Getting fit through indoor cycling
Today’s ride was, in part, inspired by my End of Year Review. It’s always nice to get out and do a scenic route – those make up the most memorable rides. And also I have decided to do more climbing this year. That can either be done indoors, or – more preferably – outdoors, weather … Read more
If I had my way, every day would be like this. Wake up around 9am, grab a fresh cup of coffee whilst thinking about where to ride my bike. Have a thought that I might need some fuel for the ride so toast a couple of slices of wholemeal, honey on one, Nutella on the … Read more
Enjoying my Christmas break, I managed to get outdoors again today, even if it is / was still wet out there. Fortunately I timed my ride perfectly (thank you BBC weather app) and was home with 10 minutes to spare before the heavens opened. The early bird, and all that. Anyway, I went out today … Read more
The other day I decided to ramp test myself. It’s a fallacy really, as I said at the time. There’s no way, in my admittedly uneducated mind, that a ramp test can accurately determine your FTP. For that you need either the 20 minute test, or more preferably (imho) the 4DP test. But here’s the … Read more
Last Christmas Eve I cycled down to Winckley Square in Preston town centre and admired the tree. Somehow it felt very Christmassy to do that. Doing it 3 days after the big day? Yeah… not so much. Still, I did it. I wanted to, and I did. Just later than planned. Bit of an anti-climax, … Read more