The doom-laden predictions of another harsh winter haven’t exactly come to fruition yet, but it’s definitely getting a bit nippy. When the snow does hit it’s great to be able to ditch the car and get on the bike, so here are a few snow and ice-specific bike tyres that will help you stay upright.
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I’m just back from 2 weeks’ hard riding/guiding in the Alpujarras region of Southern Spain. One of my new toys before I went was an HTC Desire smartphone. The Desire runs on Google’s Android mobile operating system which powers many of the new phone models trying to compete with Apple’s ubiquitous iPhone. What’s this got to do with mountain biking? Well like many smartphones, the Desire has built-in GPS, a compass, fast internet-connection and a lovely big colour touch-screen. Put all this together and you have the potential for the ultimate navigation device.
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The north of Scotland is where it’s at for UK mountain biking. It’s a bold statement but I stand by it, in particular in relation to the area to the north and east of Inverness, Ross-shire.” So says Doug Macdonald…
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