Not as much riding lately mainly due to a touch of the flu over the last few weeks, combined with mainly grey, cold, damp overcast days. I’ve started to feel better over the last couple of days so made the most of a sunny, clear morning — last day of Autumn — and headed out to Mt Tarrengower to check out the trails above the area known as The Butts. (more…)
There have been a couple of very cool BMX happenings recently, namely The Pool and the World First Triple Backflip. The Pool, Dagenham Thanks to Nike a pool in the…
Great to see the Wombat Mountain Bike Club featured in a ‘Nice Work’ video on the Sydney Morning Herald web site. (more…)
20 years ago my 1991 Stumpjumper Comp was the sweetest thang. It’s still a fun albeit scary ride today. Sit it beside a 2011 Stumpjumper Comp and wow, you might notice a few things have changed over 20 years. (more…)
Testing out the Stumpy FSR 29'er was a good opportunity to check out the 2x10 drive train and see how it compares to the 1x10 I've been running on the…
A thread on Rotorburn a while back asked What defines AM to you?. All Mountain may be category of bike but it’s way more than that. The heart of MTB is AM, where it’s all about The Ride. It’s not about the race, not about the weight of your bike, what clothes you’re wearing, or what gear you are running. It’s about the adventure, the flow, the rush. Yeah you know what I mean! (more…)
Thanks to The Bike Vault in Castlemaine I’ve been lucky enough to test ride a brand spanking new Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp 29’er over the last couple of days. I had a bunch of fun, more pics and details below. (more…)
Interesting Tech Tuesday video posted on Pinkbike this week – Handlebars – How Wide Affects Your Ride. (more…)