Welcome to Social Media Saturday 30 October 2021 at Unsponsored. A little later than usual but it has been raining!
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We’ve been waiting on these to land for almost a year. Now that they are here we are going to take a quick look at the features and specifications.
The Ard Rock is a mountain bike enduro event and is based near the beautiful village of Reeth in the Yorkshire Dales National Park (UK).
Here are a few images from the weekend.
Day 1 – Friday
An early start Friday saw me on Stage 1 of the Ard Rock.
We do a fair bit of mountainbiking at Unsponsored HQ when there isn’t much water around and we have been using Five Ten shoes from the very start.
The newest addition to the flat pedal mountain bike range is the Five Ten Trail Cross. The version we have here is the Mid version which has much better ankle protection in the form of D30 inserts.
We’ve been using these weekly for well over a year now on a range of different bikes using DMR Vault flat pedals.
Welcome to Unsponsored and Movie Monday 21 June 2021.
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Continue readingWelcome tot Unsponsored and Movie Monday 7 June 2021.
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So what is What3Words?
The entire globe has been divided into 3 x 3 metre squares, with each square being given a unique three word identifier.
For example the The Green River narrows put in is identified as ///basements.latter.assembles
You can either use the What3Word website to find a location or use the app. Here in the UK many of our emergency service operators are being trained in its use. However it does have its issues.
Continue readingWelcome to Unsponsored and Social Media Saturday 22 May 2021.
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Continue readingShipping internationally and even nationally has become a problem in 2021. Corran Addison gives us a break down the issues and the work Soul Waterman is carrying out to get its boats to customers.
Just when you think 2020 can’t be matched, so 2021 comes along to prove you wrong. We’re getting weekly emails now asking “Where is my darn kayak?”.
What happens if your Wahoo Kickr breaks and you keep riding it?
Kevin Biggs managed to get a cheap Wahoo Kickr that the original owner had listed as damaged and needing repair.
This Kickr had suffered the classic loose woodruff key which led to lots of banging and clunking when the trainer was used. The loose key means that the bearings can move in a way they aren’t meant to, which means they eventually fail.
The following images and words are from Kevin.
The guy ran the trainer for me and it had the usual clonking noise. When I got it home and the cover off it wasn’t obvious what the problem was. I had to hammer the fly-wheel shaft through using a sacrificial bolt screwed in to hit.
Thanks to Verus Kayaks UK I had the chance to briefly check out the Gladiator 2.0 at the Tees Barrage.
The Gladiator 2.0 is a half slice river runner that sits at 8’11” with a 27″ width.
Here is what Verus have to say about the Gladiator 2.0.
Continue readingThe Gladiator 2.0 is the perfected version of our flagship river runner. Our team has taken this kayak down everything from cruising class II to charging class V creeks. The Gladiator has proven to be the most versatile boat in our quiver. Drawing from slalom designs, the widest part of the Gladiator is right behind the cockpit at 27”. This improves stability for beginners and allows experts to make dynamic moves while running challenging whitewater. The displacement hull is easy to roll, forgiving in chaotic waters and above all, FAST. The new, low-profile stern will spice up your paddling and let you play all the way down your favorite run. Try a Gladiator today and find out what you can unlock from this timeless design.
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