It’s winter 2023/24 and yet another storm batters the land….
This one is called Isha, a lovely sounding name but it brought havoc to many parts of the UK. To be fair we got off relatively lightly in this part of the country. Don’t get me wrong, it was a bit rough out there and later on in the evening it took a turn for the worse but overall I have been out on the bike in rougher weather.
Joining me on this ride was Paul who I have known for years but we haven’t been on a ride for ages. We finally managed to get out there and though it was fairly short, we had a great ride. Loads of laughs and surprisingly for once it wasn’t me hitting the deck this time. Paul experiencing a couple of minor incidents on this one, only suffering some minor dents to his pride.
Both of us riding the hardtails. We certainly found plenty to test the lack of rear travel in the stunning Hope Valley. My Ragley is really impressing me with how it rides. It is such a fun little hooligan and it almost seems like the rowdier the trail gets the more it rewards you. Just brilliant, loving it!
Enjoy the ride!
Komoot – https://www.komoot.com/tour/1419605960
Previous ride with Paul (on video) – https://youtu.be/fYF89qdrkec?si=NyrokqWrIrhaqE6X
Last visit to the Hope valley trails – https://youtu.be/1Pe2Ju2Vowk?si=ixO_pn6ox4YHCE3w
11 Comments
Great video Jonathan looked a bit sloppy but we’ve had a lot of rain, perhaps 12 speed may help on jaggers climb! Good to see Paul out and enjoying the ride. Not a full susser or e-bike in sight !! Love it!!
Great vid Jonathan, conditions looked a tad worse than last time 🤣i was on the hardtail last time, you certainly notice the difference haha, you seem to loving the new hardtail anyway, i bet you're glad you got one now 😀👍
Awesome vid mate! Conditions looked tough! Glad you’re enjoying the ragley! 👍🤙
I honestly can't get enough of my hardtail, so can understand where you're coming from mate, glad you're enjoying it. Love that descent down to where that ice was. Good stuff pal.
Great video, weather sounded as brutal as the climb out of Jagger's clough! 😂 Seems like a pretty sweet bike you've got there👌
Great video mate, won't be saying glad your enjoying the Ragley as know just how good they are myself, instead, knew you would love it!
That ride brings back frozen memeories for me ❄️ Think that is still the coldest I have been when out on the bikes, even if I did have to convince you to still come! Keep the HT content coming mate 😊
You do indeed need a dropper. These cold spells weve had in early Jan have highlighted that, a few night rides = frozen dropper and boy does it make the trails hard work, nice vid enjoy 2024 👍
Cracking video mate. You may have missed the worst of the storm but the trail conditions looked interesting for sure.
Hardtails rule 👍
Great videos I live in Derbyshire and didn’t know about them 👍do you put the routes on and sites cheers
Nice one. I got a Hard Tail about 18 months ago and still enjoy riding it more than my Full Suss, but still don't understand why, it just feels 'more fun'
Great vid dude 🎉