A chain gang is a common term for a fast training ride with riders riding in close proximity – in either a single pace line or double pace line. Riders try to remain close to rider in front to maximise benefit of aerodynamic drag. Riders take it in turns to work on the front before […]
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Cycling Through Town
~ Three helmeted riders Warm Ears in style Also warm ears but can he see where he’s going?
Banbury Star CC Hardriders 2010
(Why do I do these early season races again?) Last Sunday morning was my second race of the season – Banbury Star CC 23 mile hard rider event. The course was undulating with a sharp 16% twisty climb in the middle. On the way out, you descend the rather tricky descent and on the way […]
Photos Cycling in California
Just a few photos courtesy of One Happy Cog, on Flickr A fixed tourer by Nicasso reservoir. Nice shiny silver mudguards. Bike looks in great shape. Obviously, they musn’t have 1 in 5 (20%) climbs in California A misty California morning
10 Best Cycling Clothes
Some of the best cycling clothers I have bought: Assos F1 Mile Padded Cycling Shorts. These are the most comfortable pair of cycling shorts I’ve tested. If you find sitting on a saddle for several hours painful, I definitely recommend these padded cycling shorts which will help make the ride less painful on the old […]
Training Hard
Spring is here, – well actually not reallly, this was taken from this time last year. Since the worst of the weather, in the middle of January, I’ve been training quite hard. In February I completed about 850 miles. I have also started training at race intensity. Last year, I didn’t start until March or […]
Photos from Cycle Holidays in 1970s
I was searching through Flickr and found this set of pictures from a cycling holiday. This picture by Hill Special is from near Bolton Abbey looking through the lower Wharfe Valley. It looks like the team of cyclists are encountering typical Yorkshire Dales weather i.e. Rain with a bit of sun creeping through. I love […]
Shadows and Bikes
Biking in Athens – photo by Antli – photo by Antli Thanks to Antli for permission for these two excellent photos.
Best Reasons to Get A Bike
Happiness is not a Hamlet cigar, Happiness is being able to carry your shopping from Sainsburys in a beautifully designed bike lane and be smugly satisfied as your work colleagues complain about interminable car traffic jams – or something like that The Guardian bike blog had a good post – what makes cycling joyful? I […]
Let’s Talk About the Weather
Photo by Hebster CC It can sometimes be difficult to think of new posts for a cycling blog. For the past three months the topic that keeps coming back is winter cycling – cycling in the snow, cycling in the cold, best winter tyres, cycling indoors to escape the snow. e.t.c The problem is there […]
The Happy Motorist
Well, a happy cyclist, is difficult to photo a smiling driver. Forgive me, if this sounds a bit New Agey, but, I can’t help observing that a happy motorist is a good motorist; but unfortunately, the happy motorist is quite a rare specimen. There are times, when you are cycling and you get an unexpected […]
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results from today
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Cycling uphill
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Cat & Fiddle hill climb 2013
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3 days rest works quite well
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Cycling in Oxford Photos
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Classic Time Trial Photos
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Best Puncture Proof Tyres
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Hill Climbs
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Cycling Rates by Country
- Why Would You Want an Electric Bike?: […] according to Cycling Info bike usage in ...
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Lars: I don't see how forcing cars to spend more time i...
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Carlo: There is a messenger bag that's also a pannier ba...
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Graham Wilkinson: Thanks for the article. I have cycled for many...
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Laura: Agreed: slow down! Having fallen off my bike sever...
