What is Ghetto Tubeless? It’s a way of converting ‘ordinary’ rims and tyres into a tubeless system. Our American cousins coined the phrase ‘Ghetto Tubeless’ as it denotes the budget nature and slightly subversive way it overcomes the problems associated with existing tubeless systems such as ‘UST’. Why? If you do any degree of mountain [...]

I hadn’t been to Llandegla before. My riding buddy had been a few years ago and wasn’t too impressed. News of new black runs coaxed into making the journey. The trail is a double-edged sword. The facilities are second to none: bike shop, toilets, cafe, bike wash, parking, bike hire, multiple routes etc but the [...]

Haven’t visited Wales for a mountain bike ride through the winter months. Just couldn’t summon any enthusiasm due to the pouring rain and dark nights (play the video to see an example of how the rampant global warming phenomenon impacts the Peaks in April). However, went and rode the Cli-machx trail on Sunday and was [...]

Rode the new ‘Loop 2′ mountain biking route at Penmachno yesterday and was rather under whelmed. I love the original loop, which is more than worth the journey and honesty box price alone, but the new one feels very ‘pedally’ and uneventful. There are seemingly no real downhills or places where you can pick up [...]

What a fantastic trail this one is. Only 12 miles too. It’s actually a little short on rocky technical challenges but there are some superb sections of flowing trail. One right in the middle and then the last section – it’s so long I thought my arms were going to explode! If you haven’t done [...]

Finally got to ride the Marin trail a couple of weeks back. Only started riding this year and wondered what all the fuss was about. Now I know. Seriously good trail. Exciting without fearing death at every turn. Lovely, fast flowing hardpack. Few rocky patches but by and large just thoroughly enjoyable single track that [...]

Hopefully I’ll be enjoying a few more jaunts on the good old bike across our green and pleasant lands this summer. You can see where I have been by taking a look at my interactive Google Map. I’m sticking a pin in after every journey. If you can recommend any in the locality be sure [...]

Took the time to visit the MBR mountain bike route in north Wales this last weekend. A 3 hour plus journey (thanks to bank holiday traffic) but the stunning scenery of the area more than makes up for it. The MBR trail is situated at the Coed-y-Brenin, the dedicated centre enjoys showers, toilets and a [...]