outdoors

The double whammy today. I decided that as it is still very hot, thoughts of staying indoors and sweating on the turbo were not as appealing as heading outdoors and getting in some fresh air and sunshine. However, I chose a shocker of a route in hindsight. Visiting some of the busier main roads Preston … Read more

And indeed it still is. It’s easy to think that once September rolls around the wintery chill returns immediately. But that is rarely the case. Right now we are bathed in 27c sunshine, which actually didn’t feel that crazy hot out there today. Just right. Just right, that is, for an impromptu on-road FTP Test. … Read more

Allegedly it’s Summer. And specifically today it’s the late August Bank Holiday. Of course, I got soaked. Feeling like a good bike ride would set off my Bank Holiday Monday with a flourish, I was up and raring to go from 7.50, though after doing a round of coffees, making breakfast for the kids, making … Read more

Today was what Wednesday should have been. Which is to say that I very deliberately took it easy today. But it was hard going to stay slow.  And not for the obvious reasons.  Foolishly I decided to go into the town centre today, somewhat forgetting that today is Saturday, and specifically at that time it … Read more