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 …
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My Month on Bikes – August
August it turned out was a bumper month for riding - indoors and out, on and off road, I managed to twiddle my cranks through the full range of cycling experiences ...... oh, and I've bought another bike sight unseen off eBay again! First as always the stats. The total distance ridden was a pretty …
My Month on Bikes – July
July totals are a bit down, just 211.59km in total last month, but there are a couple of reasons honestly! Firstly July was firmly the first month of the year when the off road days in the saddle overtook the thin tyre adventures. Now days on the MTB vs on the road are always lower …
Zwift Racing – how to be competive with random strangers from all over the world from the comfort of your own home.
What do two Americans, two Brits, one Italian and one German have in common? well there may certainly be other random things that link this particular demographic, but last week we were all locked in a no holds bared struggle over the mid pack placing's in a Cat C Zwift race the results of which …
Lockdown KOM Hunting – Suddenly after all these years I’m feeling competitive again …..
A surprise appearance on a Strava leaderboard leads to a worrying obsession
Why can Cyclists be some of the rudest people on the planet?
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 …
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The Declining Cyclist 