Category Archives: Equipment

Sandshoe very much

Loving these shoes On a recent trip to the UK i needed some new shoes to run in a mental orienteering race with my mate Marc from Sole cycling. We dropped in to a Sports Direct store and found the coolest pair of Karrimor trail running shoes. The fact that they are outrageously bright blue with...

Wahoo Kicker

Race you to the mirror!

You may know that we support athlete development globally. To turbo charge that undertaking, we are actively establishing affiliations with the brands that we love in order to finance our mission statement.

We are proud to announce that one of our first affiliations is with Wahoo....

Introduction to MTB Suspension Setup & Handling

Introduction to MTB Suspension Setup & Handling - by The Local Spokesman The following is an attempt to enlighten people who might be relatively new to mountain biking. Bear in mind that there is no ideal, universal setup. Suspension is 100% personal, and what works for someone else might be awful for you. What feels great...

Kyle Walter

My name is Kyle Walter, I live in Perth, Western Australia and I’m 28 years old. According to mum and dad I’ve been riding bikes since I was 2 years old. I just got on my sisters bike, no training wheels, and took off around the garden. Legend has it the dents in...

Adventure Freak?

A number of years ago i was approached by a marketing executive to write about an MTB event i was training for. I was running an IT company at the time and we had to speak on the phone often to discuss the article.  On one of these calls she said to me,...