Muddymoles https://muddymoles.org.uk/ mountain biking in the Surrey Hills and Mole Valley Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:29:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Ride report: Saturday 10 October – Isle of White Gravel Day 1 – Sandown to Cowes https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-saturday-10-october-isle-of-white-gravel-day-1-sandown-to-cowes https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-saturday-10-october-isle-of-white-gravel-day-1-sandown-to-cowes#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:30:47 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17479 This past weekend we headed to the Isle of Wight on the UK’s south coast for a couple of days of gravel riding. I say gravel. What we ended up doing was mixing varied terrain into two days of 40-ish mile rides on our gravel bikes. This included disused railway lines, seafront, tarmac and bridleways. And hills. The Isle of […]

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-saturday-10-october-isle-of-white-gravel-day-1-sandown-to-cowes/feed 0 Scott Spark DC broadens its appeal https://muddymoles.org.uk/news/scott-spark-dc-broadens-its-appeal https://muddymoles.org.uk/news/scott-spark-dc-broadens-its-appeal#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:30:19 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17468 The Down Country label lives on with the fine looking Scott Spark DC

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/news/scott-spark-dc-broadens-its-appeal/feed 5 DT Swiss F232 ONE fork review https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/dt-swiss-f232-one-fork-review https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/dt-swiss-f232-one-fork-review#respond Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:30:29 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17431 Why buy a DT Swiss fork? One answer is to try something different from the usual brands like Fox and RockShox but it's a decent fork anyway

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/dt-swiss-f232-one-fork-review/feed 0 Cannondale Scalpel review https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/bikes-reviews/cannondale-scalpel-review https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/bikes-reviews/cannondale-scalpel-review#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:30:06 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17395 XC bike design is quite vibrant at the moment. Elliot decided to review his Cannondale Scalpel before the next one comes into view

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/reviews/bikes-reviews/cannondale-scalpel-review/feed 3 Ride report: Going Dutch Day 5 – multi modal https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-5-multi-modal https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-5-multi-modal#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:30:40 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17365 The last leg of our Dutch adventure featured bikes, trains, boats and cars as we reluctantly headed back to the UK

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-5-multi-modal/feed 0 Ride report: Friday 12 June – tyre cut https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-friday-12-june-tyre-cut https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-friday-12-june-tyre-cut#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:30:59 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17368 I guess this isn't really a ride report as such; it's more a report of how a stitch in time saves nine...

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-friday-12-june-tyre-cut/feed 0 Ride report: Going Dutch Day 4 – Rotterdam to Amsterdam https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-4-rotterdam-to-amsterdam https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-4-rotterdam-to-amsterdam#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:30:59 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17336 Our ride from Rotterdam to Amsterdam had detours and early interest but ended up being a bit of a grind.

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-4-rotterdam-to-amsterdam/feed 0 Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 2026 – Santa Cruz makes a Bird https://muddymoles.org.uk/news/santa-cruz-tallboy-6-2026-santa-cruz-makes-a-bird https://muddymoles.org.uk/news/santa-cruz-tallboy-6-2026-santa-cruz-makes-a-bird#comments Thu, 21 May 2026 06:30:35 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17324 This week sees the release of the Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 and it brings big changes

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/news/santa-cruz-tallboy-6-2026-santa-cruz-makes-a-bird/feed 6 Ride report: Going Dutch Day 3 – Middelburg to Rotterdam https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-3-middelburg-to-rotterdam https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-3-middelburg-to-rotterdam#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 06:30:34 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17275 Today took us on a 70 mile ride from Middelburg up to Rotterdam via the Watersnoodmuseum

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]]> https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-3-middelburg-to-rotterdam/feed 0 Ride report: Going Dutch Day 2 – Ghent to Middelburg https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-2-ghent-to-middelburg https://muddymoles.org.uk/rides/ride-report-going-dutch-day-2-ghent-to-middelburg#comments Tue, 05 May 2026 06:30:38 +0000 https://muddymoles.org.uk/?p=17236 We head to Middelburg in Zeeland via some perfect cycle paths and the Briskens ferry

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