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Bye bye CRC / Wiggle
And they’re gone. Thanks for all the discounted bits over the years, and good luck to all those affected by the closure.
Posted March 19, 2024
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Posted February 2, 2024
A new dawn
The MtbRoutes.com machinery is groaning back into life! Expect to see some changes around here, including a total design refresh to make us mobile-friendly. Already the search engine is back up and running with thousands of up-to-date products and prices for you to find the best deals across the major bike retailers, and we’re adding more all the time. Bookmark this page for bike bargains!
Posted November 14, 2022
The world is flat
SPDs versus flats, which is better? Only one way to find out…
I’ve been a dyed-in-the-wool SPD user (well, Time ATAC actually) since I went through several weeks’ worth of comedy toppling-over in the mid-90’s. Now, 20 years later, I have a raft of bad riding habits which I am gradually eradicating. Quite frankly, I blame my 1998 Klein Mantra, a bike of such heinous design that if you didn’t hang your arse way over the back wheel ALL the time, you’d find yourself exiting through the front door on an anxiety-inducing regular basis. If your fore / aft weight distribution is wrong, you can’t do cool stuff like bunny hopping without yanking up on the pedals, and your turns are going to be pedestrian at best. I know all this, and my eyes were further opened by spending a day with the excellent Ridelines at Glentress. Ok, I don’t think I yank on the pedals too much any more, and it’s a long time since I accidently became unclipped doing anything even though my cleats are usually on the worn-side, but there’s only one way to be sure – cold turkey!
This morning I donned my new (regulation) Five-Ten shoes and climbed aboard my commuter steed bearing a box-fresh pair of Wellgo MG-1 flat pedals.
It’s only a five-mile trip to work, mostly on-road. Here’s what went through my discombobulated brain:
- Oh, I have to think about my foot position on the pedal. That’s weird.
- Is my foot straight?
- Wow, these shoes are sticky. I can’t twist my foot.
- Where do I put my damned foot?
- Ah, I obviously do usually pull-up on steep climbs as my foot has just popped-off the pedal.
- And again.
- I’ll walk this bit then.
- I think I prefer the black laces – I’ll change them tonight.
- Ouch, I just twatted my ankle off the chainstay.
- Why am I doing this?
I’m determined to see this through though. I will fluently swap between flats and clips like a pro. I will wear cool shoes. I will be totes down with the kids, daddio.
Next time: off-road.
Posted February 18, 2016
Featured guide
Mountainbike Scotland: The Highlands
All the routes in this book are set out with the need to plan a day's mountainbiking in mind. The grading system used was designed to help identify the routes that will suit you. Text descriptions then give a flavour of the day. These are followed by a breakdown of the route into individual waypoints. These are accompanied by their OS grid references. Physical trail descriptions of the riding between the waypoints complete the picture. A great guide book with 50 mountain bike routes in the Scottish Highlands.
