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No Pack: Bib Shorts

Riding without a pack is something that is of increasing interest to me. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Osprey Raptor and it’s one heck of a pack. It’s been on some real journeys with me and it’s saved me more than once. After all, you can ram it full of gear and head out for a whole day knowing you’ve got water, food,… Read More »No Pack: Bib Shorts

Urban MTB

You may well have seen on To The Trail, I recently spent the day in Scarborough on the bike. It’s somewhere I know really well (or at least I think I do) as I actually went to university there and so spent a happy 3 years of my life in the place. It’s somewhere that will always hold a special place in my heart simply… Read More »Urban MTB

The 2017 Ride List (Part 2)

You might’ve read the first part I wrote a little while back. If you haven’t, it probably makes sense to read that first, although the list itself is in no particular order. Here’s the other 6 places I opted to stick on the list for 2017. 6. Dalby Forest Of course, this had to be on the list. I’ve been already and I’ll definitely be… Read More »The 2017 Ride List (Part 2)

Rinse Down

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I was once told that cleaning your bike is the best way of maintaining it. I mean, it makes sense really: a sparkly bike means less grit wearing everything down. Especially in your drivetrain which can be a really expensive area to replace altogether. It only makes sense to keep it clean. When I first got a bike, I used to use a bucket of… Read More »Rinse Down

The 2017 Ride List (Part 1)

2017 was always going to be the year I hit it. After getting into the sport properly in 2015, I spent 2016 on the Camber getting confident and quicker. By the time 2017 rolled round I’d purchased my dream bike (the Bronson) and drew up a list of all the places I wanted to visit imminently. I based the list on things I’d read, and… Read More »The 2017 Ride List (Part 1)

Brenin Meetup

Coed Y Brenin, the spiritual heart of trail centre riding in the UK. The first public trail centre in the land and home to some great trails. It had been somewhere I’d wanted to visit for a little while, but seeing the BIKE channel visit as part of their Mountain Bike Adventures series made me want to go even more. So when Si, Dec and… Read More »Brenin Meetup

2017: A Better Biker

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In September I bought a house. I say ‘I’ loosely – the other half also put in, though she doesn’t use the garage. That’s my part of the house. It’s something that was a non-negotiable for us when we were looking around for a house. When we lived in the rented house before we moved here, I used to have to keep my bike under… Read More »2017: A Better Biker