Rob Borek

Golden Hour

As everybody says every summer, It’s been a busy summer. I moved house in May, and have had plenty to do at the weekends which has meant focusing on my ‘adult responsibilities’ somewhat. This has left less time to fit in big days or weekends out on the bike, and less time to finish writing…
Walking The Snowdonia Way

Snowdonia, or Eryri as the national park is known in Welsh, had long been on my list of places to visit more thoroughly. Aside from a scramble up Tryfan after The Gravel Rally , a couple of road rides, and a breif holiday near Blaenau Ffestiniog a couple of years before, I’d not given much…
Bikepacking The Peak District

Hurtling towards the Easter bank holiday I felt at a loss. A few weeks prior I had grand plans in mind. Riding the length of Wales, to Dunkery beacon and back, or having (yet another) shot at the Lakeland 200… All of these things were on the cards. Fast forward to the Thursday night and…
Annual Reflections

And just like that, it’s 2025. I like to take some time to have a think about my year, and maybe a few things I’d like to work on. It’s easy to get caught up in the next plan without really taking stock of where I’m at, and theres no better time for reflection than…
Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo Tent Review

The Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo is a small-ish, light-ish, 1 person single wall tent, which requires a trekking pole to pitch. I’ve owned mine for a couple of years now, and spent many nights in it in a wide a variety of weather and ground conditions. There are a wealth of reviews online with…
Another Round Of Golf – The Gift That Keeps On Giving

I don’t often mention ‘enduro style’ mountainbiking in this blog. Mostly because I am too busy doing it to take pictures, but every two or three weeks I’l spend a day in the Welsh Valleys or the Forest Of Dean seeking out steep, technical tracks to chase my mates down. It’s easily the most fun…
Thoughts From The Hills – A Brecon Beacons Wild Camp

I’m often trying to ram as much as possible into my weekends, usually involving making plans with others. Last weekend I was craving a bit of introspective me time, to take some time away from the internet and spend time in my own thoughts, something that I’d enjoyed a lot of last year but had…
A Swiss Alpine Adventure Part 4 – The Finale

Despite being up a mountain and next to a glacier, the morning sun felt warm on my skin when sheltered from the wind beside the Kesch hut. Astonishingly I was packed and ready before the others, and took a few moments to soak up the surroundings, scanning my eyes along the horizon, and taking in…
A Swiss Alpine Adventure – Part Three

Unfortunately I’m quite a bad sleeper when I’m in unfamiliar settings, even when I’m exhausted. I once hiked for three days straight on no sleep because I couldnt turn my mind off. It’s not like I’m some kind of tortured soul pondering the meaning of life or anything as deep as that, rather more similar…
A Swiss Alpine Adventure – Part Two

I’m stood in the hotel lobby just outside of our bedroom door, and beside a dirty mountainbike. I’m tired, I probably don’t smell great, and I look somewhat akin to a child stood outside of their principles office, awaiting a good telling off. I hear another door open, and breifly lock eyes with a member…
A Swiss Alpine Adventure. – Part One

This story begins as many of mine do, with an alarm going off at an uncomfortably early time. It’s Sunday morning and we’re driving to Switzerland. Miraculously Sam has managed to wake before my alarm, creep into the kitchen, and prepare me a cup of tea without waking me from my sleep. Despite it being…
Boats Belong By The Sea

Sitting outside a Wetherspoons in Minehead I’m feeling uneasy, slightly nauseous, and a little dizzy. I feel as if I’m swaying, like I’m on a boat, and am struck by the realisation that boats belong by the sea, and not, it would seem, outside a Wetherspoons. Now hold that thought, and we’ll rewind a few…
The Gravel Rally

It’s 3:30pm, I’ve been working like a four armed ninja to get the days tasks finished off and get away from work early in order to make it to North Wales before my campsites arrival cut off at 9:00pm. I put the address into Google Maps. 4 hours and 20 minutes. ETA 20:50. Cutting it…
Joey’s Specialized Allez Sprint

I love a good project, and when Joey reached out to ask if I’d be up for building his latest road bike I was stoked when he pulled up with this stripped raw Specialized Allez Sprint. I really like these frames, and the raw finish adds to the industrial look of the stiff alloy frame…
Is The Monument Worth Seeing?

