Ride report: Sunday 4 February – The meetings, the missings and the mechanicals
The Moles reach the limit of their mechanical skills against a stubborn Maxle that refuses to shift
Pace Cycles RC529 steel hardtail review
A review of the Pace Cycles RC529 – there’s a lot of slack hardtail competition around but the RC529, with its Pace pedigree and steel frame, is well worth a look
Specialized Defroster review
With mud and gloop set for the rest of winter, a pair of Specialized Defroster boots promise warm and dry feet
Sunday 7th of December – great trails and the promise of sunshine
It’s been quite a while since I’d made it to a Moles Sunday ride, or even a longer MTB ride, so it was great to get out this morning. Braving the poor, put improving weather we made a group of four, James, DaveW, JohnR and I.
13th of August – remebering how to night ride
Blimey two Moles rides in a week – it’s been a while! After the blast of last Sundays mudfest I thought that a follow up Wednesday night ride would be a good alternative so I dusted off the MTB lights, charged the batteries, dragged the newly returned from loan Pronghorn HT from the garage and posted up a ride on […]
10th of August Moles Ride. Tropical cycling?
After a flurry of MTFU e-mails a small select group of Moles met up at Bocketts car park. MTFU? Well the headlines of storms caused by the tail end of Hurricane/Tropical storm/Atlantic depression/heavy clouds (take your pick depending on your media outlet) Bertha meant the lure of the duvet was strong for many moles. They missed a great ride.
Pronghorn 29er review; n=n+1+1
The Pronghorn PR Carbon 29 – a good basis of lightweight 29er hardtail
Light Bicycle All Mountain carbon wheels review
A review of the Light Bicycle carbon wheels – Novatech hubs, 30mm wide, lightweight 29er wheels
Mudhugger and Powa mudguards
The relentless rain has proved to be the perfect situation for testing front and rear mudguards on our mountain bikes!
Mole down on the ice :(
Black ice on a short tarmac stretch gives Lloyd no chance at avoiding trouble