I have just fitted a Brooks B17 narrow saddle to my Ridgeback Panorama. This bike was perfect. It was set up like my road bike, it was like a full on grand tourismo, built for speed…. But it weighs 27lbs, 40lbs with panniers. So it is not a speed machine. It only felt comfortable because…
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Cars aren’t all bad
More new faces, it’s getting faster, the wind is dropping (at last) and the bunch stayed together. That is a good summary of last night’s ride. Cars were an issue but not all bad. British drivers have been brain washed by their parents to think that they have rights way above any other user of…
Scott Foil is a Strava winner
They say that it’s all in the mind and another great quote is “it’s not about the bike”. Well I don’t know about that. Last night I was dreading the ride thinking that my legs would not be up to it. I sat in for long periods and struggled to close the gaps when I…
Masochism and the joys of riding a bike
Suffering is what many cyclists want. Why enter a sportive if you don’t want to suffer? Never enter a race if you don’t want pain. But people do. Quite normal sensible people do. Why? Perhaps that in a our safe, over eating, under exercising, often desk bound and motoring lives we, occasionally and for some…
Sometimes it’s all in the mind – the social implementation of pain
I couldn’t wait for last night’s Tuesday Thrash. I hadn’t really ridden since last week’s. I had done a few runs and a short easy mountain bike ride on Sunday so I was raring to go. We set of slowly but then on The Warren and Crockhurst some loony raced up. I tried to control…
Strengths and weaknesses and riding in the Alps
Every rider has strengths and weaknesses. I think that I am a crappy climber. My power to weight ratio seems poor. I lack strength. I barely get over 300 watts on the B-kool trainer. I can’t win a race whatever I do. All in all I’m not much good. So what can I do? I…
Sharing the load. 3T Ergosum bar review
It was really warm as the group gathered by the pier with lots of faces that I had not seen before. It all started slow enough but then it gradually increased in speed. It was the same old bunch at the front but with some notable reinforcements. Not only were these guys strong but willing…
Check your bolts but not the weather. Garmin Edge 510 review
The forecast this weekend was pants so my buddies were debating whether to ride, and if so, what to wear for the Little Lumpy 100 mile Sportive. How wrong could the forecast be? I was riding local and left at 7:30am with a chill in the air but I only needed arm warmers for protection….
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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