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…
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…
Vittoria (Geax) Goma/Barzo TNT combination Have to say 1st up, these are for sale in the Chasing Trails ebay shop. but I like to sell stuff that I use, or would use if I needed one of whatever thing it is.So, I’ve been running a pair of 650b Vittoria tyres for about the last 8 weeks and I’ve been…
Banshee Rune 26″ to 650b conversion So, er, with a first impressions and a long term review for Banshee’s Rune a 3rd one could be seen as a bit excessive?! However, this one will be short as it’s just to give an impression of the ride with 650b wheels compared to 26″. ‘Why make the change?’, you might ask….
Banshee Rune First Impressions Following on from the wheel size post from, er, a bit too long back……the Banshee Rune can be run as a 26er or 650b (27.5er). This is good news IMO, if only because it allows a frame upgrade by swapping all the bits from your 26er whilst still giving a bit of future proofing or…
Which MTB wheel size? A brief summary of pros & cons… I should say to start off that I don’t have any massively strong opinions on wheel size, but I prefer 26ers. #26aintdead and all that… main reason is they’re stiffer & stronger So, here goes: 29er enthusiasts have long held that they roll faster. This is kinda true…
I’ve reviewed a few…
Great British Gravel Rides…
