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Posted on July 27, 2020
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While Adam has been putting the finishing touches to the Charge Plug single speed that he bought, I have been looking for a similar project. Adam found a completely unloved Charge going for a decent price and set to work turning it into a… Continue Reading “Project Commute”
Posted on March 15, 2020
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The ever worsening situation surrounding the Covid-19 virus has been the main story for every news broadcast, paper and online media platform. We’ve seen incredibly sad images from around the globe of people losing their lives to this aggressive virus. It came as no… Continue Reading “See You On The Other Side…..”
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bikes, covid-19, cycling, cyclist, england, giro d'italia, health, italy, pro cycling, road bike, road cycling, science, sport, surrey, training, uk
Posted on October 23, 2019
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When I look back over the last few years I’m always pretty shocked about how much I’ve accomplished on a bicycle. From the London to Brighton and London to Paris to the Ride London I’ve completed things that, 10 years ago, would have been… Continue Reading “The Stage Is Set”
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Posted on July 6, 2019
by iamiain
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Last Friday I set off for Stockholm with my friends Ben and Cameron to see another one of our friends, Rob, who has lived out there for over 10 years. We’d planned this as a cycling holiday, using Rob’s house as a base, but… Continue Reading “Svenska Cykel”
Category: cyclingTags: beer, bicycle, bike box alan, blog, cycling, cycling holidays, ferry, friends, road bike, roadie, stockholm, sweden, travel
Posted on May 24, 2019
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Yesterday I turned 42. It’s not a number that is celebrated outside of fans of the Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy but I was determined, as with most previous birthdays, to get out on my bike and prove to myself that 42 is really quite an… Continue Reading “Another Year Older…”
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bike, cycling, cyclist, fitness, fitness motivation, hills, london, ride london, road bike, road cycling, road cyclist, surrey, training
Posted on May 6, 2019
by iamiain
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One of the by-products of buying a set of new wheels is that you end up with a set of wheels that suddenly aren’t doing very much. I had this very scenario, with a decent set of DT Swiss wheels from my Specialized so… Continue Reading “Upgrading Old Faithful”
Category: cyclingTags: bar tape, bicycle, bike, disc brakes, felt, gcn, handlebars, maintenance, road bike, specialized, upgrades, wheels, youtube
Posted on December 30, 2018
by iamiain
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It’s that awkward time of the year between Christmas Day and New Year. You know, that time where nobody knows what day it is (aside from those poor few who have to go in to work), BMI is measured in cheese percentage and getting… Continue Reading “2019 – Year of the Fat Bloke?”
Category: cyclingTags: 2018, 2019, bicycle, christmas, cycling, cycling goals, fitness, goals, holidays, new year, resolution, travel, veloviewer
Posted on July 31, 2018
by iamiain
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On Sunday just gone, I stood at the Olympic Park in Stratford with thousands of other cyclists waiting to start the 2018 incarnation of the Prudential Ride London 100 mile sportive. Despite the dullened skies and the ever increasing rain, spirits were high and… Continue Reading “Ride 100 – A Reflection”
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Posted on June 10, 2018
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…..you’re old if you catch that pop reference. Today I went to a kids 5th birthday party, the worrying thing for me was that it was my own child’s party. Zac turns 5 tomorrow and I’m not sure how that has happened. To see… Continue Reading “Countdown Is Progressing….”
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bicycles, bike, bikes, box hill, charity, children, cycling, cycling goals, cyclist, cyclists, goals, kids, kids bikes, outside is free, prudential, ride 100, road bike, road cycling, sportive, surrey, surrey classic, surrey hills, training, update
Posted on April 22, 2018
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Well, Sunday was a complete success……almost. I met up with my pals, Al and Chris, as planned and we headed over to Box Hill. It was a warm day (with a fair breeze) and there were a lot of cyclists out and about, enjoying… Continue Reading “Sunny Sunday Sortie”
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