Commuting’s racier side It only takes a matter of minutes to ride to work, but every day what should be a mellow roll down the street, absorbing the sights and mentally preparing for a day in the office turns in to a flat out, no holds barred street race. Commuter Bob always zooms by my [...]
What an amazing week, the longest time on the road in Bike Tour history! A total of ten days, seven of them were show days, so super busy. I always say; work hard, play hard. The first stop was Bury St Edmunds, which was amazing. After this stop we had a free day, so Robin [...]
Surviving hot weather riding We moan when it’s raining, we moan when it’s windy and we moan when it’s beaming hot and not a cloud in sight outside. Exactly how that works I’m not sure, but hot and dry riding is amazing- you just have to do it right. That doesn’t mean going riding with [...]
When walking away makes you smile… With not a cloud in sight, it was an unusually warm and sunny day up north, but the wind was howling through the valleys. A warning perhaps or maybe just a challenge… Tail winds are bliss, head winds are hell- and crosswinds are a mountain biker’s worst enemy. But [...]
With the MC hyping the crowd up in to a frenzy, thumping beats pounding from the sound system and Martyn Ashton’s hand-picked fellow riders leaving the crowd slack jawed, the Animal/Relentless Bike Tour is a show you don’t want to miss. Conceived by Martyn Ashton, who was at the forefront of mountain bike demonstrations from [...]
Once a 20in wheeled sport, it was in the early ‘90’s that Martyn Ashton and buddy Martin Hawyes decided to take Trials to bigger 26in wheels. Although blissfully modest of the huge craze they started, Martyn Ashton revolutionised the Trials movement, and is still seen today as a leading force in big, bold and technical [...]
