Bike talk

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The Moles near Hindhead

The REDIN Festival and Movember

November is often a tricky month for me to keep my motivation for cycling going

Filed in November 2022.

Confused Matt

Bike Park Wales rocks hard

Well, I had been thinking it was time for a new crash helmet anyway…

Filed in September 2022.

Pace RC627 frameset in Midnight Smurf blue

A change of Pace (my Pace RC627 birther story)

How long can it take to build a bike? It depends. This is my Pace RC627 birther story…

Filed in August 2022.

Matt on his backside, no bike to be seen

A year by bike – 2021 in pictures

I’m still in looking-over-my-shoulder mode. What better way than to illustrate 2021 in pictures?

Filed in January 2022.

Strava 2021 round up graphic

2021 – Looking back to look forward

Well here we are again. A new year, which means my annual review of my cycling year in numbers.

Filed in January 2022.

Novatech D162SB-SL-B12 hub damage

Death of a wheelset – Novatech freehub woes

The freehub bearings on my Novatech D162SB-SL-B12 hub are finally dead with the freehub and SRAM cassette stuck together

Filed in October 2021.

Classified Smart Axle

Is the future Classified? And when will we know?

An interesting bit of news came out this week that points to a possible future for MTBers – hub gears (again!)

Filed in February 2021.

Mark in the snow at Wisley

Riding a January Lockdown

A pictoral round up of my riding through the winter lockdown; trying to accentuate the positives!

Filed in February 2021.

Bird Aether 9 in Tungsten Grey

I might have bought a new bike… well a frame at least…

I’ve decided now is the time to sell the Jeffsy and buy… a Bird Aether 9!

Filed in January 2021.

2020 A Year in Sport

2020 in miles if not smiles

Every year I like to note my cycling activity on this site as an aide memoire and virus or no virus, this year is no different. Here’s a summary of 2020 from a riding perspective.

Filed in January 2021.

Long shadows at Frensham

A Better New Year! (and 2020 in pictures)

Each year we wish people a Happy New Year. While that sentiment holds true, it doesn’t feel quite right as we put 2020 behind us.

Filed in January 2021.

Worn out Campagnolo chain

Getting Turbo Trainer ready – tired Campagnolo chain and chainring!

After 6000 miles, I probably need to replace the chain! And chainring, And cassette. And…

Filed in September 2020.

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