The rain clouds cleared briefly and I headed out with the Freeride 29’er. The combination of the 47mm rim and Stout 2.3 was great fun on the wet muddy tracks, like a 4×4 wheel drive… a 1×1? (more…)
Warning: If you haven’t been present at the birth of a unicycle you should consider looking away 🙂 (more…)
It takes some convincing to head out for an off road ride in cold Winter rain but after the first few minutes you realize it’s well and truly worth it. Riding off road in the rain is great fun, equal parts peaceful and crazy slippery. Plus how else can you test if a new mudguard works? With the Topeak Defender M2 fitted to my KH 29’er I headed out into the forest, onto a loop I know from experience puddles up well. (more…)
The wet, cold weather over the last week or two got me thinking about mudguards — specifically a light, detachable, adjustable mudguard that would work well off road on both the 29″ and 36″ uni’s. A mudguard could come in handy especially on longer XC rides in the rain, not just to help keep the butt crack dry but also with reducing the amount of cleaning up of the Camelbak, clothes and unicycle e.g. the underside of the seat, after a ride. (more…)
I copped a lot of flak from fellow MTB riders when I started using the original Camelbak in the early 1990’s. I drink a lot while riding – no water, me engine no go – and though the original Camelbak was a fairly lame looking thing it was a hands free hydration godsend and the start of a great solution to the problem of carrying enough water, food and stuff on longer rides. I loved my original Camelbak so much I’ve kept it all those years! (more…)
Unicycling with the kids in years 3 through to 6 is going great! The kids have shown loads of enthusiasm and determination and are well on their way to unicycling off into the sunset 🙂 (more…)
Heya! A video blog of the last 5 days of uni, May 22nd – May 26th, 2009 including Day 1- KH24 MUni, Day 2 – KH36 XC Ride, Day 3 – KH20 at home, Day 4 – KH20 in the rain, Day 5 – Uni School & 29″ Cruising. (more…)