There’s a pretty cool fun event coming up in Central Victoria called ‘Race the Train‘. Cyclists have the opportunity to ride/race alongside the Goldfields Railway Steam Train between the towns of Castlemaine and Maldon. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
Like a rabid rakehoe junkie I’ve been beavering away on a new section of trail, dubbed ‘Red Tape’. Hopefully it’ll end up being a fun little extension to an already fun loop but the hills ain’t giving up their secrets so readily this time around. (more…)