I went to Scotland again a couple of weeks ago. Long story short I had the opportunity to deliver a rather posh bicycle to Aberdeen and have my fuel covered by work whilst doing so. I didn’t have much else on that weekend so jumped at the chance, and figured I might as well drive…
Merida Big 9 TR Hardtail

I first rode the Big 9 during an MBUK photoshoot in the autumn of 2023. It was a bike that ticked a lot of my boxes. It’s got a threaded BB, moderately aggressive geometry, low standover height, and doesn’t weigh very much. The Big 9 climbed better than anything else I’d ridden, and seemed to…
Mates, a Munro, and Scotlands Poshest Bothy

Nearly 10 hours is a long drive to visit a friend for the weekend, but it’s made a lot more palatable when that friend lives in one of your favourite places. Since spending so much of last year in remote parts of Scotland I had been itching to get back up north and soak up…
Setting Goals

I’m writing this at 8pm on a Sunday evening, whilst sitting eating a small bowl of oven chips. My original dinner plans were scuppered when I fell asleep with the oven on and reduced some fish to charcoal. On the bright side, at least the oven was warm and ready for the chips. Why did…
Pinarello Dogma F

With my workplace being one of the UK’s top Pinarello dealers it was only a matter of time before I swang my leg over one of these Tour De France winning megabikes, and so I’ve kindly been loaned this incredible Dogma F to ride and race on for the year. I didn’t used to be…
‘Only 11km To Go’

I’ve been meaning to ride the Dales Divide long distance off-road race for three years now. Each year I’ve entered and then been thwarted by injury and the resulting lack of bolidly confidence. This year is only slightly different in that I’ve decided not to enter at all, and am doing a 15-mile trail run…
Freya’s Cannondale Scalpel HT

Towards the end of last year, my dad won a Cannondale Scalpel HT frame custom painted by the legendary Doktor Bobby. The frame was won in a raffle as part of the Slay Ride, an event involving collecting for food banks ahead of Christmas and organised by Claire of All Terre Adventures. She is one…
More Than Cake

It’s 4:30am. I’m led on the floor of Sofie’s living room, and have just been awoken by the alarm of her housemate, who has kindly agreed to drive us to the airport. The alarm is a jarring and horrible sound, one of those Samsung stock tones, it’s really nasty, and considering it managed to wake…
Driving Your Own Rollercoaster

What follows is a disjointed account of how I’ve found my 29th lap of the sun. If you want a TL:DR… Make sure you are driving your own rollercoaster. Autumn is always a reflective time of year for me, the shortening of days, losing of light, and cooler weather all bring a sense of the…
Shifting The Baseline

Sometimes pushing your boundaries can take the form of huge significant events. Often though, it’s a shifting of comfort zones that happens so gradually and incrementally that we don’t really notice it, and can easily take it for granted. This sounds like I’m about to start talking about something really profound, but actually, I’m thinking…
Guns Don’t Kill People, Wrappers Do.

Last weekend Gabe and I decided to ride a fun new local event called Trash Cat, organised by Hari who seems to be in her element organising things that put smiles on people’s faces. Bristol is fortunate to have a few of these people and I am in awe of their efforts. She went all…
On the return to ‘Normal’ and making a plan

It’s been a stressful and nerve wracking couple of weeks since my last post. I’ve always aimed for this blog to be an authentic account of what I’m up to and how I’m feeling, and I think I owe it to myself and to those who read it to write about the more difficult bits…
Cape Wrath Trail Gear List

A number of people have asked me about my kit for the Cape Wrath Trail. Given that the list was ready and waiting in a spreadsheet, It seems worthwhile to share it particularly as I was very happy with all of my equipment choices. Below is my gear list for walking the trail in September.…
Cape Wrath Trail Update #5

Day 13 – Inchnadamph to Achfary The stop off at the lovely Inchnadamph Explorers Lodge left us totally charged up, with full bellies, clean bodies and clothes, and having had a proper night’s sleep on an actual bed. Despite not leaving the hostel until 9:30am we made light work of the day and made it…
Cape Wrath Trail Update #4

Day 9 – Kinlochewe to Corry Hallie Today flew by, and generally it feels like days on the trail are going more quickly as we get well into the swing of things. Churning out the miles and doing all of the smiles! After a slow, foggy start to the day we bumped into Rebecca, the…
Cape Wrath Trail Update #3

