100 Mile Ride to Cotswolds

By on July 21, 2008 in holidays

A Smiling Cyclist outside Stow on the Wold. Sunday, I cycled 101 miles to Broadway in the Cotswolds. I rode 50 miles into quite a strong wind then turned back. Ironically, Sunday was the same day as the National 100 mile Time trail championship, I nearly entered. I took this as a tourist ride stopping […]

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Where in the Road Should We Cycle?

By on July 21, 2008 in commuting

A good distance from edge of road Sometimes I am riding between 1 foot and 3 foot from the edge of the road and cars will still beep their horns, presumably because they are irritated a cyclist has slowed them down. The problem is more acute on narrow lanes where being 1-2 foot from edge […]

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Dealing with Squeeking or Clicking Noises on A Bike

Dealing with Squeeking or Clicking Noises on A Bike

By on July 20, 2008 in cycling

My Road bike, which has been squeeking due to bottom bracket For the past several months I have had a persistent clicking on my best road bike. It has proved very difficult to isolate and rectify. I wish I had been able to do it earlier as a clicking bike does start to get irritating […]

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Tools and Equipment I Take For A Bike Ride

By on July 18, 2008 in bike maintenance, cycling

For every bike ride over 4 miles from home, I usually take the following: 2 Spare inner tubes Tyre leavers Pump. I have a pump fixed to bike to take up less space and so I never forget. Multi tool. Allen keys, screwdriver and chain tool. Chain tool can be invaluable; you can cycle slowly […]

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Failed EPO Tests in Tour de France

By on July 18, 2008 in procycling, tour de france

Many of those caught taking EPO like David Millar, Richard Virenque et al. never actually failed a drugs test. They were simply found with the EPO on them. Others like Bjanne Riis have since admitted to taking EPO, even though they never failed a drugs test But, with 3 failed EPO test in the Tour […]

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The World’s First Bike Race

The World’s First Bike Race

By on July 17, 2008 in cycling

According to This Island Race by Les Woodland the world’s first cycling race was held at Parc de St Cloud Paris on Friday 31st May, 1868. The race was from the fountains to the barrier and back. The race was held about 7 years after the first recognisable bikes had been developed in Paris. The […]

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Watching Tour de France on the Internet

By on July 16, 2008 in tour de france

photo from 1990 Tour with Indurain, Lemond and Delgrado before ascent of Luz Aridien Since I no longer subscribe to Eurosport, I can’t watch the Tour on the TV. I have been looking around for the best highlight programme offered on the Internet. These are some of the places where you can watch video highlights. […]

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Taking A Bike on A Plane

By on July 16, 2008 in bikes, cycling, holidays

The recent Irish holiday was the first time I too a bike on a plane. I had always been nervous about taking a road bike. But, I knew that renting a bike would be a disaster. The more cycling you do, the more important it is to ride a bike with the same set up […]

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Tips for Cycle Touring

By on July 15, 2008 in cycling, holidays

Cattle block the road ahead. The recent cycling tour to Ireland was a great experience. It was the first time I took a bike by plane; but, definitely want to do more of it. These are some suggestions for a successful cycle tour, mostly which come from experience of our recent trip Get A Good […]

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Irish Cycling Tour to Kerry

By on July 14, 2008 in holidays

The Dingle Peninsula from Connor Pass The past few days, I have been on tour in the South West of Ireland. Fortunately, the weather was kind, and we had two good days of dry, even sunny weather. It is said that the South West of Ireland is often drier than the rest of Ireland. I […]

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Cycling and Blogging

By on July 10, 2008 in cycling

I have been building websites for several years, I began with poetseers.org and moved onto blogging a couple of years ago. I have blogs on several different topics such as self improvement, poetry, mortgages, economics, gardening and even a blog about Blogging. List of my blogs here. For some reason, I only started one about […]

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