Back on it like a boss! So here we are again. Another year and another Resolution Ride challenge! We’re keeping the same format as last year with the aim to ride one metric century (100km) each month throughout 2021. With fine weather and a little bit of free time, it’d be rude of me not…
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2020 Resolution Rides: Completed it, mate!
There’s nothing quite like a complete collection. One of my goals this year was to ride at least one metric century (100km, roughly 62 miles) each month. It’s something I’ve tried to do for a few years now with varying degrees of success. As always, a big thanks to Paul at 36×25 for coining the…
2020 Resolution Ride #12 – South Arm Spin
Twelve from twelve! It’s a wrap, folks! That’s all 12 of my Resolution Rides done and dusted for the year. Today wasn’t an ideal day, but with work ramping up towards Christmas I thought I’d better get it in the bag sooner rather than later. I think it was Billy Ray Cyrus who said; “Yeeeaaah,…
From the Archives: Woking CC at the Tour of Britain
I was transferring some files across to my new Synology NAS drive over the weekend and came across a bunch of photos from when I first started cycling more seriously. Here’s one that brought back a whole load of memories… There’s me in the front row, first on the left. This was the very early…
PRO TIP: Fixing rattles inside carbon wheels
Got an annoying rattle in your carbon wheels? Does it sound like there’s a bit of grit rolling around inside them? Annoying isn’t it! But never fear my deep sectioned aero friends, there is a way to stop this rattling. Here’s a quick video of the sound my rear DT SWISS wheel was making, it…
Toast
No, not the buttered kind. Or the millennial organic sourdough lathered in smashed avocado and feta kind (although I wouldn’t say no). The kind my legs are right now. After cycling every day for a month I continued on to reach 50 straight days in the saddle. Now that might not sound like a lot…
