Last Saturday decided weather had improved sufficiently to get best bike out. Needed to take it for a spin as it is only three weeks till Tour of Flanders sportif.It felt fast when the wind was with me, riding alone as away for the weekend with friends. Escaped for a few hours, very nice. Started … Read more
Little bit of overkill on the ride home this evening, but you never know what or who you’re going to run into?
Put a stop to the idiots who ride single speed bikes mascaraed as fixers. You can spot these wannabes who ride a freewheel and only a front brake. This is fine if you are on a fixie as you can apply resistance to the back wheel through your pedals but the folk who are riding … Read more
The tragic death of actress Natasha Richardson from a head injury sustained while skiing has reignited the contentious issue of helmet use in skiing, cycling and sport in general.The 45-year-old actress, the wife of Liam Neeson, was not wearing a helmet when she had her accident during a skiing lesson on a beginner slope in … Read more
Times columnist Matthew Parris’s comment piece about cyclists headlined “What’s smug and deserves to be decapitated?” received the most complaints to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) in 2008.In the press watchdog’s annual report, published today, it is revealed the article’s 584 complaints far outstripped Daily Mail coverage of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand’s “Sachsgate” scandal, … Read more
I don’t miss riding a bike. I do miss it’s emotional release though, I miss starting out laden with self-loathing and doubt, pedalling ever stronger through belief and finishing with smug satisfaction, I miss the thoughts, and the lack of them, I miss the joy of my body working well, or even just working horribly … Read more
The Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to get more people cycling takes another step forward with the introduction of 12 new cycling instructors for children.The first National Standards Cycle Instructors, who will teach according to the new official system for cycle training, celebrate qualifying as instructors today and will soon begin training children in the hope … Read more
Every Spring the pros get to pound the cobbles of France and Belgium and so do thousands of sportive riders. If you’re off to the Tour of Flanders Sportive on the 4th of April or you’ve have ever simply wondered how the pros prepare for such punishing conditions the video below from the Rapha Condor … Read more
If this little story is anything to go by the le Tour visit could mean a time busy for the barbers of Monaco this year.http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/03/18/sports/AP-CYC-Armstrong-Drug-Test.html?_r=1
Cateye’s EL-120 is designed as a backup or town light. To that end it doesn’t have the brightest beam but the light it does put out is well-focused and useful and certainly enough to get you home. Side visibility is addressed in the design but to be honest it’s pretty average; other Cateye units fare … Read more
