Ten under the Ben 2017

11-05-2017  Ross Wildman   XC Race Reports 

Thursday evening.  Motorhome packed, Scott picked up.  On the boat at 19:45, docking at 23:15.  An hours drive and then an overnighter outside Carlisle.  24 hour Tesco for the essential over purchasing of food and then here we come Fort William to the infamous No Fuss Events 10 under the Ben. ...

Scott Marathon Series - How it all began!

04-05-2017  Ross Wildman   Interviews 

The Scott MTB Marathon is widely regarded as being the best travelling MTB circus in the UK and we're big fans of the series, We caught up With Dave Evans the director at Cycle-tec events the company behind the Scott Marathon Series to see how it all began!First conceived way back in 1999 by the...

Croatia 4Island Race Report

04-05-2017  Ross Wildman   XC Race Reports  Rider Blogs 

So the stage race consisted of 4 days on 4 different Islands in Croatia. We arrived on the Monday on the Island of Baska after a 3 hr journey from Zagreb. The weather was similar to back in the Uk. My team partner Tom who was from Belgium was raring to go as I was also. I met him last year doing...

TREK FUEL EX 9.7 Review ‘Always go bigger’

02-05-2017  Ross Wildman   Reviews 

I would not be writing this review if it wasn’t firstly for my crazy boyfriend and his generosity and, to Cotswold Cycles for helping him track down this beauty of a bike! This was our first Christmas together and in the morning Phil and I opened our presents. I thought I had done quite well...

Whats it like having a cycling coach? part 2

15-04-2017  Ross Wildman   MTB Training 

This was the question that got asked most from our E3coaching series we carried out over the winter period. Here is the 2nd  of two articles (First one can be found here) we will be publishing from riders that are coached by E3 coaching so you can get a better understanding of what its like and...

Whats it like having a cycling coach?

15-04-2017  Ross Wildman   MTB Training  Rider Blogs 

This was the question that got asked most from our E3coaching series we carried out over the winter period. Here is the first of two articles we will be publishing from riders that are coached by E3 coaching so you can get a better understanding of what its like and if its something for...

Scott MTB Marathon Buitlh Wells review

15-04-2017  Ross Wildman   XC Race News  XC Race Reports 

Although I’m no stranger to a spot of amateur Endurance racing this was going to be the first Scott MTB marathon I’ve made it to. But after being seriously ill after Christmas I was so excited about getting back on my bike to attend what is widely regarded as the original single loop off road...

Absolute Black Oval Chainrings

26-11-2016  Ross Wildman   Reviews 

We've been lucky enough to receive some chain rings from Absolute black to demo, on demo is the 32t oval which is designed in the UK and produced in Poland, The rings come in a nice black sleeve with instructions on how to fit. Once I had them on my bike, I headed out along a local coastal...

UK 24 hour solo championships 2017

19-10-2016  Ross Wildman   XC Race News 

Exposure Lights bring Champs to Newnham Park Inevent are delighted to confirm that with the support of Exposure Lights they will be hosting the UK 24 hour solo championships in 2017 - at Pivot Twentyfour12. This year's champs will take place at the Exposure sponsored Relentless 24 at the Nevis...

Tide2tide Report - Phil Pearce Pembrey

10-10-2016  Ross Wildman   XC Race Reports  Rider Blogs 

Philip headed over to the Tide2Tide event at Pembrey, to compete in his first ever tide2tide event, We asked him to share his thoughts on the event, see what he makes of it and maybe enter next year? The Tide 2 Tide event is a new one to me. So what is it? It’s a fun-filled all-inclusive 6...