Bikes

  • Planet-X Tempest

    ByStuart

    After the Methlick Cycle Challenge, I decided I wanted to replace my mountain bike. Iā€™d really enjoyed off-road bits of the ride, but using a mountain bike (albeit quite an old one) slowed me down on the road and hard-packed gravel sections. With this in mind, I decided on a gravel bike. Thereā€™re some good…

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    Methlick Cycle Challenge

    ByStuart

    The Methlick Cycle Challenge has been going for a few years now, initially as a ride from Ballater to Methlick and more recently as a ride based in Methlick itself. The ride offers 66-mile, 44-mile and 20-mile options. This was the first time Iā€™d attempted the event, and I opted for the 44 mile distance….

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    Suie Classic 2019

    ByStuart

    Last weekend, I took part in the Suie Classic, a 54 mile bike ride thatā€™s part of the Great Inverurie Bike ride. The Great Inverurie Bike ride started out many years ago as a 25 mile sponsored event. In the last couple of years, a longer, 54 mile option has been added. The route follows…

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    Brewdog Sportive July 2018

    ByStuart

    On Saturday, I took part in the Brewdog Sportive. In its first year, this event is organized by Letā€™s Go Velo and based at Brewdogā€™s brewery in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The ride has 30 mile and 60 mile options. Iā€™d opted for the 60 mile, challenge, option, although leading up to the event, it wasnā€™t clear…

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    Thoughts on Di2

    ByStuart

    Iā€™ve been using Ultegra Di2 on my new Felt Z3 for the past 6 weeks-or-so. In my cycling career, Iā€™ve gone from downtube friction shifters, through indexed shifters, on to STI combined brake/gear shifters and finally to Di2. Hereā€™s my initial thoughts: Good Slick shifting ā€“ easily as slick as a newly setup mechanical system…