Another week’s flown by. Managed to get in the workshop yesterday and have finally finished rebuilding my ti-spoked rear wheel that I managed to destroy in Thetford at the end of February. I’ve also ordered some new tyres, those Conty XCs will have to wait for some really muddy weather before I get them out again.
Last night whilst doing the washing (exciting life eh?), I read Mountain Biking UK. Now MBUK introduced me to mountain biking in some ways, but I have to say there isn’t much about that magazine that still reminds me of those days. We’ve both changed, but I think I must have outgrown my old monthly read. I’m not sure what the target audience age range is, but whatever it is I’m pretty worried about some of the content.
Saying that I did enjoy reading a bit more about the Red Bull Ride that happened about five months ago down under and there were some interesting kit reviews, but there was nothing that’ll have me rushing out to buy the next issue.
It’s still raining outside. That said scenes like those in Pete Fagerlin‘s site are guaranteed to take your mind off the weather. Some pretty good video footage on there too. Bizarrely it seems to be reasonably good weather up in Scotland for some.
With the combined UK and Euro Singlespeed Champs approaching (the entry form is out now) there’s a lot of talk, banter and people getting on the SS bandwagon. It might just be me, but normally it’s Mountain Mayhem getting all the press coverage, so maybe there’s a lot more interest in the event this year. Sheldon ‘I look ten years younger’ Brown has an informed perspective on the world of one gear.
Elsewhere attempts to establish a high quality area of North Shore style elevated and technical riding have been dealt a bitter blow, by the loss of the Surrey Shore. Read more on this excellent site from STW regular, Wa. Videos like New World Disorder have really popularised this form of riding, but I’m sure that it’s a style of riding that’s not going to disappear overnight.
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