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March 2006
A round-up of articles posted during March 2006.
1998 Marin Muirwoods
I feel very nostalgic about this bike as it was the first 'proper' MTB I owned....
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2003 Cove Handjob
Thomas bought himself a new bike after his Orange UFO committed hari kari in 2003 by chewing up its rear wheel and derailleur leaving him to look for a 'cheap' frame to get mobile again....
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Kellogg's Elevenses review
Hunger pangs and sugar dips are the inevitable result of extended periods of hard exercise, something we've found out the hard way on numerous occassions. It has to be said that there are some muddymoles who also manage to experience these effects without the need for any kind of exercise but that's just called gluttony....
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A further manly tale
In Lerwick, Archie MacDuff stood looking out of his kitchen window. He watched the huge seas crash against the hard beach, while the fierce wind blew the few trees over at right angles. It looked a fine day....
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1998 Marin East Peak
This was my second Marin after a brief spell with a Muirwoods (same as Matt’s). I wanted to go full suss and loved the way the bike rode - still do....
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1999 Marin Nail Trail
I needed to get off my fully rigid £180 Free Spirit Kielder and onto something with a modicum of "MTB" about it. Fortunately, a deal was struck with a mate of Dave's who hadn't really done much with his bike and I ended up with this near unused Nail Trail at a bargain price....
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