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Royston
- Member since Aug 8, 2008
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Tillicoultry , Scotland - 3 Followers
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Royston jessie-mmorgan's article
Aug 14, 2026 at 21:15
Aug 14, 2026
Pinkbike Poll: How Big Are Your Favourite Flat Pedals?
Do we not even get a free lollipop for helping companies acquire free data to make better products that we can later buy?
Royston mikekazimer's article
Aug 14, 2026 at 21:11
Aug 14, 2026
Round Up: All the Super-Short MTB Stems You Can Actually Buy
The one spec all of these 'new' stem manufacturers seem to have agreed on is price....$fookin ridiculous + $10
Royston mattbeer's article
Aug 7, 2026 at 10:14
Aug 7, 2026
Pinkbike Poll: Are You a Brand Loyalist?
I'm an absolute bike brand slag.
I've been with everyone
Royston stephanepelletier's article
Jun 18, 2025 at 15:54
Jun 18, 2025
Specialized Confirms Brembo Brakes on Gravity Team Bikes for 2025
About bloody time Brembo brakes came to mountainbiking....I'm sick and tired of only paying £400 for a set of brakes, finally I can buy a set for £750 and start to actually use all this spare money I've got laying around....
Royston Trans-Caledonia's article
Jun 13, 2025 at 4:59
Jun 13, 2025
Trans Caledonia Enduro Brings Six Days of Racing to Scotland in 2026
Midgies are purely motivational. The faster you go the less you get bitten, but on the other hand, the ones that can bite you while you're traveling at 30km/h are dedicated, athletic hunters that'll steal your wallet after they've finished munching you.
Good luck, may the odds ever be in your favour
Royston edspratt's article
May 4, 2024 at 15:31
May 4, 2024
Semi-Final Results from the Fort William DH World Cup 2024
In any branch of cycling, is the UCI viewed as a positive force? It seems that they are self appointed and are not fit for purpose across the board. The sport of cycling should abandon them and form a new governing body with a better understanding of the appeal of the sport and modern viewing platforms.
Royston edspratt's article
Jun 10, 2023 at 21:28
Jun 10, 2023
Video: Elite Women's Winning Run from the Lenzerheide DH World Cup 2023
The difference is expectation.
If the product is free, it is much easier to forgive teething problems and quality issues.
If you charge a fee, it somewhat implies that the people involved are professionals that back their own competence to deliver a premium service. It's harder to ignore issues or quality drops compared to the preceeding free product.
Royston si-paton's article
Apr 10, 2023 at 10:34
Apr 10, 2023
Details Announced for the Pinkbike Balance Bike World Championships
Hopefully there will be a fantasy league for this event
Royston passilabicycles's article
Mar 22, 2023 at 16:30
Mar 22, 2023
Pässilä's Runtu Titanium Enduro Hardtail & An eMTB Proto with Automatic Transmission
E bike with automatic transmission...sweet....looking forward to when they design something to eliminate the boring pedalling bit...maybe make it have 4 wheels so I don't have to waste precious gnar shredding time on balancing...
Royston edspratt's article
Mar 17, 2023 at 5:32
Mar 17, 2023
Industry Digest: Record Sales, Pon.Bike's Lithuania Bike Factory, Rab's Cycling Apparel & More
"But are consumers aware of the three-class system?"
No I don't know the three-class system well, hopefully this article will make it very easy to understand in a succinct fashion.....maybe a table showing the differences, so the consumer doesn't have to do additional reading.
