| Bikes have come a long way since the day when | | | | So I reckon there is some mileage to be had in |
| I dabbled locally with a bit of road racing, I was in | | | | Mountain Biking in Norfolk - if permission can be |
| my late teens so we are talking a couple of | | | | gained to access some of the private hilly terrain. |
| decades ago almost. I remember when disc | | | | Promoting mountain biking in Norfolk is on par with |
| wheels and carbon frames first started to creep | | | | selling mountaineering equipment to someone living |
| into the mainstream - well if you had a few grand | | | | in Amsterdam but I think it will generate tourism. |
| kicking around to spend on something which back | | | | If only the National Trust, Local Councils, Forestry |
| then would snap if you sneezed on it. | | | | Commission and private land owners could get |
| It surprises me that most of the names from | | | | together and designate some dedicated mountain |
| back then are still floating around, I mean the likes | | | | biking routes! |
| of Shimano, Suntour, Mavic, Campagnola and so | | | | There are plenty of hills around Holt especially and |
| on. | | | | along the North Norfolk ridge as far as Mundesley |
| I know from back then that North Norfolk has | | | | and Overstrand - lets hope some of the land |
| more hills per square mile than a lot of people | | | | owners turn a blind eye rather than picking up the |
| give us credit for. A Norfolk Hill Climb Time Trial | | | | shotgun. |
| event I came placed in was held at West Runton | | | | There is fun to be had in them there wooded hills |
| - that hill is a killer, short and steep. | | | | in Norfolk!! |