Last time I tackled this hill was in the company of my friend Jeremy. On that occasion he had no difficulty in leaving me behind as he stomped his way up Bison Hill, occasionally looking back to make sure … Continue reading
I recently blogged about my friend Jon (here) who amongst other things I described as a “good egg”. You might generally assume this is a complementary term. He’s a runner and also has his own blog Cobbies Collective Contemplations where … Continue reading
Here’s a few highlights of yesterday’s 43 mile round trip to work: This has to be the best possible weather – hot, sunny and still. Rachel, meanwhile, is wilting a bit in this glorious weather; Didn’t get that possible downpour … Continue reading
We have just completed a review of these interesting snack bars, which included our super picky, dubious and questioning eldest teenage daughter. We talk about the company, their range of flavours, whether they are excellent or absolute garbage and … Continue reading
“Flippin’ heck this is bad news” I thought as yet again I got cramp in my right foot while I was cycling to work yesterday. What made it even worse was my left foot followed a few seconds later in … Continue reading
You might have seen I am toying with the idea of doing the C2C in 2014. That is the 150 mile route involving 4,500ft of ascend / descending. It seems a terribly daunting thing to do but I can’t put … Continue reading
Okay you will already know from the previous post that I have been in need of a new rim, following last weekend’s “mishap”. So I collected my repaired bike from our LBS and was delighted with the price tag. All … Continue reading
This morning I went for a pre-breakfast cycle ride but didn’t get very far… I was so disappointed. I was only a few miles into my long-awaited Saturday morning bike ride when disaster struck. Before you say anything, no I … Continue reading
Earlier this week I was in London; lots of cyclists buzzing around as usual. Picked up a freebee copy of the Evening Standard and there was a little article which entitled Why are drivers so impatient to kill cyclists? Naturally that … Continue reading
Last year we rode one of the Coast to Coast routes as a family, from Silloth to Tyneside. What made it special was doing this with another family who we are friendly with. It was a fairly gentle, easy … Continue reading
My daughter is not having too much luck with SPD pedals. Last year we had the disastrous Raleigh Outback SPD pedals which are never getting fitted to any of our bikes again. While most converts to SPD pedals experience few … Continue reading
Last night I went to ‘homegroup’. This is quite common in churches nowadays and it’s a mid week meeting arranged at someone’s home. They’re normally fairly informal gatherings of people and there’s a load of these going on in our … Continue reading
One of my colleagues has one of these, albeit a 2012 version. After work one day we cycled for about 15 miles until we went off in our separate directions and during that time I picked up quite a few … Continue reading
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Recently we had a weeks holiday in Penestin which is in southern Brittany and on the coast. I like this bit of France! A really pleasant journey getting there, including the overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo and … Continue reading
Cyclists at sunrise Barcelona
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