Post baby blast...

Well as I said earlier, Jon and I headed over to 'deggers today for a quick blast round - first time I've taken the Five and to be honest, it was just as much fun as my hardtail (did I just say that!) and certainly more forgiving on the rocky climbs. Jon was impressed with his new Superstar wheelset (SS hubs and Stan's Flow rims) and Conti tyres. We both had a good ride, although I really suffered with fatigue from about half way round. Just no gas in the tank - but off the bike for four weeks and a bit of sleep deprivation will do that to a man!

So where next? 

Jon mentioned Lee Quarry next weekend perhaps?

And July is supposed to be Moelfre for the National Champs too... anyone interested?

On the road again...

Just Jon Boy and I today, heading to Llandegla for a long overdue blast out on the bike... More later if the Ixus battery holds up!

At the skatepark...

About ten years ago I got a BMX. I was rubbish but I enjoyed owning one and it was a good hack bike at university.

These days the closest I get to the skatepark is taking my daughter riding. She's five in a few weeks and has been riding since 2 and a half. Her first mountainbike is ordered and I wonder if she'll turn her back on the skatepark when she's had a taste of dirt singletrack?

Chameleon reborn...

Well we're on the home straight now as the Wideopen Longtermer Cotic BFe is stripped down and the classic SantaCruz Chameleon is built up...

The third coming...

Well Life Cycles has a lot to answer for, I watched it this morning with Alex, my baby boy born on Monday.

Yes, it got me hankering for my old bike so down it came from the wall, out came the T-Cut and I started cleaning it up... I plan to build it up with all the bits on the Cotic BFe, it should save ad least another pound, the old Chameleon frame is about 4.5lbs vs the 5.5+lbs BFe. Same geometry too and these light Superstar wheels will make it a weapon. It might be the most dangerous or the most fun bike I've ever created, it'll definitely take a few weeks to get it set up and used to it again!