Riding for the sheer joy of riding

I went out for an easy ride today to see how my legs would feel after last week’s trauma. We left in drizzle but that soon blew over and we spent most of the ride in the sun and wind. The trails are bone dry and dusty.  It is wonderful.  We rode a load of…

Stripped for action

I couldn’t go far today as I needed to meet a customer at 8 but I did ride and really dressed for the occasion. No tights but flashy red shorts and knee warmers, no over shoes so everyone could admire my brilliant white NW Typhoon shoes, no Buff or cap and a brand new Kask…

Talk about bikes……

Talking about bikes. Its not as good as riding them. This week I went to the Madison Cycles show. Boy, there’s some tasty stuff around. The XTR duo crank is probably the best bit of MTB kit that I’ve seen in a long while. There’s a carbon version of everything. Give me seven grand and…