https://youtu.be/-glMJpliqV4 A destination trail, a single ribbon of singletrack sublime enough to make any amount of journey time worth while. Mastermind and the Ridge are to be found on opposite sides of the Dee next to Ballater. The Ridge is a long rugged natural trail that goes steep once it re-enters the treeline. Mastermind however,…Read more Riding Mastermind
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Durris
Chosen by NETCO as the proposed site of their ambitious trail and adventure sports centre. Durris has a compact, yet challenging network of trails. Infamous among local riders for being perpetually slow at drying after any wet weather, yet I only ever seem to make it during the autumn and winter months. So with this…Read more Durris
MTB POV – A Better Way
Point of View video (POV for Short), a cornerstone of action sports video. https://youtu.be/BSiZsBBpqJc Problem is, most of them are rubbish. The video is shaky, the image blurred and you can't quite see enough of the action. If worn in the classic chest mount there is either too much bike and hairy knee going on…Read more MTB POV – A Better Way
Banshee Spitfire 200 Mile Review
200+ Miles in and the Spitfire has lived up to the promises made by modern geometry. Thought I would share my thoughts on this bike and have a wee bike check of the build and how its holding up. To summerise, the frame is amazing and well balanced now the fork is behaving. Starting to…Read more Banshee Spitfire 200 Mile Review
Fungle Road
Heading south from the Fungle singletrack is the Fungle Road itself. The old drovers road connects Deeside in the north with Tarfside in the south and is usually part of a larger loop. I have a favourite section, from Birse Castle up to the edge of the estate. It is a real leg burner of…Read more Fungle Road
Nimbo Cumulos
Loamy moss and pine needles rooster tailing off your back wheel, endless grip and at the end of another great ride, a clean bike to go back into the shed. Then as the nights draw in and the lights come out, the trees shed their foliage and stop drawing water from the ground. The heavens…Read more Nimbo Cumulos
2016 – What a Year
2016, what a year, memorable, for all the wrong reasons, and some good ones too. A years worth of riding, starting with a frozen Aviemore and a flooded Aberdeenshire through to dust and sun (honest). It was a year of extremes and contrasts, political upheaval and tragic loss, but for all of it the riding…Read more 2016 – What a Year
Hardtails
Feedback, that sense of feeling the trail, the bike instantly responding to your every input. Every half turn of the cranks propelling you forwards, the tyres telling you what they find through your hands and feet. The wheels turn and the tyres buzz, the frames silence only broken by the occasional chink of chain on…Read more Hardtails
Fungle Road Infection
A evenings ride towards the end of summer, some final days of late northern light to play in, but be sure to be home before the street lights are on. With the wee man settled and the chores done there was still enough light for a stolen hours or so of riding, yearning for some wilder…Read more Fungle Road Infection
Comrie Croft – Helmet Cams
Everyone loves a helmet cam video, great for reliving trails and for getting an idea of the terrain and features before racing blind. Here we find six of the nine stages from Comrie Cream O the Croft 2016 for your enjoyment, and for familiarizing yourself with the stages for next time. All videos are my…Read more Comrie Croft – Helmet Cams
