It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been in the groove, I think mainly due to a crash I had back in mid January where I smacked the left side of my head and left shoulder heavily into a tree. My neck has felt like a messed up pile of square ball bearings ever since and my head progressively duller, foggier, achier, slower. Heart says ride but the only thing high on the body’s To Do list is lying down with eyes closed. (more…)
Ibis have donated a Mojo SL to help raise money for Mikaela Sienkiewicz, a 13 year old who is in a hospital awaiting a kidney and liver transplant. Each $5 donation buys you a ticket in the raffle to win the SL, every $20 donation 5 tickets. As posted in Ibis Cycles News: (more…)
Headed out with Hozza for another night adventure, this time to a steep gully crossing that finds its way into most of my rides. (more…)
Pinkbike featured a cool video the other day, Sampled Bike - Music made from your bike. There's an interesting write up about the making of the video as well as…
Thought it would be fun to do a 20 year MTB showdown – my old 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper vs the circa 2011 Ibis Mojo HD. Over the next month or two the ‘plan’ is to take both bikes out on a few adventures — XC, AM, Downhill etc — and assuming the Stumpy doesn’t kill me, see what differences 20 years of MTB make out on the trail! (more…)
I’ve been feeling a little out of whack the last few days and should’ve opted for an easy cruise today but instead headed out to the Pineys. Not surprisingly it was only 10 minutes or so into the ride before I’d wrapped myself around a pine tree, watching the bike bounce on down the trail without me. I’m all up for tree hugging but dang… OUCH! (more…)
With all the riding over the last few weeks Mojo HD was starting to look pretty grubby, time for a good clean. The HD scrubs up really well, highlighting its svelte and sugary carbon fibre lines. (more…)
Terrific MTB video featured on Pinkbike today called A Hill in Spain, featuring a guy called Chris Akrigg. Think Mcaskill's style of trials riding but on a dual suspension bike…