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Relentless 24 2011 – An odyssey of wind, rain and broken bikes

Posted on October 9, 2011 | 4 Comments
My eyes spring open as the alarm blasts into life. I look over at the offending item and the clock confirms that I’ve been asleep around 4 hours. Of course,...
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The No Fuss Big Ben Nevis Triathlon – climbing the Ben Nevis staircase

Posted on September 24, 2010 | No Comments
A couple of weeks ago I raced….well…. took part in, if I’m more honest…. my first ever triathlon. Despite some totally knackered knees and a pretty pedestrian finishing time I...
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The Scottish Cross Country Series – Mountain Bike Race League

Posted on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
So, it’s been a bit slow on here recently huh? Well, new decade, new Colin – I’m resolving, right here at the start…. well, near the start…. of 2010 to...
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Sam Hill vs Gee Atherton at the UCI Downhill in Val di Sole

Posted on July 4, 2008 | No Comments
I’m a little late with this as the latest UCI World Champs round was a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve just come across the footage of Sam Hill on...
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Fort William UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2008 Results

Posted on June 10, 2008 | No Comments
By all accounts it was an awesome return to Fort William for the UCI Mountain Biking World Cup which saw five british riders on the podiums at the end of...
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The Nairnshire Challenge Knee Injury – A hill too far

Posted on May 27, 2008 | 5 Comments
At the weekend I ventured up to Nairn to take part in the Nairnshire Challenge – a 13 mile run, 18 mile cycle duathlon – but it turns out that...
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10 Under the Ben 2008 – Marathon mountain bike Challenge

Posted on May 21, 2008 | No Comments
So, I’ve entered No Fuss Events’ 10 Under the Ben. A mere week and a half away and I’m pretty excited about killing myself under Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain!...
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Ae Forest NPS Downhill Mountain Biking 2008 – Round 1 Video

Posted on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments
Hi all, sorry for being slightly lax on the postings this week, it’s been a busy one… I’m not sure if everyone’s sick of hearing about it by now as...
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Welcome to Mountain Bikes Apart!

This site is all about... you guessed it... Mountain biking! I've been riding my fat tyre steed for a good 8 years now and have built up a bunch of stories and experience over the years. Mountain Bikes Apart is my attempt to log some of it, and hopefully help you lot in your biking endevours along the way.

There's a fair chunk of information on Mountain Bikes Apart about just that, taking mountain bikes apart, maintaining them, and bike building as a hobby. I've been building my own bikes since 2008 and get a ton of satisfaction out of riding my own custom mountain bike, set up just how I like it.

Over the last few years, I've also been doing a fair bit of mountain bike racing, along with a few triathlons. I've been writing a fair bit about that recently and cover some of the bigger bike races in Scotland.

Anyway, enjoy the show and be sure to contact me to let me know what you think, either on the contact page, or in the comments on any of the pages.

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