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Building a British Mountain Bike: Searching for a UK Bike Frame
20 November 2011 12:59 PM | 7 CommentsI’ve had my Specialised Enduro for over 3 years now, having done the first bike build over the Spring of 2008. The bike’s been amazing. I haven’t had to replace...
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Bianchi Mountain Bikes: New 29ers hit the market
19 June 2011 2:33 PM | 1 CommentI’ve just been reading about some new 29er mountain bikes on their way to market. They’re produced by the road biking giant, Bianchi, and it still seems a little strange...
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Build a homemade headset press for bike building
20 June 2008 11:21 AM | 4 CommentsFollowing on from my post earlier in the week about installing a new headset, I’ve come across an article on building your own headset press. Could be the way around...
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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.
Trails Archive
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The Best Places to Mountain Bike in Australia
Posted on October 28, 2011 | 1 CommentGuest Post by Rob, our Mountain Biking Australian. If you love mountain biking, then bring your bike with you when you visit Australia. The Land Down Under has some of... -
Dumfries and Galloway Mountain Biking Holidays: Homeward Bound!
Posted on July 4, 2011 | No CommentsToday, I’m mostly thinking about holidays… And mountain biking holidays in Scotland at that. Just back from the previous trip (mountain biking in Whistler, Canada) and already I’m day-dreaming about... -
Mountain Biking in Switzerland – Verbier on two wheels
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No Comments‘It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best,’ wrote Ernest Hemmingway, ‘since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.... -
Mountain Biking in Nepal – The Last Resort
Posted on October 20, 2008 | 1 CommentSo, preparations are well underway for my 4 month trip via India, Nepal, Thailand, Australia and America and I’m packing some mountain biking kit in anticipation! I’m hoping to get... -
Scotland Coast to Coast on a Mountain Bike
Posted on July 29, 2008 | 2 CommentsI’ve been planning a bit of an epic ride with a couple of friends and we’ve finally come down to a concrete plan. Scotland – east to west, coast to... -
Newcastleton Mountain Bike Trail – 7 Stanes North Shore Heaven
Posted on July 14, 2008 | 4 CommentsNewcastleton is probably one of the least visited of the 7 stanes mountain bike trails. It’s short (a mere 10.5km) and it’s a little out of the way, tucked down... -
Kirroughtree 7 Stanes Trail – Mountain Biking on the rocks
Posted on May 23, 2008 | No CommentsThe last time I visited Kirroughtree, amost a year ago, I met with disaster – my rear mech disintegrating and resulting in a long push home. This time I finished... -
Glentress and Innerleithen – Best Mountain Bike Trails in the UK
Posted on April 25, 2008 | 2 CommentsFor anyone that hasn’t seen it yet, my local pair of trails, Glentress and Innerleithen, have been awarded ‘Top UK Trail’ by Mountain Bike Rider magazine. It’s a brilliant accolade...






