Travers Bikes Its been a while, After last years race I was pretty sure I was going to take a break from 24hrs campaigning. Im by no means a regular 24hrs rider as I think one a year is plenty. Some of the others on the scene ride several a year which is just […]
Read more "#pivot2412 prep"24hr Racing, you forget how hard it is for those of you who haven’t competed in one and for those of you who are not maybe even cyclists i’ll try to put into words how hard it is:
Read more "#Pivot2412"I have spoken about these beauties before on my previous blog but I thought I would do an individual piece here. I have been riding Laufs original TR fork for some time now and its magic carpet ride and weight loss made it a go to choice for less technical courses. It wasn’t without its […]
Read more "LAUF BOOST"I have been busy, building a new bike based on my current bike… Ill explain how it started, last year Mike (Travers) and I were discussing + sized tyres I had borrowed his 29+ and while was impressed with its massive grip huge ground eating capabilities, the extra mass and size just didn’t fit with […]
Read more "PHAT RACING ON THE RUSS TI"I’m majorly happy, for a number of reason which I hope that these next few words will convey. Mike Travers has been looking to refine the already great Rudy and bring it up to date with current trends and thoughts. With some clever engineering he has managed to repackage the range of MTB frames he […]
Read more "Travers RussTi"Its no secret to my starva followers that I have been training round Hadleigh since its public opening and I have been putting some decent endurance rides as well as a few faster laps. Its combination of technical difficulty and continuous climbing or descending punctuated by scary rocks (b lines are available.) makes it an awesome […]
Read more "To Lauf or not to Lauf that is the question.."You will hear it time and time again when people talk about the most important bits of a bike. Wheels Wheels Wheels. It makes total sense to me they are the bit that does the most moving. My bike has XT fitted in the main, if I moved up to XTR it may save a few […]
Read more "Carbon Hoops"My 2015 Travers bikes Rudy has arrived with some key updates over the current Rudy I’m riding. Mike (Travers) and I have had many a discussion on the topics of chainstay lengths head angles and BB height along with the planned technical changes to the frame for 2015. After 25 years of racing and riding […]
Read more "New fighting iron (well Ti)"
Russ Welch 