Weather still cold but no rain. Ground wet and some snow on higher ground. Ride up to The Halo, across to Cowpe, drop down to Stubbins, into Ramsbottom and home. Dan fell of and landed on handlebars

Bike ride with Dan. 3hrs. Track to Haslingden, then to Irwell Vale. Along to Stubbins and then up to Peel Tower. Back down Moor Rd and Helmshore. Up Grane Rd and down Sough Lane. Up Brookside and Heys.

Sunday morning ride, Halo to Cowpe and back. 4 hours. Sunshine and blue skys. Cold but the suns warmth getting through.

Morning ride. 7:15 set off still dark but getting lighter. Halo to coppice and back. Foggy weather 6 deg

Epic ride day. Set off to Peel Tower then round the back towards Entwistle and Belmont. Finally through Tockholes and along the canal from Blackburn to Accrington. Good ride but cold, Some ice and snow. 4 1/2 hours, 37 miles

Halo and The Singing Tree

Ride out with Dan in the afternoon. Set off to the Halo then dropped down round the back of the ski slope. The weather was very poor. Rain, wind, and mist, so we decided not to go to Cowpe. Instead we went back towards Burnley and The Singing Ringing Tree.

Peel Tower Loop

Midweek ride with Dan on the Peel Loop. Found a new route to avoid going into Ramsbottom, which connects between Stubbins and Helmshore Rd. A nice track next to a stream part of the National Trust.

Sunday Road Ride

This ride started as an off road Peel Tower loop but there was still a lot of ice around which made the tracks really slippy. So i stuck to the roads and did a loop round the back of Ramsbottom towards Bolton. I ended up at Turton Tower ther is a nice cafe there but it was closed for the winter. I looped back round towards Darwen then over by Pickup Bank and down through Oswaldtwistle. It took 3hrs and the total distance was 30 miles

Peel Tower Loop

After yesterdays successful ride i went a bit further today and did the Peel Tower Loop. Most of the route was ok to ride despite the snow. It was a bit cloudy and the wind was stronger so it was a bit colder but was still enjoyable. The route is just over 19 miles and took 3hrs.

Halo to Coppice Loop

Not had a ride for a week now because of the snow so i had to get out and blow away the cobwebs. I was suprised that the compacted snow was very easy to ride on and the tyres gripped really well. I set off to The Halo and then came back via the coppice. A good couple of hours in the sun but the wind was picking up and was bitterly cold so i didn't hang about too much.