Year: 2009

So, we dragged ourselves out of bed at a ridiculous time for a Christmas day morning and were out the door for 9 o’clock, eek! By the end of the walk some 7 hours later I looked and felt a bit pooped, Shona as usual was fine and still ‘Tigger-bouncy’. Read More

just got back from a week in spain with everyone at FreerideSpain in the very sunny Alpujarras region. We took the roadbikes for a last fling in the sunshine for 2009. It wasn’t the plan but somehow managed to ride every day… up to the alledged second highest village in Read More

just back from 45 miles on the crosser. Lovely Sunshiney Day. hope it’s like this next Sunday, i hate walking up hills in the rain :o)

Okay, finally got the image from the event photographer. Number 346 in daft things to do is pop down and see your friends racing around a field in the middle of the night, in the middle of the night… It started as many things seem to around here as one Read More

it’s not big and it’s not clever. thought it was about time to do a rim swap on Shona’s CrossCheck front wheel. Popped my relatively new Phil build on to keep her going and slipped the Landcruiser on her old wheel for one more time to ride into work where Read More

…it’s time to do a bit of running. 3 Peaks forms out tonight y’all.

So, now the dust has settled and the legs have returned to their normal state of just a dull hum. We did okay. That’s ‘we’ as in me and Shona. All I had to do was ride. She gets to add up calories and carbs, fill my pockets, wash the Read More

I’d like to thank big wheels, carbon XXX seatposts, tubeless tyres, the sun gods and Crispin for being the wind in our sails. seriously tho’ thanks Pat for the organisation and especially Shona for looking after me and poking me with a sharp stick at 5am when i really didn’t Read More

Ready? * I know I’m not.

ain’t it cool? 1st proper outing on sunday – the sun will shine… ps title credit to this fab site