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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…

the drive train. it looks a bit … used. i’m not complaining. the chainring, the chain and the cassette are actually consumables, I guess with the kind of power my little legs put out they are just wearing really slowly, but given most parts are probably 2 years old it’s ok to see signs of…

how hard can re-packing your santa cruz nomad link bearings be? not very, right? there is even a grease nipple! well … someone in south east asia obviously did not really pay attention when they machined the threads in the frame and the swing arm (or forgot to change a tool as per the schedule).…

it all started with a bit of time & nothing better to do on a sunday afternoon. the fact that the rear brake had been gripping the disk asymmetrically has not really ever been a problem but being a bit of a perfectionist i was determined to make sure the pistons all moved synchronously. a…

after i had replaced all the bearings i thought it would be a 5 minute job to put it all together again. i was wrong. this is one of the axle bolts through the lower links. they both look pretty much the same: ruined threads. not sure what happened here, but someone must have damaged…