The temperature had only risen a few degrees but that was enough to make this mornings ride really pleasant. It was still freezing, the ground was frozen sold or iced up but grip was good provided by the really cold snow. I was riding with my other brother and bearing in mind the conditions we…
Tag: 29ers
For the sheer joy of riding
For me riding is always about trying to get faster, thinking that these miles will benefit me later, perfecting my cornering, trying always to get better. Now at my age that may be a pointless task but that is the way I am. Sometimes something else takes over. I nearly aborted this morning’s ride as,…
Inspiration and motivation are all that you need but a new 29er helps
You may want XX, Super Record or be dreaming of Di2 but no equipment or expense will work if it doesn’t come with some inspiration and motivation. Of course, buying a new bit of kit often provides the motivation or being in a group but really it needs to come from within. Yesterday, I tried…
It doesn’t get much better this……. and its January
I checked the temperature just after 7 expecting it to be freezing. It was 5 degrees and the sun wasn’t even up! I’d had an easy flat road ride on Wednesday and decided not to ride Friday so I was really up for to this morning’s trip. I wanted to explore a track that I…
When will power is all you need
What a struggle for the will? It was dark and raining when I woke. I checked my phone for texts but there was nothing. I was hoping for confirmation of a meeting with the Steyning Trail builders. It was not a good sign when I opted to put the GoPro away in my bag and…
Whyte 829 extreme session and Steyning Trail developments
It was an easy choice. I had spent the week running through every berm and jump in my head so there was no way that it’d be road riding and choosing the bike was simple. We have the Niner EMD as a demo, the incredible Scott Scale 29er Expert and the Whyte 829. I opted…
Niner Air 9 Carbon review – and summer goes on and on…
I’m a lucky guy. Just check out how many tasty 29ers I’ve ridden since January. I’ve been riding and racing 26 inch mountain bikes in various forms for 27 years, yes I’m am old git…, but in 10 months I have had the pleasure of hammering, crashing, jumping and altogether having a blast on 10…
Whyte 829 revisited in a Summery October
Today I took out our Whyte 829 demo. I was keen to try this as we had tested both the medium and the large preproduction test bikes. These were the bikes that the magazines had had for their recent reviews. The mags liked them but we don’t know how much they actually rode them. A…
Perfect weather, perfect trails, perfect bike: Whyte 29er CS review
This morning’s ride was so good I really don’t know where to begin. It all started when Andy asked me if I could ride the new Whyte 29er CS. The bike arrived Friday and the excitement began to build. On Saturday I already had my route planned and we got to work on prepping the…
Night ride and Scott Scale 29er Elite and Niterider Minewt 600 reviews
I don’t ride at night very often and so usually get it wrong. Last night, by 7:05pm I was ready to go with lights fully charged and bike ready. I hadn’t forgotten anything and the shop had only been closed for 5 minutes. Was this a good omen? I was going to be riding the…
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