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
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
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
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
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
Getting my head around the mechanics of my bike is something I’ve wanted to work on for a while now. I reckon it’s important to be able to maintain my own bike, and save some money on the way too. I’m pretty sure if I can keep my own bike running sweet it’ll mean that I can improve my own riding. Oh, and when I’m… Read More »Bottoms Up: Fitting Tokens To Rockshox Pikes
Around Christmas time, I bought a Santa Cruz Bronson. It’s my dream bike and was something I was set on. I weighed up other options, including the amazing bikes from Airdrop, Bird and Orange. I almost went for a British brand just out of principle, but something kept me returning to the Santa Cruz website and drooling over a Bronson. So that’s what I bought.… Read More »DMR Vaults