Monthly Archives: March 2009

Ride report: Wed 18 March – Pottering Around the North Downs

A night ride round the Norbury Park area gets the pulses racing with lovely grippy trails giving a taste of summer.

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Oil and Gas exploration at Leith Hill – a follow up

A response to the common arguments put forward that the Leith Hill Planning protest is just selfish protectionsim.

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Mountain biking and Back Pain

If you suffer back pain while mountain biking you could try an osteopath. What can you expect if you’ve not been to an osteopath before?

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Ride report: Sunday 15 March – Bookham to Leith Hill

A long, physically tiring 25 miles from Bookham to Leith Hill, covering some great trails today. 12 riders, a couple of people met along the way and perfect sunny weather.

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The most useless piece of plastic in mountain biking?

Shimano SPD plastic pedal adaptors are possibly the most pointless bit of mountain bike kit around.

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AY Up ends UK distribution agreement

Ay Up LED lighting systems have announced they are ending their UK distribution agreement and will now be supplying direct from Australia

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Ride report: Wednesday 11 Mar – Ranmore and Box Hill

Another evening ride in mild weather takes the Moles over toward Ranmore and Box Hill, including China Pig.

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Brant at Shedfire appears to have been busy

Brant Richards appears to have been busy since leaving On-one and setting up Shedfire. Here’s news of his first efforts, the Ragley Ti hardtail and a weird set of handlebars.

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SRAM X0 goes super-pimp with anodised colours

SRAM release details of their special edition coloured X0 groupset, including anodised X0 rear mech, cassette, trigger shifters and Truvativ Noir crankset in a range of colours.

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Trek Fuel EX 8 2009 review

A detailed review of the Trek Fuel EX 8 mountain bike with pictures. Overall, a great bike with carefully judged components.

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