Author: Dave
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2010 Australian MTB Championships Map
The 2010 Australian MTB Championships will be in Adelaide this year. While I won’t be competing (I can lose sufficiently well at the local level), I did put together this map of the 2010 Olympic XC (XCO) course from some GPS data, track descriptions and several weeks of riding the course. While this map isn’t…
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UK-14’er: When Brakes Break
I’ve always liked v-brakes. They are simple, they work, and they are reliable. But, recently I’ve been having some issues with my favorite v-brakes, my Paul’s Motolites. The first problem really isn’t a problem with the brakes, but more the wheels. I managed to flat-spot the rear Crossmax ST on the UK-14’er (aka Kent Eriksen…
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Fox Creek
A few weeks ago I rode several of the trails at Fox Creek. I rode the ‘Fox Creek XC’ track, then west on ‘Human Projectile’, through the Kangaroo Creek Campgound, up the ‘Thomas Hill Climb’, then around on some of the tracks in the middle, then to the east side on ‘The Big End’ and…