Stodge

LATEST ARTICLES ( 192 )

• Treatment !

  

  My back is slowly on the mend. As I have throughout the last 20 years when I have an injury that won’t settle, I have been heading south to Somerset to see my... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Not Going to France :-(

  

  I should have been posting about a road trip to Colmar, for the French Championships this weekend but the state of my back has unfortunately meant although my... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• MSC Ceramic Bottom Bracket

  

  The Bow went through so many bottom brackets in the two years I had it, I lost count. Shimano ones seemed to last about 3 months in the winter. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Out with the Old and in with the – Kinesis Maxlight Pro 3

  

  The Corratec Bow and the Giant have been replaced! Essentially I was not riding the Giant at all as I loved the Bow too much. In the end I have been wrecking th... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• For Sale – Corratec Bow World Cup Frame 2010

  

  My 44cm medium race frame is for sale. Lots of scratches and scuffs in the normal places but no dents. Comes with headset, seat clamp and seat post and two spar... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• New Mountain Bike Parking Near Marquis Drive, Cannock Chase

  

  Parking around the Marquis Drive Visitors centre has become very very busy since the opening of the Forestry Commission Trails ( Follow the Dog and Monkey Trail... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Stodge in Front Page Headlines !

  

  I was interviewed by a reporter last week about land access on Cannock Chase and ended up on the front page! Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Holly in British Squad Calendar

  

  2 proud parents will be buying a British Squad fund raising calendar this year as we will get to look at Holly for a month. The photo taken by Peter Guillaume a... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Spine Tingling

  

  Since coming back from Russia I have been struggling big style with my back. I’ve had a history of a very ‘mobile’ sacroiliac joint but 16 hours of travelling... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• ‘Cool Kid’ Class for Under 13s at MTBO Camp 2012 !

  

  The official invitation to the MTBO Camp 2012 in Denmark will be out soon, but the big news is that there will be a Junior Class called ‘Cool Kid’ for the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• HMS Turbulent – Heston Blumenthal

  

  Im feeling a little worried about comments made about me on the Heston Blumenthals Mission Impossible – HMS Turbulent diet reworking thing on the telly tonight. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Summer Hasn’t Gone Yet !

  

  After a week’s rest I was desperate to get back on the bike. My back and glute were still a little sore but I thought a little gentle recreational riding would... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Orifix Mapboards – Review

  

  Well in the end I raced the whole of the European Championships with the Orifix. I used the extra spacers to get it higher above the handlebars which really... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• European Champs – Mass Start Long Distance

  

  The rain returned for the Mass start long race. It just hosed it down for hours over night leaving every track covered in standing water, streams boiling and... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• European Champs 2011 – Relay

  

  Relay day was back in the same forest as the Middle race of yesterday, this time though we went by car, thinking we would like to avoid the drenched rat look... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Euro Champs MTBO – Middle Distance Race

  

  Around 3am on the morning of the Middle Distance European Championships I awoke briefly to the sound of torrential rain pounding on the roof above my head. It... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• European MTBO Champs 2011 – Sprint

  

  The Sprint distance final was held in the town of Vyborg near the border with Finland. This old town with a long military history promised some close racing on... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• European MTBO Champs Travel Day – Model Event

  

  As always travelling with a bike brings is challenges. At Gatwick we were marched off to have our bike bags weighed at the oversize luggage check in before we... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Orifix Mapboards

  

  With my old trusty Miry getting very tired, Orifix have kindly leant me a new Orifix MTBO map board to try. I tested it today using the optional height raising... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Run up to the European Champs.

  

  I’ve had a woolly summer of training, a few niggly injuries has made it a bit disjointed but have been continuing to concentrate on strength. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS