For my second cyclocross season I’ve decided to make the step up from B grade to Elite. I know it is a pretty big step but I figured I’d like push myself in Elite and hopefully get stronger and faster. First graded race of the season was today. I was doing well in the first […]
I got the opportunity to try out a few new items of gear on our Munda Biddi trip over Easter, plus use a few of my favourite items. Here are my reviews of the highlights. Nemo Pillowtop The pillowtop is a soft sleeve that your air mattress goes inside, with a foam top. I was […]
We had four different riders, with four different luggage set-ups, for our Munda Biddi trip. Three of us had bike-packing setups, with different specific luggage options, and one had a rear and front rack and panniers. We also had different bikes! Some had lighter bikes but heavier luggage, some had higher power output but more […]
This Munda Biddi trip was shared with my girlfriend Annie, another friend Ang who is experienced at lightweight hiking but hasn’t done bike packing previously, and Greg who has done overnight bike trips but staying in motels, this was his first proper bike camping trip. Day 1 – 30 March 2018 (Good Friday) We left […]
I had spent hours analysing specifications for handlebar bags and mounts, and come to the conclusion that most of them would be too big to fit on my bike. I’m one of those not-very-tall people with a small bike frame. With less than 9cm (7.5 inches) of space between my handlebars and the top of […]
Today I mounted up my brand new King Cage Manything Cages with SKS Adaptors onto my front forks for their first test ride. I was using them on my Specialized Crux cyclocross bike, which has carbon forks with no lugs for cages on the forks. I have heard of people using the SKS adaptors on […]
What’s It All About? Once upon a time there was a road race from Beverley to Perth. It started way back in 1897 and ran until 1999, and was considered one of the toughest races in Australia. Back in the day, the roads were gravel and the bikes were steel. Nowadays, the Beverley Heroic weekend […]
