Bike Park Wales rocks hard

Well, I had been thinking it was time for a new crash helmet anyway… Read the rest…

A change of Pace (my Pace RC627 birther story)

How long can it take to build a bike? It depends. This is my Pace RC627 birther story… Read the rest…

Death of a wheelset – Novatech freehub woes

The freehub bearings on my Novatech D162SB-SL-B12 hub are finally dead with the freehub and SRAM cassette stuck together Read the rest…

Bits and pieces – a quick round up

I thought I’d post up some odds and ends which havehad my attention recently, including our re-vamped forum! Read the rest…

Well, that’s a first for me!

After ten years, it was finally time for Matt to suffer a catastrophic tubeless tyre failure! Read the rest…

New bike kit purchased recently

I didn’t think I had much to review. Then I looked again and realised my mistake… Read the rest…

How much do you spend on mountain biking?

Have you ever tracked how much you spend on mountain biking? No, me neither! Read the rest…

Looking back, looking forward

Matt’s mileage in 2017 wasn’t what he hoped. But onwards and upwards… Read the rest…

Kona Big Unit gains big gears – Deore M6000

The new Shimano Deore M6000 groupset gives a 29er hardtail new life Read the rest…

The year of the long-travel 29er?

Recent trends in mountain bike design seem to be moving toward long travel 29ers as a do-it-all option. Read the rest…

YT Jeffsy has arrived!

After some confusion, my new YT Industries Jeffsy 29er has arrived and is looking good Read the rest…

Job vacancy – Senior Slacker wanted

Friday night was D’Andy’s leaving do at the Penny Black, where some 20-odd of us turned up to make sure he went!