Week 2 – I don’t like Mondays!
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »Just back from completing my first training run of the week and boy it was hard work. My legs felt heavy, it was windy, the bike didn't feel right, I didn't feel right and it took a real effort to ...
Day 7 – Weeks End
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in News | 3 Comments »No commute again today. Weigh in: 14st 8lb No training route tonight either but I did cycle over to Eoan's which takes in about half my normal route. Distance: 8.8 miles Time: 39 mins Avg Speed: 13.5 mph Max Speed: 26.2 mph I was able to push ...
GLAJOG ‘08 – Glasgow To John O’Groats
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in News | 3 Comments »The date has been set and the charity sponsor page set up so there's no going back now! GLAJOG '08 - Glasgow To John O'Groats Date: 2nd August 2008 Distance: 350 miles (ish - final route to be confirmed) Time: 5 days (ish) Participants: Ade ...
Day 6 – Rush Hour
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »No commute today cos I was working from home. I had to head out a bit earlier tonight (so I could manage to sneak a few pints in with the boys after work) so I took a slightly different route ...
Day 5 – The Match
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »It was bitingly cold this morning but at least it was dry unlike the journey home. Bring on the warmer weather! Weigh in: 14st 8lb Commute to work: 14mins Commute home: 15mins No training run this evening due to a last minute phone call ...
Day 4 (and a bit) – Deflated
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »I went to get on my bike to cycle home only to find I had a flat front tyre :( What a bummer that was after extoling the virtues of my Kevlar lined tryes. Thankfully I'm a bit of ...
Day 4 (and a bit) – The Resurrection
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »No progress this weekend due to my religious beliefs (or something like that). I spent most of the weekend in a drunken stupor at the alter of Guitar Hero. Rock on! Weigh In: 14st 9lb Amazingly I managed not to put on ...
Genesis Core 2.0
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Kit & Kaboodle | No Comments »Along with my Scott Sub 20 I also picked up a Genesis Core 2.0 in April 2007. It's not had as much use as the Scott but the few times I've taken it out in to the wilds I've been ...
Glasgow to Rhu
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in Routes | No Comments »This is the route I generally use to get to my folks house in Rhu. A fairly easy route really, except you need to watch out for the broken glass on the cycle path at Whiteinch. Oh, and that hill ...
Bikely Routes
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Site Radar | No Comments »Bikely.com - Bikely helps cyclists share knowledge of good bicycle routes. I found this yesterday evening while browsing around on the Bike Radar site and I was pretty impressed with the 'Create Route' feature. I'd been messing around with google maps ...