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  • Dave Gisburn Trails - TOMORROW from Dave. 2 comments, most recently from Dave on February 12

    Fancy a day at one of the new trails near Stocks Reservoir ? .. we are going tomorrow .. depart Ulverston 08:30

    Check the map and this website … http://www.singletrackworld.com/trailguide/uk/north-west/gisburn-forest-2/

    http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/gisburn-forest-7

    cheers

    Dave W.

    gisburn_routes

  • Dave Review - Specialized Epic Expert 2010 from Dave on February 2

    We now have a Specialized Epic Test Bike at Gill Cycles and I was the first person to take it out for a ride. This is a quick summary of my findings.

    1. The bike has fantastic balance. We went out on a wintry day with lots of Snow and...

  • Harry Review: Stumpjumper Expert. from Harry. 4 comments, most recently from Dave on January 16

    I would like to start by saying thank you everyone for not booking the stumpy! As no-one booking it meant that i got to take it out.
    As many of you know i am relatively new to the shop and also very new to cross country. But recently in...

  • Harry Sealskinz waterproof Socks from Harry. 2 comments, most recently from Cliffy C on January 8

    Recently i have been riding with the Sealskinz Mid-Thermal Extra warm Waterproof socks. I have used them for downhill riding and cross country and they have been excellent in both.
    I was at first a little hesitant as the old design socks were apparently not to comfy and...

  • Harry Christmas is coming... Look Busy from Harry. 3 comments, most recently from Dave on December 21, 2009

    its that time of year again, where we have to spend our hard earned money on rubbish gifts for people, so that in return they can give you a equally rubbish gift, that you will never use but cannot return!
    However to avoid this, we at Gill Cycles...

  • Harry Trek free-ride day or lack of... from Harry on November 30, 2009

    Me and Jim were booked to go to a trek free-ride day, to go and have a presentation on the new long travel trek bikes. Now i must explain as me and Jim are downhill riders by trade, this day was pretty exciting to us. However as we all know...

  • Dave Dave & Claire 2nd in RAB Mountain Marathon ! from Dave. 3 comments, most recently from Will on November 4, 2009

    I thought you blew the sax Dave ?

  • Dave Dave's Marathon Challenge from Dave. 3 comments, most recently from Dave on August 9, 2009

    What a difference a week makes …. a week ago I was feeling positive … foot was a pain but we (physio Polly & me) were keeping it under control .. then I got all competitive in the final event in the Black Combe Runners Winter League … I ran…

  • Jim Wii Fat from Jim. 3 comments, most recently from Jim on January 18, 2009

    As those that know me will be aware I haven’t been ridding a whole lot this year. An operation on my throat in the first part of the year and then renovating my new house with my fiancé has kept me off the bike. Looking for a way to stay...

  • Dave A Fell Race Report from Dave on October 1, 2008

    Well ! .. it’s been a busy few weeks since my last entry .. what have we been up to ? … most recently Claire and I competed in the 2 day RAB Mountain Marathon .. held ‘back o’ Skiddaw’ on 27\28th Sept .. and we finished Second in our…

  • Dave Latest Escapade ... from Dave on August 7, 2008

    The Corrieyairack Challenge .. a 43 mile Mountain Bike Charity event over the Corrieyairack Pass … (a General Wade ‘road’ in Scotland over a very high pass ..) .. we do this as a Team event .. Mike, Kieth and Myself + Claire as our Helper (all teams have to...

  • Will Twentyfour12 from Will on August 7, 2008

    Well done Dave! I hope your saddle wasn’t the knife-edged thing you had on your bike last time I saw it. I’m curious: What did you eat? Runners who go on for 24 hours or more often complain that the hardest part is just eating enough to replace the calories…