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I decided to replace the standard pedals on my Giant XTC 4.5 with something a bit grippier after finding that I was slipping off when trying to adjust my feet position, especially when the trails are muddy. After looking around for advice (especially on bikeradar.com’s forums) the general consensus is that DMR V8/12’s or Wellgo […]

Yesterday I went down to Drumlanrig Castle for Walkers Cycling’s Demo Day and their club’s wednesday evening mountain bike ride. The demo day went really well, they had a selection of bikes from giant, claud butler, cube, marin, massi and some cove frame based bikes to try out. I managed to try out a Giant […]

For the past week I’ve been riding my bike on cycle paths and on the road but last night I joined the local cycle club on their weekly mountain bike ride for the first time. This week’s ride was in Dundonald and there were around 20 people turned out for it!
I wasn’t expecting it to […]

Since it was my birthday this week and I already had my present (a holiday from mum and dad) I thought that I’d treat myself to something as a present from me to me so I decided to buy myself a new bike and try to get a bit fitter.
I decided on my budget and […]