Day 5 continued… I’m sat in my tent, pitched on uneven ground, and beside the suitibly epic sounding ‘Falls Of Glomach’. The climb up here was intense in the heat wave we’ve been having, and there was no breeze even up high, which meant we were hounded by midges and cleggs. It’s hard to believe…
Cape Wrath Trail update #2

Day #4 Continued: After taking on board the cafe staff advice we climbed up into the mountains again in blazing hot sunshine, and found a sweet camp spot by the river Allt à Choire Heidh, near a small stalkers hut. This is the most perfect camp spot, perfectly flat, right beside the river, and with…
Cape Wrath Trail update #1

Day 1 – Fort William to Cona Glen Today was a perfect start to the trail, after leaving Bristol bright and early and driving for over 8 hours we parked up in Fort William and made it to the Camusnagual ferry with about 3 minutes to spare. Talk about perfect timing. There was something very…
Final thoughts pre Cape Wrath Trail

I’m currently sitting with my kit sprawled out across the floor, checking, double checking, and triple checking my pack list, portioning my food into little bags, and generally feeling apprehensive. I get this feeling before every single challenging thing that I ever do, regardless of my level of skill, competency, and preparation, I still get…
Not LeJog

When considering planning a bike tour for the summer the obvious choice was to ride from Lands End to John’O’Groats. The usual dream team of riding buddies came together in the shape of Andrew, Ayoob, and Sam , and we let the idea marinate for a while before committing to firmer plans. After some discussion,…
The Cheese Pilgrimage part #1 – Becoming a Modest Donkey

Around 5 years ago my friend and ex-colleague David moved to live in Paris. I told him I would go and visit, as I’m sure lots of people do when friends move abroad. Time ticked by, I had other plans with my annual leave, and there was a global pandemic, but finally, I managed to…
Seal Spotting on the South West Coastpath

Sometimes my cousin Sofie and I go on walks. As the one person she knows with a tent and an abundance of free time, I was invited to gatecrash her four days on the South West Coastpath in exchange for providing a shelter for the night. It’s a long time since I’ve been to Cornwall.…
Ramblings on The West Highland Way

Prior to setting out on the West Highland Way I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect – Some label it the UK’s finest long distance hiking trail. Others would say It’s too busy and not remote enough. Having spent time up as far as Torridon the week before where the landscape is more rugged I…
Scotland photo dump #2

I wasn’t sure how to write about my summer holidays, or if to write at all. Currently, I’m writing my daily journal in an actual physical notebook, which is an experience in itself and an exercise in attempting to turn my handwriting into something beautiful rather than something a child has scribbled. For now, I…
Scotland photo dump #1

A few snaps from the first few days of my first Scottish holiday of the summer. We’ve had beautiful weather for a camp beside Loch Lomond, a long walk up Ben Nevis via Carn Mor Dearg, and a chill day with a boat trip around Loch Linnhe and visit to Glenfinnan. It’s still not quite…
Is sharing really caring?

I’m often the first person to bemoan the negative effects of social media, whilst being a total hypocrite in being just another one of the suckers sharing what I’m up to on the ‘gram slightly too often. I’ve spoken with a few friends about this who are happy and confident that their social media use…
Gabe’s ORŁOWSKI Społem Łódź Pursuit

Its 2023 and fixies arent cool any more, except for when they are. Since moving back to working in the city I have been skidding my track bike down the big hill to work every day and absolutely loving it. Fortunately after lending him my set of track wheels Gabe has been persuaded to do…
Spoons and Spontaneity

Those reading this from the beginning will know that in the run-up to Christmas 2021 there was a chance I may have gotten covid and had to isolate over that period, cue buying some carving knives for something to take the edge off of spending all of Christmas isolating. Anyway, I enjoyed carving a few…
Third Of Life Crisis Time

Don’t worry mum, I havn’t bought a fast car. A summarised timeline of Rob goes something like this: ‘be born, enjoy steam engines, go to school, do a load of skating, do a ton of bike racing, have a long term relationship, and get settled into the same job for 5 years’. This timeline took…
Boreks On Tour – Round Two

Two different Boreks, two weeks in a row, in two different places. This week it was the turn of my sister Helen to join the fun and keep me company on the five hour drive to the Lake District We had visited the Lakes together last year on what was to be Helen’s first time…
Boreks On Tour

The last few weeks have absolutely flown by, but I’ve finally found the time to sit down and reflect a bit on a couple of cracking weekends spending some time in beautiful places with a few of the family. First up was a hike in the area formerly known as the Brecon Beacons, recently rebranded…
Back to the Borders

