Who'd have thought that in 2020, with all our technology, medical advancements and knowledge, human kind would be backhanded by a global pandemic and told to sit our asses down. The disease that's sweeping the globe is horrendous, in many ways and my heart is with anyone who has suffered…
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Parallel universe - Orbea Occam M10 Ride Review
For 2020 the Occam, received a rather drastic overhaul in both Geo and platform which, in a nutshell, Orbea scrapped the split platform of wheel sizes, a massive change in chassis design (yes, some similarities with the stumpy), an upgrade in kinematics and a modern…
Gravel Bikes - Niner RLT 9 RDO ride review - The good, fad and the Ugly
How often have we seen fads come and go in the cycling industry? I can recite hundreds if not thousands that have suckered most people into buying a subtly morphed something of what they already have. As the title depicts, gravel bikes are obviously one of these apparent fads that…
An Average Guide to riding the OGR - What to bring.
So you’ve decided to embark on an effort to complete one of the worlds top 10 pieces of single track? I’ll mention this early on, you won’t be disappointed regardless of your pedigree of MTB’er!…
Niner RIP 9 RDO 2019 - Ride Review
Now it’s no secret here that my heart favors both A. big wheels and B. Niner bikes. But I can’t help but feel that the normally single focused brand have managed to position themselves as being one of the better manufacturers of 2019 across a few disciplines. Having…
Derby AM Wheels - Ride Review
Throughout the biking ages, carbon has been one of the biggest evolving technologies and materials that’s often been dubbed plastic fantastic. From minor components, to butted frame tubing and now complete bikes, the evolution of carbon has meant one primary thing, a lite weight stiffness. With that, the ever…