I can ride for hours in my own company. It’s something I’ve always done and always loved. I’m at peace with my own thoughts, with nothing but the hum of my tyres to get me lost down the open road. That said, there’s something extra special about a ride with a great bunch of like…
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2020 Resolution Ride #11 – The ‘Merica Decides Edition
November already?!?! While all of America wakes to a new leader of the free world, here in Tasmania we awoke to signs of a fast approaching summer of cycling. Today was another of those fantastic yet unplanned metric century rides. I’d packed enough snacks and water to go the distance, but on fatigued legs I…
Throwback Thursday: London “cafe-to-cafe” ride
Six years ago I took on the “cafe-to-cafe” Strava challenge. It involved heading out on a solo mission to visit two well-known cycling cafes, checking off at each and recording the ride on Strava, all to grab myself a limit-edition cup! It was a cracking day on two wheels and one I still think about…
Road trip! For the love of life and two wheels…
Every now and then I feel the need to totally disconnect from my everyday life. I need to push work and adult responsibilities out of my head for a while and “reset” my mental health. With tourists still not allowed to travel into Tasmania due to COVID, I had the perfect opportunity to escape in…
Six years of Tempo Cyclist!
Well would you look at that? WordPress kindly reminded me that I’ve just passed the 6 year anniversary of starting this website! I’ve always had websites, contributed work to other sites and been involved in web content creation, right back to the dark and disgusting Geocities days. Anyone else remember those? Some of my early…
A conversation can change a life (ride your bike)
It’s been a good few weeks on the bike. Spring is in the air, it’s finally stopped with the biblical rain and my newfound work schedule has meant I can get out for the odd ride or two during the week. Life has been grand. To top things off yesterday, my flash new FulGaz kit…
