Allen Keys – the simple blue tool
Quite simply one of the top five tools that everyone should have to hand in the workshop. Also, it’s so compact that if I’m heading...
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Tools and Mombee’s Laws
Murphy’s Law says that your bike will stop working on a Sunday (when the shops are shut) and/or just before you start a ride in...
Family Friendly cycling
Kids love bikes… and getting them out in the fresh air and using up some of their energy makes for an easier life… However kids...
Cree lights first impressions – XML T6 and SolarStorm XML U2
After the first ride with the Cree lights, we concluded: 1 – if I could only run one of these lights, I’d go for the...
CREE lights reviewed – XML T6 and SolarStorm XML U2
We’ve just taken delivery of two sets of Cree LED lights to get us out training over the winter. The first thing to note is...
Supporting Cafe Roubaix against Specialized
Cafe Roubaix is a little Canadian bike store that is being bullied by Specialised bike corporation over the use of the word “Roubaix” in their...
First XC race – 4 hours of Merida Brass Monkeys
“That was a tough course!”… reassuringly that was from one of the race whippets as we both stood at the finish line at 13.30 yesterday....
First impressions – Cree XML trail lights
These lights should make winter training a breeze… with good depth and, for the Skyray, amazing spread. The picture here gives an indication of the...
A new background image that says it all!
A collage that symbolises much of the ‘Mombee’ spirit: Seville cityscape… probably Europe’s best city. Road and mountain bike wheels together – no tribes here....
The weight drops off… 86kg reached
Allowing for some error of margin with the scales at the work gym (thankyou Telefonica for that brilliant facility), today I reckon I hit the...