Sometimes you have to ask yourself why you ride. To get fit, to, to keep fit, to be social, to get there, for fun, to be outside, or simply for pleasure. I acheived all but social. With the weather forecast looking grim I needed a plan to get the most out of my weekend. It…
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Storck Aernario Disc, Stan’s Bike Shack and summer temperatures
What month is it? June? July? Usually at this time of year I pile half a dozen clothing options on the stairs at night so that I can choose the most appropriate get up for our changeable and unreliable British weather. Not so last night, I put just shorts baselayer and jersey as I have…
Easing back into cycling on the NC2
My last decent ride was on a 160k on the 20th October and that was warm enough for shorts and jersey albeit rather wet. Of course I have had a few short rides since and did a some running but since the 6th November I have done nothing bar a couple of trips to town…
A different sort of ride
You can ride a bike whichever way that you want. There are road bikes, mountain bikes and everything else in between. The bike often dictates how you will ride. I wanted to do something different today. I wanted a relaxing trip and chose the commuter, it is a Ridgeback Panorama touring bike and I wanted…
Oscars, mud and poo
Today is Oscar day and by coincidence, I was going to be making a film. We were shooting a “pilot” for a Downs Link movie. Its not going to be a block buster but a nice intro for families and leisure riders that don’t know about this great asset of ours. Not wanting to waste…
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