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Hill Climbs

By on September 12, 2011 in cycling, hill climbs

Hill Climb Agony (photo by Bernard Thompson) See also: How to Ride a hill climb Tips for cycling up hills National Hill Climb Championships Hill Climbs are a uniquely painful and challenging cycle race. The ideal is simple – ride up a hill as fast as you can. It’s just you, your bike and your […]

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Optimum Depth of A Pothole

By on September 12, 2011 in cycling

Unfortunately, not quite the size of a dinner plate, so might not justify priority filling. All cyclists know how dangerous potholes are. If you ride over it, you could come off and break your leg, or at least your front frok.. If you swing to the right, 30 cm to avoid it, some motorists will […]

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Riding into Headwind

By on September 11, 2011 in cycling

This Sunday, 11th September was Buxton CC, open Hill climb. Up Long Hill 4.5 miles. Last year I set a new course record of 12.26. This year was quite different with a time of 13.49. Over a minute slower. However, rather than a tailwind, there was a headwind / sidewind. Needless to say it felt […]

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Cycling when Sore

By on September 10, 2011 in cycling

It’s funny that coming off the bike   you can feel so stiff it’s hard working walking up and down stairs. But, when  you get on the bike and start pedalling you can soon forget there was anything ever wrong. Then when you get back, it’s still hard work walking up and down the stairs. […]

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How To Love Your Bicycle

By on September 9, 2011 in articles

Some people fear their own bicycle. It may even be rusting away in the garage because they don’t know how to mend a puncture. Other’s will spend more time polishing their bike than they will riding it. I’m somewhere in the middle, but here’s a few tips on how to really love your bicycle. Bicycle […]

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Trek Equinox TTX 9.9 SSL – Review

By on September 9, 2011 in bikes, cycling

A review of the Trek Equinox TT 9.9 SSL after 2 seasons of racing. This is my new Carbon fibre bike frame. A bit different from most of the bikes pictured on this blog. The first thing that strikes you about the frame is well – it’s orange (remember that old advertising slogan by Orange […]

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Getting to The Front of The Queue

By on September 8, 2011 in articles, commuting

Advanced Stop Signs create a mixture of responses from cyclists. On the one hand they can be useful for giving a better position at traffic lights. They can give better visibility Remind motorists cyclists have right to be on road and encourages them to be more tolerant of cyclists (in theory anyway!) Provide a nicer […]

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Cycling Accidents

By on September 6, 2011 in articles

Falling off a bike. How to do it in style, how to avoid doing it, and how to keep smiling. There’s a lovely Monty Python Sketch where a knight gets a few limbs cut off, but keeps retorting ‘T’s but a scratch’ I recently fell off my bike;  but at the time it felt more […]

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Breaking the 1 Hour Barrier 25miles / 40Km

Breaking the 1 Hour Barrier 25miles / 40Km

By on September 5, 2011 in timetrials

Alf Engers – set a competition record of 49 minutes 24 seconds for 25 mile TT (before tribars) Readers Question how can you cycle fast under 1hour in 40km? There was a time when breaking the hour for 25 miles / 40Km was a very prestigious target for time triallists. The first person to break […]

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British Time Trial Championships 2011

By on September 5, 2011 in cycling, timetrials

Sun 3rd September was the British time trial championships. It was won by Alex Dowsett Team Sky in 58.26(30mph) I finished 10th in 1.04.4? (27.2mph) – 6 minutes behind. The women’s race was won by  Wendy Houvenaghel (Bike Chain Ricci) 45-38. It was raining quite hard during the masters event. My warm up consisted mainly […]

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Greatest Cycle Rides of All Time

By on September 4, 2011 in cycling

The first thing about selecting some of the greatest rides, is that you can almost guarantee to miss some of the classics. This not a comprehensive list, but some which have stuck in my mind (in no particular order). Feel free to suggest others in the comments. Graeme Obree World Hour Record. 1993 – 51.596Km. […]

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