I sometimes wonder why I ride. In fact on a recent road ride it started to bother me. I’d had a fairly tumultuous winter but rode as much as I could or wanted too. I’d given up on mountain biking in December. The wet winter never affected my road rides as whenever I went out,…
Category: Training
Rule 5 – Tuesday Nights
I can’t sleep. Back to the old routine of super intense physical effort, pain, battle of will, endorphins, the rush that no drug can ever match. And the fear! I’m not used to it. Full tilt in a line at 45 kph the risk of toughing a wheel is immense. Don’t get dropped, don’t get dropped…
Wilier Cento 1 SR customer review
Wilier Cento1SR is it the best bike on the planet? – Andy Monk thinks so. He’s doing an Ironman later in the year and bought the Wilier to help him improve his time. “I’m sure we could all debate which set of wheels could take the above accolade ……… but what nobody can dispute is…
Is riding for fun the best way to train?
I am trying to get serious about my training but at the end of the day riding should be about fun.
Something has to change – if I need to keep up
I need to do something different if I want to keep up. Riders are getting faster and younger so I think that I need a coach. Read on to see what’s up.
Trying to ride under control – Wilier Cento Uno Air review
Rode today and had three things to think about: new bike to try, new position and new numbers to aim for. The bike was a Wilier Cento Uno Air, it looked very aero not necessarily my cup of tea. As I like to customise everything I decided to add clip-on aero bars to make me…
Lap dancing– awesome! Who’d think it was winter?
Winter is usually the time for easy miles, cold wet days and all your effort goes into keeping your spirits up. That is usually, but this is winter 2014. Last night it was mild with a promise of rain for eight so the plan was changed and we swapped quiet country lanes for the streets…
Cycling conundrums
Cycling produces many conundrums. For instance, should I use my touring and heavy Ridgeback Panorama or the svelte super light Scott Addict 10? When pushing up a climb should you use that false flat at the top for recovery or use it to push on the get back the speed lost on the ascent? I…
Overdoing it and the Scott Foil
I have been riding ever harder despite telling all that rest is the most important part of any training program. I can’t resist a hard ride. The feeling of riding on the limit is like a drug I give into every time that I get on the bike. Last Sunday all that I wanted to…
Obey the rules
When does a gathering become a movement? There were 27 out for an incident packed ride last night. It is incredibly social and very hard. You need to suffer to make it worthwhile. Put a lot in and you get a lot out. It was nice to hear Howard expounding the same views as me….
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