By popular request and Matthew & Les's recommendation, we returned to Chase trails where we really enjoyed Follow the Dog a year ago. Now they've extended this with more flowing red to form the Monkey Trail. Billed as the best trail in the country (it is England, so excluding Scotland and Wales I guess) we thought it was excellent.

11 of us tackled the slightly muddy 14 mile trail with loads of climbing and some very flowing descents. See the video of the best bit at http://www.youtube.com/user/NickBXride
Mark and Simon joined us from Warwickshire in training for their skiing trip. Jack C was looking trim and keen, the 2 Kevs game as ever, Andy B up near the front these days, Derek and Matthew usually at the head of affairs (hopefully he got some helmet cam action too) Steve getting to grips with the slippery conditions and Gareth only slightly upset about getting his bike filthy. After lunch at the cafe Matthew, Derek and I blasted round most of it again, and like all trails, the more you ride it the better it gets! We'll be back again soon, perhaps for a summer evening ride?