Bike reviews by me are never about the technical specifications of the bike – you can find that anywhere online. They’re all about how the bike feels. My personal preference is playfulness over speed. The Kenevo is what Specialized have come up with in answer to hills. Put simply, it’s essentially a personal uplift, designed to get you to the top with ease and then allow… Read More »Specialized Turbo Kenevo Review
I’ve reviewed the DMR Vaults before, as have many others. However, recent events have warranted an updated review and so here it is. They’re incredible. I’ve been using the DMR vaults since December 2017 now and in that time they’ve become an irreplaceable component on my bike. The platform is excellent, the pins provide fantastic grip (even without the Terror Pins which I’ve now installed),… Read More »DMR Vaults
A few weeks back I had the pleasure of riding bikes with George and Alan (from the Feral Marmot Collective). We got chance to ride the flow routes of Lady Cannings, albeit in icy conditions. Whilst we were there, we got to begin a new part of the To The Trail YouTube channel – tips and hints on video and photo creation. So, without any… Read More »5 Tips For Better Photos
Sherwood Pines sits in Nottinghamshire, the fabled home of Robin Hood. Unfortunately, Robin Hood never slayed trails on a bike. Truth be told, if Robin Hood wanted to have shredded some gnar I think he would’ve got his merry men together and rode further afield in search of some altitude. Enough of the Robin Hood references, lets get down to it. Sherwood Pines is fairly… Read More »Sherwood Pines
YT seems to have a different marketing division than most companies. Take last year’s Jeffsy campaign for instance. For what seemed like ages my Facebook and Twitter timelines were filled with questions and messages about whatever Jeffsy was. In fact, some people even seemed to hate it (that was their tagline). This year it’s the goat. I’d cottoned on to the idea this time round,… Read More »Return of the Goat.
Dalby consistently comes up in articles online naming it as one of the best trail centres in the country and just so happens to be the trail centre I ride most regularly. Just the other day MBR shared their ‘Best new places to ride in 2017‘ article to let folk see how many they’d ticked off this year. It has 11 places which were either… Read More »Dalby Forest
I’ve had GoPros for quite a while now. I originally bought my first action camera, a polaroid cube, with capturing my own riding in mind. I wanted to track my progress and play the footage back to myself so that I could see how much I’d grown. Unfortunately, the cube didn’t live up to my expectations and I purchased a GoPro Hero 4. That did.… Read More »Feiyu Tech WG 3 Axis Gimbal: First Impressions
Back in May, I decided to make the conscious decision to ride more without a pack. It was becoming too cumbersome to carry as I’d got into the habit of filling it with more than what I actually needed. I found myself packing bobble hats and spare socks incase I wanted to keep warm mid-ride, and I won’t go into detail about the amount of… Read More »The No Pack Revolution
I’ve not been totally off the bike but I’ve certainly be off for at least 4 weeks, with the exception of last week’s trip to the trails to break that pattern. The last time I rode before that was at Grenoside then Dalby in sunshine and warm weather. Since then, the rain has started to come, the leaves have begun dropping from the trees, and… Read More »10 Bike Films You Should Watch
In case you haven’t realised by now, I like bikes. I really like bikes. Most weeks I spend any spare time I can reading about bikes, watching videos about bikes, talking about bikes with friends, sharing bike things on the internet… you get the idea. So, when my other half asked if she could come out with me on the bike I couldn’t help but… Read More »Sharing The Love