Articles written during September 2008


Tips to get kids and teenagers mountain biking
Tips and advice covering what you should think about to get your kids riding off-road.

Cotic Soul 853 steel hardtail review
Read the experiences of a Cotic Soul 853 steel hardtail owner in this in depth review

What has happened to the DT Swiss XRR SL Ti rigid carbon fork?
Pace / DT Swiss XRR SL Ti carbon forks seem to be hard to come by. Here’s an interesting alternative.

A Star is Born
Dismantling and building a 20″ On-one Inbred donor for Colin’s new 18″ Inbred slot dropout singlespeed.

First ride off-road
Trying out an On-one Inbred 29er singlespeed on the comeback trail.

Bike building
One garage, two bikes and three men sounds dubious. Add curry and beer and it could be a night to remember.

Interbike 2008
Matt looks forward to Interbike 2008 and muses on the nascent 650b trend in the MTB world.

Morning ride
Early morning is a great time to get out and get some exercise in before a days work gets in the way.

Wed 17th Night Ride
Usual place, usual time – Hylands Garage, Bookham @ 7:30pm.

I am missing
Matt puts his Hope HID up for sale on eBay and looks forward to good times.

2008 Eurobike round up – what’s it mean for Surrey riders?
How will some of the key new products from Eurobike 2008 affect our Surrey Hills riding?

I kissed a girl and I liked it…
A road bike? Mark dallies extravagantly with the Dark Side.


Marin launch 2009 range
Marin’s new range includes the race ready Alchemist range, plenty of 29ers, Women specific bikes and the Ignacio, and urban singlespeed…

Hope HID or Hope Vision 4 LED?
What’s the best lighting set up between the Hope HID and the Hope Vision 4 LED? For the LED you could substitute the Exposure MaXx-D as well.

Bike Shows
Eurobike and the UK’s Cycle Show provide our bike geeks with their annual fix of hot bike action.

Specialized Fatboy slick MTB tyres review
A comparison between Specialized Fatboy slick MTB tyres and Continental Cityride slick tyres