Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Fox 36 Float Fork Lowering Guide

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Hello again, After riding my Mega in it's 130/160 configuration since I built it up (240 miles ago). I came to realise that the big 160mm fork was having a negative effect on the bike's handling. Even though the frame is recommended to use a fork between 140mm and 160mm, I didn't feel like the bike was quite balanced properly. Having the bars nice and low is something that I'm comfortable with and suits my riding style but with the fox 36 fork on my mega set at 160, having a low bar was just not...

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Video: Winter in Wales

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On one Friday morning we felt it had been too long since we were out on the bikes. The weather had been grim that week and was still grim on the Friday but we had to get out. After a while of sitting indoors I get fidgety and need my fix of trails. Dan and I chose to go and film on a track which we had discovered just weeks before. Unfortunately Dan's bike was in the local bike shop having a new shock bushing fitted meaning that he would be fixed behind the camera rather than occasionally in front...

Saturday, 1 February 2014

Mega Photos!

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I forgot to share these with you guys! When I arrived back at uni after Christmas with a clean bike I thought it would be a good idea to try and get some good photos. My friend Dan had just got a new camera which he wanted to test out so...   Here's the results: And here's one I added a HDR effect to with Photomatix. ...

Flats vs Clips

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This has been a choice which splits riders since the beginning of time. I've always been a flats man till now. Since I started riding properly in around 2007 I've used flat pedals and have never had any problems with them in general. They suited what I ride which is a great variety of stuff! When people ask what I ride I usually just say 'trails'. Under that umbrella comes downhill, freeride, trials (not trails), all mountain, enduro cross country... I could probably name more. My point is that...