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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 May 5, 2020
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As some of our European friends get their first taste of the outdoors in many weeks I guess it was inevitable that my mind should start to consider what life will be like post lockdown, from the children returning to schools to my own… Continue Reading “Life After Lockdown”
Category: cyclingTags: bike, commuter, commuting, covid-19, cycling, cyclist, road bike, road cycling, road cyclist, training, work
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 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”
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bicycles, bike, bikes, box hill, charity, crash, cycling, cycling goals, cycling kit, cyclist, cyclists, fat blokes, fatblokesonbikes, fitness, fundraising, good cycling, hills, injuries, leith hill, london, Macmillan, miles, olympic park, outside is free, prudential, rainbow trust, ride 100, ride london, safety, specialized, sponsorship, sportive, surrey
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 March 24, 2018
by iamiain
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A few weeks back I wrote a post about now being the best time to buy a new bike because there are a lot of discounts about on 2017 models. This week, I finally took my own advice! I had been looking at the… Continue Reading “New Bike Day!”
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bicycles, bike, bikes, cycling, cyclist, disc brakes, fitness, maintenance, new bike, online, road bike, roadie, shimano, shopping, specialized, spesh, tarmac, training, ultegra
Posted on February 26, 2018
by iamiain
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I’d been itching to get back out on my bike since we got back from holiday so I braved the cold weather on Saturday morning and went for a short, 20 mile ride. It was an absolutely stunning morning, the neck tube/winter cap/toe covers… Continue Reading “I’m Official!”
Category: cyclingTags: bike, charity, cold, cycling, fitness, london, road bike, roadie, snow, training, winter
Posted on February 12, 2018
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I’ve always been very fortunate to have decent holidays and this February half term is no different. 10 of us, my family and my in laws, have jetted off to Jolly Beach in Antigua for some much needed sunshine. You may think that may… Continue Reading “Antigua Break Sans Bike”
Category: cyclingTags: Antigua, bicycle, bike, cycling, cycling goals, goals, gopro, grimpeur, gym, hills, holiday, leg day, outside is free, road bike, road cycling, roadie, squats, strength, training, travel
Posted on January 28, 2018
by iamiain
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I followed up my first ride of 2018 with another one the weekend after. In my experience it’s foolish to try to go too far too soon so I kept the distance to a relatively short 20 miles on roads that I knew well.… Continue Reading “After The Rains….”
Category: cyclingTags: bicycle, bike, cycling, cycling goals, fitness, gopro, kent, road bike, surrey, training, winter