Digital Hippie – Page 84

Ibis Mojo HD, Wombat Trail, Woodend Victoria

Wombat Trail: Quest for the Vanilla Slice

Post published:January 29, 2011
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD

Headed down early in the morning from Castlemaine with Julien to ride the Wombat Trail at Woodend before the forecast 35-40 degree heat kicked in. (more…)

Ready to head off, Apollo Everest, Brisbane 1988

1988 Apollo Everest

Post published:January 28, 2011
Post category:Wheel Love Stories

I got my first ‘real’ mountain bike in 1988, an Apollo Everest.

After living and studying in Brisbane for a few years it was time to leave behind everything that couldn’t be carried on a bike and ride off into the sunset, destination unknown.

The highly thought out plan meant it was time to ditch the road bike that I’d had a lot of fun mixing it with traffic on the city streets and get something a lot more robust. A tourer wasn’t my style, but those new fangled mountain bikes were like BMX on steroids, with gears. They looked to be perfect big kid fun machines. (more…)

Ibis Mojo HD, Going Up!

Mojo Rising

Post published:January 26, 2011
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD

I couldn’t get organized in time to join the Rocky Riders Australia Day ride yesterday morning but headed out later anyway hoping to cross paths with the group somewhere along the way. It wasn’t to be but no worries it was a good ride anyway, ~30km of single track. (more…)

Scotch Rubber Mastic Tape 2228

Post published:January 25, 2011
Post category:MTB Drivetrain

I noticed some scuffing from the chain on the inside of the Mojo HD’s carbon fibre rear triangle stays a while ago. The culprit is the limited clearance between the frame and chain when running on the smaller cogs, adding in the fact that when you’re running on the smaller cog you’re going faster and the chain is probably going to be slapping around more because of that. (more…)

Selle Italia Evolution Carbon Titanium Saddle

Arse from the Past: Flite Evolution Carbon Titanium Saddle

Post published:January 24, 2011
Post category:Mountain Biking

There was a time in the early 90’s when like many other MTB’ers I was a chronic weight weenie. I was reminded of just how bad the obsession was the other day when I came across the original box for my Selle Italia Evolution Carbon Titanium Saddle while unpacking stuff in the shed. I guess keeping the box all these years isn’t a good look either… it is a sweet box though! 🙂 (more…)

Bikinventions Squirt Wax Based Dry Lube

BikInventions Squirt Wax Based Dry Lube Review

Post published:January 22, 2011
Post category:MTB Reviews

How cool is BikInventions Squirt? It’s frickin genius! Squirt is a waxed based dry lube that ride after ride, week after week, is somehow keeping the Mojo HD’s drivetrain bizarrely clean, gunk free while purring along quietly and efficiently as a good lube should. (more…)

Spider wrapping up remains of MTB'er

Snakes and Spiders

Post published:January 20, 2011
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD

Hard to believe this time last week Castlemaine was flooded in parts. No rain since then, just lots of sun — the tracks and trails are dusting up already, you’d never know it had rained at all. (more…)

2011 Rockshox Rear Maxle Lite 135x12

Rockshox Update Rear Maxle Lite 135X12mm

Post published:January 18, 2011
Post category:MTB Drivetrain

Late 2010 RockShox started shipping an updated 12mm Rear Maxle Lite to address hub failures, most notably the Hope Pro II, when used with the tapered Maxle. The updated Rear Maxle Lite did away with the external taper, instead its consistent outer diameter providing better support for hub internals. Here’s an excerpt from the related SRAM notice: (more…)