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Grayson Perry Book Review
August 11, 2017
Perry’s book focuses on the under-appreciate topic of what constitutes male identity in these times. Grayson Perry is an artist who is known for his pottery work but has received acclaim for his documentary work in recent years. Perry’s work explores male identity as he has in his own life. Particularly he explores certain communities where males are lacking a positive identity, due to decline- whether as one example the mining industry in the UK.
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Book Review & Takeaways: Outliers, The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
August 8, 2017
I was lent this book recently after striking up a conversation about The Tipping Point and my friend had read it and also recommended this book. Experience The experience of reading this book was very similar to ‘The Tipping Point’. The whole book has one major, overall, ‘argument’ to present and each chapter is made of research, stories and case studies that present ‘sub-arguments’ that support, unpack and flesh out the main argument.
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Books
July 25, 2017
Whilst travelling I picked up new experiences and I kept journals each day. I decided to share them in the following books and guidebooks. Travelogue books The Only Man to Cycle from Stoke Albany to Kathmandu - special edition version including cycle tours across Europe and Asia Weave of the Ride Between Worlds - The Promise of the Road Scotland Bikepacking ‘06 Guidebooks Prepare, Pack, Pedal - A Practical Guide to Cycle Touring Open Wilderness Guiding Book Mountain Biking Routes in The Republic of Georgia There are more… View all books on Amazon
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Travel Philosophy: Tricks for the Road
July 23, 2017
On the road, you pick up a few tricks. You are more vulnerable by yourself, in an unfamiliar place and you need to be able to trust and cooperate with people you meet and make do with what you have. A few things that served me well on my travels. Accept invitations more readily Saying yes just opens you up to so many experiences. Trust pretty much everyone (give benefit of the doubt) Open up your heart to people and they will do the same for you.
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Mountain Biking in Georgia Video Edits - GoPro / iPhone
July 22, 2017
Between 2009 - 2015 I spent time on a project to offer mountain bike tours in Georgia called Georiders. I didn’t get around to creating these videos from some of the footage shot, mainly because I found there wasn’t a bit of software out there that just let me create little videos on the fly. GoPro’s studio software is available as a free download and you can use it to edit not only GoPro footage but footage filmed with other devices.
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Cornwall
June 30, 2017
Video made from phone footage, shot on Cornish coast. No zooming, short static clips and borrowed (attributed at the end of the video). Capturing a range of scenes and landscapes from beaches and waves to cliff tops and fields. Purely for fun to capture the typical holiday scenes but also the textures, light and the weather.
Tags: UK
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Brand X Ascend Dropper Seatpost Review
June 29, 2017
On first look you might think a dropper seatpost is another gimmick for bikers with too much spare cash. However, out riding recently with others with dropper posts, everyone was raving about them. I thought about the possibility that one offers - simply being able to change your seat height on the fly. When mountain biking it is necessary to shift your weight and body position around on the bike and move the bike around under you.
Tags: DropperSeatpostBrand-XKitGearMountain bikingbike-components
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A Slice of British Pie Mountain Bike Film
June 29, 2017
Combine Josh Bryceland, Phil Atwill, Brendan Fairclough and a bunch of other riders. Add in some wintery British slopes and you’ve got yourself a slice of lunacy, a slice of ‘what the hell just happened’, and A Slice of British Pie. Homegrown This 25 minute long nutter fest, brought to you Dirt, celebrates good times on bikes with some of the world’s biggest and most loved mountain bikers. None of that slo-mo, none of that dubstep and nobody is putting their goggles on in this film.
Tags: Brendon faircloughDirt magazineBritish pieMountain biking
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3 of the The Best Vlogs / Youtube Channels on Mountain Biking
June 6, 2017
Cedric Gracia Is a French mountain biking legend. 50to1 (Josh Bryceland etc) Is a world cup winning mountain biker from the north of the UK GMBN (Global Mountain Bike Network) Is a Youtube channel about all things cycling.
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Matt Hunter - Lone Wolfe Mountain Biking Camping Trip and Grizzly Bears
May 19, 2017
Its a bit after this video was originally published but I’m glad I just came across it. Matt Hunter is a mountain biker I’ve seen in videos before and is a great rider. This Specialized bikes promotional video shows him taking a plan ride deep into the mountains, landing on a lake and then setting over with lightweight camping and fishing gear for an adventure. A amazingly well shot video and a nice way to show how you don’t need a lot of kit or framebags to go and do a biking trip with a stay overnight.
Tags: Grizzly bearsSpecializedMatt hunterMountainsMountain biking
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5 Mountain Bike Routes in Georgia on Strava
May 13, 2017
Routes recorded with Strava in the mountains in Georgia - The first 3 in Tusheti are on jeep tracks, the other two are singletrack / mixed. Diklo to Shenako | Ride | Strava Upper Omalo to Shenako | Ride | Strava Girevi to Dartlo | Ride | Strava Udzo Monastery Ride Kustba Side | Ride | Strava Evening Ride | Ride | Strava
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Mountain Bike Tyres
May 13, 2017
Mountain biking tyres A list of links from research I did about buying mountain bike tyres. These are quite old now, but I still recommend Maxxis tyres. Maxxis maxxis | Chain Reaction Cycles Maxxis ranchero xc tyre | Chain Reaction NZ Maxxis Ardent MTB Tyre | Chain Reaction Cycles maxxis ardent folding in Wheels & Wheelsets | eBay MAXXIS CROSSMARK FOLDING TYRE 26 X 2.10 | eBay Maxxis Ignitor XC Tyre - LUST | Chain Reaction Cycles Maxxis ignitor | eBay maxxis ignitor folding - Google Search Maxxis Advantage MTB Tyre | Chain Reaction Cycles Maxxis ADvantage 2.
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