Belgium battlefields Day 1: Dunkirk to Bruges – 58 miles
Our trip to the WW1 battlefields of Belgium starts with a ride from Dunkirk to Bruges
Battling headwinds across the battlefields of Belgium
This is the start of a four part report on our long weekend trip to Belgium to take in some of the battlefields of WW1.
Ride report: Monday 17 June – how to fix a puncture
Fixing a puncture as performance art. At least the trails were good…
Do not buy a Sweet Protection Trailblazer MIPS
The Trailblazer MIPS is a good looking crash helmet isn’t it? But my only conclusion is… do not buy
Ride report: Sunday 9 June – Ranmore trails
Today was a big day of riding but it really was an extension of my whole week
Frame bearing replacement for Bird Aether 9
Frame bearings wear out and need replacement. Here’s how I replaced mine on the Bird Aether 9 with some help from Gordon and his garage!
Ride report: Sunday 25 May – keeping it XC
Thanks to covid, neck pain and a few life interruptions, Sunday was my first weekend ride for weeks. We kept it XC today.
Forever fettling my bikes
Where does maintenance end and fettling begin?
New tyre day – Specialized S-Works Pathfinder 42
New Specialized Pathfinder tyres for my Cannondale Topstone. This time in bigger, lighter and S-Works flavour
Ride report: Sunday 3 March – avoiding the swamp
Ranmore is a swamp at this point in time. We found out how swampy last Tuesday night…