Living in this “limbo” period while I wait for my Black and Green Ibis Ripley to arrive, it was timely to receive a small parcel from Ibis Cycles. Continue reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Ibis Ripley — blue or black and green?
Almost two months ago, I ordered a black and green Ibis Ripley. I chose that colour because when I test rode one, I thought it looked pretty good. The blue, on the other hand, I had not seen but felt from photos on the web that the blue was too pale for my liking. The disappointment of having the blue one sent by mistake has a plus side: I now get to see first hand why Scot and the Ibis team chose the shade of blue they did! Continue reading
The Ripley Blues
Bigger than Watergate. More compelling than Wikileaks. Here is the full Ripley Down Under transcript from Monday, 20th January 2014: Continue reading
An Argument for Protective Eyewear
Sometimes we wear em. Sometimes we don’t bother. Sometimes we’re in a rush. Sometimes they annoy us. All the eye specialists say we should, but so often we manage just fine without. But after this ride, one man decided never to leave home without them. Continue reading
Purple Pedal Power
All the way from Germany, these pedals are patiently waiting to attach to my Ibis Ripley (which may be here as early as the end of this week – egads, not getting excited!) . I had several criteria when choosing these, but one in particular.
10,000 kilometres — & the adventures keep rolling on!
Not being a “numbers orientated” rider — you know the ones: at the end of a18.7 k ride they head back down the trail just to round the distance up to 20 ks! — well me, not being one of those, hadn’t planned anything out of the ordinary for the ride that would click over the 10,000 kilometres on my Giant Anthen 29er. As it turned out, however, the milestone ride was very memorable indeed!
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