The Tummel

Things can go wrong very, very quickly on a river.  Nearing the end of the run I split the group into two groups of three, the eddies above the Linn are few and far between at this level, I don't want the group arriving as a six, all fighting for for space. I drop down …

The Mythical Wave

Somewhere in the north of England there is a wave or perhaps not. Lyndon’s Mythical wave works at certain high river levels, ones man’s flood is another man’s surf wave.

Italy 2007

Val Sesia With precious little in the way of snow in the Alps this winter and a text from tthe Ted I master saying all the snow had long gone we set off to Italy wondering what we were going to paddle, surely it couldn't be lower than last year!  Thankfully some rain early in …

Check those fork dropouts

Rich Holmes, our correspondent is South Wales spotted this when fettling his bike, hmmm, is that a crack I see in the middle of the drop out with a little poking around the second photograph is the end result. Check your bike regularly for wear, tear and just about to give up the ghost bits of …

Burning Petrol

One of the Stag do’s that Jon wanted was to go burn some petrol, specifically on motocross bikes, so a bunch of us trooped over to  Llanidloes in Mid Wales to ride with the guys at  www.yamaha-offroad-experience.co.uk Given some people had never ridden before I reckon we did pretty well not to get any injuries, the …

Huka Falls NZ

by Michelle Wallace. I have been waiting for some words from Michelle to go with these two pictures but so far non have been forthcoming, but hey, I reckon we can work it out for ourselves….go girl!!

New Zealand

North Island Road Trip   Often forgotten in the wake of the South Island West Coast runs but never to be missed! If youre looking for a multitude of various grade rivers, East Capes rugged ranges and many gorges will satisfy the most discerning of white water enthusiasts. North of East Cape there are one …