Saturday morning local offroad ride on the cx bikes

There was an overnight frost again so the trails were frozen solid and icy at the start of the ride. We were out just after 8am on the CX bikes as Angus has changed from his racing wheels to his summer touring wheels/tyres. I took my Dale Super X Hi Mod so it could give it a good old blast out along the lines. Its been a while since had ridden the old girl and she certainly nips along compared to the Beargrease / Krampgrease. Todays route -  over to Baxters wood to join on the line to Bishop then a short road section through the town centre to join onto the Auckland Way to Spenny. From here we normally go through Spenny woods to come out at Tudhoe Village but we stuck to the line to come out at Rosa Street and into the town centre. From here we took the road to Tudhoe Village then the country back lane to Croxdale. Again we normally go through Croxdale woods and come out on the old bridge but the track down near the river is closed due to tree felling so we took the cycle path down to old bridge. Quick stop for some photos and a drink then through Croxdale Estate and around the back way to Bowburn then the back way to Shincliffe, up the trod and down to Maiden Castle then into Durham. By now the frost had started to lift and was getting very wet & muddy. We didn't stop in Durham, straight around the river banks then followed the cycle path up to Newon Hall and back home. All in 38miles with just over 2000ft climbing and up the naffs. Below are some photos from the ride, enjoy and more soon -