Lifestyle

Fundraising blatent begging blog
Cathie’s doing a sponsored cycle ride on behalf of RASASC, who support survivors of rape and sexual abuse

Time for some upgrades
Matt decides its time to bring his wheel and braking options into line across his Inbred and Five

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

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

Sport Relief – We can help too (please)
Watching the excellent programmes and features on the Beeb over the last few days you can’t help but be inspired by some of the sporting feats whilst being deeply moved by the suffering those less fortunate than us have to live with. Colin’s Sport Relief Giving Page

Motivation
Motivation comes from surprising places. Who’d have thought the least keen Mole racer we know could change our outlook on things?

Striking a balance
Matt muses on the need to go with the cycling flow when it comes to regular exercise.

A thaw – so that’s good right?
A thaw brings impossible riding conditions, far worse than riding in the fresh snow of the past week

Ahhh! chainsuck!!!
What is chainsuck and why do some bikes suffer from it more than others. The answer is not as simple as you’d think


Snow fun?
Weather forecasts suggest more snow is on it’s way. Hope you’re all ready to enjoy it?

What’s your wet weather set up?
What is the ideal wet weather gear for mountain bike riding over the winter?