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Washing bikes: do you use a pressure washer, a garden hose, or a bucketThis is absolutely a subject that divides so many people. There are so many different opinions and so many different experiences that there can’t be a single truth to this issue. Some people use a pressure washer, some just a standard garden hose, and others, a bucket or damp sponge. They all end up getting the job done, but I am sure one of those is much harder when the bike …

[gallery ids="18667,18666" type="rectangular"]I am currently in final preparations to travel to Bright, Victoria for the 2019 National Championships for Cross-Country, Downhill and Trials. I am pumped to hit the Downhill track and compete against the best in Australia. Given the huge amount of work that has gone in to preparing for this event, I thought it might be helpful to share my thoughts on how I approach a race weekend for Downhill riding. …

I could give you all the cool technical specs of these tyres, like how they are use their legendary BlackChilli Compound so not only am I fast, but I am also safe, or how they use Active Comfort Technology so that on rides like Ironman Taupo, it helps absorb vibrations and smooths my ride. Or that they are made with Vectran Breaker to guard against punctures and tears.But instead I’ll tell you about how they help me. All those things, plus Contin …

I recently completed the Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii for the second year in a row (see link to report). But this year was a lot different from a nutrition perspective. For the first time in an Ironman race I didn’t suffer any gastric complaints. Gastric issues during a race can be caused by many things, but is often caused by malabsorption of carbohydrates. This year I decided I needed to change things up a bit in order to perform a …