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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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Recent Articles
- Buying Your First Mountain Bike – How Much to Spend?
- Local Mountain Bike Training – The Pentlands, Edinburgh
- Finding the Best Bike Rack or Carrier for your Car
- Building a British Mountain Bike: Searching for a UK Bike Frame
- What’s so great about 29er Mountain Bikes?
- The Best Places to Mountain Bike in Australia
- How Often Should you do a Little Mountain Bike Maintenance?
- What do I get up to When I’m not on the Bike?
- The sport of mountain biking has indeed come a long way ever since it first gained popularity with bike riding enthusiasts in the decade of the 1980s. Nowadays, you can see people of all ages dressed in their leaver hoodies pedaling their mountain bikes along bike trails for a bit of exercise while the more passionate riders are often seen participating in challenging races and triathlons. If you love mountain biking, you will truly appreciate this site!
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Relentless 24 2011 – An odyssey of wind, rain and broken bikes
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 4 CommentsMy 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,... -
The Sunday Biking Fiasco – a ‘How To’ Guide
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsA beginners guide to having the most farcical and irritating day possible while attempting, in any way, to actually get on and ride your bike. Warning: This guide was developed... -
Greg Minnaar 5:10 Mountain Biking Shoes Review
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 2 CommentsI’ve been banging on about it for a while, but big news folks – I’ve finally bought my 5:10s! Yip, a pair of Greg Minnar 5:10 mountain bike shoes currently... -
Flat Pedals vs Clipless pedals – Why I’m moving back to flats
Posted on July 19, 2011 | 5 CommentsWhen I first started mountain biking, it must have been only a few months before I was pursuaded to screw on a pair of cleats and fix myself to the... -
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... -
Scottish is…. pretty harsh apparently! Especially for mountain bikers.
Posted on June 26, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve been working away today listening to Radio 1′s coverage of the annual rammy at T-in-the-Park. It’s one of the times I’m happy enough to listen to Scott Mills’ irritating... -
Bianchi Mountain Bikes: New 29ers hit the market
Posted on June 19, 2011 | 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...







