The Fly

After having real problems with my back last year, it has been giving me a bit of gip again this year. Once I had completed my Highland Games season I had a few twinges but nothing that was stopping me, onto my first Cyclo-Cross race I started well and was leading the race until I made a mistake falling on my right side which twisted me round. If this was the start of my trouble's or added to it I don't know.

I was going on holiday for a week which should have been a relaxing time and then coming back to get back to the Cross racing in earnest, instead my back got worse until the end of the week at times causing me to limp. Fast forward to now and I have been getting physiotherapy every week to get my mobility better. At the moment I am feeling a lot better but not 100% yet.

Anyway I am back to getting out on the bike and feeling I can push on a bit more. Today I had a great run out on my Fly which was great fun but was freezing leading to my feet feeling like blocks of ice at the end.

...kin Fast Superfly
After getting some quality down time on the Gary Fisher Superfly I am absolutely smitten with it. The ride you get is fantastic which I have really noticed when climbing, there is a small technical ascent that I have never cleared on a 26er but with the extra traction the 29er wheels give you I managed to clear it. On some of the tighter single track I have had to hustle it round a bit but as it is so stable this is no probs.


It is mega quick on the road also even with 30psi in the tyres as I managed a ballistic 42mph behind a truck on a flat road the only thing that stopped me going quicker was the gearing as the 44x11 spun out at that speed.
Superb...Superb....Superb

New Superfly
Here is my new Superfly which I have just received and I am setting up ready for the first outing. The Superfly is as stock apart from the Hope Mini Pro Brakes (160mm/front)(140mm/rear)and the Inform Bontrager saddle, after a quick car park test the bike feels good so I can't wait to get on the dirt with it.