Tag: gravel
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Malachi Pedals Beyond
Click or not: Malachi Pedals Beyond Pretty sure I met this cat at the SSWC in Castlemaine, Victoria in 2003. I met a lot of tattooed cats that weekend so I could be well mistaken, but either way I know Malachi’s name well from decades of (he and I) living the two wheel life. Just one of those guys who… …
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Skidkhana: A Gravel Bike Film in 4K
Click or not: Skidkhana: A Gravel Bike Film in 4KSkids. They were the first ‘trick’ you learned once you’d mastered the art of balance, pedalling and steering. A skill you keep forever, and utilise for purpose but mainly just because they are fun. It’s feet up, feet off, and feet out in this instance as a sinuous gravel road becomes a playground for 42mm… …
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No Fun
Click or not: No Fun I bumped into an old mate recently. We used to work together, ride together, socialise together. We didn’t so much as drift apart, but for whatever reasons, new jobs, new houses, we just didn’t see each other. It’s always good to see him, have a catch up and then go back to our respective… …
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Café du Cycliste brings the Bikepacking Bible
Click or not: Café du Cycliste brings the Bikepacking BibleI’ve owned a Café du Cycliste lightweight jacket for a couple of years now, and while it’s probably one of my least-used pieces of kit, it’s also one of my favourites. Beautifully made, functional and great looking. They know their stuff. So browsing through their new Ultimate Guide To Bikepacking and Adventure Cycling you get… …
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Sonic Truth at the Sugar Cane 200
Click or not: Sonic Truth at the Sugar Cane 200A beautifully shot video that makes you want to get up at the crack of dawn and ride your bike a really long way on gravel. Until the second half’s soundtrack kicks in and you want to gouge your own ears out. I find playing this over the vid helps… …
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Big Bike Film Night Is Back!
Click or not: Big Bike Film Night Is Back!The Big Bike Film Night returns for 2020 and is pedalling across New Zealand from February to May. Described as a feast of short films devoted to the bicycle and all who ride it, the Big Bike Film Night is a collection of international and New Zealand movies specifically selected by Taupo based ‘Film Pedlar’/… …
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Sublime To Ridiculous
Click or not: Sublime To RidiculousBicycles offer the greatest escapism I have experienced anywhere. Ever. You can do your best thinking or absolutely no thinking at all while turning pedals. Throw wilderness into the mix and you have utter bliss. PSA: It’s not always sublime. Let’s not look at it through rose tinted Prisms. Sometimes it is completely ridiculous. Sometimes… …
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Ridden: Look X-Track En-Rage Pedals
Click or not: Ridden: Look X-Track En-Rage PedalsLook was one of the first, actually the first company to make a clipless pedal. And if you’re reading that and thinking “but these are clip-in pedals” then you’re not from the time when pedals had toe-clips and straps to hold your feet somewhat precariously to the pedals. When the cleat and retension spring system… …