Recent Posts Tagged With 'mountain'

• Mountain Biking in Nepal - The Last Resort

  Posted on Monday October 20th, 2008 at 04:49 in bike, mountain, nepal, himalaya, worldwide, biking

  So, preparations are well underway for my 4 month trip via India, Nepal, Thailand, Australia and America and I’m packing some mountain biking kit in anticipation! I’m hoping to get a few rides in at least over my time away, probably most ...

• Mountain Biking Knee Problems - Injury once again….

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 16:54 in bike, mountain, biking, injury, knee, banter

  Alrighty, the knee is back, and this time just due to cycling… In my last post I talked about getting ready for the Coast to Coast. Well, my eagerly anticipated trip was cut short by a recurrence of my knee injury from earlier in the year. Ver...

• Last minute biking trip preparations - every time…

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 18:50 in bike, mountain, scotland, biking, coast to coast, banter

  I’m off on my coast to coast trek tomorrow - east coast of Scotland to the west. It’s currently nearly 1am and, as I take a rest from preparing , I wonder if I’ll ever get the hang of getting things done when there’s still p...

• Incoming Hardtail - Giant XTC 0 bike with XTR Groupset

  Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 06:33 in ebay, bike, mountain, biking, giant, xtc, second hand, shimano, xtr, bike buying

  My second hand mountain bike buying has taken a turn for the worse. I’ve just splurged far too much money on a new hardtail… In the past couple of months I’ve been planning a long distance ride with a couple of friends - around 4 or...

• Newcastleton Mountain Bike Trail - 7 Stanes North Shore Heaven

  Posted on Monday July 14th, 2008 at 10:12 in bike, mountain, scotland, trail, biking, trails, south east, 7 stanes, south east scotland, newcastleton

  Newcastleton is probably one of the least visited of the 7 stanes mountain bike trails. It’s short (a mere 10.5km) and it’s a little out of the way, tucked down in the South East of Scotland, but if you find the time to go you’ll di...

• Sam Hill vs Gee Atherton at the UCI Downhill in Val di Sole

  Posted on Friday July 4th, 2008 at 10:00 in bike, mountain, biking, world championship, races, downhill, uci downhill

  I’m a little late with this as the latest UCI World Champs round was a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve just come across the footage of Sam Hill on freecaster.tv and just had to post it incase anyone missed the race. Sam Hill, who dominated...

• SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader Training - Day 2 - Leading on the TCL

  Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 06:43 in bike, mountain, tcl, smbla, scottish mountain bike leader's association

  Last weekend I went along to a training weekend for the Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Association’s Trail Cycle Leader award, or the SMBLA TCL. I’ve already talked about the first day of the TCL in my last post, now we’re onto the ...

• SMBLA Trail Cycle Leader Training - Hamsterley hijinks on the TCL

  Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 05:25 in bike, mountain, tcl, smbla, trail cycle leader, scottish mountain bike leader's association

  I mentioned a month or so ago that I was planning to go for my Scottish Mountain Bike Leaders Association Trail Cycle Leader award, or the SMBLA TCL award for acronym fans. Well, last weekend I took the first step and went through the 2 day training....

• Installing a mountain bike headset - The Enduro Bike Build

  Posted on Tuesday June 17th, 2008 at 07:54 in bike, mountain, biking, headset, fork, bike building, bike build

  It’s been a little while since the bike build started so time once again to get on with assembling my Specialized S-Works Enduro. This time it’s one of the most fiddly parts, the headset. One of the first things you’ll notice when y...

• Cannondale Roam Mountain Bike Shoes - Kit Review

  Posted on Friday June 13th, 2008 at 10:07 in bike, mountain, biking, roam, cannondale, biking kit

  I haven’t posted a kit review in a while so I thought I’d have a look at one of the longest serving items in my kitbag - the trusty Cannondale Roams, my mountain bike shoe of choice. When you’re looking at cycling shoes there are t...

