Carron Valley Mountain Bike Trail – Guide and review
I’ve been to Carron Valley a couple of times in the past year. The first visit was on a blazing sunny day without a breath of wind, one of those days you count yourself...
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Mountain Bike Trail Difficulty – Measuring it exactly?
At the moment in mountain biking there are just four classifications of trails; green, blue, red and black (some places have double-black but it doesn’t seem to be used very often…). Anyone that’s ridden...
7 Stanes Glentress Trail Guide – Pt 2 – The Climb
So, part 2 of the 7 Stanes Glentress trail guide and it’s time to start climbing. You’ve got a choice here that determines exactly how much climbing you’re going to do and what sections...
7 Stanes Glentress Mountain Bike Trail Review – Intro
Glentress is a mountain biking centre just outside of Peebles that has the largest and arguably the best network of trails in the 7 Stanes collection. It has the full range of terrain on...
Mountain Bikes Abroad – Trails in North America
I’m currently thinking about where to head off on my holidays this year and I’m wondering exactly how much trouble I’ll get in if I suggest to my girlfriend that a bike-bag might be...
Mountain Bike Maintenance – how much do you do?
Just a quick post today prompted by a maintenance problem I’m having with my Specialized Epic. The bottom bracket that was fit by the previous owner is too small and the chain keeps getting...
Learnie Red Rock Mountain Bike Trail
I ventured up to the far north of Scotland in December for a long weekend and thought I’d check out one of the local trails while I was up there. It turned out to...
New Titec Mountain Bike Stem and Bars
After my previous post I went out and bought myself a new stem and bars for my Specialized Epic, to try and bring the geometry in a little to my particular taste. I went...
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