Cyclists are notoriously underwhelmed about their current level of fitness. This surprises me, especially given how much easier I find it to climb stairs, or double time it on foot, compared to many non-athletic mates. Still, if you keep your ears open at any bike event before the gun goes off, the number of people […]
WSMTB Club Champs
I had a feeling, coming into this race, that I was going to have some kind of big mechanical. I don’t get that feeling very often, so I decided – employing almost no logic at all – that said mechanical would be a double flat and packed an extra tube. The race began and nearing […]
Kath Bicknell: Swell Times at the Scott 24 hour
The Swell Design camp area at the Scott 24 oozes everything I love about these events. Happy people, sweet bikes, snazzy threads, and an overwhelming attitude of “really happy to be here.” Only I’ve never been there, with them, at least not until last weekend. As one part of four teams of six, I found […]
STM Round 5: Another perspective
The same course, the same day – but a different rider and circumstances. Mountain Bike races have at least one story for every person who puts a number on.