Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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I'm with you on this 110% Leviathan. This'll be gone in a couple of days and no point risking 6 weeks off the bike with a broken wrist. PS. It's rule #9 .
Warming up after a 20 mile off road snow day adventure.
Spike tyres, Yeah!
Yes, they are great aren't they? I got to work through heavy snow shower and packed snow on the minor roads no problem. In fact I would have struggled to get to work in the car on wednesday.
Then two hours later they shut the workplace down (University campus) so I did it all over again! Great fun knowing you can keep rubber side down in these conditions.
Having said that, I don't think we in South Cumbria have had it that bad, compared to the rest of the UK - still hasn't stopped work closing the campus until next monday.
His name's Casey Neistat not Casey Neustat. At least get his name right!
yeah we know - slip of the finger, but you can't edit an embed on the live blog unfortunately
Lance who?
Armstrong.
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"The drone pursues him like an Irish journalist."
Hmm.
Turbo @ 6am and then a(nother) day of WFH
RE those drones, they could be a godsend for cycling coverage in years to come. No need for a road full of motorbikes.
And my work site is closing from tonight and all day tomorrow. Double snow day, Yeah!
Me too. Paid leave. Awesome. Long may it continue!
I've just got a road bike with 28mm semislick GP4000s. Remember discretion is the greater part of valour; have the weekend off, Mother Natures free rest day. It's going to be a long summer.
Also riding a road bike with GP4000s. Around the same area (Manchester). Don't know what the fuss is about. Bit of white stuff on the side streets but once on the reasonably frequently used A & B roads its fine.
Oh yeah. Do you know Rufus Brunt? I wonder if you are one of my Velofrenemies. As easy as it is the quote Rule 5. I'd rather not take a needless spill and be off the bike for days or weeks when it will take literally one day to melt this lot if the wind turns. I've lots of shopping to do and haven't seen Black Panther yet.
Getting some use out of the IceSpikers this year.
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that looks nice. Where is it?
Cadshaw farm to The Strawbury Duck. Just off the A666 Bolton to Darwen.
It’s part of my regular off-road short loop. There’s a whole set of bridleways and farm tracks that link up to form decent circuits, and access the PBW feeder routes.
A good long freeze and spikes also makes the top of the moors accessible. Most of the year it’s bog, but when frozen solid extra circuits open up.
lovely round there. Spent many a fine summers evening at or outside the Strawberry Duck in my youth before moving away
thanks, that's near my ancestral homeland. Looks good on the OS maps too. PBW is on my list of things to do.
Snow day for me, woke up at 6, a wall of red cancellations on the live train board, went back to bed. Thing is the ride part of the commute has been fantastic all this week. On Monday the mud had frozen and it had not been that dry since June. Got a bit sketchy on Tuesday evening so fitted the spike tyres. After a hearty brunch I'm off for a big off road ride.