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A year of centuries 2/12

February 18, 2015

Having completed my first century of the year in January the plan was to complete the second in February. With having to fit a big ride ar...

1st century of the year

January 26, 2015

I somewhat foolishly decided to set myself the challenge to ride a single 100 mile ride every month in 2015. Riding 100 miles isn't ne...

London to Brighton bike ride 2014

June 16, 2014

Yesterday I took part in the London to Brighton bike ride. The event is held every year by the British Heart Foundation. It's the bigge...

Keeping warm on the bike

February 22, 2013

I've not written much in the past about winter cycle clothing , but as I progress through my third winter on the bike I thought I’d sha...

Tour Ride NEC and Cycle Show

October 02, 2012

On Sunday I took part in the Tour of Britain Challenge Tour Ride and afterwards went to the Cycle Show exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. ...

#30daysofbiking round 5

April 01, 2012

Today is the start of Round 5 (April) of 30 Days of Biking . For those that don't know, the only rule for 30 Days of Biking is that yo...

Pier to pier to pier mark II

August 09, 2011

On Saturday I rode from Hastings Pier to Brighton Pier via Eastbourne Pier for the second time. However, unlike the last time I rode it, th...

Smaller clothes

February 14, 2011

Last week I was pretty good food wise. Had sausage and chips from the chippy for dinner Friday night. Sunday was my sons' birthday party...

2,000 Miles

September 19, 2010

Yesterday I achieved another milestone - 2,000 miles ridden. Here's the stats so far; Total mileage: 2,010.92 Commuting miles: 1,...

The first 6 months

September 13, 2010

6 months ago I hadn't ridden a bike for 15 years and was almost 21 stone. Cycling has changed my life in such a short period of time. So...

Two weeks with my road bike

September 05, 2010

I've owned my new Specialized Allez Road bike for just over two weeks. It's been a steep learning curve as shortly after acquiring i...

My new bike

August 21, 2010

Last night I picked up my new bike. It's a 2009 Specialized Allez Triple. It's pretty standard apart from the brakes which have bee...

The London to Hastings bike ride is only a month away

July 29, 2010

The first London to Hastings bike ride in aid of the British Heart Foundation is only a month away. I got the bug for events like these af...

I won a cycling competition

July 21, 2010

OK, before I start, let me be completely honest. The competition was started by me and I bought the trophies, but I won it fair and square. ...

Getting faster

July 20, 2010

I've not posted for just over a week so I thought I'd better let you know what I've been up to. I didn't get much riding i...

First ride with bruised ribs

July 07, 2010

It's been 6 days without riding my bike since I hurt my ribs playing football. I couldn't wait to get back on the bike but part of m...

London to Brighton preparation

June 17, 2010

As some of you will know, I'm taking part in the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday 20th June, one year earlier than planned. As I...

What a busy couple of weeks

June 13, 2010

June started with a challenge set by Phil Connell - the June 100. The June 100 is a challenge to get people cycling more leisure miles, wel...

The Man Who Cycled The World - UK Tour

May 10, 2010

Last night I went to see The Man Who Cycled the World, in Camberley, Surrey. The Man Who Cycled the World is the UK tour from Mark Beaumon...

I'm on fire!

May 07, 2010

After 2 days of not riding, through no choice of my own, it was back to my commute to work. However, today was different. Today was the day ...

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