An addition bit of the blog out my biking exploits
I changed chain and rear cassette at the weekend due to wear and tear over the past 5 months. Unfortunately the front chain rings also required changing due to suffering severe chain suck. Rather than replacing both rings with identical replacements I decided to try a 1×10 set-up for simplicity. The front chain ring is…Continue reading1×10 set up for a change
Query regarding using the Grand Canyon CF SL 7.9 S.E. with the Wahoo Kickr resulted in the Wahoo response: “I’m having difficult time determining whether our kit will work because I have been unable to locate a good photo of the drive-side dropout. The problem with bike standards such as 142×12 is that each bike manufacturer…Continue readingWahoo Kickr Drop out compatibility.
I first tried the Brass Monkeys XC races two years ago. After a year off I jumped straight back into it. More information on the event can be found at their website here: http://meridabrassmonkeys.com/ Round 1 – Minley Manor 23rd November 2014. It was a very wet and muddy round 1 with very little traction.…Continue readingBrass Monkeys 2014/5
About time for a short update in 2011 – mid 2013: Continue readingAbout time for an update
After the disappointment of the Red Evo not being ready for Round 4 of the Eurosaloons @ Brands Hatch I went to Swinley Forest instead. Jonathan was testing a Labyrinth Agile with 150mm travel Marzocchi Roco Lo Shock and 140mm travel Marzocchi Bomber 44 Forks so I acted as camera man from my Cube LTD Race 2010…Continue readingSwinley Forest – Saturday 11th June 2011
The bike was finally back in action today three weeks after the rear axle failure. It has been replaced under warranty by Sun ringle who rebuilt the wheel with an uprated part the “disc jocky hub”. In addition a new xt cassette, xtr chain, xt spd pedals, and rear mech cable were fitted. Hopefully the bike should…Continue readingCube ltd race back after 3 weeks!
