Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
We are big fans of Sweet Protection at Unsponsored and have been using their paddling and biking gear for years. We first got hold of a Sweet Protection Bushwacker mountain biking helmet way back in 2014.
Since then we have owned, used, crashed and written off several!
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Going to your first kayak event is very similar to going on your first club trip except a higher level of endurance is required.
Welcome to Unsponsored and Movie Monday 19 September 2022.
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Continue readingWelcome to Unsponsored and Movie Monday 4 July 2022.
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Continue readingInstallation and setup of new IT equipment at Unsponsored HQ has resulted in a delay to the publishing of this week’s Movie Monday.
Normal service will resume tomorrow.
Welcome to Unsponsored and Movie Monday 30 May 2022. Help us out and give this post a share.
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Continue readingWe are launching a new series for 2022 looking back at some of the kayak designs from the last 30 years. This is the first in the series.
Back in 1992 Dagger released the the AQII. The AQII was derived from the Noah Aeroquatic. The design came from the mind of Vladimir Vanha, founder of Noah Kayaks.
The super stable AQII surfed well and could pull enders at the drop of a hat.
Continue readingHe has made it to 45. That is 45 editions of the podcast. Lots of paddling talk and general ramblings.
Check out Darren’s podcast here.
After a repair almost two years ago my Kickr has started to make a click every few rotations. This seems to start once the trainer is warmed up.
When I took the trainer apart to check out the potential issue I found that the pulley wheel was not going to be removed as easily before. This has been mentioned a few times in the comment section of my repair guide – Wahoo Kickr Repair Guide.
Disappointingly this component has been created from the softest alloy in the world and isn’t available as a spare. Therefore using any metal based tool to pry the part away would result in serious damage.
Thankfully some years ago I purchased a set of car trim removal tools from Amazon. They were originally bought for a car job but they have been invaluable for bike work as well.
Continue readingWelcome to Unsponsored and Social Media Saturday 29 January 2022.
Welcome to Unsponsored and Social Media Saturday 22 January 2022. We have a bunch of great Instagram clips, reels and videos for you to check out.
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Welcome To Unsponsored and Social Media Saturday 25 December 2021.
This is a Christmas special so we have loaded it with some corkers.
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