Being the clumsy dufus that I am I managed to snap the barb on my Rock Shox Reverb (where the hose connects to the seat post) while working on other stuff. Over the Edge had a Reverb Hose and Bleed Kit in stock so it was job done… in a fashion! Bleeding the Reverb is straight forward...
Hellrose Melrose
posted by Pete
It’s about a 12 hour drive to Melrose from Central Victoria but you forget all of that in the final few kilometers as the road swings directly toward the side of Mt Remarkable. Driving fatigue is replaced with a serious hankering to get on the MTB and hit the trails ASAP. So...
Precipitation
posted by Pete
pre·cip·i·ta·tion 1. A hastening or acceleration, especially one that is sudden or unexpected 2. Any form of water, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, that falls to the earth’s surface. After what was starting to feel like a dry and dusty return to drought conditions we’ve had...
Feeling Lucky Punk
posted by Pete
My lucky number 13 delivered again – literally – with the UPS guy dropping off the COOLEST of cool MTB boxes ever! What was in the box? I can’t say ATM but dang… feeling lucky punk? You betcha...
Chris Akrigg Five
posted by Pete
Check out the new ‘Five’ video from Chris Akrigg, back from breaking his leg… twice! It’s gotta be one of the best MTB videos I’ve seen for...
Back to Pineys
posted by Pete
I don’t get over to the Pineys as much as I’d like to. I’m on one edge of town with trails close by and it’s on the other edge. Lame excuse I know but when you’re squeezing in rides convenience can win out more often than it probably should… plus I’ve...
Drop Bear Returns
posted by Pete
About 18 months ago a fuel reduction burn got a little out of hand and scorched a favorite section of bush. Since then the wildlife has slowly returned as things start to grow back. I saw the first koala since the burn the other day, down low in a tree right beside the singletrack. Nice!...
BearClaw Coming to Melrose Fat Tyre Festival!
posted by Pete
It’s not like you need any more reasons to head over to the Melrose Fat Tyre Festival – it’s a bucket list event for Australian mountain bikers in its own right. But check this out… Darren ‘BearClaw’ Berrecloth, one of the world’s best freeriders will be hanging out at this year’s festival. The Claw will also be running skills sessions and joining in the Super D enduro on the new Eurovision trail at Bartagunyah. How sweet is that?! If you don’t know who BearClaw is smack yourself around the head and then go and watch Where the Trail Ends For more info about the Melrose 2013 Fat Tyre...
Not the Grand Canyon...
posted by Pete
I started messing around with a trail down a little eroded gully (dubbed ‘Not the Grand Canyon‘) about three weeks ago. There’s still work to be done but it’s at the stage where it’s good fun to ride in both directions and is connected into the Woodbrook loop. If...
A 40+ hippie / nerd / mountain biker living and loving the ride in Central Victoria, Australia