The info:
The Caythorpe Chase has some of the best mountain biking
bridleways in Lincolnshire, and the organizers have put
together a fantastic course. Choose from a 15 mile or a 28
mile route to test you to the limit, with a big bonus of
brilliant views. The entry also includes a route
description, refreshments and a certificate for the
triumphant finishers.
~ Bicyclemania Ride ~ After a Mac's
breakfast in Lincoln Kidder & Chiefy drove to Caythorpe for
a cross country ride around the scenic area of middle
'earth' Lincolnshire. Chiefy had a brand new test bike to
try out, the Cannondale Prophet 800 and the pair were keen
to give it a work out. The test bike was on loan from
Freetown Sports in Hull and a big thanks goes out to the
staff for getting it set up.
After signing
in the pair were given a route map and let loose to hit the
trail, the first downhill track arrived soon and the
prophet 800 eat all before it. Kidder could see Chiefy
pulling away on the uneven ground and had to play catch -
up. the pair kept swapping over bikes to see how they
performed.
The terrain was
getting very muddy in lots of places and it made for some
fancy pedal work. Kidder and Chiefy hooked up with some
other rides and blasted through a couple of miles of fast
rolling countryside before the competition fell away. The
pair pushed the big ring home and made it back to the
start/finish just before the rain started to fall.
Back at the
finish the pair hosed the bikes down and made a b-line for
the bar, loads of food was on display for the hungry rides
to gobble up and Kidder & Chiefy took no time in tucking in.
Chiefy was in luck, he had won a spot prize of a nice bottle
of chardonnay.
Over narrow bridge,
don't slip in
Blasting along a track
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The Caythorpe Chase has some of the best mountain biking
bridleways in Lincolnshire, and the organizers have put
together a fantastic course. Choose from a 15 mile or a 28
mile route to test you to the limit, with a big bonus of
brilliant views. The entry also includes a route
description, refreshments and a certificate for the
triumphant finishers.
