Mountain Bike Rider  |  August 2016
RAISE YOUR GAME
The Lake District is famous for its dramatic scenery; a landscape carved out of earth and rock by retreating glaciers. As such, it is familiar to bikers and hikers alike in search of a challenge, and the area boasts climbs so rugged that in order to fully embrace all of its delights, the two aforementioned activities must be combined: hence the term ‘hike-a-bike’. For some, this is an anathema an activity to be avoided at all costs. For others, it is an opportunity, opening up access to terrain that would otherwise be out of reach. In this instance, it unlocks the door to a ride so tough it doesn’t grace the pages of any published guidebooks and the only details can be found in the deepest recesses of internet forums and the minds of grizzled locals.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Mountain Bike Rider August 2016.