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If you own a bicycle, chances are it will need maintenance to keep it operating efficiently. How many of us often delay servicing needs? Whether it’s because you don’t have time to get your bike to a bicycle shop, don’t want to spend the money or simply don’t want to be left for a few days without your bike.Well, the good news is that a lot of the regular maintenance needs of your bicycle can be performed by you, at home, in a couple of minutes i …

Gravity Enduro is arguably one of the best forms of racing a mountain bike, and for me personally, a great ride with mates on the weekend. The format of Gravity Enduro racing is closely related to rally car racing where a competitor has a set liaison to the start of their first race stage followed by multiple race stages during the course of the day.My first Gravity Enduro race in Cairns was at the age of 12, competing on the famous Rock Garden i …

Someone once described to me that the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii was like “Disneyland for triathletes”! I couldn’t agree more - you get to wander around in a town full of the world’s best professional and age-group triathletes, and then compete in the world’s toughest one-day endurance race. This year was even more special as it was the 40th anniversary of the first Hawaiian Ironman and there were a lot of events around that theme …

Living in Far North Queensland, while everyone is enjoying warmer weather down south, here in the tropics it is often wet, wet, wet.This generally means that after a ride there is more than a little work to be done to get your pride and joy looking clean and prepped for your next ride.  Hopefully you give your bike some love which not only keeps it running smoothly but more specifically in relation to mountain biking, it dramatically reduces wear …