Matt

Matt is one of the founding Molefathers of the Muddymoles, and is the designer and main administrator of the website.

An experienced rider, he still manages to fall off disconcertingly often. Nothing can account for this fact.

Current bikes include a Bird Aether 9, A Pace RC627 hardtail, a Cannondale Topstone gravel bike and a very niche Trek District 1 belt drive bike. A Merida Scultura Endurance bike provides road duties.

If you've ever wondered how Matt and the MuddyMoles got started, well wonder no more.

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How much does mountain biking cost you?

The other day an article popped up in my newsfeed outlining the true cost of a latte every morning on the way to work. Now, first of all, this article was in $ but it does go to show the stupefying effects of compound interest over the course of 25 years in a very effective way. It got me thinking […]

Filed under Bike talk, Lifestyle in March 2007.

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Cycleworks Demo Day 2007 photos

Today the Muddymoles made the trip over to Holmbury Hill for the annual Cycleworks Demo Day and were rewarded by a splendid Spring morning’s worth of riding fun.

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World Naked Bike Ride Day

Following on from my recent post about cyclists being a bit, well, weird my attention was caught this morning by mention on the radio about World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) Day. Apart from the opportunity to link to a site that shows pictures of naked people on bikes, the organisers have a serious point to make. They argue: We face […]

Filed under 2007, News in March 2007.

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Cycleworks Demo Day 2007

OK, so it’s a bit later than I intended to post this but just to say that Cycleworks are having their annual Demo Day this Sunday, 11 March at Holmbury Hill. They plan to have bikes from Whyte, Marin, Specialized, Orange and Intense available for people to try, so it should be a great opportunity to ride different bikes over […]

Filed under 2007, News in March 2007.

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Magura Menja review

It’s not often that people take the trouble to review Magura products, being seen as a general ‘workhorse’ brand rather than part of the bling brigade. Bikemagic though have just posted a review of the 2007 Magura Menja forks and very good they seem too. Considering they’re available in a wide range of colours and travel options, maybe it’s time […]

Filed under Forks, Reviews in March 2007.

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Whyte E5 XT review

In the market for a new bike, Matt tries out the 2007 Whyte E5 XT and reviews it here.

Filed under Bikes, Reviews in March 2007.

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3500

Well, I’ve finally achieved a milestone. In fact, 3500 milestones as I’ve just racked up that figure on my 2003 Rift Zone.

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Freaks and Weirdos

So it seems that cyclists are revolting… well this one revolted anyhow.

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The changing face of riding

After an extended break I made it out onto the trails at the weekend in the company of Dave, Jem and Neil.

Filed under Rides in February 2007.

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It’s all in the presentation

OK, so we’re way off-topic here but I thought I’d just mention a little exercise I did the other day to make a document I found on the web much more readable.