{"id":380,"date":"2017-03-02T12:28:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T12:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakesmtb.co.uk\/?p=380"},"modified":"2017-04-09T22:18:32","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T21:18:32","slug":"half-a-bash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakesmtb.co.uk\/articles\/half-a-bash\/","title":{"rendered":"Bit of a Bash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Borrowdale Bash is one of the Lakeland District\u2019s classics. Great climbs, great descents, great views and different every time you ride it. It\u2019s a real\u00a0favourite but can\u00a0take up a big part of your\u00a0day. This particular Saturday I was really short on\u00a0time so decided to only ride a bit of the Bash &#8211;\u00a0it still didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>I parked in the NT car park in Seatoller and kitted up. Now, as you know\u00a0mountain bikers are well\u00a0used to leaving the car and going straight into a climb, but today my first task was to climb Honister Pass. A\u00a0real test of character. I personally make it my mission to\u00a0clean it. This time was no different. It&#8217;s a case of stamping down hard on\u00a0those pedals however steep it gets. And believe me, it gets steep. The reward for your efforts is a view from the\u00a0top of world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Borrowdale Bash is one of the Lakeland District\u2019s classics. Great climbs, great descents, great views and different every time you ride it. It\u2019s a real\u00a0favourite but can\u00a0take up a big part of your\u00a0day. 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