You may recall I posted a quick first impressions review of the Continental 4-Season tyres back in November of last year. Since then I have covered around 1500 miles through the English winter and now into Spring. So how have they fared? Over the past months I’ve had the pleasure (?) of riding these tyres through…
Tag: strava
Strava – Is it Art?
The answer of course is a resounding YES! Strava art is a movement that has been gaining ground recently. It involves using the GPS trace during your ride to “sketch” out pictures or words on the roads. The file is then uploaded to Strava where the “artwork” is displayed. Stephen Lund has a blog called SKETCHBOOK OF…
The things we do…
…for a little cloth badge from Rapha! :-) Finally received my Rapha Festive 500 celebratory badge. I’ve been waiting for this since I finished that last ride on the 28th of December to cap off six days on the bike. The badge was accompanied by a postcard full of challenge statistics. One of the more interesting numbers is…
What are you training for?
What are you training for? Or more to the point, what is your current training program setting out to achieve? Are you training to be race ready? Are you training to be RACE READY? I thought I’d share this article from Dig Deep Coaching about the importance of ensuring your training is in line with…
2014: A fantastic cycling year!
Looking back at my 2014, it has been a top year on two wheels! Actually the past couple of years have been great and in that respect I am truly lucky. Here’s a few quick stats I’ve pulled from my Garmin account: Total Distance: 4462 miles / 7180 km Longest Ride: 101.5 miles / 163 km…
Festive 500: It’s in the bag!
In the immortal words of NBA Jam …. Boom shaka laka! With a final gentle ride today I completed the Rapha Festive 500! Thanks to an epic solo mission yesterday I found myself ahead of schedule. Something of a rarity for me I managed to stay on track and stick to my game plan. Actually…
Two Wheels with TC 