After over 10 years of solid service my Hope Mono Minis disc brakes had started to show their age. Luckily for me the husband had a brand new pair of Shimano SLX disc brakes in… Read More »Gear Review: Shimano SLX Disc Brakes
I don’t manage to get out on my mountain bike as much as I would like and opportunities to ride anything other then local trails are even rarer, so when I had a child free… Read More »Mountain Biking in the Quantocks
I entered a random competition that popped on my Facebook feed a few weeks ago to go to a free coaching day by Specialized Bikes with Katy Curd and Helen Gaskell. I was lucky enough… Read More »Specialized Bikes coaching day with Katy Curd
We traveled up to the west coast of Scotland and stayed just outside of Fort William for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup. After enjoying a couple of days exploring the Fort William area it was Sunday… Read More »UCI Mountain Bike World Cup: Fort William
Going wide – my review of the new Race Face Turbine Riser handlebars and Truvative stem set up on my Orange 5. Would it make a difference to my riding? After chatting to my riding… Read More »Review: Going Wide! Race Face Turbine Riser handlebars
After not being on the bike at all in 2015 I decided that a quick Sunday morning local ride was the best time to blow away the cobwebs. Start small and local I said to… Read More »Sunday Morning Ride – Mummy’s Time
I know it’s dark, cold, probably wet and there are lots a scary looking shadows waiting to pounce, but night riding can be fun, promise! So it’s the middle of winter, about 6pm and my… Read More »Night Riding
The Exmoor Explorer is a non-competitive, cross-country mountain biking event around beautiful Exmoor. It’s an event I’ve done quite a few times now and keep going back just because it has such a nice and… Read More »Exmoor Explorer
You won’t believe what is on your doorstep, but how do you find your local trails? Here are some ideas on how to go about finding trails in your area. As girls who love the… Read More »Finding Mountain Bike Trails
Not made it on the bike yet this winter? Here’s a few ideas for beating those January blues and enjoying winter mountain biking! So it’s cold outside, the trails are deep in mud…why venture out… Read More »January Blues: Winter Mountain Biking