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September 27, 2018March 11, 2020

MTB eBikes

MTB eBikes – Devil’s Spawn or a Gift from the Gods? The Only Constant is Change Every now and then, a significant change comes along to the MTB scene to rock our world one way or the other. And every time it happens, riders are divided, vocal and opinionated about it. Not so long ago, …

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December 25, 2017December 25, 2017

Brake Check

Brake Check Checking your brakes is a good habit If you’ve been riding for years you probably do check your brakes regularly, or maybe you don’t. You’ve probably been out on a ride at some stage when suddenly things got awfully noisy when you applied your brakes, only to find you’d worn them completely out. …

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October 25, 2017

LBS vs Online

LBS vs Online Shopping with a Local Bike Shop or on the Net There’s no denying that money can be saved by purchasing many bike items on the internet. These days, there are very few riders who don’t buy at least some items they need online rather than going down to a local bike shop. …

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October 21, 2017March 2, 2020

Dropper Posts

Dropper Posts And What’s So Good About Them. For around 18 years I rode my mountain bikes without dropper posts… because they didn’t exist. At least not how we know them today anyhow. For the next couple of years, I resisted using dropper posts because I didn’t want the weight disadvantage and besides, I’d gotten …

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September 28, 2017October 3, 2019

Snakes On The Trail

Snakes On The Trail Dealing with interactions As Spring gets a serious hold around the country, and we see more and more warm days leading into Summer, the sightings of snakes become more common as mating season gets cracking. At the time of writing, in the past week (late September), we have seen and/or been …

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September 1, 2017

Riser vs Flat Bars

Riser Vs Flat Bars We’ve been asked by some riders with bikes with flat handlebars if they should change to riser bars. The large majority of handlebars on mountain bikes are either ‘riser’ or ‘flat’. On downhill and most longer travel bikes (140 mm or more of rear travel) riser bars are prevalent. However, on …

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August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

Saddle Soreness – Avoiding It Down Under

Saddle Soreness – Avoiding It Down Under The human anatomy is rather varied. It’s probably true that, to a kangaroo, we all look the same. However, where skin and bone meet the bike seat, that just isn’t true. Whether you possess “chick bits” or the old “sausage and eggs”… chances are, you differ even from …

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July 24, 2017

Choosing Your Next MTB Tyres

Choosing Your Next MTB Tyres What mtb tyres should I use? This is a question that is not only common for beginners, but many of us ask ourselves this question most of our riding lives. Often, we just guess and try lots of different tyres trying to find that perfect tyre or tyre combination. Does …

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July 20, 2017

How Wide Should Your Bars Be?

How wide should your handlebars be? Back in the day, handlebars for cross country (XC) riding were much more narrow than we tend to see today. They were also mostly flat bars, and then after several years we saw the ‘rise’ of the riser bar, a handlebar with as much as several centimetres of upward …

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July 6, 2017February 3, 2020

Anxiety, Nervousness and Learning in MTB

Anxiety, Nervousness and Learning in MTB We understand it We understand your nervousness and anxiety for a couple of reasons. Firstly, we see it in many of our students, and secondly, we ourselves are not immune from it either. Yes, that means even some of our coaches still experience not just nervousness, but also anxiety …

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