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You get what you pay for!

Site Rozzer — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:56:47 +0000

As with many things in life, you get what you pay for. This is no exeption with Mountain Biking, its so easy for a beginner cyclist to pop into there local superstore and pick up a bike for £60! You make think this is a bargin’ at the time but in time you will regret it.

They fall apart, well sorry to be so dramatic but if your thinking of getting into mountain biking and your first bikes an Ap*llo theirs a very good chance your going to pack it in! Them kind of bikes are good for ‘i use my bike once a year’ cyclists or childen etc.

If your a very keen beginner, my advice is to stick to your first bike being a hardtail (front suspension), i know its awfully tempting to buy a full suspension. A hardtail is a great bike to start off with, i recommend spending around £300 as a minimum but i wouldnt go much over. With that amount of money you’ll have a well designed light aluminium entry level bike.

Here’s two bikes which spring to my mind. (google them).

Trek 4300

Specialized Hardrock Comp

Hope i made you change your mind!

Aaron.

Race Face Hoodlum Jacket 2009

Aaron — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:08:04 +0000

Dirty Dog custom canabis Rotor

jordan — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:58:33 +0000

Iv had this rotor since last year its the 185 mm rotor and its the best £60 quid i ever spent it was bought the day before a race as it was the only one that size in the shop ( uppermill cyclery ) i have gone through rear hayes rotors normaly 3 a year but since i’v ran this ive not had a problem even with hitting it on rocks north shore ladders it never fails to impress and it looks amazing too it realy does pimp out my race bike (not pictured thats my old jump ike rear wheel) so i recomend that all readers of this check out http://www.dirtydogmtb.com/

cheers and safe trails jordan

Sombrio Rider Pack!

Aaron — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:51:27 +0000

This pack goes together like a rider and a post bike cup of tea, and will have you looking and performing at your best the next time the all mountain bug hits. Consisting of the all 2009 JT Classic Jersey, Rev Moto Shorts and the Cartel Glove, it’s a bundle of pure mountain mayhem with a topside of savings over the individual items.

JT Classic Jersey 2009
Rev Moto Short 2009
Cartel Glove 2009

Get yourself a bargin, get yours now from our pals at Always Riding.

Sombrio Clutch Jersey

Aaron — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:33:05 +0000

Nice great looking jersey from Sombrio from 2008, come in two different colours, ‘earth camo’ and snow camo.’ Featuring a long sleve design, bold graphics and Sombrio’s signature neck collar.

Aggressive, multi-paneled roomy cut with Sombrio’s FRD fit
Long sleeve design
Bold sublimated graphics
Custom detailed print work
Sombrio signature stretch collar
Single needle topstitching
100% recyclable

Get yours from always riding

Sombrio Prodigy Glove 2009

Aaron — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:19:31 +0000

A great pair of gloves should help the rider to know when and by how much to brake, to turn by just the right amount, and to comfort and protect if things get a little too close.

Prodigy’s unique cuff-less design, pre-curved hand and stretch Maxkin palm will make this your number one glove no matter what you ride. It’s all about feel, breathability and comfort in a super svelte package.

Glove Colours

Buy yours now from always riding, our partner.

Sombrio Wildcard Short 2009

Aaron — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:33:01 +0000

With its burly twill polyester coated fabric, the Wildcard is not only tough, but 10,000 MM waterproof. Add to weather protection detailing like a full mesh lining, a seamless crotch for comfort, mesh lined thigh vents, and you have an all weather ride short that can handle anything you can throw at it (or your friends throw at you).

FRD fit
WP 10,000 MM / MVP 10,000 GSM
Mesh lined airflow thigh vents
Fully mesh lined
Park pass Re-Coil
New wicking knit hand pocket bags
Stealth stow pocket
Seam sealed back gusset
Belt Loops
Seamless crotch panel for comfort
Sturdy seam construction and bar tack stitching throughout all stress zones
Colour: Charcoal

Buy yours from Always Riding

MRP XCG – Chainring Protector

Site Rozzer — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:50:24 +0000

Its been long awaited for MRP to produce a chainring gaurd for rider that what to hold onto there third chainring. But now its here, i got mine a month back its already saved my poor chainrings from definate death. to fit it on my bike i needed to make a few minor adjustments to the device, nothing drastic. I found the best tool to use for this is a round file, the mount is made out of aluminium so its very easy to grind down.

Its well worth the effort, but bearing in mind its only cost effective if you have a top end crankset where chainring are going to burn a hole in your wallet.

MRP XCG Chain Guide

Old Gen. Shimano XT Disk Brakes

Site Rozzer — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:40:32 +0000

At first glance at the Xt’s they are a very rugged and no frills design, our brakes were installed onto a modified Trek hardtail with 160mm rotors with XC riding in mind. Having been running cable disks every since the purchase of the bike these hydraulics prioved a fresh change of stopping power. Sadly things began the change after around three weeks of using the brakes the power began to drastically reduce and becaime’ laggy’ and noisy. This all down to oil getting on the disk pads, but overall the XT’s are a good brake but i would recommend using bigger rotors to give you the best preformance from the brakes.

MTBRiding Rating 8/10

‘Great all round brake, just needs bigger rotors.’

Aaron.

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