Month: November 2011

  • Slimed!

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    I punctured my front tyre on the bike this morning going through a lane that had just had its hedgerow heavily trimmed by the farmer. The slime really wanted to seal it but a thorn stuck in the tyre wouldn’t let it. I changed tubes but by the time I tried to roll the slime…

  • A Windy Friend

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    The wind can be your training friend you know, and not just in the tailwind variety. If you train on the bike with a power meter you learn to ride at the power and effort that you want for the planned session. It becomes easier to ride with a steadier heart rate over rolling terrain,…

  • Goodbye, Stu

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    We said goodbye to our friend Stuart MacCormac today. A sad day, and we all learnt something, I hope. We are the sum of our experiences, and I hope that Stu’s drive, cheerfulness and enthusiasm for fun has rubbed off on all of us. Coincidentally today is the first day of my training programme for…

  • Travelling

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      Cycling is a great thing. You can travel large distances, get in the lanes and see the countryside, up to the hills, and out to the coast seeing places that others don’t get into. You can see the world at a pace that others miss.   The best way to add to this is…

  • Preppie

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    I’m into a second week of preparation work before training begins in earnest next week. All this means is that I’m “training” again after a period of 6 weeks of mucking about and doing what I felt like. What I felt like turned out to be almost no swimming, bugger all cycling other than commuting…