Fettle, fettle, fettle
There’s nothing quite like a good fettle to impede you from getting out there and taking on those muddy rain swept hills. We’ve all been there. A typical ride tends to start off something like this. Get out of bed, glance out the of window, notice the rain, have a shower, get the wet weather [...]
Heavy bikes or heavy butts?
Mountain biking is a great hobby, but there is far more to this sport than just riding bikes. The riding, of course, plays a fundamental part in the whole getting on your bike and peddling around the countryside experience, but the fun really comes into it when you start obsessing about the components, gadgets, technical [...]
Video: Carron Valley Trails, Scotland
An edited short film of the mountain bike trails built in Carron Valley, Scotland, by Steve Dunmore Rodriguez. Click more to view Steve’s video
Sustainable mountain biking
Sustainability. Am I sustainable? Could I be more sustainable? I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently for one reason or another, more so since my employer’s recent carbon reduction drive.
At home I recycle, I use energy saving light bulbs, I turn the tap off whilst brushing my teeth, and the usual guilt induced actions that a typically adult will carry out in a vain attempt to save the planet, or their bank balance (whichever is priority at the time).
There’s no doubt I could be doing so much more to avoid unnecessary energy waste and reduce my carbon footprint at the same time, but I’ve not really considered doing so within the area of my life I thought wasn’t contributing to the destruction of the planet, mountain biking.
