bonk v. in bicycling, to become exhausted. Also bonk out and bonking, n. According to Wikipedia: In endurance sports, particularly cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles, which manifests itself by precipitous...

I copped a lot of flak from fellow MTB riders when I started using the original Camelbak in the early 1990’s.  I drink a lot while riding – no water, me engine no go – and though the original Camelbak was a fairly lame looking thing it was a hands free hydration godsend and the start...

Unicycling with the kids in years 3 through to 6 is going great! The kids have shown loads of enthusiasm and determination and are well on their way to unicycling off into the sunset The lack of suitable fixed railings at the school made the initial learning feel trickier than it already is. I got...

Heya!  A video blog of the last 5 days of uni, May 22nd – May 26th, 2009 including Day 1- KH24 MUni, Day 2 – KH36 XC Ride, Day 3 – KH20 at home, Day 4 – KH20 in the rain, Day 5 – Uni School & 29″ Cruising. Cameo appearances by our dogs Bhujia and Lulu along with...

The KH24″ ride last week got me all hot and sweaty — for more technical small wheel riding. I headed back to Twin Bridges in cold Autumn rain with my KH20″ to start working on the ‘Winter Steps Challenge’. By the end of Winter the aim is to be able to ride up and down all sets...

After a few days of riding smaller wheels it was a hoot to get back on the 36′er GUNI and head out into the forest for an afternoon ride of  ~20km including a variety of trails and ~1200 metres of climbing – enough to keep you busy. The highlight of the ride was a section of narrow wooded...

The KH24 has been getting dusty lately, but not from use on the trail. I’ve been considering selling it over the last couple of months as not many of the forest rails close to our house require a 24″ unicycle for the most part – though the 24″ was my main ride before the bigger...

The Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.4 has been a great summer tire.  Fast and light, a perfect match for the 29′er and Wombat Forest trails. With wetter late Autumn/Winter weather setting in and my Rampage 2.35 from last Winter missing in action on my  29′er loaner uni, it was time to try a new...

I’ve had this thing about unicycling ‘in town’… I never have, preferring to ride in the forest near our home. Today I finally got over it and man, what a blast of an afternoon! The Twin Bridges loop starts at the picturesque Central Springs park at the base of Lake Daylesford....

Mid last year I purchased a Garmin GSC 10 Speed and Cadence sensor which I mounted for a short time on my KH 29′er. A recent thread on ‘Quantifying the effect of unicycle gearing and crank length on speed‘ inspired me to fit the GSC 10 to my KH36 GUNI to learn more about my natural...