Gearing up for the summer
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Kit & Kaboodle | No Comments »The first instalment of the new gear I ordered recently arrived yesterday. Up until now I've been using some SPD pedals with a pair of Gore-Tex Shimano boots, very good for the winter and wet weather but a bit over the ...
New Section Added
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »I've added a new 'Tours' section (see the menu above) to the site which so far doesn't consist of much but will be gradually getting updated over time. At the moment there are some details from my trip around the Western ...
GLAJOG ‘08 Training – Loch Katrine
Monday, April 21st, 2008 Posted in News, Routes | 2 Comments »This was our first proper training run for GLAJOG '08. Since first talking about it we've added an extra body in the shape of Big "PH" Paul, who joined us for this ride on Sunday afternoon. We actually did the route ...
Accelerometers to the rescue
Friday, April 18th, 2008 Posted in Gadget Radar | No Comments »Neat stuff! A pretty cool solution for making the cyclist more visible in the dark. An American inventor based in the UK has won an international design competition. Michael Chen, 28, won a £6,000 prize for his Reactiv cycle jacket, which changes ...
A very wise man once said…
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »"Remember you're clipped in" And that is a very sound piece of advice. However, he forgot to add "and make sure you remember how to get out of your pedals". It was that second piece of advice I could have done with ...
Week 2 – No Bikes At Work Day
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Kit & Kaboodle, News | 4 Comments »In my official role as chief cycleography dude I hereby declare this, and all future Fridays, No Bikes At Work Day. Fridays are for the pub and other such religious ceremonies like 2 hour lunches. That's no physical bikes. That doesn't ...
Week 2 – So much for the Duracell Bunny!
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in News | 2 Comments »Well I set out earlier again this morning with enough time to fit in 3 or 4 laps of the Queens Park loop. I cycled over and did a nice easy lap before resetting my GPS to do 3 timed ...
Week 2 – I have seen the light
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in News, Routes | No Comments »Now that the lighter mornings are here I figured it would be a good idea to get up an hour earlier than normal and add some extra miles to my regular commute. So this morning I got up early (not ...