A year ago, I wrote and published a book “Happiness Will Follow You” It is a collection of articles on meditation and ‘self-improvement’ I guess I could have included an article on ‘How to cycle on British roads and without getting mad at inconsiderate motorists‘ But, essentially it has nothing to do with cycling. Anyway, […]

Some interesting comments from recent post – People hitting cyclists However, I hope it doesn’t put people off cycling, e.g. comment I suppose I should not be reading these events prior to my cycling lesson tomorrow but one has to learn of the experiences. Hmm I think I would change my cycling route in the same […]

After four weeks off the bike, I finally got on the old lycra shorts and went out for a proper ride. Just 15 miles or so to start off with. It wasn’t too much fun, because the left leg is still weak – not painful, but doesn’t feel quite right. I will have to take […]

My calf tear turned out to be a blood clot (DVT). Four doctors in UK and US thought it was just muscle tear, but the ultra scan showed a blood clot. Apparently blood clots can be quite serious if they move up from legs to lungs. (though clots in the lower leg, are much less […]

Since an accident last week, I’ve been unable to stand on my leg. It makes it pretty inconvenient for travelling around. With one leg, you can’t really walk or drive. Cycling is OK going downhill, but pretty difficult on any incline. Fortunately, in New York, I have some clipless pedals on my bike. With a […]

After racing down sweeping descents in the Yorkshire Dales and Peak District at high speeds, I came a cropper on the shortest of recovery rides a couple of days ago. I was flying off to New York in afternoon, but wanted to have an hour of spinning legs after race before the long flight. Out […]