Nationals Time

It is that time of summer again when the national championships are on.
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SRAM 10spd

On Saturday I spent a few hours upgrading my commuter bike from Shimano 9spd to SRAM 10spd.



So far, so good! Read More...

The Playground

Stromlo Forest Park now has a skill’s centre called “The Playground” Read More...

The last straw

The UCI has lost me with its last proclamation on time trial equipment. Read More...

Cannonball Run

Spent two days recently up at Thredbo riding the chair lift and doing the downhill track.

It was tons of fun and made me realise how going to BC in July improved my riding. Read More...

The TT that almost was

Having decided not to go to Awaba for the 8-hour race on Sunday, I headed to the centre of Canberra for a unique opportunity - a 40 km ITT on closed roads under TA rules (not CA rules!). It didn’t go to plan. Read More...

Smile

The key to going fast on the bike is to relax. Sometimes it can be as simple as smiling and pretending to enjoy what you are doing to convince your body to relax. Read More...

Cramps

Saturday was pretty hot. There were lots of people at the race complaining of cramps. I was one of them. Read More...

Bunch skills

I taught my first bunch skills class in some time this week. This reminded me that there is one key factor in riding in a bunch. Read More...

All Mountain Cup

MTBA reinvents national racing again this year. This time in a more inclusive mode with several events over the weekend to encourage people to participate. Read More...