Well after promising I'd spend more time on my MTB in last months update post I only managed a single off road excursion in May which saw a measly 30.77km clocked up on the dirt. The total for the month was 325.01km ridden, 58.31km indoors on the Zwift Ride and a respectable 235.93km out on …
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Shimano XT Di2 – is wireless shifting worth it off road?
The hook of a really good advert is the ability to suck the unsuspecting consumer in and making you seriously consider splurging on a purchase that you’ve never really ever considered until the fateful click of the mouse that led you to that page. I was scouring the internet for a good deal on new …
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My Month On Bikes – April
Yes the monthly update post is back now I'm actually doing enough riding to register on my Strava progress page.... First lets grab the stats: Total ridden - 320.63 km, On road - 224.37km, Off Road - 78.44, Zwift - 17.82km. So I'm pretty happy with that considering the almost total lack of biking action …
And……. I’m back, sorry for the silence
Sorry for the total lack of updates for the last few months, but I do have a range of excuses honest. As I alluded to in my last post way back in early January after a pretty decent 12 months on the bike (at least for me!) 2025 ended with a bit of a whimper. …
My Month on Bikes – November and December
Sorry for the radio silence but it's been a difficult couple of months in the decliningcyclist multiverse. The stats are simple, across the last two months of 2025 I only rode a measly 127.78km all of which were indoors spread across 5 rides on Zwift. In my defence there were a couple of reasons for …
My Month on Bikes – October
Total distance ridden in October was almost exactly 300km (300.07 if you want to be really picky) The breakdown is pretty easy for last month, only 2 outdoor rides the first of which was the second day of my Mallorca odyssey which you can read about in the previous post, then one other just under …
My Month on Bikes – September
Bit of a mixed month last month, the total distance ridden at 444.68km was respectable but it didn't pan out quite the way I planned it. After managing almost 100km off road in August and starting to really feel on top of the Mountain Biking again in September I rode the MTB precisely once for …
My Month on Bikes – August
August it turned out was a bumper month for riding - indoors and out, on and off road, I managed to twiddle my cranks through the full range of cycling experiences ...... oh, and I've bought another bike sight unseen off eBay again! First as always the stats. The total distance ridden was a pretty …
My Month on Bikes – July
July totals are a bit down, just 211.59km in total last month, but there are a couple of reasons honestly! Firstly July was firmly the first month of the year when the off road days in the saddle overtook the thin tyre adventures. Now days on the MTB vs on the road are always lower …
All Change On The MTB Front
I'll cut right to the chase, I've replaced my full suspension Mountain Bike with a new ride. Well......I say new but it’s actually older than the bike it replaces, it's certainly had a much harder life and the specification is broadly the same. The path to getting it into my possession and ready to ride …
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