My Bikes

I've always been obsessed with bikes. My first-ever job was at Cyclepath in the Canadian town where I grew up, assembling new bikes from their boxes. Every weekend I was on a bike.

I subscribed to Mountain Bike Action magazine, read every article front to back, and idolised the OGs: John Tomac, Ned Overend, Tinker Jaurez, Juli Furtado, Alison Sydor 🇨🇦 and many more. I craved anodised aluminum, dreamt of having a pair of Rock Shox Mag 21s, and bought myself some Onza porcupines. I got into racing, travelling locally to events in Ontario like Kelso and Glen Eden. Then school (and life) happened, and I lost sight of biking for a while, until I moved to the UK.

Since being in Brighton I marvel at how lucky I am to have the Downs behind me. I ride up in the South Downs as often as possible, and find even more zen in the maintaining of and tinkering with my bikes. Still craving anodised aluminum and upgrading bits and pieces where I can.

Sonder Prima AL

Sonder Prima AL

I've not meant to, but I've inadvertently bought British-designed bikes quite often: Mason, Cotic, Sonder. I was interested in the Sonder Colibri…

Mason Bokeh

Mason Bokeh

Living in Brighton on the cusp of the South Downs you've likely seen a Mason bike of some sort. As a now 10 year old boutique bike manufacturer set…

Ribble CGR AL

Ribble CGR AL

I bought this bike in late 2018 and it's been my go-to ever since. Gravel bikes are like swiss army knives — one bike, many uses — and the CGR AL doe…

Trek Superfly 8

Trek Superfly 8

I bought this bike second-hand back in 2018 as a replacement for my old and ageing Trek Paragon. As a 29er with a solid spec and excellent SID forks,…

Genesis Rapide RC Disc 3

Genesis Rapide RC Disc 3

Turns out the Rapide sub-brand from Genesis/Madison bikes was short-lived; it's no longer around, with all social media and website presence gone in…

Cotic BFe - SOLD 💸

Cotic BFe - SOLD 💸

Sadly my least-used bike, I built this up from various parts a few years ago and think it deserves more. Cotics seem to have a mild cult following,…