Right – the reason I started this blog was to document my preparation for LEJOG and also to document the journey itself. However, I have had to put my plans on hold as Life has taken a few twists and turns since I came up with the idea. Firstly; I will be moving house soon. [...]
Filed under: Cycle - Touring, General Cycling, LEJOG planning | Tagged: Cycle - Touring, cycling | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t run or cycled since doing the half marathon a few weeks ago. I can’t. I physically cannot run. And the chiropractor has banned me from cycling for the foreseeable. Until my wonky pelvis and feet are sorted, which may, nay inevitably will take some time… As far as I understand it, [...]
Filed under: General Cycling, Running | Tagged: cycling, injury, moan, rant, Running | 1 Comment »
I never sat my “cycling proficiency test” at school (I think I was off that week), but even if I had I doubt it would have made much difference to how I cycle nowadays. Unfortunately, I find cycling on roads to be a real dilemma when it comes to rules and regs, overwhelmingly because I [...]
Filed under: General Cycling | Tagged: cycling, motorists, rant, safety | Leave a Comment »
Potholes are annoying and dangerous for cyclists; especially in or after heavy rain when they can look like harmless puddles – I’m not going to rant about it here because it’s self-explanatory. I discovered this brilliant website today : http://www.fillthathole.org.uk from CTC (the UK National Cyclist’s Association). It uses simple forms and a map so [...]
Filed under: General Cycling | 1 Comment »
I’ve got a pretty old bike. It was a present for my 16th birthday, so yeah – pretty old! It’s a Ridgeback 920sx Urban Series – basically a hybrid designed for commuting. Normal pedals; haven’t been convinced by clipless yet, but that may change. It hasn’t got disc-brakes or carbon-fibre forks or titanium rims and [...]
Filed under: Camping, Cycle - Touring, General Cycling | Tagged: bicycle, bike, ridgeback, touring | Leave a Comment »