I spent a lot of 2021 riding big bouncy trail mountain bikes, riding in South Wales most weeks and taking a couple of trips up to Innerleithen, it ended up being a pretty big part of my free time and something i’ve missed doing. For a multitude of reasons that faded away a bit and…
Cinelli Mash Parallax 2014

Pre warning: I’m about to spend a lot of words getting all soppy, nostaligic and excited about this bike. Feel free to skip straight to the pictures of how damn radical it is. This was one of the first batch of Cinelli Mash Parallax frames to arrive in the UK way back in 2014. Despite…
Leaving Some Trace

Considering how near it is to Bristol I don’t know why I’ve not spent more time on Dartmoor. With a view to changing this Gabe and I decided to head down for the weekend. I put together a route with a mix of well-travelled paths and a few more off-piste sections, a couple of squelchy…
Wellingtons, Running, and Track Bikes

Last weekend I took a hike out into the western side of the Brecon Beacons and stumbled upon the wreckage of a 1944 Vickers Wellington bomber which crashed there due to an engine freezing up on a training exercise, killing all six of the crew. This was a pretty chilling place to be, and I…
Why Why Why Delilah

It’s 6:00am on Saturday morning, and my alarm goes off. This is fine. I have my kit all packed and my clothing laid out on the table, folded in a little pile in my usual slightly obsessive and organized manner. I drag myself out of bed, put David Crosby on the stereo(RIP), get dressed, and…
Thoughts on Running

Despite spending quite a few years doing what I suppose you could call quite athletic cycling and reaching a fairly respectable level of strength and fitness (If I say so myself!) I’ve never really considered myself a sporty person. I wasn’t great at sports at school, and always viewed most sport outside of cycling as…
Getting Arty with the Longboard Girls

For those who don’t already know, when i’m not nerding out on bikes or building wheels, my day job is in the world of boards. Bristol is blessed with an incredibly freindly, and inclusive skate and longboard scene, and last night a few of this lovely bunch came down to the shop for an evening…
Annual Reflections And Thoughts On 2023

On a long drive with a friend a couple of weeks ago conversation turned to being ‘thoughtful people’ and whether or not that was always necessarily a good thing. I’m a big thinker (although not necessarily always a smart one) and can spend tons of time turning things over and over in my head for…
Helvellyn Winter Hike

Last weekend I had been roped in to help out in the pits of a cyclocross race with Andrew and Sam. For those who don’t know what that involves, it’s basically standing in a cold, wet, and muddy field frantically jetwashing bikes and trying to ensure they continue to run as smoothly as possible. I…
Elan Valley Weekender

I’ve been trying to cram as much beautiful scenery into my weekends as possible lately. Most recently this meant a two-day bike trip around the Elan Valley with Sam and Ayoob, following an old Cyclist mag route. We’d considered a stay at Claerddu Bothy but decided against it for a few reasons. Firstly it’s very…
Lake District Nov ’22

Last weekend I took a trip up to the Lake District for a couple of days of hiking and relaxation. It came up in coversation that my sister had never been, so I felt like that was as good a reason as any to jump on the motorway on friday evening and get up there…
Autumnal Devon Weekender

I had been itching to get away for a weekend of fresh air, autumnal scenes, and chill pedalling for a couple of weeks. Ayoob was keen for the same and so we decided to book up a bed for the night in Minehead, and planned to pedal down there on Saturday, stay over, and then…
Fairlight Strael 3.0

It’s officially winter, which means fitting mudguards, and going out in the dark. It’s also a nice excuse to take photos of my bike again, something which I enjoy far too much. The eagle-eyed amongst you will notice the usual ENVE 3.4’s have been swapped out for something less exotic – I’ve been doing a…
Throwback 2013 Portraits

Browsing through my picture archives I stumbled upon these portaits shot by Gabe outside the old Bristol Dropouts shop. I took some sort of pleasure in being a ninja style bike courier by day and a skinsuit wearing time triallist by night. Kinky. In hindsight the skinsuit didnt fit very well, but it felt pretty…
Bristol Board Meeting 2022

Last weekend saw the return of the Bristol Board Meeting, in which 100 or more people on skateboards and longboards of all shapes and sizes push the 15 miles from Bath to Bristol to raise money for Macmillan cancer support, and to have a great time! The first time I took part in this event…
On The Return To Four Wheels

