Just had to get these filled up with stuff and haul myself up the nearest hill to try them out. It’s an Epic Designs frame bag and fuel tank – for fig rolls not petrol silly. They were actually ordered to fit my Karate Monkey but they happily fit the Read More
Brrrr….
Hella cold this morning and i say that from inside the van :o(All hail the hardy cyclecommuter – i am not worthy.
Terminology Folly
I like this, terminology folly.Sometimes the buying of a bicycle just takes too long. Is it because we all demand too much choice? Even when what’s put down in front of you will do the job just right we still look for something to choose it over. FFS choose a Read More
Tour de Scottish Borders
Hey Y’all, Just got back from a fab trip up north to the Borders. Goes like this… Get up early Saturday morning and hop on the stoopid o’clock train to Carlisle.Bikes loaded up and ready to go on the platform Rolled gently out of town on quiet roads. We’d planned Read More
Sunshine and a rainbow.
What a great wakeup call. A couple of days in the Trough of Bowland, a bit wet underfoot and midgy as hell but fun nevertheless.
Two wheels, four legs and a very long night…
Have you ever uttered a throw away comment on the way to the bmx track only to have it come back and bite you on the bum? This is the wholefood cafe in the middle of Machynlleth. It happens to be a great place to stop off on a long Read More
Blimey, look everyone that old blokes riding round the track! And hell it’s hard work too :o) That’s my winter training sorted then – bit of bmx riding, running and i might even throw in some riding on a real sized bike. All that standing up and pedaling really seems Read More
Marsden Moor
Sunday – got ready to go riding, looked out the front door and the rain was horizontally lashing it down. Time for another cup of tea and a slice of cake, yum. Once that shower had stopped, me and my Monkey rolled out the front door. Trundled up the techy Read More
Road ridin’
Well, that’s the Polka Dot Gran Fondo over for another year. I remembered it as long climbs followed by scorching descents through some of the best roads in the Peak District and surrounding areas, in blazing sunshine. That was a couple of years ago though. This year it started to Read More