Fox 36 Float Fork Lowering Guide

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...

Video: Winter in Wales

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...

Mega Photos!

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

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...

Introducing the new Theme / Layout!

So dudes, after sticking with the same theme for a long time I decided it was time for a change. I think it's easier to read now and a bit neater. I've added a Strava widget to the left of the page so you guys can see when and where I've been riding. Hopefully navigation is easier too. It's been a bit of an ongoing project alongside my uni projects and exams so I've been messing with CSS and Javascript rather allot lately! This is partly the reason why I've not been getting out on my bike as much...

Forest of Dean Mini DH 26/01/14

Hey guys, I've had a little bit of time to test the bike now and I'm really getting on with it! Over the weekend I raced a Mini DH at the Forest of Dean with the AberMTB crew. Having never been there before, I wasn't really sure what to expect. The track which was used was Sheepskull which was apparently one of the more pedally tracks there. This turned out to be a little bit of an advantage on some sections of the track although overall, the track was still more suited to a 180mm - 200mm downhill...