A little history for those who don’t know me well… Before falling head over heels with riding bikes of all shapes and sizes I spent most of my teens seeking out the steepest twistiest smoothest bits of tarmac to ride down on my longboard. I took this pretty seriously, had a fancy leather suit with…
Bikes and Hikes Gallery – Cairngorms National Park

A selection of images from hikes and rides in the Aviemore area. Including Burma Road, Ben Macdui, and the square sausage I had for breakfast every day. The riding in this area really is incredible, though I’m sure if you’ve stumbled upon this post you already know that. In our few days in Aviemore it…
Fairlight Strael 3.0

I’ve been after a disc brake road bike for ages, but wanted to wait for standards to calm down a bit and for somebody to release my ‘goldilocks’ bike before pulling the trigger on anything. This is supposed to be a bit of a ‘bike for life’ if such a thing exists… Having pretty much…
Do Birds Enjoy Things?

Sam and I had a few days free at the back end of July and decided to string together a last minute mini tour around a reasonable chunk of Wales. I’ve not been getting many miles in lately so figured I had might as well do them all at once. Also, I had just built…
Thoughts On taking the ‘side hustle’ up a gear.

I’ve been building wheels for a really long time. From lacing up my first attempts following a ‘bike mechanics for beginners’ book in my bedroom aged 15 to building track wheelsets in the shop back in the fixed gear glory days, and then spending many years managing wheel service, repair, and warranty for some of…
Santa Cruz Chameleon V7

You know when you have those ‘What if I could only have one bike?’ conversations… Well here it is. This thing is like triggers broom really, Since buying the complete bike five years ago the only original part is the Fox 34 fork (not even including the steerer tube!). Even the frame cracked and was…
Llyn Y Fan Fach

The latest episode in Rob vs walking. Helen and I headed out towards Llyn Y Fan Fach in search of veiws and sheep. We followed this 21km loop, heading out over the top of the ridge and back along its lower slopes past the two lakes. I’ve really embraced walking lately, and it’s gone from…
Argos MDT Fixed Wheel Time Trial

This bike is still in my possession and I do tend to break it out for the odd 10 mile TT every now and again. These pictures however were taken back in 2016 when I think it looked its best, in a time before sky high extentions were the norm. It’s an Argos Cycles Fixed…
Majorca ’22

Somehow I’ve managed to avoid visiting Majorca until now, but it was totally worth the wait. We had a great little group of riders making for a chill vibe, this was a holiday not a ‘training camp’. I was over the moon to get a few solid long rides in and to feel reasonably good…
Lake District May ’22

In our usual fashion we tried to bite off exactly as much as we could chew in last weekends two day hike around some of Englands finest landscape. Andrew was tasked with route planning and prepared a tough but just about acheivable 24 miles with over 7000ft of elevation. We’d allowed two days to complete…
Thoughts On Making Changes

Initially I wasn’t sure about getting into even vague details of my personal life here, but I feel like its important to write these thoughts down so that I can reflect on them in the future. Ultimately this blog is for me to record what i’ve been up to, and there is (beleive it or…
The Harbor Dishing Gauge

So this one is a bit special… After nearly six years I made the decision to move on from my position at Saddleback, who are a distributor of high end cycling products. Late last year we began working with Abbey (who any tool nerds out there will be familiar with) and were fortunate to be…
Cannondale Caad10 2011

This Cannondale Caad10 was my first road bike. I’ve had it nearly 10 years now, and It’s been raced, crashed, painted, and now unpainted. I had been a little on the fence about stripping its custom paint as it did have some sentimental value, but it was looking a bit tired and didnt inspire me…
DRK Dirty Sunday #7

Last weekends Dirty Sunday event was a pretty special day out. It marked the longest and hardest ride I’ve managed since injuring myself, and was a great chance to ride with friends old and new. Some days everything just comes together, and this was one of those days. I’ve known DRK since its beginning what…
Hope Tech3 vs Tech4 E4

I’ll start this off by saying i’ve got a lot of love for Hope brakes, both in terms of thier feel and stopping power but also thier awesome spare parts availablility. I’m struggling to think of another brand within cycling who make as many small parts available for such reasonable prices. If you’ve got a…
Peak District May ’22

Meg and I spent last week on holiday with my family near the village of Wetton in the south of the Peak District. We were fortunate enough to have beautiful weather, and enjoyed a few long walks and chilled XC mountainbike rides. The routes were reasonably short and well documented so I’l save rambling on…
Thoughts On Not Riding Bikes.

