Great British Gravel Rides by Markus Stitz is another book from Vertebrate Publishing. I have to say up front that I’m not a gravel rider, I don’t even own a gravel bike. However lots of mountain bikers do ride gravel bikes these days, so hopefully this is of interest. Author Markus Stitz might not be as well known outside…
Review of Extreme Lakeland – ‘A Photographic Journey Through Lake District Adventure Sports’ Authors and Contributors I notice these days that most ‘average’ social media photos look a LOT better than similar people’s efforts years ago. Filters and all that… However, in Extreme Lakeland, Nadir Khan and Tom McNally absolutely transcend the help that phones, filters etc give the…
Pennine Bridleway Route Guide by Hannah Collingridge Author Hannah Collingridge has been riding bikes for over forty years and has a background in history, archaeology, landscape studies and language. Hannah wrote the Pennine Bridleway Route Guide freelance for Vertebrate Publishing, drawing on all that experience, which gives this guide a unique perspective. Vertebrate Publishing I’ve been aware of Vertebrate’s…
Revgrips – a different take on grips Do you really need a new kind of grip? Well, maybe. I have Dupuytren’s (don’t ask how to pronounce that) which apparently proves I have some Viking DNA! Annoyingly it also causes weird lumpiness in the palms which can make fingers bend at the ends as it develops. I’ve avoided that bit…
Why replace a pump head anyway? What’s wrong with whatever connection’s supplied on a track pump? Well, they sometimes break or wear out, and some aren’t easy or quick to use. I needed to replace a broken connector that had always been a pain to use. I did the usual thing – checked online to see what worked well…
We Are One Composites Convert rims on Industry 9 Hydra hubs I’ve been riding the Convert rims for seven months at the time of posting. They handle medium-large to plus tyres & take a recommended range of 2.5 to 3.0″ tyres. Internal width is 35mm. Most off-road riding is covered with models for gravel to downhill. Aren’t carbon rims…
New (or new-ish) MTB Stuff Pipdream Moxie | Starling Murmur | MSC Tyres | CushCore Tyre Inserts | Smoove Chain Lube | Wolf Tooth Components | PNW Components | Revgrips | Stan’s Dart | Pragmasis Security With the last post covering brands that have stood the test of time, it seemed to follow to cover some that are…
Long Term Brands at Chasing Trails This is the first post a good while, I got very out of the habit..! It’s not exactly a New Year’s resolution to start posting again, but it seemed a good time nonetheless. Starting the new decade I was considering what was appropriate and wondered if there any brands I’ve used for the…
I’ve reviewed a few…
Great British Gravel Rides…
