How exactly can a set of things (jandals, flip flops) or slides help you recover? Typically when we think of recovery, we think of time off our feet, sleeping, adequate nutrition and hydration. But OOfos claim to have … Read More
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Light Bicycle RM29C06 wheels long term review
Following up from my first look post here , here are my thoughts after nine months with the 1238g Light Bicycle RM29C06 flyweight wheels through an autumn, winter, spring and now into summer at home in Switzerland.In … Read More
Epic Rides Carson City Offroad- “Fast times and Hot lines in the Rush for Gold”
Epic Rides brought another "good day on the bike" to Carson City Nevada this past weekend. The Carson City Offroad is the third in their four race series and the last even in the Western USA before the series heads to … Read More
Snowy Peaked Alps Bike Festival
This is real mountain biking! The Alps Bike Festival and La Clusaz delivered with kilometre after kilometre of technical trails through beautiful mountain scenery. La Clusaz, a cycling destination.I … Read More
Paez and Kollman-Forstner win Sellaronda Hero
Bright blue skies and picture-book conditions were present in the UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites: organisers and participants of the BMW HERO Südtirol Dolomites could not have asked for more. The hugely popular race … Read More
Raid Evolénard
Based out of the commune of Evolène at 1380m in the Valais region of Switzerland , the Raid Evolénard is a weekend of mtb events of varying lengths for all ages and abilities with the main 62.5km race attracting a high … Read More
Sky high in Sri Lanka
The sense of impending doom that lay over me from the early hours of this morning can't be underestimated. After two stages of the Rumble in the Jungle stage race I keep feeling like I've got to the finish by the skin of … Read More
Tangles in the tea plantations
Waking up in Haputale this morning was a unique experience. With a tiny bit of jet lag I was awake just before 4:30am. Then the mosque next to the hotel had a call to prayer. Then there were roosters. Then train horns, … Read More
Out of the jungle and into the highlands
Rumble in the Jungle 2018 has finally started! After arriving around 1am on Friday into Negombo, there was a day of cruising around and a transit day yesterday to escape the cities. Last night we stayed on a lake in Yala … Read More
Alps Bike Festival Returns to La Clusaz
Alps Bike Festival takes place in La Clusaz next week with 3 days of events. Around 4000 participants are expected to make the journey to the French mountain resort. With entries due to close on the 13th there’s still a … Read More
Previewing the Costa Blanca stage race
Warm winter sun, dusty trails, singletrack, technical trails and an official race hotel, the Cap Negret, right at the beach’s edge, what’s not to like? This is the Costa Blanca Bike Race, held at the end of January in … Read More