Epic Rides in Wales

Posted on January 16, 2024 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff, Guiding.

It’s that time of year when you will probably be looking ahead and thinking about what you would like to do and where you would like to go in the coming months. There’s likely a family holiday lined up already which you’ll no doubt be looking forward to – a chance to kick back and […]

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Renewing my British Cycling membership?

Posted on October 24, 2022 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

My letter to British Cycling regarding the renewal of my membership. ————————————————————————————– Hi there, I’ve just had an email saying my membership is due for renewal – I’m a BC Coach working with Dreigiau Coed y Brenin Dragons and have been a BC member for the last 20 years. I’m loathe to renew […]

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2022 is here. Let’s roll (with the NHS)

Posted on January 3, 2022 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

Well, it’s been an odd couple of years hasn’t it? Both 2020 and 2021 were spectacularly bad in terms of getting out there and meeting friends for wild rides in the woods. I look back at this social media post I wrote at the start of 2020 with a feeling of embarrassment that I could […]

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Luke joins Team Wheelism!

Posted on February 22, 2019 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

Wheelism would like to welcome on board Luke Simmonds who will be racing in 2019 in our team colours. Luke is a longstanding member of the local Dreigiau Coed y Brenin Dragons club, and has been racing for the last few years, competing in both XC and enduro races across Wales. He’s a lovely lad […]

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One Ring to Rule Them All….

Posted on March 16, 2016 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff, Riding.

Standards, standards, standards. Standards rule. Or do they? The idea of a standard in bicycle manufacture is that an agreed design is commonly adopted amongst manufacturers such that common tooling can be developed and parts can be interchanged between bikes easily. With the plethora of standards now competing, there is no longer any such thing […]

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The Handbuilt Bicycle Show 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

The Handbuilt Bicycle show presents the work some of the UK’s (and world’s) best custom bicycle frame builders, and plays host to some of the best component manufacturers from around the globe. It’s a festival of bicycle fanaticism and, if you love bikes and engineering, then there’s not a show in the country that can […]

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20 Problems for Modern Mountain Bikers

Posted on January 29, 2015 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

1. You can’t fix your brakes because you’ve forgotten to pack a syringe. 2. You have to wait at the end of every descent because one of your group is still riding 26″. 3. You’ve just stolen an awesome KOM but you’re unable to make your Strava ride public as you’ve ridden too many “off-piste” […]

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Shop Ride: Cader Idris.

Posted on May 21, 2014 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

One of the best things about working in a bike shop is being able to blow off the cobwebs after work with the guys you work with. One of the best things about working in a bike shop in North Wales is that the rides after work can be properly epic. Yesterday’s “Shop Ride” was […]

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On learning to ride.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

I can clearly remember learning to ride a bike: I first pedalled unaided in a small park in a small town in the midlands when I was about 4 or 5 years old. I might not be able to recall the exact time or location, but I can picture it in my mind like I […]

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ZipTyre – THE answer to the 26″/29er wheel size debate!

Posted on April 5, 2012 by wheelist in General Bike Stuff.

There has been much controversy and plenty of debate over the last weeks and months over the varying wheel sizes available in the sport of mountain biking. Once upon a time everywhere you looked there was standardisation: everyone was riding 26″ wheels. Then, thanks in no small part to the perseverance of Gary Fisher, 29″ […]

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