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Today I had my first real introduction to Mountain biking courtesy of fellow Perth twitterers Scott and Dave (@fairy_s and @madrapper). The course was to be the 6hr Enduro course in Langford Park.
I picked Scott up at 7am and we met Dave up there… eventually. A slight misunderstanding on which car park, but it was [...]
Filed under: cycling | Tagged: 2009, cycling, focus, Jarrahdale, Langford Park, mtb, Perth, single track, Western Australia, XC | 2 Comments »
A weekend of contrasts!
Saturday
Saturday I went mountain biking on my own. I didn’t have a huge amount of time available, so through the bike in the back of the car and headed up to Mundaring. I parked just past the weir and rode up the Munda Biddi. Recent rains made some parts of the trail [...]
Filed under: cycling | Tagged: 2009, cycling, Durx, endurance, focus, hill climbing, Mandurah, Perth, Western Australia | 1 Comment »
I’m a bit slow on the old blog of late. Been pretty busy at work, coupled with an over indulgent social life over the last week or so has meant no time. Anyway, Saturday I took my new MTB out to the hills for it’s first ride on the dirt. I went up to John [...]
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Hoorah! Today my new Mountain bike arrived. It’s been 2 weeks since ordering and I’ve waited patiently for it to come. I wasn’t in any particular rush but once it came today I couldn’t wait to get home and get it assembled.
5 stars to Wiggle. The bike was packaged very well in 2 boxes. The [...]
Filed under: cycling | Tagged: 2009, assembly, Ayup, bike, cycling, expert, focus, Focus Raven Expert, garmin, guide, raven, walkthrough, walkthru, wiggle | 6 Comments »
Anyone who reads this regularly – if indeed there is anyone who reads this regularly – will know I recently bought a new Focus Raven Expert from Wiggle.
The Focus range aren’t available yet in Australia and certainly not in Perth, so I didn’t have a local price to compare the deal against, but it felt [...]
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Been pondering getting a new mountain bike for some time. I have an old one bought in 2002 when to be honest I knew nothing about bikes at all. I just knew I NEEDED full suspension. I bought a GT i-Drive 3.0 and then rode on paved roads. Ho Hum.
Now, I live in Perth and [...]
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