighing down some Terram kindly donated by Clixbys Trail Builders while we laid it out in the trail bed.

There’s no-one we can’t find a useful job for in the cause of building better trails! Come along to one of our digs see how you can help!

Awesome! dig day at Stainburn today. We arrived and my god it was cold but this afternoon was just stunning. The revised climb from the bottom descent line extension is now open. But loose until it settles but definitely open.

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Huge thanks for Forestry Commission for the late Xmas present of matching piles of Aggregate and Stainburn and Guisborough.

They always get us just what we’ve been wanting. You guys!!!

Additional thanks to Stuart for organising and overseeing delivery!

Now lets turn that heap into trail!

Just a quick report for today’s snowy maintenance day.

It was crisp underfoot as we headed up to Les’2 & 3 this morning, but soon after arriving the snow started to fall. As we worked we could feel the ground getting harder as the frost set in further.

Aim of the day was to clear drainage and do a little patching up of braking bumps. I also wanted to guide riders onto the correct line, as they seem to be riding down the drainage channel at the side of the trail at one point.

Blocked Drainage Channel

We cleared the channel and lined the trail with some rocks to make it more obvious which way the trail goes. Its all about getting your line right into the drop before it, if you want to keep your speed.

We cleared some more drainage and then proceeded to fill a few braking ruts at the first drop. The ground was pretty frozen by this point and covered with snow. As a result I didn’t take any after pics, as there wasn’t much to see.

Winter Wonderland

Les’3 Holding Up Very Well – No Work Required

Many thanks to today’s volunteers, Dan for bringing up the tools, and diggers, Gary, Lindsey, Ram, and nice to meet 1st timer Graham.