
26 January 2014
Fresh Goods Sunday - Park Tool Mavic Spanner

Trail running around the local tracks

24 January 2014
Last ride on the steelie this week, wash up time

22 January 2014
Steelie blast along the lines

19 January 2014
Fresh Goods Sunday - Blackburn Mammoth 2 Stage mini pump
I bought a Blackburn Mammoth mini pump earlier in the year and mounted it onto the Beargrease and was only used a couple of times (thank god). A couple of weeks ago it was required for some action but failed so I was going to bin it. When i looked at replacing it i noticed that Blackburn products have a lifetime warranty on them and it was less than a year old as well so off i trot to the post office, that was shock number one - nearly £3 2nd class and not even recorded delivery, i only paid £13 for it inc the p&p. Second shock was the time it took to get a replacement, less than a week later from me posting it 2nd class there was a brand spanking new pump on my doorstep - fantastic service from Ribble Cycles / Madison. It is now in place back on the Beargrease ready for action, hopefully not in the near future !
New one, not sure if they have changed any design features, looks the same apart from the colour and graphics |
Original one that was sent back |
18 January 2014
FOR SALE - Carrera Subway Alfine Eight MTB / Hybrid
Had a second clear out and my Alfine mtb is going. Great bike for jumping on and go, no hassle. I have put the original mudguards back on that it came with. Great value for money. Full details are on the right.
17 January 2014
Local road ride around the country lanes
Finally got out on the bike for a couple of hours today. Its been a very busy week with work and just not had a chance or the motivation to drag myself out. Finished early and off out for a road ride around the local villages / country back lanes surrounding Durham. Managed 32 miles in just over 2hrs with 2000ft+ climbing. The weather was not great - windy at times, cold, overcast, wet oily roads, light rain but its all part of the fun!
I got an Endura baabaa short sleeved base layer for crimbo so decided to wear it today for the first time. It was wicking well and felt very comfy next to the skin. I normally buy the transmission model but you have to wash them after every ride. Time will tell how it performs and i will report back in Spring.
14 January 2014
Busy in the man cave - Ridley Asteria build
We have been busy building up the little un's next road bike. He is riding a Cannondale Caad 650c at the mo and should still be ok size wise for this season but decided to get his next one ready. This is the big un's old frameset and is mint condition ready for a build. We had all the parts from other bikes apart from new bar tape it was a free build. The frameset has lovely shaped tubes and when the sunlight hits the paitwork it has a glitter effect. Below are some photos of the completed build ready for action (well i might swap the bars for some smaller compact ones).
12 January 2014
Fresh Goods Sunday - Northwave Celsius Artic GTX Boots
This is the third pair of Northwave boots in our house now. Angus was wearing my original ones from many moons ago but Santa left a pair of new ones! These are the Celsius Artic GTX mtb version. They dont change much over the years but there is a new lacing system of a pull chord type instead of standard laces. The velcro closure system is still the same and works well. Northwave tech info is here on the boots. Another good thing is the range of sizes they manufacture the boots in. The fit is good and you dont have to size up much if you wear standard winter socks.
11 January 2014
Local 1/2 over the top on the Fat Bikes

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Sunrise just before 8.30am |
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Energy Bar frozen by the time we got to Tow Law |
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Ideal shelter from the wind |
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Didnt stop long here, you could hardly stand up |
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Lanchester food stop |
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Cooling the pies down in the wind, they had just come out of the oven |
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Nearly home, only another 4 miles |
9 January 2014
Day 2 - Ride 2 on the steel - even more mud and flooding
FOR SALE - Having a clear out
Im having a clear out of some bikes and parts. On the right is some new For Sale pages added with full info on the items. I will be adding more in the next few days. If you are interested just let me know. I can also post all items as well.
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