The Gower Peninsula — by Smut Pedaller on

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I've always been attracted to the freedom and sense of adventure given by cycling, being able to explore new places.  Naturally this has...

Scott Spark: New cranks and a 1x conversion — by Smut Pedaller on

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I can always find some way to improve my bikes, it didn't take long since I got my Scott Spark mountain bike that I decided to do an upg...

New Bike Day — by Smut Pedaller on

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I still remember one of my first proper bikes when I was a teenager, it was a GT Palomar mountain bike.  Back then (this was the 90's) i...

Lezyne Super GPS Review — by Smut Pedaller on

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One of the earliest memories I have of bike computers was fishing out my old Cateye computer from the washing machine, I had forgot to tak...

South Downs Way in a day — by Smut Pedaller on

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I've always loved riding the South Downs Way, it's a somewhat "natural" path which is mostly bridleway with nothing too...

Charge Plug Ti Part 3: 650B wheelset — by Smut Pedaller on

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Continuing from Part 2... Part of the reason I bought a new frame was also to increase tyre clearance, the Bish Bash Bosh could only f...

Charge Plug Ti Part 2: A new groupset — by Smut Pedaller on

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After a good 6 years on my Campagnolo Athena groupset, I started to feel I needed a change.  It had served me well, however the hassle I wen...

Charge Plug Ti Part 1: A new start — by Smut Pedaller on

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The new arrival Since the demise of my Bish Bash Bosh, I looked at getting it repaired however it was uneconomical to do so, thus I deci...

Maxxis Rambler Gravel Tyre Review — by Smut Pedaller on

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There is no substitute for good tyres, no way of compensating for bad tyres.  Simply put they are the only single component connecting yo...