2021. Done and dusted. The planet makes another trip around the sun and we wave goodbye to another calendar year. Firstly, I’d like to thank you for taking the time to visit my site and read what I write! It is much appreciated. As the years seem to these days, 2021 has absolutely FLOWN by….
Tag: bikes
12,000
After hitting my totally arbitrary and meaningless target of 10,000km for the year back in mid October, fellow bike enthusiast ADude over at “A Dude Abikes” said, why not go for 12k? I didn’t give it a lot of thought, but I did reset my Strava goal to 12,000km just to see how I’d track…
Insurance: Are your expensive bikes fully covered?
BORING! Yeah, I know. Shopping around for insurance isn’t exciting. Even just thinking about it send me into a blank stare of boredom. There are SO many other things I’d rather be doing. Like even mowing the lawn. Or watching the grass grow back afterwards… But it’s important. Not only can it save you a…
Hitting 10,000km with (almost) a bang!
I don’t often set distance targets, but mileage (kilometre-age?) is a suitably motivating metric to keep track of as the weeks and months roll by. Strava also has a handy feature that lets you set goals and easily keep track by showing how far ahead or behind you are. At the beginning of the year…
2021 Resolution Ride #09 – Down country
Spring is (almost) in the air, the days are getting lighter and brighter! What better way to spend a few spare hours than in the saddle of a fast bike. This month’s metric century was a variation on the regular Tuesday Bash “Flatlandria” ride, traversing down the South Arm and into the countryside by the sea.
The end for Shimano mechanical groupsets?
After a high end mechanical groupset? You’d better get in and buy your groupset quick! Today Shimano unveiled their new 12-speed Dura Ace and Ultegra groupsets – in electronic Di2 option only!
Two Wheels with TC 