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London Skyride 2011

Posted on 5 September, 2011 by doug

Rachel taking the Boris Bike challenge  “If you think I’m EVER going for another bike ride…… and by the way, did you know I HATE riding bikes?” exclaimed Rachel, although it had to be said, she did voluntarily come along. … Continue reading →

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London 2011 Skyride – heavy rain forecast

Posted on 3 September, 2011 by doug

I’m looking forward to taking the kids to the London Skyride 2011 as it has been so great over the last two years.  Having said that, the weather looks horrible with heavy rain forecast for Central London in the morning, … Continue reading →

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Overloading our car with bikes!

Posted on 30 August, 2011 by doug

Our brilliant but overloaded VW Vento When we go on holiday we normally take Rachel’s VW as it’s got a bigger boot than my car.  That has been fine for all kinds of camping trips with and without bikes but … Continue reading →

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How do you prevent cramp?

Posted on 1 August, 2011 by doug

Riding to work again today led me to have cramp in my right foot.  I’ve had this before, not sure why.  What is strange is that it happened in exactly the same place approaching the same roundabout. “This is weird” … Continue reading →

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How often should I replace my helmet?

Posted on 24 July, 2011 by doug

This brief blog post follows one from Thursday 21st July, when I got a new helmet. I was a bit perplexed at being advised to replace it after 2-3 years, so I e-mailed Evans Cycles to query this.  Their response … Continue reading →

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Brooks B17 review – first few months

Posted on 22 July, 2011 by doug

There was never much of a question in my mind about what make of saddle I would have on my new bike, it’s clear enough, it had to be a Brooks.  I did consider some of their more up market … Continue reading →

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How many bikes?

Posted on 9 July, 2011 by doug

If you’re a regular reader you will already know I’ve got a couple of bikes.  The oldest is my 1984 Dawes Galaxy and earlier this year I added the Thorn Audax Mk3.  To be honest I have been feeling a … Continue reading →

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Royal Wedding antidote

Posted on 30 April, 2011 by doug

What could be more English than a beautiful countryside lane like this? Yesterday it seemed almost the whole country stopped for the Royal Wedding.  I did too but I managed to get out while it was all still going on. … Continue reading →

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Goals to aim for – update

Posted on 29 April, 2011 by doug

Here’s a quick update of how I’m doing with the goals I set myself on 2nd April: 1. Detox myselfI had a caffeine free trial, just to see what it was like.  The first few hours were “noticeable” and then I carried … Continue reading →

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Cyclists are friendly afterall!

Posted on 27 April, 2011 by doug

One of today’s sights: a crop of Rape Seed growing near Soulbury I had a fantastic ride today, about 52 miles all in beautiful clear sunshine. Following on from the blog post earlier today about cyclists and runners not always … Continue reading →

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Cycling repair kit

Posted on 27 April, 2011 by doug

I am trying to get the balance right here in terms of what I should take, just in case there’s some kind of problem while I’m out riding.  My normal default approach is to be too light on these things … Continue reading →

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39 Stone Cyclist – Cycling Active magazine

Posted on 14 March, 2011 by doug

Another good read in what must be the current best value general cycling magazine around.  Plenty of variety in the articles covering fitness, kit, nutrition and features on cyclists.  The article on Emily Brooke’s LEJOG ride was very interesting but the … Continue reading →

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Another great day in the Cotwolds

Posted on 11 November, 2010 by doug

Just about every thing went to plan on this bike ride.  We did this on 10th November 2010. We arranged to meet at Burford again, a really nice car park, free and the same as the night ride earlier in … Continue reading →

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