New Project Wants to Connect Mountain Bikers
What they say: Mountain biking can create great friendship stories like ours. Jonathan and I started riding when we were 13 years old and we quickly …
Cycle Show, Latest bikes and components 2017 Part I - Elite, Shimano, Genesis Titanium
Yesterday I went to the Cycle Show at the Birmingham NEC to check out all the new bikes and try out mountain bikes and e-bikes. It was a good trip and …
Surly Troll - Steel Frame 26 inch Touring Bike Review
A troll is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, …
What Trainers do I need Autumn 2017?
In the last couple of years I have used my Merrell Trail Glove 3 and Inov Trailroc 255 trainers and wrote long term reviews about them (linked above). …
Genesis Tour de Fer 30 2017 Touring Bicycle Review
Tech Spec Highlights Full dynamo light set up Burly Reynolds 725 frameset Full Tiagra 3x10 groupset Front and rear Tubus racks Tech Spec Frame: …
Oakham Ales Citra Golden English Beer IPA (Ale) Review
This is a beer I discovered quite recently and has become one of my favourites. Brewery: Oakham Ales Oakham Ales is an English brewery now based in …
Grayson Perry Book Review
Perry’s book focuses on the under-appreciate topic of what constitutes male identity in these times. Grayson Perry is an artist who is known for …
Book Review & Takeaways: Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
I was lent this book recently after striking up a conversation about The Tipping Point and my friend had read it and also recommended this book. …
Brand X Ascend Dropper Seatpost Review
On first look you might think a dropper seatpost is another gimmick for bikers with too much spare cash. However, out riding recently with others with …
Mountain Bike Tyres
Mountain biking tyres A list of links from research I did about buying mountain bike tyres. These are quite old now, but I still recommend Maxxis …