Bike talk
La Calera, Campagnolo and Cartegena – Colombia, part one
Paul goes to Colombia, climbs La Calera on a Campagnolo equipped Fausti Coppi KSC, then kicks back in Cartegena
Oval rings
Karl goes to France and finds an old Rudge BiFold1M bike with Oval Tech rings helps him bring home th ebread!
Charity appeal – Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Jill’s walking for a charity close to her – and our – hearts
Thoughts from Mayhem 2012
Matt’s thoughts on his Mountain Mayhem experience which combined bad weather with great company. Sod the racing…
Secret training
The other day I stumbled across this photo of D’Andy working hard at maintaining his model good looks in what looks disturbingly like a Muddymoles mankini. Or his daughter’s leotard. Well, I guess you can’t be out shredding the gnarr all the time!! 🙂
It’s Mayhem!! Well, the Apocalypse might be more apt…
Tomorrow morning, at 5:30am in fact, we set off for the 2012 Mountain Mayhem event at Ledbury.
Top MTB fools
Here’s a few of the best April first MTB stories for 2012
Bike fitting shock
Like many road cyclists I know, down to the half cm, my bike fitting measurements. Hence it came to me as a shock when I had to benchmark my MTB fitting against my road bike measurements this week.
Hidden fence on Bat out o’… Sh@t!!!
Danny finds a poorly marked fence across the bridleway near Brockham and is lucky to escape serious injury
Nordic walking
After being sidelined by a damaged shoulder from a bike crash, Lloyd finds Nordic Walking a useful way to maintain some fitness.
Hydraulic disc brakes – the future for road bikes?
A summary of the arguments for and against hydraulic disc brakes on road bikes
A guide to the buying the best helmet cameras
Buying an video camera like the Go-Pro Hero or Contour HD helmet cams? Here’s a guide to what you might need