It’s that time of year again! The calendar hits December and thoughts turn to knocking out the Rapha Festive 500 challenge on Strava. Getting outside and completing the challenge is always best, but not all parts of the world are able to do that. Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic that just won’t quit, once…
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2021 Resolution Ride #11 – November (dodging the) Rain
Rain. It’s no lie that we’ve had more than enough of it recently. It really does feel like it’s rained at least once every single day this month so far. That’s probably not true, but there has been a LOT of the wet stuff. In fact it’s raining once again right now. I could have…
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…
FulGaz joins IRONMAN!
Today, the acquisition of FulGaz by the Ironman Triathlon Group has been officially announced! This has been a long time in the making and the deal was sealed a little while ago, but all details have been under embargo until now. It’s been a big process for sure, but one that will be an absolute…
Short sleeve weather at last
It’s been a slow roll into warmer weather here in Tasmania. Winter has tried it’s best to hang on! Sure, the days are longer and brighter, but the temperatures have stayed quite low, especially in the mornings. The Antarctic wind whipping straight off the ocean hasn’t helped either! This month we’ve at least had 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…
Two Wheels with TC 