Tag Archives: mountain bike

Strange bike designs and the experience of cycling

By Andy | Published: September 1, 2010
In the past my mind has wandered onto alternative types of bike design particularly in the context of expeditions. Would a four wheeled ‘quad’ bike be feasible. Perhaps it would offer the ability to carry more luggage or be more suitable for certain types of terrain. Perhaps two people could ride the same quad – [...]
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A Caucausus Mountain Bike adventure in Khevsureti

By Andy | Published: November 10, 2009
Tom, David and I went for a bike ride into the Caucasus mountains of Georgia. I’d been planning it for a while and I wanted to get some proper riding in before the snows descended. Tom arrived on the Sunday but leaving was delayed until Tuesday. To pass the time we decided to build up [...]
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New Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Frame

By Andy | Published: July 24, 2009
On Monday I received a shiny new Kona Caldera aluminium hardtail mountain bike frame from Kona.  They supported Tom and I with our Explosif frames. However, my frame came a cropper in New Delhi when it snapped near the rear dropout (after 16k of riding loaded with luggage). I was able to get it welded [...]
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