I have been trying my Rockshox Pike fork with different numbers of volume spacers in my last few ride. For todays ride I removed them all. This would give me a more linear spring rate, rather than starting soft and ramping up as the spring compressed. The expectation is that the fork wouldn’t perform asContinue reading “More suspension testing.”
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Pop!
Last year I used spacers to reduce the air volume in my forks. I had noticed that the performance on repeated small bumps wasn’t as good as my older bikes on a bike less than 2 years old. Unfortunately I made 2 changes to the fork at the same time so I never really knewContinue reading “Pop!”
Snow fun.
Actually, for me, it’s more like “it’s no fun”, rather than snow fun. I’ve never enjoyed riding in snowy conditions and we’ve had snow lying on the ground for the last week. Instead of riding, to help my fitness, I’ve done some long walks with my dog, Freddie. I walked up Great Hill on SundayContinue reading “Snow fun.”
3 laps of Healey Nab.
Yesterday I rode 3 laps of Healey Nab’s red graded route. The whole ride took me 1 hour 20 minutes and was a decent ride considering the conditions. As you can see from the picture I collected plenty of mud but also used all of the suspension travel. We have a jump section of 6Continue reading “3 laps of Healey Nab.”
MTB maintenance.
My Boardman full suspension bike had developed play in the main pivot bearings so I decided to replace them myself. I found that the bearings I bought were exactly the same as a bike I’d owned a few years ago. That was an Orange 5. I could have saved some money! I used a viceContinue reading “MTB maintenance.”
Riding around in circles!
The friends I used to ride with, before they became too old for it, hated to repeat a section of trail. I’ve always preferred to repeat sections so that you can keep improving your performance and that’s what I did today. https://www.strava.com/activities/2080162862/embed/170e432463755b9e16c03d0f71ece38156a6bc21 I loved sliding around the corners and noticed how some corners were becomingContinue reading “Riding around in circles!”
A good Sunday ride.
I rode Healey Nab today because I knew that the man made trail would be rideable. The strong winds over the past couple of days had even dried things out in the more open areas. I covered 9.6 miles in 3 laps with over 1000 feet of climbing. https://www.strava.com/activities/2075741508 https://www.strava.com/activities/2075741508/embed/a79211c02573b717500d68809ad7a70ebe8768f5 I rode 2 laps ofContinue reading “A good Sunday ride.”
A ride in the mist.
The weather today was misty which meant that it was also still. It hasn’t rained significantly for a good few days but at this time of year the trails were never going to dry up. Yesterday I did some servicing on my Boardman bike and found that I needed new rear brake pads which I’veContinue reading “A ride in the mist.”
The future of mountain biking…..
I rode Birkacre today and did 4 laps of a figure of 8 shaped circuit but what does this have to do with the future of mountain biking? I’ll start with a short history lesson about Birkacre. In 1779 a cotton mill had been established here by Richard Arkwright and his associates. It used aContinue reading “The future of mountain biking…..”
Taking a risk.
Mountain biking is intrinsically risky. The chances of injury are something we have to accept to enjoy the sport. Today I rode Rivington which is quite a big area of excellent MTBing. I took a considerable risk on one long downhill despite having thought that I should take it easy and try to learn theContinue reading “Taking a risk.”
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