Bike talk
Key trends at Sea Otter: Plus bikes
Going back to go forward? The latest trend from Sea Otter coming through is 26 inch Plus bikes.
Sea Otter 2016 – temptation everywhere I look
Oh dear! It’s Sea Otter 2016 time and once again I find temptation everywhere I look. Here’s a quick run-down of what’s caught my eye…
Friday slackers storm Swinley
So imagine the scene. I’m sat at work, working quietly on world domination, thinking what a beautiful day it seems outside when all of a sudden I receive an email. The Friday slack attack is out in force…
Spot Brand Rocker 27.5+ bike looks great
Semi-fat bikes are the perfect best-of-both-worlds option for fun hardtails at the moment and the Spot Brand Rocker is a great example
New SRAM GX derailleur – and it’s not even Christmas yet!
Anyone who’s been reading my ride reports recently will know I’ve been complaining of back pain. This may, or may not be exacerbated by riding singlespeed for the past few weeks. I don’t think it is, but it may be.
Marin Pine Mountain 1 sounds rather interesting
The Marin 2016 Pine Mountain 1 looks a great entry into semi-fat hardtail riding
The Five Mile project – a quick update
An update on Matt’s Five mile a Day project, an attempt to set a habit when the weather outside is frightful
Milestones
As a cyclist – or a certain type of cyclist anyway – I like to keep track of my riding stats
Habits – the 5 mile project
Matt suggests a short regular dose of effort over the next few weeks. Just don’t call it a commitment!
Maybe it’s a bad idea to stick stuff on your crash helmet?
Does putting stuff like camera and light mounts on your crash helmet put you at risk of greater injury?
The only way is Vole
Just before Christmas, Dave posted to our Facebook page that there was a rumour we were thinking of changing our name from the MuddyMoles to the Water Voles in light of the Great Flood of 2013. That might not be a bad idea…
10K a Day: Hitting the buffers
OK, I guess I should ‘fess up. My stated aim of riding at least 10K every day of December has been derailled