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At last, someone is making a derailleur that makes sense on a mtb.

Hopefully this sort of bicycle doping will not catch on. Heretical foreigners sully the purity of velocipedal progress.

Most of us have a few too many bikes. Instead of having them mouldering away in the shed, why not turn them into something useful? The clip also contains a few useful ideas for a wooden machine to conquer the SSUK. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV_Mmv2F_Hg&feature=youtu.be

Jamie & I have a plan. Ride is starting in Dingwall. Thereafter, where's the snow, to there we go... If that's a dud, we'll play in the mud... Any retros welcome.

I've been a bit quiet here lately, the cull is going well because it's down 2 frames and then up 2 frames from starting point. :) I thought I was doing well, I gave a frame to Jamie, so N-1, but he then gave me a nice Viking frame, so back to N. Desperate to reduce the herd, I then gave a very...

Spent half a day in the "sun" cleaning and polishing the frame. It still doesn't look pretty, but I was following my own advice, which is the best way to find out if something is broken or about to break is to clean and polish it. I didn't go overboard about it though. All I want is a decent...

When you're planning a cull, it's probably best not to look on eBay. This is the bargain I just got. To be fair, I've had my eye out for canti Galaxy for a while. The bike came from Plockton which is right on the sea, and the pics showed plenty rust, and the wheels were very obviously...

Seeing as Jamie has a nice shiny newly painted Flying Scot, I know he will be desperate to get an opportunity to take it for a decent road ride. Being the thoughtful chap I am, I thought I'd map out a perfect road ride route for him. So I grabbed my bike with the skinniest tyres. It's a Ti...

Any bike, but good if it's an oldie. Gears optional. Dingwall/Ullapool/Ledmore Junction/Bonar Bridge/Struie*/Dingwall You don't need a super duper set of gears, in fact you don't need anything fancy other than a comfortable saddle. Pace will be mild, so it would be a long day. Depending...

Genius idea from the Dutch. Wait for a windy day and run a headwind race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_sozJ ... l0WJDCEoNg I nominate Jamie to organise it. He lives in headwind central. :) OTOH Stornoway to Callanish is fun in a real blow, but I'd rather not do that one again. :)

Other than Jamie and me that is :)

It's started! But in the wrong direction. N+a has occurred. a? Well an additional bike is +1, so a whole motorbike needs its own variable. I must plead innocence of intent. I was corrupted. Or long story short, blame Jamie... On the other hand it puts the pressure on to clear more space...

This was stolen overnight from a locked cage at my son's work in Edinburgh. It's somewhat unique - it's an Avanti KISS 29er from NZ and they weren't sold in the UK. Size L. I suppose it'll probably be stripped for parts or repainted. The brakes are Magura Martas (Superlight?) So if anyone...

This was going to be the year I trimmed back my bikes. I seem to have acquired more than went though. But now needs must. The impending arrival of No1 son's effects from Australia (40 shipping cartons worth) means shed space has to be cleared. But it's not all bad. My Australian bike is...

Jamie and I are planning the Aultnabreac loop on our oldest fatbikes. All welcome. Doesn't have to be a Fatbike because we're not purists. The loop is fairly flat and ok for gravel bikes ie 30+mm tyres, but the conditions can make it more interesting. Scenery you won't get elsewhere in the...

Midsummer Night ride. (Coast to coast) I'm going to be doing this. From Ullapool to Dingwall. Leave at sunset and aim to arrive Dingwall Ferry area at dawn. That leaves time to stop and celebrate in the middle around Loch Glascarnoch. A drum up, and perhaps a toast with a suitable libation...

A recent post in STW about what was a suitable one bike for road and gravel got me thinking back to the 50s and 60s, when one bike was the norm. I used to fancy one of these, they had a nice steel 531 frame, a reinforced front fork, and were pretty colours. There was the huge choice of...

Just a heads up. If you have one of these, hang on to it. They're rarer than a rare thing. According to Brant Richards who designed it, only 8 were sold.

There's a competition for people in the UK and Australia called "Aussie Grit" They are looking for photos or videos of a time when you display Aussie grit. I'm not sure my entry is so much grit as richardheadedness, but my daughter has put me in. I'd appreciate any votes that you can give me...