I have officially had my Liv Rove 0 2015 for two years, and can now call it mine! I have finished the 24 months of payment, and love the thought that every time I go out on a ride now, it is for free! 😀 After two years of commuting to work and back I…
First Thoughts: Giant Anthem 27.5 2 2016
FIRST THOUGHTS: Giant Anthem 27.5 2 2016 Overview:  100mm Travel Full Suspension XC Bike with 27.5 inch Wheels. Weight: 13.4kg Acquired: September 2016 After 2 years of riding the Giant Reign 27.5 2 (for more info, read the bike review on our blog) and using it as a ‘bike for all occasions’ I found that…
Bike Review: Giant Reign 27.5 2 2015
Giant Reign 2 2015 REVIEW: Acquired in September 2014: Overview: A 160mm Travel Full Suspension Enduro Bike with an Alloy frame and 27.5 inch wheels. In June 2014, two of my mountain bikes were stolen in a burglary, and I had a few months where I was not able to go Mountain Biking. When I…
Nutcracker XC Log Entry 4 (Parkwood Springs Race)
Nutcracker XC Log – Parkwood Springs Race – Position 21st out of 22 Bike Used: Giant Reign 27.5 2 2015 Once again a fantastic race day; it was so much fun and the atmosphere was incredible. Having raced at the Yorkshire Cyclocross race the week before I was so excited to get back on the…
Nutcracker XC Log – Entry 3 (Aske Moor Race)
Nutcracker XC Log – Aske Moor Race – DNF – Position 18th out of 20 Bike Used: Giant Reign 27.5 2 2015 Gutted… No other word for it. My first ever DNF (Did Not Finish) in racing. It’s one of those things that you see happening to other people in a race but you always think…
Giant Day at Dalby Forest
Date of Ride:Â 15/05/2016 First of all we would like to extend our thanks to not only the Giant Store Crew, but also to the other people lucky enough to get invited to the day at Dalby Forest; the welcoming reception and people made for a really good day. Carly had liaised with Nicola from Giant…
Back To Basics – The Beauty of the Unknown
With such an array of high quality trail centres and bike parks available it’s easy to forget about the simplest form of mountain biking, just riding your bike and seeing where it takes you. I remember being a kid and seeing a forest or any form of wilderness and before I had time to think…
Whinlatter Forest, Quercus Trail – Cumbria
Date of Ride: 22/04/2016 We chose an absolutely fantastic day to head to Cumbria; lovely weather, gentle breeze; amazing. As you will tell from the video, after the first five minutes, I had to take off my jacket! It was certainly worth taking the day off work, even for the views alone! As you will…
Nutcracker XC Log – Entry 2 (Dalby Forest Race)
Nutcracker XC Log – Dalby Forest Race – Position 24th out of 26. Bike Used: Giant Reign 27.5 2 2015 – 160mm Front and Back is far too much for XC racing (Every day is a school day). So I have raced in my first ever Cross Country race, and I have to say it…
Nutcracker XC Log – Entry 1
Nutcracker XC Log – Entry 1 (Dan) April 2016 It is with great nerves that this year I am going to be dipping my toes into the world of Cross Country Mountain Bike Racing in this first entry I will cover some of the training I am doing in preparation with the hope that if…
Swinsty Reservoir
Swinsty Reservoir, April 2016 Visit Date/s: 27/03/2016, 31/03/2016. Bikes Used: Liv Lust 2 2015 (Carly); Giant Reign 2 2015 (Dan) What kind of crazy people go on a known cycle route on a bank holiday? – Us! Funnily enough, it wasn’t that busy – I think in the entire few hours that we were there…
Stuck In The Mud MTB 