BressXpress is a ride through the scenic vineyards, orchards and single track bush trails at Bress Winery, Harcourt Victoria. It’s a great setting with Mt Alexander as the backdrop. and the course is well suited MTB riders of just about all skill levels. (more…)
Had lots of fun late this afternoon on the Mojo HD fanging around what I’ve decided to call the Hippie Track, a ~4.5km loop which includes a good mix of stuff — a 1.5km climb that starts off easy on bush single track but steepens up nicely later on a dirt road, followed by a fast, flowing, rocky 1.5km single track descent. Kept riding the loop until the daylight ran out, testing fate a few times with ‘one last ride’. Next time will have to try it in the reverse direction. (more…)
Back in January I posted about some scuffing on the inside of the rear seat stay of the HD caused by chain slap. After some research I decided to use Scotch Rubber Mastic 2228 tape. Three months later thought it was time to review how the Mastic tape worked. (more…)
Had another trail building session at the vineyard in Harcourt today with Peter from the Bike Vault. Lots of work still to be done but we both reckon the trail is shaping up well especially the section of bush single track which flows around the dams and includes a fun descent before heading off around the property. The vineyard guys have offered to slash and smooth other sections of trail using machines, which is great as it leaves a few weeks to clean up and ride the trail in before the event mid May. (more…)
At around 90 minutes the V-Line train trip down to Melbourne is a perfect opportunity to daydream while the bush blurs by the window. It’s also an opportunity to look for new tracks on either side of the line. I’ve spied a couple of interesting goodies from the train lately so headed out in the van today with the Mojo on board to check em out. (more…)
Ibis released a new Mojo today, the Mojo SL-R, a 140mm trail bike: (more…)
Definitely of interest to anyone running 1x or 2x drivetrains is the cool article posted on Pinkbike about Hope's 9-36 tooth 10 speed cassette, including a Q&A with Hope's Neil…
Spent a few hours at a local vineyard/cidery putting in a MTB trail for an event that will run in the middle of next month, fingers crossed. There’s still a fair amount of work to do on the trail but dang, what a civilized setting for mountain biking. The Mojo HD was on hand to sample the grapes 😛 (more…)