Lifestyle
Where’s yer Skips Col?
Colin’s finger injury has been keeping him off the bike and the voice in his head doesn’t like it.
Reflections on light
The sky is getting brighter and lighter as late January sun gets Matt thinking about the summer in the Surrey Hills
Return of the gloom
Winter riding is the perfect antidote to SAD depression and sloth. Exercise, company and fun, can’t be bad!
Single Speeding myths exploded
Singlespeeding means fewer mechanical problems and more knee problems? Not always…
Ten (OK, twelve) things about breaking your collarbone
What can you expect if you break your collarbone? How long is recovery, how much does it hurt and when will you feel good again?
So unfit
Mountain biking needs more than just leg strength. Upper body conditioning is the key to enjoying ride after ride.
SRAM X0 catastrophic failure
A stray branch thoroughly breaks Matt’s SRAM X0 rear mech and leaves him with an expensive repait bill. Maybe X9 would be a better bet?
Matt returns
Matt returns to off road action after three months recovering from a broken collarbone.
I am Lazarus
Matt returns to off road riding after his collarbone break and Jez enters the Dusk ’til Dawn event at Thetford.
Bike building
One garage, two bikes and three men sounds dubious. Add curry and beer and it could be a night to remember.
I am missing
Matt puts his Hope HID up for sale on eBay and looks forward to good times.