bikes

i loved my 250f. it was small, light and not too aggressive, just what an older, fat & unfit gentleman like myself needs. unfortunately as it turned out somebody else loved it as well, so much so that that somebody decided to relieve me of the ownership of the 250f. i hope it broke his…

time to give the new girl a little light workout. i’d been at sunny corner before and it was a rather pleasant ride. i remember my 250f was pretty new at the time. now it was the 350f’s turn. sunny corner is a good mix of single trail, fire road, some friendly hill climbs. it…

finally i got the bike i always wanted. or so i thought. it turned out the frame was ‘small’ and while i am no giant i am not really small either; on top of that santa cruz frames are typically a bit on the smaller side anyway. as a result i was stuck with a…

i love the nomad. it’s really all i expected it to be. except … there is a little problem. when i first rode the nomad it felt a little tight. i put it down to the fact that a much shorter guy rode it, and did the usual things: longer stem, seat back. it got…

after three years of faultless service my trusty crank brothers pedals started to develop a little creak. luckily they can be rebuilt. and it is neither hard nor expensive. all you need is a few tools i am sure every household has, like an allen key, a set of spanners and a torque wrench. once…

after riding the enduro for 3 years i was becoming a bit disenchanted with it. i did like the forks, but the rear end just couldn’t keep up and felt wooden and the head angle could have been a bit steeper to give me more confidence on the descents. when the forks decided to blow up i…

i’ve been trying out the (budget) helmet camera. i’m not really happy with it: it does not like changes between dark and light, and the combination of narrow focus and lateral movement would seriously affect anyone with even a slight tendency towards sea sickness. nevertheless, if you feel up to it and you want to…