Digital Hippie – Page 54

XTR Trail Pedal Problems… Again

Post published:April 10, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HDR

Back in July 2012 I posted about excessive bearing play in the drive side Shimano XTR Trail pedal after only a few months of use. As I discovered back then it’s an all too common problem with XTR Trail pedals. (more…)

Not the Grand Canyon

Post published:April 6, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria Trail Building

I spent a couple of hours late in the day digging a little trail down an eroded gully. It might not be the Grand Canyon but it’s still a pretty cool setting. I’ve often walked along it and wondered what it would be like to ride it. Turns out it’s good fun. I went back in the evening to check it out and snapped a couple of spooky pics, thanks to the Exposure Flare red tail light illuminating the gully walls. (more…)

Scratching Around

Post published:April 3, 2013
Post category:Ride Central Victoria Trail Building

Headed back out to Red Tape this arvo and scratched in some (more!) alternative lines in the top section, still in search of more fun factor before digging in. Hope it rides OK when I take the Mojo HD out on it tomorrow. One cool thing is there seems to be a reasonable amount of dirt in this area of bush… Hmm… (more…)

Specialized Purgatory Control 2.3 Review

Post published:April 1, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HDR

A while ago I posted about wanting to replace my worn Specialized Purgatory Control 2.4 front tire with another only to find the 2.4 was no longer available. I settled on its replacement – the Specialized Purgatory Control 2.3. With over ~15okm on new 2.3 tire I thought it was about time to post a review. (more…)

Exposure USB Boost Cable Review

Post published:March 29, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HDR

It may look like a fairly nondescript gadget but Exposure’s Boost Cable is indeed a ‘cunning little device’ that lets you power USB devices e.g. smartphones using energy stored in Exposure’s range of SPT lights and piggyback cells. (more…)

Alice Springs – MTB Bucket List

Post published:March 28, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HDR

Anyone who has spent time in Central Australia knows it is something truly extraordinary. Ancient, rugged, intense and insanely alive. Literally and figuratively it’s the heart of Australia. (more…)

Heavy Grey Clouds

Post published:March 27, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria

You could almost feel the weight of the heavy grey clouds as a chunky weather front slowly moved across Central Victoria last night. It might have been still, warm & humid ahead of the change but for whatever reason it ended up being awesome conditions for a night ride. (more…)

2013 Mont 24 Hour

Post published:March 26, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria

What an adventure into the unknown the 2013 Mont 24 Hour turned out to be. While I’d heard of ‘the Mont 24’, not being into the competitive XC MTB scene I had no idea how huge it was. I was expecting maybe a few hundred riders tops, not over 3,000 riders plus family and friends camping on the edge of the East Kowen Forest… funny!!! I guess for me that was really the story of the Mont – experiencing and enjoying a large scale MTB event. (more…)