No problems deciding what I was going to ride today. We have a Scott Scale 29er Pro demo that has to be ridden. I’ve already swapped my 26″ commuter for a 700c and love the smooth ride so maybe the offroad change would be the same. The ride started in the dark, a miserable winter…
Tag: Winter rides
Hidden miles
If you’ve read any of these posts you’ll know that I have a new bike and that I commute. The commuting miles are the hidden miles, they go unrecorded, unnoticed. Last night I watched Chasing Legends so had to ride this morning. I couldn’t not ride after watching those Heroes. Despite having new road shoes…
To dangerous to ride…..
Its been cold for a long time and most of the local trails had an ice covering as the snow had been packed down by walkers and riders. In palces the ice was clear and solid. Last night the wind blew from the South and whislt it was still wintery cold it was well above…
Has it come to this?
What sort of a country do we live in? Winter arrives and it gets cold so what does the media do? It rants as if cold weather and snow are a news item. Then to make matters worse (especially for me as a retailer), shopping replaces snow as the number one news item. I woke…
The days are getting longer……. and bikes bigger
Oh Joy of Joys, I woke this morning in the pitch black knowing that summer is on the way. We have started to see the nights getting shorter. Always look on the bright side of life. Whilst my foot still hurts I have found that riding is not just possible but easy. I was out…
Is it an excuse to blame the weather?
As I sit here with an ice pack on my ankle I am worried that now the swelling has gone down I may have actually cracked a bone. I start the blog like this as yesterday was Sunday and we all know what Sundays are for. They are for riding. I had a lay in….
Social riding is fun
All my life riding has been about going fast. I really enjoy my rides but there is always a serious element. This week, like last, it was going to be an easy cruise. It was so relaxing, it was fun, it was social. We had a good chin wag and stopping for a pee or…
Snow and a family sacrifice
What a day? The choices would have been: ride, run, walk, XC ski. All excellent ways to commute on a day like this. Cissbury would be amazing. But, in my hard working household, my daughter needed a lift to work for a 7am start. All those choices and I drove! The great thing about this…
Coldest ride that I can remember
It was showing minus 4 when I left. I was layered up, had a Buff sealing neck, ears and head with just my cheeks and nose exposed and my Northwave Celsius boots. It was going to be a cold one so I packed some old ski gloves and a spare fleece. We met at 7:30…
Beating the weather
Make the most of it while you can. We are due for some harsh weather so I went for an early ride. It was great, didn’t notice the wind on the way out which was good but did on the way back (behind me) which was better. Going up Titch Hill the sky looked really…
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