Another Fine How Do You Do

Another nice day out, it would have been a shame to waste it indoors. However lunch time is always a little sketchy for riding due to people going a bit quick on the sandwich run, so I opted for mostly a countryside ride. I would have said that meant more than average pot holes and … Read more

Where Did That Come From?

I went out today with the idea of doing a more chilled and laid back ride. I did a workout yesterday, and so figured today could be something a touch easier. Does that ever work outside? No. Instead I found myself absolutely tearing along. Whether it was a favourable tailwind, or simply feeling nicer what … Read more

Grit Stick

My idea of fun is not being soaked to the skin, covered in grit, and getting blasted by 60kph gusts. But that was the gist of tonight’s ride. Now, it didn’t start that way. Well, it kind of did. I took about 30 minutes getting ready, largely because I’d left it very late in the … Read more

The Hour Road Test

At some point this week I remember saying about wanting to do a longer road ride, but finding it a bit nervy out there for various reasons. The idea today was to do an hour, at as fast a pace as possible, out on the open roads. But with the caveat that I didn’t want … Read more

When 60km Feels Like 100

It’s been a pretty tough week out there on the bike. Part of the issue is I’ve not managed a full hour on two out of three rides, which has brought the overall distance covered – so far – down by about 5-10km, but even so, I’m definitely lacking overall. I will say it’s harder … Read more