Double Shot Saturday

The most important part of doing bread runs in the wee hours of the morning would have to be the double shot of espresso, injected directly into my eyeballs at the start of the shift, usually followed up by another double shot after work — then I’m set for the rest of the day.

Wombat Off Peak

The Wombat MTB Trail on the outskirts of Woodend gets pretty busy during the weekends. I’ve been wanting to get back there since the last Vanilla Slice Quest so thought it would be best to go Wombat Off Peak and headed over late afternoon. During the week you pretty much have the place to yourself.

All Mountain Versatility

Less than Downhill, more than XC – not really a great description of All Mountain imo but one that seems to pop up often in MTB forums.

Autumn Mojo

The changes I made to the bike the other day felt great again during today’s ride so I reckon I’m onto something. Just goes to show don’t mess with the groove as even a few mm in the wrong direction can mess things up. With my weight a little further back again it’s probably a […]

Grooving in the ‘Maine

I haven’t been in the groove much lately, not sure exactly why though a lot of life stuff has been going on. The groove is a funny thing. When you’re in it the ride has an effortless, almost slow motion flow. Blissful, relaxed speed — lost in the rush of moving forward as they say. […]

Silly Old Man

It takes gobs of energy and focus to remain a silly old man. Luckily these very things and then some are woven into the fabric of the hoody that arrived in the mail the other day, thanks to Ibis.

Smoke Hazard

Smokey skies lately with fuel reduction burns underway across Central Victoria, including the bush on the outskirts of Castlemaine. I headed over on the Mojo to check it out as it’s an area I ride through often.

The Chute

The Clock2Clock Challenge was held at Woodend last weekend. Prior to the event there were regular rides of the course creating some buzz online about… The Chute. Julien and I headed to Woodend the other day, the general idea being to eat some of Bourkies Vanilla Slice, ride some or all of the Clock2Clock course, […]