Rob Hayles during 2011 Championships Gunnar Gronlund, winner 2011 Championships See results and photos from 2011 Championship Long Hill – near Buxton Distance – 4.44 miles Average gradient – 3% Height gain – 195m - 425m (approx 230m) A long unrelenting climb can be quite exposed when windy. Fixed v Gears – I would choose […]
A few thoughts on Track Cycling
Track cycling is almost about as old as cycling itself. It enables an easy way to ride traffic free and also ensure spectators can see all the action. Track bikes are much simpler than road bikes. A proper track bike will be a fixed gear, with no brakes. To slow down, the rider will simply […]
Abandoned Bicycles
Oxford has a high rate of cycling, but, it must have one of the highest rates of abandoned bikes in the country. I guess, in Oxford, there are many temporary students who lock a bike and then go back home. I think there is even a Flickr group dedicated to the abandoned bicycles of Oxford. […]
BTTC 2010
Michael Hutchinson and Bradley Wiggins chat, just after finish. Yesterday was the 2010 British Time Trial Championships in Llandeilo, Wales. Apart from closing roads to traffic, it was as close as you can get to a real pro race. The course was testing, for the senior men 52KM. For the Masters, Women and juniors – […]
Things You Wouldn’t Expect to Hear From A Cyclist
“I’ve done a lot of training for this cycle sportive, it only took me ten and half hours because I don’t have that much natural talent.” I’ve spent £2000 on this new Carbon Record groupset, but, to be honest, the bike feels just about the same as before. The female cyclist overtook me up the […]
A Few Intervals in New York
I’ve been spending two weeks in New York. The weather was very hot (85-100 F), which I like. Coming back to England makes me start rummaging around for leg warmers and gloves. There is a definite autumnal feel compared to the US. I didn’t do much cycling in New York, apart from a few interval […]
How To Ride A Hill Climb
It’s the time of the year, when 100 mile time trials are distant memories. It’s no longer about endurance, stamina, but about pure speed, strength and your power to weight ratio. The hill climb is very much a specialist event, unlikely to appeal to all cyclists – (especially those with more than adequate layers of […]
A Classic Harrier Bike Spotted in Town
But, you missed photographing the cyclist. Nice basket Harrier Bicycle – A real British classic. At least I think it is a British classic, I couldn’t even find any info on t’intenet it is that old. There is a Harrier motorcycle company. Many bicycle manufacturers later developed into bicycle manufacturers. The Bridge of Sighs and […]
Cycling for Free
A free ride on back 20 is Plenty past Cycle King Lots of road markings around here Cycle King next to Global Pound Plus – very appropriate. Debenhams style
A Nice Quiet Ride
Sometimes, you just cycle along, enjoy the ride, and you even get home without some awkward incident with an impatient van driver. I wonder whether those that read the blog may get the impression that it’s perpetual war on the roads here in England. Actually, it’s not too bad. Mostly it’s fine and you can […]
Sharing the Road
We share the road with a variety of other users. In Oxford we have everything from Refuse collection lorries, innumerable double decker buses, to packs of tourists who follow a small umbrella of the tour guide oblivious to any passing traffic. If you wanted you could very easily get frustrated with tourists who pack into […]
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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
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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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