So long time to blog, and seeing as the last one was written around the subject of Fish Keeping, it's even longer since I put both middle fingers to keyboard on the subject of bikes and the riding there of. Well mea culpa (whatever that means), sorry, I know I've been letting down my loyal …
Continue reading Spring has Sprung at last – Time to ride mes amis……..
Well, firstly let me say there really isn't one. This is just an exercise in finding excuses for the lack of recent cycling in my life, but having thought about it while I've been typing this first sentence I think my semi-fertile grey matter may have conjured up a very tenuous connection that I can …
Continue reading The Link Between Marine Fishkeeping and Cycling
Let me start with a little story. It's a true one, it happened just last week and it happened to me. I was winding my way home on my road bike, just cruising along through the last 10 miles or so of a fifty mile odd loop through some of my favorite local country lanes. I …
Continue reading Why can Cyclists be some of the rudest people on the planet?
I ran 5 kilometres on a treadmill this morning. This is easily the furthest I've run indoors or indeed out for at least 10 years. Now sitting in my kitchen writing this over an hour later I'm still waiting for the random muscle spasms in my right calf muscle to subside, and as the old …
Continue reading Torture by Treadmill – Cross Training Pain for Probably Very Little Gain.
In preparation for the long-awaited rebuild of my poor long-suffering and chronically neglected Lapierre Zesty I've been watching a few 'how to' videos on the wonderful world of YouTube. And what I've concluded is that they can quickly lull you into a false sense of security about the task you're about to attempt. Take the …
Well I'm back on the turbo. Almost two years ago when I first started this blog I wrote a post extolling the virtues of the turbo trainer. (If you scroll down far enough you can read it later if you want ) Like a lot of my posts seem to be it was filled with …
Well, as I've mentioned before my knee hurts. Its grumbled on and off for a good few years. It likes to remind me of the misuse and neglect I've subjected my moving parts to since I've been capable of moving around under my own steam. It likes to remind me that I'm not 21 and …
I am awesomely weak when it comes to spunking my pitiful disposable income on the latest 'must have' cycling trends. Dropper posts, 29' wheels, 1x whatever drivetrain - I've fitted them all and then wondered why I've really bothered. Even when it's something I really am going to use if there's a chance to over …
Well as some may have seen of the book of faces, the new bike in the shed has had its maiden trip out. So whats the verdict? has the whole exercise been a colossal waste of time and money? or have I inadvertently created cycling nirvana? The truth as it usually seems to be is …
In our last gripping instalment your faithful correspondent had offered some half-hearted excuses and tried to explain the rational behind his latest cycling folly. So what did I buy?? Ladies and Gentlepeoples, let me introduce 'Little Blue' This is the eBay picture which instantly caught my roving eye as i scrolled down the endless listings …
Continue reading I Just Love The Smell Of GT85 In The Mornings…….
The Declining Cyclist 