This winter, some of the Hadleigh Youth Race Team continued training by competing in the Maldon cyclo-cross races. This meant that all of our bikes got very muddy. The arrival of the quality Duck Smart cleaning products couldn’t have come at a better time! We use the Earth Mover the most because it removes all…
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Trail42 tech-t
When I first came across new british MTB clothing and accessories company Trail42, I was intrigued as to why 42? I still am, as I forgot to ask Ruth Hallett, one half of the husband and wife team who created the brand. Trail42, in their own words, have "A British range of ride and…
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Riding before you can walk
As an avid cyclist and being heavily involved with the Hadleigh Mountain Bike Club, I am forever having to explain myself to others (mainly my wife) why I need a certain type of bike or why I am constantly stripping and rebuilding one of them.. "You now have a mountain bike, bouncy mountain bike, road…
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Rubena Scylla Top Design Tyres
No longer present from my previous review is my confusion between a blackcurrant based cordial and a Czech based tyre manufacturer, Rubena (alongside Ribena) has now become a recognised brand, not only in my house but also wider within the Hadleigh Mountain Bike club stable of riders. My first review was of the Neptune tyres…
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WeeRide Child Safety Seat
Back in the mid to late 80's I was in my late teens, the fittest I have ever been and as well as being an A' Level student, I was a mountain biker racer. I raced most weekends throughout South Wales, the Forest of Dean and surrounding areas and that was my life. My school's…
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Riddle me this!
Review by - Chris Hyde Who am I ? "I am stronger than steel, stiffer than aluminum, have more impact strength than carbon fibre, can be eaten, drunk, used to make medicine, paper, textiles musical instruments and scaffolding" Any ideas yet? What if we add "I am also the staple diet of the Giant Panda, a species…
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Rudy Goes to Tunstall
Post by – Paul Coulson With the first round of the Mud, Sweat and Gears MTB series kicking off at Tunstall Forest again this year, all the talk on the internet forums was about just how wet it was going to be or even how much snow might fall before the event. That’s when I…
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HardnutZ Road / MTB Helmets
Review By – Chris Hyde It was a pleasure to meet up with Nick Robins, one of the directors of HardnutZ. There were 2 reasons for this, firstly because of his enthusiasm towards the company he and business partner Mark Dickinson started a few years ago but secondly because it was in a cafe less…
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The “Mud” Bike
Review By – Paul Coulson When I first heard that Michael Travers from Travers bikes wanted people to ride his new bike I jumped at the chance, well why wouldn’t you. The bike’s name is “ Mud”; now for me; my mud bike is a twenty year old full suspension Marin, which has worn frame…
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55 miles of Ice and Snow with the Garmin 800
Review By – Chris Hyde Ironically, it was when I got back from a snowboarding holiday in the French Alps that I first thought the planned 55 mile assault on the Taff Trail on the 26th Jan might not be a good idea. The reason for this, of course, was the large amount of said…
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