Sunday is a planned trip to Thredbo.

Can I get away with flat pedals there? Read More...

Today I took the flat pedals for a first ride off road at Stromlo. I wore the leg armour but didn’t need it. Read More...

Time to take the flat pedals to the street. Onto the commuting bike for the trip to work and back. Read More...

Trolling around the internet the other day and I came across an awesome looking new Kiwi designed (American built) DH bike.

Check it out! Read More...

If you’ve been reading the blog you know I have been wanting to give proper flat pedals a good try. Monday I got my pedals and shoes sorted. Read More...

Dates are set, flights are booked, accommodation selected.
Everything is in place except I still have room for one more rider - interested? Read More...

While I am discussing bearings I have to include the unique nature of wear in headsets. Read More...

It is a sad occasion, but I have realised I am not using my Felt DA much at all. So it is time for it to go find a new home. Read More...

There are bearings in headsets so a brief visit to the front end of the bike is necessary. Read More...

There have been more “standards” amongst bottom brackets in the past decade than in the previous century… Read More...

Having written about hubs, it is time to look at other places with bearings. Read More...

What about wear in a hub? Read More...

Every well designed system that uses bearings has some method of adjusting the free play in those bearings. In here I look at loose ball and cartridge style bearings. Read More...

Today I had one of those moments of insight that happen all too seldom. This one was about downhill bike geometry and it answered the big question that has been bugging me all week. Read More...

This series of blog entries came out of a conversation I had recently with someone about bike hubs. I hope you enjoy the occasional technical blurb here. Read More...