Out scoping trails in the bush this afternoon I came across three old school dirt farmers trucking along without a care in the world. Echidnas are usually insanely cautious around people and burrow at the slightest disturbance – it was an awesome treat to spend an hour or so roaming the hill with them! (more…)
Opting to run my Mojo HDR as a 650b meant I had to find new tyres fast as my favorite combo to date wasn’t yet available in 27.5″. Schwalbe though are already running full steam ahead with 650b tyres so when it came to finding an alternative front tire to my much loved Specialized Purgatory 2.3 and 2.4, I didn’t need to look any further than Schwalbe’s Hans Dampf 27.5×2.35″. (more…)
The trail fairies have been busy in Woodbrook. Not the Grand Canyon has had a major overhaul and flows so sweetly now, especially in reverse! Plus somewhere on the Woodbrook loop _night_ riders will come across a VERY cool easter egg… not shown here 🙂 (more…)
There’s nothing like a mountain bike ride on a sub zero degrees night or thereabouts to get your blood pumping! Thought I should mark the convergence of the Winter solstice and Super Moon with a night ride – the first on the Mojo HDR 650b. A cold and clear Winter’s night combined with gripped up trails made for perfecto conditions. (more…)
Riding a new bike setup away from home is one thing, hitting your local trails another! After four weeks in Melrose on the Ibis Mojo HDR it was finally time to hit the trails around Castlemaine. Would the 650b feel as rock and roll at home as it did on Bartagunyah’s Eurovision Super D?
