It’s been a while since there’s been a post about an Open university course around here. I’ve been having a…
Brevet Cymru 2012 Audax – 405km 2.25AAA
Another trip to Wales on the bike, seems to be becoming a bit of a habit. This time it was…
Yr Elenydd 2012 – 300km Audax 5AAA
In keeping with this season’s idea of trying a few hillier audaxes I’d dropped an entry in for Yr Elenydd.…
BBC East Midlands Today reporter Quentin Rayner is an idiot
A cyclist is tragically killed while enjoying a perfectly legal Time Trial event by a carelessly driving HGV operator (BBC…
The Dean 2012 – 300km 4AAA Audax
So it was time for the year’s rides to start getting a bit longer, and I had a strange hankering…
Helping out: Charity Cycle ride from Norwich to Liverpool in memory of the Hillsborough victims
I was contacted by a rider looking to plan a long distance charity ride in memory of the 96 victims…
Hilly 100km from Nottingham through the Peak District (Possible DIY by GPS)
Having fixed my drivetrain problems I decided it would be a good idea to get some hilly riding in before…
Oops, should have swapped them sooner
Been experiencing increasing amounts of chain slippage and shipping over the last month or so. But I’ve been putting it…
Last gasp grabbing of RRTY
So after the debacle that was the 2012 attempt at Rutland and Beyond I was in need of a final 200km…
Rutland and Beyond 100km 2012 – 4 mistakes
Luckily There’s an audax saying I keep seeing bandied around You’re only as good as the ride you’re on And…
Slow start to the year
Still been a slow start to the year. Thank to the weather and some broken spokes I’ve not been on…
Corrupted Garmin fit files
Further to my post last year about retrieving GPS data from corrupted Garmin fit files, when it happened to me…
Year end the 2nd
Bit of a rocky start to the start of the year for cycling so far. With weather and work I’ve…
Planning an Audax DIY by GPS route
January’s another month where I can’t make a proper AUK event, so I’m relying on another 200km DIY by GPS…
End of Year cycling stats for 2011
A couple of days late, but finally got the stats for 2011 all done (nothing if not geeky here). Total…
back to a baptism of cold
I’ve had 2 weeks completely off the bike thanks to a house move, so of course the sensible course of…
M208 – The marks are out
First off something nice: And that’s about the end of the good news. I knew I’d had a couple of…
To the Races – 110km audax from Alfreton + ECE
It’s definitely getting colder at 06:30 these days. Making the most of the ECE (extended Calendar Event) option to turn…
My Audax year 2011 in review
Well not quite as I only had 9 months of the Audax year this year, but as the official season…
Carradice Barley saddle bag review
One of the problems of doing longer rides or trying to use my bike for more taks is carrying stuff.…