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mycelium cycles – A Tracklocross Bike Company

mycelium cycles – A Tracklocross Bike Company

I have finally put my money where my mouth is and started to put together little parts kits to make your voyage into tracklocross that little bit easier. I don’t even want you to buy a new bike; if you have an early 90’s MTB, then you could be on an easy and cheap street to build your first tracklocross beast.

Tracklosalmon -Tracklocross Race

Tracklosalmon -Tracklocross Race

This Sunday at Cathkin Braes, we will run a dual slalom tracklocross race. The meetup starts at midday, and here is the What 3 Words for the location. There will be prizes, there will be skids, jumps and rad times, so grab a friend and come and hang out.

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Being Salty About the Bike Trade

Being Salty About the Bike Trade

I used to write a blog about goings on in the bike trade and being salty about it, which is pretty easy as the bike trade is a horrible place. I got bored after a couple of years, as essentially, it is like shooting fish in a barrel. It was too easy; a trade that thinks adding another cog is progress is probably still in nursery school education, which is not to bad-mouth toddlers.

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The 5 Best Tracklocross Tyres of 2023

The 5 Best Tracklocross Tyres of 2023

We are rapidly heading towards the best time of year for tracklocross, at least in the northern hemisphere. Trails will get muddy, much sliding will happen, people will discuss pumpkin spice, and Danzig will come out of hibernation. Scarfs will be back, woolly hats will be on, and a lovely thick jumper will make sense. Let us then look at the tyres that will best help your tracklocross riding.

Before we begin, as usual, none of the links to tyres below are affiliate links; these are my opinion.

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The Philosophy of Tracklocross – Part 2

The Philosophy of Tracklocross – Part 2

The other day we looked at the start of the Western tradition of philosophy. In it, we discovered how Socrates was highly influenced by riding fixed gear bikes offroad. A pastime he called tracklocrossος. Now we are going to jump a few years and land in the continental philosophy years. As someone living in Britain, I feel worried about discussing continental ideas. If I vanish mid-article, please know the Brexit police have taken me away for re-education.

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Fixedgearbike.shop

Fixedgearbike.shop

Do you remember when I released this video about these two tracklocross greats above?

No, fair enough. It did, though, lead to other things, including the thing everyone told me couldn’t be done.

A tracklocross specific shop (I may also add some FGFS parts as well). I’m only going to serve niche cycle sports, and I’m claiming I’m the first. 🤣

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