Sep 2, 2018 | Cycling, Helmets, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Sportive
Should the wearing of helmets be compulsory for cyclists…? The debate rages on, many newspaper column inches are written, pundits give their reasoned arguments and ‘experts’ mostly say it would be a ‘good thing’. Everybody who is anybody has an opinion. Whether you...
Apr 4, 2018 | Cycling, Indoor Cycling, Turbo Trainer, Zwift
Turbo Trainer – Elite Qubo Digital Smart B+ Having started back riding (in April 17) with a set of ‘dumb’ Rollers, by June, I was convinced that I needed something a bit more ‘realistic’, a Trainer that I could work with that would be capable of a full training plan....
Sep 11, 2017 | Cycling, Road Cycling, The Rules, Velominati
In 2013 a small book was published called “The Rules – The Way of the Cycling Disciple.” It was written by a group of passionate cyclist who called themselves the Velominati. With the explanation that; “Velominati.com is one of the world’s most popular and rapidly...
Mar 10, 2017 | The Crash, Uncategorized
At 8:00am on Sunday 29th January 2017 I ventured out for a 25ml training ride. It was a bright, cold winters morning. It was very cold, at approx. 2°C, but with no frost or ice visible. I thought it was a good opportunity to get some winter miles in. 10mins into my...
Feb 20, 2017 | Crowdfunding, Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, SpeedX
On a wet Thursday at the back end of January 2017, there was a heavy pounding on the front door… with a very wet TNT driver standing there trying to deliver a very large box…! My new bike had arrived…. I unboxed it and looked it over… it was fantastic… awesome…...