Stuff & nonsense

Commuter – it’s a different kind of cycling altogether
Matt gives his thoughts on cycle commuting, covering traffic, pedal action and crazy riders with a death wish.

A brief note on some site changes
Announcing a re-thinking of the content in the Bikes and Reviews sections.

Fettling
Matt strips down his rear hubs for a bit of maintenance and to upgrade to an 8/9 speed freehub

Specialized Pitch Pro Seat – You Are the Weakest Link, Goodbye
Colin bend his Specialized Pitch Pro seat

Is this too much?
Pink Azonic handlebars seem to be the finishing touch to Matt’s Inbred singlespeed.

3 types of Mountain Bike Rider
There’s basically three types of mountain biker – no, not XC whippets, Freeriders and Downhillers but Breezers, Geezers and Wheezers. Which one are you?


Friday night ride? Friday night curry!
No way is Dave going to give up his Friday night curry for a blast round the Surrey Hills. That’s what Saturdays are for…

The most useless piece of plastic in mountain biking?
Shimano SPD plastic pedal adaptors are possibly the most pointless bit of mountain bike kit around.

Them and us; or now and then
Thoughts on the differences in exercise levels between the generations.

Lamping – are we at risk?
Lamping – the act of using bright lights to stun wildlife for poaching comes to the Surrey Hills.

Vorsprung durch Technik
There are certain words and phrases throughout language that just sound better in their original form. As used in the title of this blog, Audi have dined out on one of the most famous straplines the world over since the 1970s. OK, that example is quite specific, but that hasn’t stopped the likes of Blur, U2 and perhaps the best … Read the rest…