mount stromlo @ canberra. no idea. never been there. it’s 4 hours from home and therefore not really a logical destination for a quick ride. it doesn’t look very impressive, does it? it does have an observatory on the top, though. anyway, it was the location for the next rollercoaster race so i had to go.…
slowly but surely my nomad is reaching it’s full potential, at least from a build perspective (let’s not talk about the nut behind the bars). this is the final step, it can’t be escalated any further. as an early birthday present i – or rather the nomad – got a new set of legs. a set…
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it’s strange: when we are riding dirt bikes we dress up like medieval knights but when we get on the mountain bike we don’t think twice about tearing down the slopes with not much more than a thin layer of light fabric between our skin and all sorts of rather nasty and abrasive trail features. on…
looking at the entire rollercoaster series this was the race i was looking forward to the most: thredbo. firstly because i like the track and secondly because it’s the only track i know in the entire series. we don’t have a lot of long runs around here and given the distinct lack of ski resorts also…
number 2 in the 7 race series was held in thredbo. i was really rather looking forward to this event: i do like the flow trail. it is quick, long and has a few features that i generally don’t get to practice too often, like (really deep) berms and non-threatening jumps. i had of course…
mountains in narrabeen? the northern beaches suburb between the national park and the ocean? not really. the trail climbs about 100m over 2.5km. that does not sound overly impressive, does it? it is, however, a pretty technical climb, with a lot of tricky climbing over rocky features. the highlight, though, is the downhill. it is short…
i have two rides with the switchblade now and i’m actually pretty pleased. it is not as hot as it looks, the vents and channels work pretty well. i am not sure if i would like to use it on a 30 degree day but then again i am uncertain how any ride on such…
we have a few tricky bits on the trails around here and frequently escape routes for unscheduled landings are full of rocks and trees. i don’t think additional scars would much improve my face, i would really miss my teeth and i’m somewhat attached to my brain, too. mountain bike helmets are treading a fine line between…
remember i explained the extremely dangerous concept of ‘while i’m in there‘? the last part of my elaborate and well thought out plan to convert my favourite trail weapon into a slightly renewed favourite trail weapon. the last missing pieces were of course the new cassette; same as the old one, an x01 10-42. there…
ever since i came to australia i have been looking for an opportunity to race enduro – on a motorbike. while i arguably was never any good at it i always liked that kind of race. firstly it (mostly) a race against the clock, not against a bloodthirsty mob of other guys with apparently nothing…
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