Cycle

Forest of Dean MTB Break

24 July 2015 I've been wanting to try downhill for quite a while but it's pretty damn expensive. Entry level downhill/all mountain bikes all seem to be around the £3500 mark, which is kind of crazy for something without an engine but I'm sure…

First visit to Chicksands bike park

05 May 2014 Yesterday was my first trip over to Chicksands bike park, and it's bloody brilliant! I can only carry two bikes on the A4 so it was just me and Andy this time but it was awesome. After parking up and…

My Felt niner gets some new drivetrain parts

03 May 2014 So after dropping the niner into Broken Spoke for a tune up Mark informed me that my front chainring was "only good for scoring pork" and that I'd need to get a new one. This seemed like a good excuse…

Carrying bikes around on the A4

17 April 2014 After weighing up the options I decided roof bars and cycle carriers were the way I wanted to go in terms of transporting bikes around on the A4. I think they look cooler than the rear mounted racks and probably…

XC adventure with a water feature

22 March 2014 Went for a cross country ride with Andy on the 29ers this morning. The route was pretty much decided by going the opposite way we thought anyone sensible would go. Some innocent trespassing may have taken place, some casual exploring,…

A very muddy 30 mile XC loop

23 February 2014 A sunny Saturday brought about a good opportunity to rack up some miles on the 29er. The route hadn't quite recovered from the recent flooding we've had around here so things got impossibly muddy at times, but away from the…

Another week, another new wheel

10 February 2014 This is becoming a habit. I only had the new front wheel on for a week and I'd already managed to wreck the rear one. Whenever I stopped pedalling and let the bike roll it sounded like a bag of…

A new wheel for my Felt XC 29er

03 February 2014 On my last trip over to Woburn trails I came off trying to jump some small doubles, bent my front wheel and got a very sore arse. Mark from Broken Spoke Cycles managed to straighten the wheel but afterwards I…

A quick visit from Faction Bike Co.

13 November 2013 Keith from Faction Bike Co. needed a place to crash on Friday night after competing in the Morrow Snowboard Jam at Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre. This was comp four of a four comps in four weeks mission covering surf, skate,…

First trip to Woburn Trails

14 September 2013 Spent the morning exploring Woburn Trails (Woburn Sands) with Andy and Alice and was actually quite impressed. It looks as though there's enough stuff there to keep most riders entertained. We did what I think was around a 5 mile…