once a year thredbo stages the nsw mountain bike interschool championships. it means two days off for those kids brave enough to compete in one or more of five events: flow, downhill, pump, xc relay and xc. nat did get the two days off (actually two and a half) and chose to compete in her…
as i wrote last time i now have a vivid r2c instead of the vivid air i was running with great success for more than a year. it’s easy to change the spring rate on an air shock: attach a pump and add more pressure to increase the rate. that takes a few seconds and…
it appears my beloved vivid air has not survived the scheduled rebuild. let me explain (as far as i can): modern mountain bike suspension components are extremely sophisticated and delicate. to function as well as they should they need to be rebuilt on a regular basis. this means chaining the oil and various o-rings, x-rings,…
it’s ready. finally. we were still waiting for the so called groups, which consists of the derailleur, the trigger, the cassette and the chain (technically the cranks and chainring are also part of it, but we already had those). the box finally landed on our doorstep today. sram knows how to create sexy packaging, definitely…
that’s how we roll here. health first or everything else is pretty much meaningless. in this case that’s particularly true. we’re of course not talking about a person here. that said a heart’s a pump and a fuel injected bike is as dead without a working pump as a human would be. not great news…
nat and i do like our switchblade helmets: compared to the lids most other riders use on the trails the giro is a fair bit more substantial and feels so much safer. that said, since we are both now riding more ‘enduro’, which means higher speeds over rougher trails. that pretty directly translates into greater…
last time we had a new frame. today our mate pressed in the headset, which means we could finally get the fork in. the one we redecorated. nat was busy installing the fork, wheels, bars and brake. the dropper post actuator needs to be bled (i hate doing that) and of course we’ll still need…
nat and I have been collecting bits & bobs for a while. nat’s bike is getting a bit small … we collected a fork, a seat post (from a fellow gorilla), got some more titanium bolts and dug up some treasures in the garage: wheels, a shock. one day this nice nukeproof carbon bar turned…
Just a thought but do you want to hear about my old school before I start my new one (which is on the 30-1-19)? You do, great. So, my old school was Sydney Distance Education Primary School (SDEPS for short), it was a great public school where anyone who can’t go to the same school…
Hello and welcome to 2019. New year, new school, high school to be exact but today I will be writing about something else so keep reading and see. As you all know from my previous writing (My Cannonball Festival), I “totally and completely” live for riding (and maybe animals, but… that’s not the point). Last…
ah the possibilities. imagine: steel bolts are 50% heavier than titanium alloy bolts, so really that’s a massive saving. a full one third lighter! weight is very important, especially when you got to carry it up the mountain before you can shred back down. every gram counts, and this is why we are going to…