Articles written during November 2010
Whinlatter Quercus and Altura Trail review
Keith and Sue try out the Quercus and Altura Trails near Whinlatter in the Lake District
Planet Titus
Titus bikes may have gone – briefly – but Planet X in the UK have snapped up the brand.
Floss your bike?
Purple Harry’s Bike floss looks like a cheap and effective way to cheap your drivetrain running sweetly
Ride report: Sunday 28 November – Big Al
Hard frost means a chance to ride the Surrey Hills in winter without getting muddy for a change.
Ride report: Sunday 21 November
Soft conditions means mud and slide were pretty much the name of the game today.
Mechanical problems
More worn bearings, a dodgy drivetrain and worn brake pads. That’s mountain biking for you.
That’s going to hurt isn’t it? MTB wheel fail
Downhill riding pushes things to the extreme and failures do occur. Ouch!
Hope Pro2 on Stans Flow rims, or American Classic 26 Disc wheels?
It’s a tough choice between some Hope Pro2 hubs on Stans Flow rims or an American Classic 26 Disc wheelset
Ride report: Sunday 7 November – Epiphany
Amanda takes her Epiphany out for it’s first taste of North Downs running to Newlands Corner and back
Ride report: Saturday 6 November – Recipe in progress
A slower paced Saturday ride for the less fit and recovering Moles. Or, just something for those who can’t make Sunday!
Ride report: Wednesday 3 November – Summer again; well except for the dark, the wind, the mud…
It might be November, but no-one seemed to have told the weather gods on Wednesdays night ride
A week on the Surrey trails
Riding to work with a fixed route along the North Downs in Surrey means you need different bikes to provide you with some contrast!
Ride Report: Saturday 30 October – Let’s talk about mud
The girls head for Reigate and discover just how much work winter riding can be