Articles written during April 2010

Muddymoles custom shirt teaser
Muddymoles 2010 ride jerseys are produced by Endura. Here’s a teaser shot of the main jersey body

Alternative Ride report: Wednesday 28th April – Bright Eyes
If you find yourself away from home through work or whatever, what better opportunity do you need to explore somewhere different?

Specialized Henge saddle review
We review the Specialized Henge saddle which seems to be greater than the sum of its parts

Mucky Nutz Bar End plugs review
Mucky Nutz Bar End tabs (or plugs) are a simple idea that gives you the chance to drink beer and express your individuality(!) at the same time.

Ride report: Sunday 25 April – Newlands Corner
A long and fast North Downs ride to Newlands Corner in lovely Spring weather

Ride report: Wednesday 21 April – Horsley and Effingham
An Ellsworth Witness Tandem is given a successful blast around the Surrey Hills at night with the Muddymoles

Fork fettling
A Friday of fork fettling fun in the garage with mates. Does it get any better than that? Our Fox, Rock Shox and Marzocchi forks don’t think so

Shimano Dyna-sys 10 speed gears
Shimano may have missed the point of 10-speed mountain bikes by offering a triple front chainring while SRAM goes for just two.

Ride Report: Sunday 18th April – Brockham/Leith Rollercoaster
A long ride nears epic proportions as the early Spring weather brings dusty trails and a need to ride a big loopof the Surrey Hills

New Crank Brothers cockpit kit
A brief comment on the new Cranks Brothers cockpit kit including stems, handlebars, seatposts and grips

Be Careful Out There – Worrying Development
This is a hugely concerning news article. Read on…

Ride report: Wednesday 14 April – Abba Zabba
New riders, dry trails, fast pace and technical terrain. A perfect night ride!

2010 tree felling on Holmbury Hill
Holmbury Hill tree felling and tree clearing plans for 2010. Quite a large area affected.

Learn to ride with some MTB Skills Coaching
MTB bike skills – it’s a learning process as Dave finds from his experience with three different MTB bike coaching courses

Ride report: Sunday 11 April – Leith Hill
A fine Spring ride over to Leith Hill, taking in Summer Lightning, Waggledance, Deliverance and the Tower for tea and cake!

Ride Report: Wednesday 7 April – Brockham sock’em
A night ride over Headley and down the Brockham descent, into the village and then a golf course run to Dorking

Esher? Sure?
Andy and co head off to the Esher Shore for some Freeride practice on the Surrey North Shore

Ride Report: Monday 5 April – Pitch and Slide
A bank Holiday ride over Pitch and Holmbury Hills, covering the Judges Seat, Yoghurt Pots and Telegraph Road amongst others

Ride Report: Wednesday 31 March – Mud Wrestling
A duo of moles make up the last Wednesday ride in March and the first since the clocks went forward.

Crash, Bang, Wallop. How’s your helmet???
Jem demonstrates just how important it is to always wear a crash helmet when mountain biking