Sorry, it’s another cycle ride video, but I know lots of you enjoy them. Yesterday, on a borrowed mountain bike I headed out to Brocton Fied on Cannock Chase, and starting near the Glacial Boulder and trig point, I threw myself and the bike down into Sherbrook Valley, then followed the stream down to Stepping Stones.

After Abraham’s Valley, this is my favourite bit of Cannock Chase – open heath and copse, great views and wildlife, a really open, cinematic landscape with great tracks and fun, quite challenging riding. Do go and have a ride up there if you fancy it.

Brocton Field – a cinematic, expansive landscape.

There weren’t many folk around, and there was little wind. This was fast – really fast for me, and the above video is real time with speeds up to about 30mph. After this I could well be on the lookout for buying a offroad bike. It was an absolute blast.

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The track used is Loop Guru’s ‘Single Orphan First Year Camel’ – bizarre title, but a cracking groove.

While we’re on the subject of video, there’s one I want to share with readers that doesn’t really merit a post of it’s own, but as someone who’s knocked up a few piss-poor amateur videos, the skill of this has just stunned me. It’s been doing the rounds on social media for a few days now, and the editing, music and concept are just brilliant. I know it’s a product of the Visit Birmingham people, but have no idea who the designer was. This must have taken ages, and bears repeated views. There’s lots going on.