Mtber on Mtber crime makes me sick

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Endura Snapper Sunglasses Review

With The Specialized El Toros looking a bit dated it was time to look for some new riding shades, I wanted the Functionality of the El Toros Adaptalite lenses but with a more casual style for off the bike at a resonable price, this led me to the Endura Snapper sunglasses. Endura are a Scottish company founded in Edinborough in the early 90's, their products have proved good quality and durable over the years so with a Price of just £37.99 from  CRC my bank account was raided. With there up to date design, Photochromic lenses and strong tr90 frame you get a lot of glasses for your money, my mind was made up, an order was placed and a few days later my new shades were sitting in the kitchen begging for a christening. The straight arm of the glasses sit nicely round the shape of my head and initial thoughts were that they were going to be prone to move about but thanks to the rubber nose bridge and arm sleeves I had soon forgotten that I was wearing them. This is the sign of good riding glasses surely. It did take a few seconds of adjustment with the helmet on to make sure the helmet retention system wasn't fouling the arms but this is easily avoided by putting your helmet on first. The lenses seem really good the transition from a light smoke grey to dark is quick and seemless taking just a few seconds giving a really good view, the lenses did seem to make everything a little sharper and even with the sun low and directly ahead the glare was minimal and I could ride on with no worries, how scratch resistant the lenses are will be a test of time but they do come with a very cool hard case and inside you will also find a separate lens wipe come glasses pouch. Overall these glasses are a steal when I consider the Specialized Adaptalites they replaced were twice as much and didn't look as good, the styling won't be to every ones taste but I would say they have an Oakley look about them, The placement of the word Endura on the left arm is discrete and classy. If you like the look of them you will not be dissappointed with the functionality. A really good pair of riding glasses that save you the hassle of swapping lenses. my only small gripe with them is that  in the wet the are prone to fogging at low speeds, once speed picks up though they clear quickly. Overall a very good product.

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Shimano Zee Groupset – First Look - BikeRadar

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FOX 2013: New CTD Damper, 34 Forks And More

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Easter rides, The hangover part 1 & 2

Saturday morning, opening my eyes slowly I'm instantly reminded that the night before had been a mischievous one, the brandy and junk food was sitting on my chest, none the less commitments had been made and I had to head over to the other side of town on the pusher to meet Richard and Toby for a trip over to Thetford. Out the back gate, legs feel good, weathers not too bad, I'm ok..... 3 mins later I'm sweating profusely and feeling like Friday night wants to escape back out of my body. Luckily it didn't. By the time we reached Thetford I was feeling better and after some fettling with Toby's rear brake we were off. The red route was hit fast and it felt good the whole trail was open and short of a puncture for Toby we buzzed round at a fair pace. It's worth mentioning that Rich has just treated himself to a lovely cube elite super hpc pro and my word! When I slung my leg over it, it felt FAST! It's been a long time since I've rode an out and out xc bike but this felt instantly fast and planted. Hmm wonder if I can find a couple of grand down the back of the sofa? After this we took a swoop round some un-marked single track to the bottom of the Black route then up the other side where we proceeded to have a razz on the beast and the two runs next to it. The main Beast run was as fun as always quick, fairly technical and swoopy, the other two were less technical but swoopy and uber fast. The last run saw Rich pull some sort of arse in the air jump with his back wheel trying to overtake his head and landing front wheel first whilst I was right on his back wheel, impressively his Lightweight Carbon bike didn't seem too bothered and the only concerning noise was the one that came from Rich's mouth! This gave me the giggles right down to the bottom.

The hangover part 2.

Monday morning saw me get up with an even worse hang over than Saturday, but I had made some strong boasts at the party I attended on Sunday night that I would be up early and would be riding roughly 20 miles, I woke to wind and gales with a dry mouth, headache and an overwhelming feeling I should defiantly stay in bed. But from deep within I found the will to drag myself out and try to enjoy the ride. After all the dry trails we had been enjoying lately, riding this soggy, windy ride was a drag, after 18 hungover miles I cut it a little short and went home. With the bank holiday weekend out the way I'm looking forward to getting back to sober riding in preparation for the rest of Mud Sweat and Gears. Just a shame I'll be missing the next round due to a stag do and another hangover.

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