Bosch IXO Electric Screwdriver

In the first of my 'useful things that are handy for mountainboarding, but aren't absolutely essential' series of articles, is this short one detailing the merits of the....

Bosch IXO Electric Screwdriver!

Small and handy, this tool is perfect for tinkering with the angle of snowboard bindings as it comes direct with the 4mm attachment required.  Featuring ergonomic grip, charging cradle and easy switched forward/reverse operation, this screw driver can reduce a noSno down to the size of a small suitcase in a matter of seconds!  This attachment will also fit MBS Matrix adjustment screws, shaving vital seconds off your changing egg shocks speed record (for the 'Dirt-Box Egg-Shock Speed Change Challenge!').  I paid approximately £35 around 4 years ago from a DIY store and it's still going strong as ever but getting one a bit cheaper on-line should be easy enough.

 

Small enough to pack in a backpack, but also powerful for many jobs around the house too, the Bosch IXO Electric Screwdriver isn't essential, but it is certainly very, very useful. 

Return of the Macc - It's officially Annual!

So, just to start with a little bit of history.  Way back in late 2008, Roger (LB4UL), JC and Joe Gatley hatched an idea to encourage more people to come out freeriding: the plan - meet up in the middle of an isolated forest at the coldest time of the year.  From the subsequent photos and the writeup, it appeared to be a success and the following year, with yet again frost all around, more riders turned up to do it all again.  I wrote about it here, it was a good'un.

Same thing happened again last December.  Not so many riders this time, but still plenty of action taking place and enough of a buzz to keep the spirit alive.  Fast forward to late November 2011 and murmurings were taking place here and there, especially over twitter, suddenly the cool place to hang out.  'Surely there's going to be another Macc event?', these 140 character limited messages requested.  But bar a few reassuring responses, not much was happening - the lead up to Christmas suddenly becoming very busy busy for everyone.  And that might have been the end of the story.....

New Year Stuff

2011 - What a year!  And I'm not the only one with Roger 'LeapB4ULook' and Chris '6th Degree' looking back equally fondly.

But no time to reminisce...2012 is here!  No point making definite resolutions since we're all going to die horribly in several apocalypses anyway, so on the off chance that we survive another 12 months, here's the run down of what I'd like to do.... 

Work less!!  Not ride more, as I do quite a lot of that anyway.  No, I'd prefer to work less so that I'm less tired when I do ride.

Ride more often at Hales Superbole.  I love the 'bole and everytime I go, they've built even more stuff.  Plus Mark's a top bloke.  And the BX gets my heart racing a bit too much (in a good way).

Ride at both 'Dave' and Whinlatter for Rounds 1 and 2 of the new UK downhill Series.  Probably not Dunkeld though, it's a bit far for me unless I can convince the family to have a nice holiday up North.

Freeride at:

• Wendover Woods with the Rem boys, 
• explore more of the Chicksands bike park, 
• ride The Wrekin (remembering larger tires and brakes this time), 
• ride the Lickey Hills (new contract job not far from here, fingers crossed), 
• ride Burton Dassett with Jay (beautiful location not far from M40).
• Macclesfield Forest (easy one this - all arranged here)

In general, I'm going to try and film on a semi regular basis, but not so much as it gets in the way of the riding.  Playing with mounts is fun though so this'll keep it all fresh.

Buy some flexi composite axles from noSno.  If I put away a pound a day, I'll be able afford them by August :-D

Plus, I'd like to ride more with more riders in general.  Want to ride with me in the Midlands or can suggest somewhere awesome new to try out?  Please get in touch! So, unless we all die in the meantime, Cheers and happy riding in 2012!