1. Humphrey Cobbold – Wiggle CEO – Travel and ‘Acclimatisation’ Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing Right, I’ve landed! Ready to take on the 2012 Cycle Slam. Even despite the initial, uh, ‘apprehension’… 2012 Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam Day 0 (May 3rd) So far so good. Well, hardly a big surprise – it’s a... Friday, 04 May 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

2. Wiggle Athletes will take 2012 Ironman 70.3 Mallorca by force! Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing Wiggle is extremely proud to announce that our sponsored athletes Emma-Kate Lidbury and Carolyn Hewett will both be competing in the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Mallorca. For Emma-Kate it will be a return to the event where she kick-started her... Thursday, 03 May 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

3. Carolyn Hewett Blog : TriStar Cannes Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing 67 I decided that I needed a race under my belt before Mallorca 70.3 next week and found the TriStar Cannes event. A short train ride from my weekend base in Nice, it seemed to be perfect. Its proximity to Nice gave me the opportunity to do... Thursday, 03 May 2012 | 3 hits | Read more

4. Ultimate Sports Engineering (USE) – supporting BM3D Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman Bearded Man are delighted to announce that Ultimate Sports Engineering (USE) will be supporting the Black Mountains 3 Day in 2012.  Josh Ibbett rode the 2011 event and contacted us about getting involved in 2012 with prize sponsorship and setting... Thursday, 03 May 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

5. Nikki Wheeler : Mario Cipollini Gran Fondo Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing Sunday 22 April 2012 (Approximately 115 km) How excited am I!  It’s Saturday afternoon and Richard and I are on our way to the other side of Bristol to stay at the Redwood Country Club Hotel as guests of Paligap (Blair Morgan) who are suppliers... Thursday, 03 May 2012 | 3 hits | Read more

6. Knog locks – keep your bike safe! Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing Knog locks are a force to be reckoned with – bright and solid, they’re perfect to keep your bike where it belongs. The Aussie brand’s products are available in plenty of colours to add a bit of Antipodean sunshine to our lives... Thursday, 03 May 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

7. Morvélo work their magic – AGAIN Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman We are so happy with the Morvélo designed race jersey that we couldn’t help showing everyone on our social media sites.  So, a huge thanks to Oli from Morvélo who has once again done a great job on the design front. ... Thursday, 03 May 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

8. Humphrey Cobbold – Wiggle CEO – A case of cold feet… Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing Dallaglio / Flintoff Cycle Slam 2012…. Is it too late to have second thoughts? OK… Up until yesterday I was feeling alright about the ride I start from Lucca on Friday. It will be tough but heck – I’ve done Mont Ventoux... Wednesday, 02 May 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

9. Where’s Wiggle? Events in May 2012 Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing After a fantastic April, it’s time for the Wiggle events team to welcome May! So where is this month going to take us? 5th – 6th Pro Velo 2012 Wiggle Enduro 6 Based at Catton Park in Staffordshire, Wiggle Enduro 6 gives riders the... Tuesday, 01 May 2012 | Read more

10. Wiggle Mountain Mayhem – Get tickets while you can! Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing Wiggle Mountain Mayhem is on course for another phenomenal year. Although the legendary Saturday MTB endurance event has already sold out, riders that didn’t manage to get tickets can still seize the opportunity to get involved in the Wiggle... Tuesday, 01 May 2012 | Read more

11. Richard Pearman : Birthday Cakes at Wiggle Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:wiggle trailing At Wiggle, we tend to celebrate birthdays in good fashion. Generally cakes are bought, but on the odd the occasion cakes are hand made by the person celebrating their special day and today is one of those days. Amy, assistant buyer for the run... Tuesday, 01 May 2012 | Read more

12. TRYB4UBUY – GORE BIKE WEAR products Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman We have just heard from Jon at GORE BIKE WEAR® and he has filled us in on the products available to demo for riders at the 2012 Black Mountains 3 Day.  The Bearded Man Team love GORE products, particularly the jackets and the GORE-TEX® shorts... Tuesday, 24 April 2012 | Read more

13. Tudor Brewery – keeping it local Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman The Black Mountains 3 Day is a ‘local event’ even though we field a diverse group of riders from all over the UK and even the world.  We do everything we can to support local businesses with the objective of promoting all the good... Tuesday, 20 March 2012 | 2 hits | Read more

14. GORE BIKE WEAR® – prize sponsor Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman GORE BIKE WEAR® are on board as the clothing sponsors of the 2012 Black Mountains 3 Day – the Bearded Man team are absolutely delighted to have a brand of this calibre, which has experience in supporting multi-day events, involved in the... Tuesday, 07 February 2012 | 1 hit | Read more

15. Update – Black Mountains 3 Day and other stuff! Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman So amazingly we are already into February!  What happened to January?  As we have been off the blog radar recently, we thought an update would be good. Registered riders of BM3D will get their first email update in about mid February – as... Saturday, 04 February 2012 | Read more

16. Van Dessel beginning of 2012 Sale Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman New year new bike?  We have a handful of Van Dessel framesets available at bargain prices freeing up some space at Bearded Man HQ.  2012 stock will only be arriving later on in the year as Van Dessel have 1 production run a year per model.  Stock... Friday, 06 January 2012 | 29 hits | Read more

17. New Sponsor – Strada Wheels Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman We are super excited to have Strada Wheels as a sponsor for the Black Mountains 3 Day 2012.  Jonathan from Strada wants to get involved and has offered up some amazing prizes for a bunch of lucky riders at next year’s event. There is no... Sunday, 11 December 2011 | 21 hits | Read more

18. New prize sponsor – BikeParka Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman At BM3D 2011 we had a few bikes stolen!  In 2012 we are going to be MUCH better prepared and we will be encouraging riders to be extra vigilant in protecting their possessions.  In steps Greg from BikeParka – whilst the BikeParka is not a... Monday, 05 December 2011 | 20 hits | Read more

19. Black Mountains 3 Day – dates announced Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman BM3D dates have been confirmed as 29 June – 1 July 2012. The experience will remain the same with the Friday night starting with a time trial, followed by 2 days of natural trail riding.  Spaces are limited again so expect the... Sunday, 06 November 2011 | 20 hits | Read more

20. Cross Team co-sponsorship with Van Dessel Bikes Currently 0.00/5 1 2 3 4 5 0.0/5 (0 vote) North Bristol Mountain Bike Club/Training and Fitness Author:beardedman Bearded Man are delighted to be co-sponsoring the Look Mum No Hands national cyclocross team.  The London based team will focus on the London/SE Mosquito league between the national races all over the UK. At this stage the team consists of 3... Wednesday, 12 October 2011 | 14 hits | Read more