For the last 10 years or so I have spent the vast majority of my time riding bikes, fixing bikes, or thinking about when im next going to ride bikes. Bikes have been my job, my therapist, my social life, how I met my partner, and how I spend most of my time. Ive had…
James’ Singular Perigrine MK3

When James asked for a hand building up his dream spec Singular Perigrine MK3 I jumped at the chance. He had pre ordered this frame over a year ago, and had a long time to mull over the spec choices and source his dream selection of parts. I actually built his wheels months ago, and…
Making The best free standing bike storage

Most off the peg bike storage solutions have some pretty big drawbacks. They don’t tend to be hugely versatile or space efficient, and can be quite expensive. On moving house last year I set out to put together the best free standing bike storage solution possible. Why free standing? We’ve got plasterboard walls, and realistically…
Transition Sentinel

After a couple of years getting to know the Santa Cruz Hightower I decided it was time to move it on and swap the frame out for something different… The Sentinel ticked all the boxes, with 10mm more travel at either end, a 30mm(!!!) longer wheelbase , and a 2 degree slacker head angle its…
Moelwyn Mawr from Cwmorthin Quarry

Meg and I have been aiming to fit in a few more short breaks this year. Its easy to underestimate how beneficial it is to spend two or three days away from home exploring a new area, even if the weather is grim. Last weekend we headed up to Tan-y-grisiau in the south of Snowdonia…
Stratos NJS Track

I scratched the NJS Track bike itch around summer 2014 with this beautiful candy red Stratos bought straight from NJS Export in Japan. It arrived wrapped in Japanese newspapers and with the charictatistic dent in the top tube which meant it couldn’t be used in competition any more. NJS frame are written off for racing…
Cannondale Caad10 Throwback

These images were shot by Jamie of The Headset Press back in May 2016, when i’d recently rebuilt my Cannondale Caad10 after having it resprayed by Bristols finest painter Doktor Bobby. The bike was an all round fast and sturdy road bike. no lightweight carbon bits or expensive parts, just dependable stuff. At time time…
Dales Divide 2022 – AKA What the heck am I doing?

So I have decided to enter the 600km Dales Divide off road endurance event in mid April. I’m pretty apprehensive about it, but enjoying having a goal to focus on. I spent 4 years working as a courier doing high mileage in shit weather, had a decent stint racing road bikes, don’t mind sleeping in…
Concorde Pista Track

Around 2013 I picked up this ‘Concorde’ branded track frame from the LFGSS classifieds. It might not have actually been a Concorde, but was made of some nice tubing and had tight clearances, which was all I cared about. It was about £250 and I built it up with whatever I had laying about at…
Watch out Ray Mears.

So whilst I’m sure many people have spent boxing day doing all sorts of wild and exciting things, I chose to spend 5 hours carving a spoon. Its ages since I made anything from wood, I cant even recall what it would have been, but I’ve always enjoyed working with it and generally quite like…
Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi Mod 2018

A few images of my 2018 Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-Mod. The bike was painted by the talented Bobby at Colourburn studio, with a brassy style down tube texture inspired by my saxophone. Images from Jess Greaves.
Thoughts on 2022

I’m not really the type for specific new years resolutions. They never seem to last very long, and I much prefer to give myself a vague collection of ideas and goals to focus on, that way there’s no sense of ‘failing’ to achieve anything, just a goal to pass on to another time. A few…
The Lakeland 200

10/11/2021 – 18:02 Sam: ‘are you still interested in doing a long weekend somewhere? 4-5th Dec is my preference. I just want to be out in the daylight, and ideally sitting in a pub by a fire for the rest of the time’ 10/11/2021 – 20:33 – Rob: ‘Have you heard of the Lakeland 200?‘…
Hello, I’m Rob. I’m a cycle mechanic and freelance writer based in Bristol, UK. you can usually find me riding bikes of all shapes and sizes, running, hiking, camping, taking photos, playing music, and writing about those things along with other goings on in my life. I started this blog in late 2021 having just…
Freelance

Aside from my ramblings on this blog and full time mechanic work I am available as a freelance copywriter and mechanic for ad hoc or event work. Recent examples of my work can be found below. If you need spanners spinning or words writing and am interested in working with me, please reach out via…