I fitted some new tyres on my Gravel bike yesterday. After my ‘off’ a couple of weeks ago and a proper shake down on a dry, hardpacked canal towpath I decided to get some wider tyres (35 to 40mm) for a bit more comfort and grip. I’ve been a Schwalbe fanboy for quite a while … Continue reading Bit Fatter
I haven’t done an equipment review for a while now and it normally takes something quite good or bad for me to make the time to write a post about it. So you guess which way this one will go. Quite a while back, in fact it was May 2021, I bought an 11 speed … Continue reading REVIEW: Taya E-ONZO-111 11Spd Chain
Ever since I punctured on my way back from Gloucestershire a few weeks ago and tore a hole in my tyre, my fast wheels have just been hanging up waiting for new rubber. Last week I finally got some new tyres. I went for Continental GP5000 in the end as the Schwalbe Pro One’s I … Continue reading Back to Fast
The Gravelton laid my Hunt front wheel bearings to rest last week. Loads of play, they have been rattling like a bag of nails ever since then this week the transmission has been playing the same game too. Too Loud! So time to fit some bearings and do a bit of maintenance today. I hate … Continue reading Silky Smooth
I think I’ve ridden more in the past few days than I have in the last few weeks. That said though I don’t feel too bad. I woke this morning, slept better but a bit stiff and sore from yesterday’s ride. I got up and had some breakfast and prepped my other bike. I just … Continue reading Lochs of Lochs
This time next week I’ll be well dug in to a 2 bed cottage all to myself in Aberfoyle, Scotland. I’m there for a week in gravel heaven, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park which is about an hour north of Glasgow. It’s so good apparently they’ve nicknamed it Gravelfoyle. It’s my treat to … Continue reading Buying for Bonnie
I’m in North Wales with the folks this weekend, originally to see a show at Venue Cymru, LLandudno last night but it got postponed until next Feb. We decided come up anyway and I brought the bike. In two weeks I’ll be in gravel heaven in The Trossachs, Scotland so I need to up my … Continue reading Forest Groad BLAST
It took a while to get there but I’ve just pressed the button on a new bike. In my last post I was gushing about the Dolan Tuono and how I’d been looking at it for quite some time. Well, when I did my final geometry checks I realised that everything was fine except the … Continue reading Button Pushed
I worked a rare Saturday in one of our stores yesterday to cover some annual leave. Typical then, it was a beautiful sunny morning. Knowle near Solihull is a bit of a hotbed for cyclists when the weather is good. All the Rapha wankers on their Specialized and Pinarello bikes get out of their Porsche … Continue reading Just Press The Button
I’ve just had to spunk £185 on a new right hand hydraulic shifter for my Ribble. That follows another £60 for a new front caliper a couple of weeks ago. Shimano 105 used to be the go to groupset. A workhorse, faultless. I’ve had loads of 9, 10 & 11spd incarnations of it over the … Continue reading Shimano Shame
