Well here's the ride I did yesterday https://www.strava.com/activities/82896536I used my geared bike and when we were going up hills the easiest gear was nowhere near low enough! Everyone else was spinning but I was having to shove so hard my … [Read more...] about My first ride in the Lake District and the damage done.
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Bye bye Dura Ace
When I bought my first (and still current) road bike I knew that it had enjoyed a rather 'lively' existance before becoming a part of my modest stable. It had Dura Ace durrelier and front crankset and Ultegra brifters and front changer, and there's … [Read more...] about Bye bye Dura Ace
How to stop getting punctures on your bike
Punctures were starting to take the enjoyment out of my cycling until I found out how to stop getting punctures. I had a job on an industrial estate and had to cycle past a windscreen repair place that always had a skip full of glass outside; I … [Read more...] about How to stop getting punctures on your bike
Bye bye BSO MTB, you were…
...shit. I bought you in 2001 when I decided that I would cycle everywhere instead of driving. My previous bike was a Raleigh Mustang bought with my paper-round money, by comparison you (what were you? A Raleigh Montana?) were light as a … [Read more...] about Bye bye BSO MTB, you were…
Hanging bicycle storage
A few friends have asked me how I hang my bicycles to store them. My bikes hang in the passageway between my house and the neighbour's house, so they're secure (we have a lockable gate) and they're out of the weather. One of the bikes hangs … [Read more...] about Hanging bicycle storage
Dunwich Dynamo – a brief report
This was my first Dunwich Dynamo and it won't be my last. From the very start I was amazed at the sheer volume of bikes on the road, big bikes, little bikes, tandems, recumbents and a fleet of postmen on their Royal Mail bikes (incidentally they were … [Read more...] about Dunwich Dynamo – a brief report