• New Nevis Range Downhill Trail - The World Cup course gets a little brother

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 07:14 in bike, mountain, biking, downhill, biking news, nevis range

  There was some good news this week for downhillers as the government announced that it was allocating £67,000 to creating a new downhill trail to complement the existing world cup course at Nevis Range. The new trail will apparently be a less hardco...

• Garmin Forerunner 305 - Heart Rate monitor and navigation for mountain bikers

  Posted on Friday May 30th, 2008 at 06:51 in bike, mountain, biking, garmin, forerunner, 305, heart rate monitor, biking kit

  I mentioned a couple of weeks back that I was looking to buy a Garmin Forerunner 305 to help with my training. Well, it’s arrived and I’m pretty chuffed with it! I have to admit it’s still a little bit gimmicky and beyond what I re...

• Kirroughtree 7 Stanes Trail - Mountain Biking on the rocks

  Posted on Friday May 23rd, 2008 at 09:54 in guide, UK, bike, mountain, scotland, trail, biking, route, 7 stanes, south west scotland, kirroughtree

  The last time I visited Kirroughtree, amost a year ago, I met with disaster - my rear mech disintegrating and resulting in a long push home. This time I finished the trail and it wasn’t half worth it. Kirroughtree is, along with Glentrool, the ...

• 10 Under the Ben 2008 - Marathon mountain bike Challenge

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 13:53 in race, bike, mountain, scotland, biking, races, ben nevis, 10 under the ben

  So, I’ve entered No Fuss Events’ 10 Under the Ben. A mere week and a half away and I’m pretty excited about killing myself under Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain! I decided at the start of the year that I was going to t...

• Ae Forest NPS Downhill Mountain Biking 2008 - Round 1 Video

  Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 05:23 in bike, mountain, biking, races, downhill, nps

  Hi all, sorry for being slightly lax on the postings this week, it’s been a busy one… I’m not sure if everyone’s sick of hearing about it by now as I’ve already posted 3 times on the subject but I’ve got some more ...

• 7 Stanes Glentress Timed Runs: Can I get faster on Spooky Wood?

  Posted on Thursday May 8th, 2008 at 13:19 in fitness, racing, bike, mountain, biking, downhill, timed, glentress, 7 stanes

  I’m currently in training for a few races that I’ve been foolish enough to enter over the summer (more details on that soon, still finalising teams!) and I was out at Glentress for a speed circuit last Monday. I’ve started timing my...

• NPS Downhill Mountain Biking - Ae Forest 2008 Photo Album 2

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 02:37 in bike, mountain, biking, races, downhill, nps, ae forest

  Here’s part two of the photos from the NPS downhill mountain biking event at Ae Forest. Let me know what you think in the comments! Paul Barnes makes a good showing in the Senior Men Thomas Reed in the Master Men Didn’t seen any crash...

• NPS Downhill Mountain Biking - Ae Forest 2008 Photo Album 1

  Posted on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 at 20:08 in bike, mountain, biking, beaumont, races, atherton, ae forest, nps downhill

  After my post last week about the NPS downhill at Ae Forest I thought I’d post a few of the photos I got while I was there. Hope you enjoy. Showboating on the bottom double. Rory Watson tackles the final corner. About to enter the axle deep ...

• Heart Rate Monitors for Mountain Bike Training

  Posted on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 13:50 in bike, mountain, garmin, monitor, heart rate, forerunner, biking kit

  I’ve been thinking about getting a heart rate monitor for a while now in a, probably vain, attempt to get my training into gear for some summer racing. I have a couple of far-too-fit friends who highly recommend heart rate monitors and keep tr...

• NPS Downhill Round 1 - Ae Forest - Gee Atherton triumphs

  Posted on Tuesday April 29th, 2008 at 11:35 in bike, mountain, biking, downhill, nps, atherton, biking news, ae forest

  I drove down to Ae forest at the weekend to watch the first round of the 2008 downhill National Points Series (NPS). I’ve visited the Ae line, part of the 7 Stanes network, a few times and I love the cross country trail (a trail guide is to com...