All things smooth tarmac and braving the traffic
When this picture was taken around 2km from the top of the Category 1 rated Sa Calobra climb I could have described to you in great detail the interesting patterns the sweat dripping off my nose was making in salty swirls on the top tube and bar stem of my bike. I could detail how …
Continue reading Riding Mallorca Day 2 – Sa Calobra and other hills of pain
This was the end of season two day trip I'd been looking forward to for the last couple of months. Two days of riding on the Balearic island of Mallorca staying in the cycling hotspot of Port de Pollenca riding hired bikes I could never afford back home in the UK. Sun, cycling friendly roads, …
Ok, so with the rather less than shiny new purchase clamped into the work stand it was time to assess exactly what I had here - was it the bargain of the century or a total disaster of a money pit which was going to cost me far to much to fix? The truth as …
It would seem I simply just can't help myself. Literally as soon as I've got a little bit of spare cash I'm straight on the internet looking for another 'bargain' buy that I just have to impulsively purchase straight away. You see after the great mountain bike swapathon a few months back when the dust …
For years now most of my road based excursions seem to naturally fall around the 50 - 70km distance mark. Not sure why, it just seems to be the distance that most of my regular riding loops from my home fall around. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this, most of us have our …
Continue reading Unlocking the secret sauce for long rides….
Way back last October when I was waxing lyrically about how buying the new Zwift Ride indoor trainer was going to revolutionise my winter training I mentioned that one of the side benefits was going to be taking the chance over the winter off season finally tackle the long overdue rebuild of my Sabbath Silk …
Continue reading Spring Tune-Up: Rebuilding My Old Road Bike
I was talking to a fellow riding mate in the pub the other night and during our wide ranging discussion on life, riding and the woes of our respective children one of the subjects we touched on was the occasional instances where the inadvertent separation of bicycle and rider occur, and during this discussion I …
I’d like to start by saying that now I’ve typed that title out I’ve committed myself a nursery rhyme ear worm from hell for the rest of the day. Right, so this year for the first time in my professional working career I’ve been in receipt of a modest pay bonus from my employer. In …
This my friends is a bike I've long lusted after but never been able to afford and/or justify owning - a Moulton TSR22 and it's brand new and all mine 😊😊😊😊 These somewhat (alright 'very') niche machines have changed very little in their overall design since their inception in the late 1970's and are still …
I’ve been told I’m a bit psychotic and need help after posting a little anecdote as a comment on a YouTube video. It’s prompted an uncharacteristic bout of self-analysis while I was on the indoor trainer this morning ....... and after some deep inner soul searching and deeper self reflection on the incident in question …
The Declining Cyclist 